Former CIA Spy: How to Eliminate Self-Doubt, Build Confidence, and Protect Yourself in Today’s World
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Former CIA Spy: How to Eliminate Self-Doubt, Build Confidence, and Protect Yourself in Today’s World

B1IntermediateAugust 17, 20261h 9m

Today, a former spy and the former Chief of Disguise for the CIA is taking you inside the heart-pounding world of espionage and the secret life she lived working undercover for 30 years. Jonna will share the tactics and strategies you need to read anyone and spot a liar, offer a powerful warning about the state of the world today, and give you practical wisdom to find courage and face life’s hardest moments. For decades, Jonna helped intelligence officers assume new identities, disappear in plain sight, and carry out high-risk operations. Jonna created disg...

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Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast. Today, the former chief of disguise for the CIA, a woman who spent three decades working undercover, is here in our Boston studios with a moving, inspiring, and heart-pounding reflection of her remarkable life.

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Her name is Johnamendez, and she's about to put you at the scene of the most dangerous and scary moments working for the CIA as she extracts timeless wisdom from this extraordinary career. You're going to hear how she helped intelligence officers assume new identities and disappear

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in plain sight. Operations under surveillance in China and Russia. Extracting agents undercover in one particular story about trying to get a family of three across a foreign border that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

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