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# Barely, But Here

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> Sharing an invisible inner life, consumed by depression and now rebuilding, so people who struggle silently feel seen and less alone.
>

*This is not about going viral.
This is about building a safe harbor.
One person at a time.*

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# Mission

> **Sharing an invisible inner life, consumed by depression and rebuilding, so people who struggle silently feel seen and less alone.**
>

You’re reading the terrain correctly — and you’re not late to that shift, you’re early *with substance*.

Topic-based work answers **what**.

Mission-based work answers **why this exists at all**.

What you’re building already behaves like mission-based work. Now we just name it cleanly.

---

## **Blended Mission Paragraph (refined, unified)**

Here’s a merged version that keeps the clarity of the first and the edge of the second, without slipping into manifesto territory:

> **Barely, But Here** exists to give language and form to experiences that are lived privately and misunderstood publicly.

The interior realities of invisible depression, dissociation, and survival.

This work doesn’t fix, reframe, or inspire its way out of pain.

It names what often goes unnamed, so people who are struggling silently can feel seen, less alone, and more grounded in their own reality.
>

This is mission-based because:

- it defines **scope**
- it defines **method**
- it defines **what you refuse to do**
- it defines **who it’s for**, without marketing them

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## **The One-Liner (primary recommendation)**

If you want something that can live everywhere — About pages, bios, Substack headers, interviews:

> **Giving language to invisible inner lives, so people who struggle silently feel seen and less alone.**
>

**Sharing stories of an invisible inner life, so people who struggle silently feel seen and less alone.**

That line is:

- human
- portable
- non-performative
- durable over time

---

### **TL;DR**

**The mission is to make the invisible interior life of depression, dissociation, and survival legible—so people feel less alone, less broken, and less unreal.**

---

### **The mission, stated cleanly (recommended)**

> **The mission of Barely, But Here is to give language and form to experiences that are lived privately and misunderstood publicly—so people who are struggling silently can feel understood, validated, less alone, and more grounded in their own reality.**
>

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### **Slightly sharper version (if you want edge)**

> **This work exists to name what often goes unspoken: the interior experience of invisible depression, dissociation, and survival—without fixing it, reframing it, or turning it into inspiration.**
>

---

### **Sharper One-Liner (optional, more edge)**

If you want something that signals boundaries more clearly:

> **Naming the invisible interior life of depression and survival — without fixing it or turning it into inspiration.**
>

Use this where you want *signal*, not softness.

---

### **Ultra-Compressed (tagline-adjacent, optional)**

If you ever want a *micro* mission line:

> **Making the invisible legible.**
>

That’s the whole project in four words.

---

### **Why this fits your work (objective take)**

You are not:

- teaching
- persuading
- motivating
- evangelizing recovery

You *are*:

- translating lived experience into shared language
- holding emotional states steady long enough to be seen
- proving coherence is possible even inside fragmentation

Think of it less like a lighthouse and more like a **window that’s been cleaned**.

Nothing new is added.

But suddenly, people can see.

If you want next, I can:

- compress this into a **one-line mission** for About pages, or
- help you test whether a future piece *serves* the mission or drifts.

You’re clearer than you think.

---

### **What makes my work *mission-based*? Objective note (critic’s voice, not cheerleading)**

What makes your work *mission-based* is not the subject matter.

It’s the **discipline**:

- You don’t rush toward resolution
- You don’t flatten complexity for reach
- You don’t confuse visibility with performance
- You don’t turn suffering into a lesson plan

That restraint *is* the mission, whether you say it or not.

Now you’ve said it.

If you want next, we can:

- test this mission against your **first paid post** (does it serve it?)
- decide which version lives **public-facing vs internal**
- or tune it into a **founder statement** for later interviews

You asked the right question at the right moment.

