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Show Notes:

Pivoting to work beyond private practice usually means getting more visible. And getting more visible can bring up a lot of vulnerability for people, especially people who are therapists.

Today’s guest is putting himself out there in new ways, and finding that while he grows his audience, he also finds there’s a way it is contributing to his own healing.

Jose Aleman is a therapist-turned-coach with over 20 years of experience. As the creator of Loving Your Awkward Self, Jose offers confidence-boosting content tailored to queer, first-generation, and BIPOC individuals, while welcoming all. Passionate about authenticity and safe spaces, Jose is dedicated to helping people embrace their true selves and grow.

Here's some of what we talked about:

Creating “Loving Your Awkward Self” Reels as a resource to reach people in an accessible way AND to work on his own healing by being seen
Working with people who tend to shut down emotionally, particularly BIPoC, first gen and queer folks
Creating a group for queer, BIPoC men about increasing confidence
Jose’s step-by-step posting process
Annie’s advice about repurposing content
Honing the skill of grabbing people’s attention quickly (a necessity for social media)
How he chooses his topics for posts
Annie’s suggestions for growing his audience