Identity, Migration, and Finding Your Confident Place with Antonio Michael Downing

Identity, Migration, and Finding Your Confident Place with Antonio Michael Downing

Published: May 11, 2026

Duration: 35:10

You can find Michael's book here:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Cherokee/Antonio-Michael-Downing/9781668066102


How do you build confidence and find your authentic self when your identity spans cultures, countries, and creative worlds? In this captivating episode of The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset, we sit down with Antonio Michael Downing—author, musician (John Orpheus), and host of CBC Radio's top national show "The Next Chapter"—to explore his journey from migrating from Venezuela to Canada as a kid to becoming a multi-faceted creative who talks about identity, belonging, and finding your place in a...