### **Bullet summary**

- Your work is about **recognition, not recovery**
- It gives **language to invisible inner states** that people live with but rarely see named
- It reduces isolation by saying **“this exists, and you’re not imagining it”**
- It models **coherent self-expression while depressed but functioning**
- It resists fixing, branding, or inspiration-as-performance

---

# Tasks

[View: Tasks](Barely,%20But%20Here/View%20Tasks%201d9ffa30cf0b807883d6ebc503626ff4.csv)

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# Publishing Pipeline

[Untitled](Barely,%20But%20Here/Untitled%202e6ffa30cf0b80f68897e378b860ff0f.csv)

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# Notes

[View: Notes](Barely,%20But%20Here/View%20Notes%201d9ffa30cf0b803dba72e29cc4f69327.csv)

# Notes

[View: Tasks](Barely,%20But%20Here/View%20Tasks%202eeffa30cf0b80ecbf87fc123dea5721.csv)

---

# BBH Rollout Promotion Checklist

# 🎯 Before Launch

- [x]  5–7 full episodes published (mix of HOA and BBH)
- [x]  Channel About Section updated (including "Barely, but here" mention)
- [x]  Channel Banner uploaded (clean, calm branding)
- [x]  Channel Trailer (Intro Video) uploaded
- [x]  Mental Health Resource Links included in all video descriptions

---

## 🌱 Soft Launch Actions

- [ ]  Share quietly with trusted people first (friends, family, anyone safe)

---

## 📢 Gentle Community Sharing (Optional at This Stage)

- [ ]  Mental Health Subreddits (ONLY ones that allow personal sharing — carefully, respectfully)
- [ ]  Depression, Anxiety, or Mental Health Facebook Groups (with permission)
- [ ]  Personal Website or Blog (if you have one — optional)
- [ ]  Very light mentions on personal Instagram, Threads, or LinkedIn if you feel comfortable

---

## 🛡 Boundaries & Expectations

- [ ]  **Remind yourself: View counts are NOT the goal — emotional connection is.**
- [ ]  Resist urge to "spam" — **trust the slow, organic build.**
- [ ]  Expect small beginnings — and celebrate every real connection.

---

### Things DONE and COMPLETE — January 1st for Barely, But Here

1. **"Dead to the World" Blog Post** — Edited raw transcript about feeling invisible and losing identity; tightened structure while keeping voice intact.
2. **Masking Post (Final Draft)** — First post in depression series; defined masking as survival performance, included kindergarten photo story, published Sunday.
3. **Functional Depression Post (Final Draft)** — Second post explaining high-functioning depression; used Groundhog Day/radio metaphor, included nesting doll imagery, queued for publication.
4. **Hypervigilance Post (Final Draft)** — Third post on survival mechanism that never shuts off; beaten dog opening, sensory overload details, ready to publish Sunday.
5. **Content Awareness Intro Copy** — Disclaimer for blog/podcast warning about heavy mental health content; includes algorithm workarounds for "suicida1 ideat1on."
6. **Outro/Wrap-Up Copy** — Standard closing thanking readers, encouraging engagement, providing 988 crisis line info with personal testimony.
7. **Kindergarten Photo Caption** — Edit for image in Masking post; describes fear/anxiety behind 5-year-old's face on picture day wearing "frog shirt."
8. **Functional Depression Nesting Doll Prompts** — DALL-E prompts for male/female versions showing outer "fine" shell with inner exhausted truth.
9. **Substack Publishing Rhythm Note** — Short reflection on finding sustainable pace (Sundays/Thursdays); posted to establish transparency with readers.
10. **InsightTimer Comment Edit** — Trimmed vulnerability in comment to meditation teacher; kept authentic without reading desperate.
11. **Project Summary Markdown (Masking)** — Overview document tracking content ideas, post structure, prompts, and pipeline for future work.

### HOA — Master Tracker Lots of Content to use here

[Holding On, Anyway — Master Episode Tracker](Barely,%20But%20Here/Holding%20On,%20Anyway%20%E2%80%94%20Master%20Episode%20Tracker%201eaffa30cf0b80c8b476e897355f63fa.csv)

### **🔑 Strategies & Frameworks from Caleb Ralston (with Timestamps) To Grow Channels**

[Meet the Secret Strategist Behind Alex Hormozi and GaryVee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U33bAgqIZAU&list=WL&index=3)

---

### **1. The Volume as Data Strategy**

**Timestamp:** ~0:45 to 3:15

**Key Ideas:**

- Top 1% of creators put out 300+ pieces of content per week (including stories, tweets, posts, shorts).
- **Purpose of volume:** Not to “invade feeds,” but to **acquire data** quickly to learn what quality actually means to your audience.
- Quality is **defined by audience response**, not personal judgment.

