Dr. Aziz Gazipura, Psychologist and Author
Authentic Confidence with Dr. Aziz
Do you worry what other people will think? Does it make you doubt yourself, feel guilty, and ultimately stop you from being fully yourself? This can show up as people-pleasing and difficulty saying no. Or as social anxiety, staying silent in meetings, replaying conversations for hours afterward. Dr. Aziz Gazipura is a clinical psychologist and bestselling author of Not Nice. He's helped thousands of people break free from self-doubt and the fear of others' opinions. After 20 years of clinical work, Dr. Aziz discovered one pattern running underneath all of it. He calls it the approval trap: pri...
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Dr. Aziz Gazipura, Psychologist and Author
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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
Are You B.A.F.? 03.04.2019 23:14
How To Embrace Your Inner Boldness Do you want to take risks? Do you want to speak up in a group setting or a business meeting? Do you want to ask that person who excites you out on a date? Learn the how, the when, and the why behind exercising your B.A.F skills. Join Dr. Aziz as he shares how to unapologetically practice boldness in your daily life and feel good about it.
Upgrade Your Maps 27.03.2019 25:36
How To Release Your Negative Predictions Do you have predictions of how people will respond to you if you were to speak up and put yourself out there? Most people imagine the response they’d get would be critical, negative, or harshly judgmental. Join Dr. Aziz as he dismantles these fears one by one, leaving you feeling eager to test out what really happens.
Plan C: Assertiveness Tools for Daily Life 20.03.2019 24:55
Discover How And When To Speak Up For Yourself Setting boundaries, challenging others, and otherwise speaking up for yourself can be confusing, scary, and difficult. Join Dr. Aziz as he provides practical, specific guidance on exactly how to become more assertive in the areas that matter most to you.
How To Feel More Confident Sexually 13.03.2019 36:16
Overcome Self-Consciousness To Enjoy More Exciting, Fulfilling Sex Many people struggle during sex, despite trying to look like they are enjoying themselves. This often comes from unspoken pressure to perform and “do better,” combined with a sense of inadequacy or inexperience. Join Dr. Aziz and Coach Amber as they discuss specific ways to increase your sexual confidence immediately.
When Your Confidence Disappears Once You Like Somebody... 06.03.2019 32:14
How To Maintain High Confidence After The First Date Have you ever had a great connection with somebody and wanted to see them again? But then, after a date or two, you start to have feelings for them, which ends up causing you stress and anxiety. You start to worry about “doing it right” and “not messing it up.” Join Dr. Aziz and Coach Amber as they discuss how to sustain high confidence n...
My Favorite Confidence Tool 27.02.2019 32:37
How To Rapidly Dissolve Social Anxiety, Fear, And Stress Join Dr. Aziz in this impactful episode where he guides you through his favorite confidence tool. You’ll not only learn what it is, but actually get to practice using it with Dr. Aziz’s guidance. Enjoy!
The Hidden Benefit of Comparison 20.02.2019 28:08
Why Comparing Yourself Can Actually Be Good For You Generally, comparisons to others can lead to feeling inadequate, frustrated, or somehow disappointed in ourselves. We are often taught to stop comparing and just live our own lives. And yet, this is quite difficult to actually do. Join Dr. Aziz and Jonathan as they discuss the nature of comparison, and how to work with it for optimal benef...
Everyone Has It All Together But You… 13.02.2019 27:36
How To Stop Beating Yourself Up For Not Being “Like Them” So often we can criticize and pressure ourselves because we are not being confident, successful, or otherwise good enough. We look to others and imagine that they have it all together and we’re someone failing. And yet, nothing could be further from the truth. Join Dr. Aziz as he reveals what people are really feeling on a daily basi...
The Risk Of Life 06.02.2019 23:01
How To Live Fully With Confidence And Courage How do you handle risk in life? And would your life benefit from being able to lean in more to positive, healthy risks? Join Dr. Aziz as he examines the fundamental elements of this game of being human, and how risk is an essential quality of our lives.
FOMO and GAMO 30.01.2019 20:02
Are You Missing Out On Life? Do you often feel a fear of missing out? Do you feel a pressure to say “yes” to things, and a sense of guilt or inadequacy about not engaging in the right social engagements, events, and other experiences? Join Dr. Aziz and Confidence Coach Jonathan as they discuss this topic in this humorous and fast-paced episode.
Seek Out Fear 23.01.2019 22:51
The Fast-Track To More Confidence And A Better Life This one is counter-intuitive! Ever cell in our body wants to move away from what makes us scared, uncomfortable, or anxious. And yet, the confidence you seek, and the life you want to create requires you to fundamentally change your relationship with fear. Find out how!
