{"id":7158,"date":"2020-11-30T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=7158"},"modified":"2020-11-29T16:06:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T21:06:58","slug":"rockin-libsyn-podcasts-cafe-with-monica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/rockin-libsyn-podcasts-cafe-with-monica\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Cafe With Monica"},"content":{"rendered":"

This series is all about libsyn\u2019s podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q & A with Cafe With Monica<\/h2>\n
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When did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I started podcasting when I was working towards my license as a therapist in 2018. I was still an intern and felt major imposter syndrome to show up in the space. I remember at first wanting to do a YouTube channel but fear of showing up on camera.<\/p>\n

In November 2018, while driving back from Louisiana to our home in Dallas, my husband was reading Gary Vaynerchuk\u2019s book Crushing It.<\/p>\n

We were talking about passions and he was sharing some of Gary\u2019s advice in the book and that\u2019s when my husband said, \u201cYou should do a podcast\u201d! Of course, self-doubt immediately kicked in and I said no way I couldn\u2019t do that. I don\u2019t think my voice is that important.<\/p>\n

My husband gave me a pep talk and said, \u201cYou have so much to say and no voice is the same as yours.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, we talked more and combined both my love for coffee and counseling for my business. I am an avid coffee drinker and love scoping different coffee shops in DFW and I also love looking out and seeing all the conversations people are having over coffee so that\u2019s when Caf\u00e9 with Monica came to life.<\/p>\n

I thought, how cool would it be to make difficult unspoken topics into conversations you can easily talk about with a friend over coffee. I want to change people\u2019s view on therapists in that we are not all clinicians who have you lay in a long couch to ask you, \u201cHow do you feel about that?\u201d<\/p>\n

I figured that I could use social media to build a brand and start adding value to my followers by providing anxiety, stress relief techniques, and everyday life encouragement. I knew I specifically wanted to help millennial entrepreneurs like myself.<\/p>\n

Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I started podcasting to be part of the solution in minimizing mental health stigma. To allow future clients to get to know me. I was passionate about sharing other people\u2019s stories that typically nobody likes talking about and bringing them to surface.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the name of your show and what is it about?<\/h3>\n

Since it first launched in 2019, Cafe with Monica<\/a> has evolved. It depicts a millennial counselor\u2019s view on how to deal with the everyday and not-so-everyday situations that surface in the lives of millennial entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

I am the voice behind the brand, an individual who knows the struggles are real, having my own unique perspective as a first-generation college graduate and Hispanic-American. The stories I share are full of failures and accomplishments, family struggles, and personal growth.<\/p>\n

With my expertise as a vocational and mental health counselor, I offer personal advice, professional knowledge, & actionable ways for listeners to start improving their quality of life. All of this takes place in a setting that makes you feel like you are in a coffee shop talking to a friend.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.<\/h3>\n

My podcast setup includes the Audio Technica ATR2100 with a shock mount and Arm Stand.<\/p>\n

I use Garageband to record and edit podcast episodes.<\/p>\n

I organize my podcasts through using Google Drive and Asana now that I have an editor to help us make sure the podcast episodes release smoothly.<\/p>\n

How have you promoted your podcast?<\/h3>\n

Several ways, I have been on other people\u2019s podcasts, blog features, Facebook groups, family & friends, and promoting it through my own social media channels like Instagram<\/a> and Facebook.<\/p>\n

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<\/h3>\n

I wish podcasters would talk more about the initial stages of podcasting and how much hard work it takes as well as building systems to sustain your podcasts.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I decided to create Wellness PodcastersTM<\/a>, where I help wellness professionals create podcasts to create additional streams of income.<\/p>\n

I believe podcasts can be very powerful that\u2019s why I am working on Wellness Podcasters Academy, a course and group coaching \u00a0program to help individuals just like myself who thought their voice didn\u2019t matter who don\u2019t know where to even start. I will provide the step by step tools and actional steps to get their show up an running.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a millennial and want to hear more stories of people going through life just like you subscribe to Cafe With Monica on Apple Podcast<\/a>s and Spotify<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you want to learn how to be a wellness podcaster?\u00a0 Monica can help you! Join<\/a> the Wellness Podcasters Academy waitlist to get a preview and course discounts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Check out our Start Your Podcast<\/a> blog series, or attend our awesome Podcasting Quickstart<\/a>. If you are ready, we have the best podcast hosting plans<\/a> around!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This series is all about libsyn\u2019s podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community! Q & A with Cafe With Monica When did you start podcasting? I started podcasting when I was working towards my license as a therapist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":7159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rockin-libsyn-podcasts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t