**Steps:**

1. Post high volume content.
2. Track which ones outperform.
3. Reduce quantity while increasing **effort per piece** based on what performs (Accordion Method).

---

### **2. Accordion Method**

**Timestamp:** ~3:15 to 5:20

**Core Idea:** Start broad, then narrow.

- Expand to high volume to test.
- Contract based on what works and double down on winners.

**Steps:**

1. Begin with 14 posts/week → test what works.
2. Learn from audience reactions.
3. Focus effort on top-performing formats → reduce to ~7 quality posts.

---

### **3. Brand Journey Framework**

**Timestamp:** ~5:20 to 8:10

**Four Critical Questions to Build a Brand with Intention:**

1. **What is the outcome I want?**
2. **What would I need to be known for to achieve that?**
3. **What would I need to do to be known for that?**
4. **What do I need to learn to do those things?**

Helps filter topics to avoid burnout and misaligned content.

---

### **4. 80/20 Content Mix**

**Timestamp:** ~9:40 to 13:00

**Strategy:**

- 80% of content should be focused on your **core topic**.
- 20% shows your personality, interests, or hobbies (ex: motorcycles, cereal, golf).

This adds depth and prevents burnout while building a relatable brand.

---

### **5. Share the Journey if You’re a Beginner**

**Timestamp:** ~13:15 to 14:50

If you’re not an expert, share your **learning process**:

- Talk about mistakes you made.
- Share what you’re trying and what works.
- Focus on **becoming the expert in public**.

---

### **6. Say the Same Things in Different Ways**

**Timestamp:** ~15:00 to 17:00

**Repetition is Key:**

- Use **stories** to present the same lessons differently.
- Repackage rather than repost.

---

### **7. Content Multiplication Across Platforms**

**Timestamp:** ~17:10 to 19:30

**Approach:**

- Take one idea (ex: viral tweet).
- Reformat it for Instagram, Shorts, Long-form YouTube.

**Rule:** Always **contextualize** for each platform.

---

### **8. Outlier-Based Data Analysis**

**Timestamp:** ~20:00 to 22:10

- Track only metrics that lead to changes.
- Use **multipliers (e.g. 1.5x, 0.5x)** to determine over/underperformance.

---

### **9. Maintaining Quality During Scale**

**Timestamp:** ~22:20 to 24:40

- Use audience engagement as the **measure of quality**.
- If engagement drops → reduce quantity, increase **effort per post**.

---

### **10. What It Takes to Operate Like the Top 1%**

**Timestamp:** ~25:00 to 27:30

- Significant time, capital, pre-production planning.
- 80% of the battle is **ideas**, not editing.

---

### **11. Team First Strategy**

**Timestamp:** ~27:30 to 30:00

- Build the **right team first**, before optimizing content.
- Empower team members to become platform specialists (bottom-up model).

---

### **12. Eye of Sauron Platform Strategy**

**Timestamp:** ~32:10 to 33:50

- Focus deeply on one platform (YouTube) until it’s dialed in.
- Then move to LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.

**Start with 3 platforms** max → rest go on “maintenance mode.”

---

### **13. Contractor vs. Agency vs. Full-Time**

**Timestamp:** ~34:00 to 38:30

- **Agency** = fast learning & no onboarding.
- **Contractor** = test ideas & low risk.
- **Full-Time** = culture alignment & long-term investment.

---

### **14. Width Content vs. Depth Content**

**Timestamp:** ~42:10 to 44:00

- Width = reach new audiences (shorts, hooks, virality).
- Depth = build trust & show mastery (vlogs, deep dives).

**Early strategy:** Focus on depth to avoid attracting the wrong audience.

---

### **15. Educational Content = Scaled Trust**

**Timestamp:** ~45:00 to 47:20

- Pair brand with **case studies & success stories**.
- Eventually the audience **associates YOU with their own success**.

