{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Unknown Path","title":"From Phantom of the Opera to Author & Coach: The Josh Piterman Story ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4909,"description":"Josh Piterman spent years becoming somebody.The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. Performing some of the biggest roles in musical theatre on Australia’s largest stages and London’s West End.But this conversation became much less about success itself, and much more about what happens when your identity becomes fused with performance.Josh speaks openly about masks — the personas we build to feel worthy, validated, and enough and the danger of losing yourself inside them. He talks about the adrenaline and exhaustion of eight shows a week, the imposter syndrome that never fully disappears, the burnout that accumulated underneath the applause, and the moment his body finally forced him to stop.What stayed with me most was hearing him describe standing backstage during Les Misérables, staring into the mirror before a show, and realising something inside him already knew he was done.In this episode:The performer mask and mistaking achievement for self-worthThe physical toll of carrying major theatre roles night after nightThe role Delta Goodrem played in changing the trajectory of his careerSinging at the Opera House and the call from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s teamBurnout, throat surgeries, and learning to listen when the body says noMeditation, breathwork, and the practices that helped quiet his mindWhy purpose isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you giveThe difference between becoming somebody and knowing who you are⸻Josh Piterman is an internationally acclaimed musical theatre performer, singer, speaker, author, and coach best known for playing The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables in Australia and London’s West End.He now also works in breathwork, mindset, meditation, and transformational coaching.⸻The Unknown Path is a podcast about the untold stories behind success — real conversations with extraordinary people about the parts of their journey nobody asks them...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/v_z4jinyZSI9vJDff2mwACGXDJU3LOR82kf68oE50MU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mY2Rk/ZWU2ZjI3ODA5N2Jj/OTg5MDY5MTYzMjRi/MzRmZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}