The Power of Unconditional Love 16.01.2019 28:24
How To Enjoy More Love In All Your Relationships Many of us think of love as something you give or get based on who you’re around. While this is partly true, there is a deeper, stronger, and more persistent form of love—unconditional love. In this heartwarming episode you’ll discover more about this virtue, and how to access more of it in your life.
The 3 Elements of Magnetic Confidence 09.01.2019 30:18
Discover What Naturally Attracts Others To You What makes you magnetic to others? Is it your appearance, your status, or your smile? Join Dr. Aziz in this fascinating episode as he reveals the key things that create a confidence that draws people in. And here’s the best part—you have control over all three!
Blow Your Own Mind In 2019 26.12.2018 28:05
Discover Your Intention For The New Year And Create Something Incredible What do you want this coming year to be about? What is one thing you would love to experience more of in your daily life? Join Dr. Aziz to uncover what your guiding intention for 2019 is, and find inspiration to take control of your destiny in this coming year.
How To Enjoy The Holidays 19.12.2018 29:48
Discover What You Want And Take Care Of Yourself So many people feel pressure on holidays to go a certain place, be with certain people, act a certain way, or even feel a certain way. Join Dr. Aziz in this liberating and relieving episode about how to discover what you actually want, and make it a reality this holiday season.
I Want Candy! 19.12.2018 36:50
How To Face Fear And Discomfort And Generate Power What methods do you use to try to feel more comfortable in the moment? And do these behaviors, substances, or vices serve you? In this fun and fascinating episode, join Dr. Aziz and Coach Jonathan as they explore all the ways we try to escape discomfort, and how reclaim a sense of confidence and power.
Terrified Of The 6 Seconds Of Rejection 12.12.2018 34:59
How To Overcome The One Thing That’s Really Holding You Back You may have an endless array of stories about why you can’t have what you want, why you aren’t good enough, and why you’re unable to do something. But, underneath all of this is just one simple thing. And it only lasts about six seconds. Listen to discover what this is, and how to break free now.
The Confidence Silver Bullet 28.11.2018 24:05
The One Simple Solution To A Life Of Confidence And Success Is there a single answer to social anxiety, self-doubt, and fear? Is there just one thing that can help you create unstoppable confidence and achieve anything you want in life? Dr. Aziz believes so. Listen to this funny and fascinating episode to discover what the “confidence silver bullet” is, and how to start using it today.
How Niceness Is Killing Your Relationship 21.11.2018 27:32
The Downside Of Nice In Relationships… And How To Fix It Now Are you a “nice person”? Do you care for others, try to be good, avoid offending or bothering people, and try to make others feel happy and good? Turns out this niceness can actually be smothering your romantic relationship. Join Dr.
You Are Going To Fail 14.11.2018 25:42
How To Eliminate Hesitation And Avoidance And Get Into Bold Action Now If you’re like most people, you don’t like failing. Or mistakes, awkward moments, rejections, or any other “undesired outcome.” However, in this compelling episode Dr. Aziz makes a case for the benefits of failure, and why on your path to greater confidence you will fail. Repeatedly. Enjoy : )
Trust In Your Unconscious Competence 07.11.2018 21:49
What If You Are More Capable Than You Realize? Do you often doubt yourself, be it at work, socially, or in your relationship? Perhaps you spend hours trying to get better in the ways you think you’re lacking. But what if you are way more capable, confident, and skilled in ways you don’t even realize? Listen to this episode to find out more!
Just Say No 31.10.2018 21:14
How Stop Saying “Yes” When You Don’t Want To And Start Saying “No” When You Need To Do you find yourself saying “yes” when you really want to say “no.” This can be for minor events, such as an invitation or a request, or even major life decisions such as relationship and career. In this episode Dr. Aziz shares humorous and heartwarming stories to help you unlock your inner confidence to jus...
Surrender = Happiness 24.10.2018 20:05
One Simple Shift That Can Transform Your Day (And Your Life) Do you feel anxious, tense, or stressed more often than you want to? Does it take a toll on your mood, your energy, your relationships, and your happiness? If so, join Dr. Aziz as he shares a spontaneously recorded look into how you can use the power of surrender today to relax, let go, and just feel so much better in this moment.
The Myth of Perfect Confidence 17.10.2018 27:56
Let Go Of The Pressure To Be Emotionally Perfect While learning tools and strategies to overcome anxiety and create confidence is a very worthwhile endeavor, there is a major pitfall. Often self-improvement can lead to the subtle, unconscious expectation that you become perfect. You expect perfect confidence and perfect emotions throughout the day, which leads to frustration, impatience, an...
Is Too Much Action A Bad Thing? 10.10.2018 26:42
Discover How To Take The Most Effective Action To Transform Your Confidence Is taking action always the answer? What if it involves facing fears and having awkward interactions or experiences? Can this really help us, or does it end up hurting us? Join Dr. Aziz as he dives into listeners questions about the topic of bold action, so you know exactly what to do to increase your confidence now...
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