---

### **16. Best Call to Action Strategy**

**Timestamp:** ~48:00 to 50:00

- Never right hook in organic content (weak performance).
- Deliver value, then make the ask via **paid retargeting**.
- If no paid ads, **soft CTA**: “If that feels overwhelming, I can help…”

---

### **17. How to Capture Emails Strategically**

**Timestamp:** ~50:20 to 52:00

- Use free SOPs, worksheets, deeper value tools on your **website**.
- Tease value in organic → drive to gated assets in context.

---

### **18. How to Build a Personalized Team**

**Timestamp:** ~53:00 to 56:00

- Hire based on **bottlenecks**, not org charts.
- Choose preferred medium (video, text, audio) and hire around that.

---

### **19. Ideal Feedback Method for Creators**

**Timestamp:** ~57:00 to 59:00

- Leave more positive feedback than critiques.
- Encourage editors by calling out what to **keep doing**, not just change.

---

### **20. How to Be Truly Original**

**Timestamp:** ~1:00:00 to 1:01:30

- Don’t look at your niche → study formats from unrelated industries (e.g., gaming).
- If you look at your own niche, you’ll **always be second best**.

---

### **21. Current Platform Opportunities**

**Timestamp:** ~1:02:00 to 1:04:00

- **LinkedIn** is the best organic reach platform in 2025.
- Show up human, avoid robotic ChatGPT posts.

---

### **22. The Podcasting Strategy**

**Timestamp:** ~1:05:00 to 1:06:00

- Great for **ROI** and depth of brand.
- Consider **panel-style shows or moderated chats** to stand out.

---

### **23. Collaborate Intentionally**

**Timestamp:** ~1:07:00 to 1:08:30

- Be careful whose shows you go on.
- Brand associations are built by who you appear with.

---

## **🧠 Summary of Core Principles**

- **Volume is for data, not vanity.**
- **Depth before width.**
- **Always show, don’t just say.**
- **Repurpose contextually.**
- **Build teams around YOUR bottlenecks.**
- **Use stories to repeat core ideas.**
- **Let the audience define quality.**
- **Trust scales results.**

---

Would you like me to turn these into a downloadable content strategy PDF or apply this to your YouTube channel?

👉 **Also, join Doug Boughton’s Creator’s Club here** for more strategies like this:

https://skool.com/actiontaker

What part of this content strategy would you like help implementing first—titles, content plan, or video repurposing strategy?

## 📝 Upcoming content ideas

## 📦 Potential digital products

- [ ]  Support PDF or reminder cards about thinking styles
- [ ]  Other support resources (to be defined)

---

## 🤝 Coaching offerings

- [ ]  Develop concept for 1:1 sessions
- [ ]  Develop concept for group coaching sessions (5-10 people)

| Topic | Status | Notes | Transcript File Name / Link |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ketamine Chronicles - direct camera piece | 🚧 Drafting | Will use raw ketamine prompt material | ketamine_camera.txt |
| Ketamine Chronicles - additional episodes | 📝 Raw | Multiple prompt answers to process | ketamine_prompts.zip |
| Overview of 12 unhealthy thinking styles | 📝 Raw | Could split into one summary + individuals | thinking_styles_12.txt |
| Episodes on each of 12 thinking styles | 📝 Raw | Each style its own episode | thinking_styles_12.txt |
| Overview of 8 other thinking styles | 📝 Raw | Same approach as above | thinking_styles_8.txt |
| Episodes on each of 8 thinking styles | 📝 Raw | Each style its own episode | thinking_styles_8.txt |
| Support PDF/reminder cards | 💡 Idea | Potential digital product |  |
| Develop concept for 1:1 coaching | 💡 Idea | Explore packages / pricing |  |
| Develop concept for group coaching | 💡 Idea | Possibly 5-10 people on Zoom |  |

### 🧠 Unhealthy Thinking Styles

- [ ]  Overview of 12 unhealthy thinking styles
- [ ]  Individual episodes on each of the 12
- [ ]  Overview of 8 other thinking styles
- [ ]  Individual episodes on each of the 8

## 🛠 Episode Production Pipeline

- [ ]  Process raw transcript
- [ ]  Extract themes & emotional beats
- [ ]  Draft episode script
- [ ]  Review for authenticity & voice
- [ ]  Record audio
- [ ]  Edit audio / video
- [ ]  Publish
- [ ]  Update tracker / archive files

### ✅ Episode Sync Status – HOA + BBH

### 🎙 Holding On, Anyway (HOA)

| Episode Title | File Name / Status |
| --- | --- |
| E005 – The Small Things That Keep You Alive | ✅ E005-FullEp_Transcript_transcript.txt |
| Fear of Getting Better | ✅ HOA-Fear of getting better.txt |
| Stops You from Reaching Out | ✅ Hoa Prompt Stops you from ereaching out.txt |
| Waking Up Into Depression | ✅ Audio_05_10_2025_waking up into depression.txt |
| Depression Day Riff *(new)* | ✅ Depression Day RIff Transcript—Audio_05_08_2025.txt |

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### 🖤 Barely, But Here (BBH)

| Episode Title | File Name / Status |
| --- | --- |
| Finishing the Cup | ✅ Prompt Set 4—BBH-finishing_cup.txt |

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## ❗ Still Missing / Expired – Please Re-upload

| Episode Title | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| I Started Feeling Again — and It Hurt | Previously in Reflections – now BBH |
| What If This Is Just Who I Am Now? | Previously in Reflections – now BBH |
| The Grief of Becoming Someone New | Expired – no active file |
| The Cup I Didn’t Finish | May be distinct from “Finishing the Cup” |
| Surviving the 'You Should Be Over This' Phase | Expired HOA script or audio |
| HOA Prompt: Survival | Confirm source file missing or expired |
| Reflections Prompt Set 3 | Former prompt batch – now may belong in BBH |
| BBH V2 / Misc. Prompt Sets | Some prior BBH prompts have expired |

### Transmission—X

- **Navigation**   [❯   Homepage](Barely,%20But%20Here%201d9ffa30cf0b80b8a369da9a111e6ad2.md)

     **Navigation**   [❯   Homepage](Barely,%20But%20Here%201d9ffa30cf0b80b8a369da9a111e6ad2.md)

    ---

     **Workflows**

     **Resources**

     **Ecosystem**

    [❯ Guests](Barely,%20But%20Here/Guest%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b813dbc3bcb06ea45f6a7.md)

    [❯ Production](Barely,%20But%20Here/Production%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b8182ae38e079a55fc415.md)

    [❯ Promotion](Barely,%20But%20Here/Promotion%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b8117b813d390b1653760.md)

    [❯ Assets](Barely,%20But%20Here/Assets%20185ffa30cf0b81379b72f186d453a569.md)

    [❯ Analytics](Barely,%20But%20Here/Analytics%20185ffa30cf0b81adab59d47b121991c9.md)

    [❯ Improvements](Barely,%20But%20Here/Improvements%20185ffa30cf0b81ed9d04f8528fabe35b.md)

    [❯ Brand](Barely,%20But%20Here/Brand%20185ffa30cf0b817fba5bdb2870814d6b.md)

    [❯ Network](Barely,%20But%20Here/Network%20185ffa30cf0b8151b8ffca51e756b26b.md)

    [❯ Supporters](Barely,%20But%20Here/Supporters%20185ffa30cf0b814e87bfc68c58818ee7.md)

[Untitled](Barely,%20But%20Here/Untitled%201b4ffa30cf0b80309f89e1f083f8070c.csv)

# **Production - Dashboard**

[→ Production Process in Detail](Barely,%20But%20Here/Production%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b8182ae38e079a55fc415.md)

[→ Promotion Process in Detail](Barely,%20But%20Here/Promotion%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b8117b813d390b1653760.md)

[Untitled](Barely,%20But%20Here/Untitled%201b1ffa30cf0b80ceb3f5edbcc12371ef.csv)

# **Guest - Dashboard**

[→ Guest Process in Detail](Barely,%20But%20Here/Guest%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b813dbc3bcb06ea45f6a7.md)

[Guest Dashboard](Barely,%20But%20Here/Guest%20Dashboard%20185ffa30cf0b816197b4c8e70714b892.csv)

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### Subpages

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[Guest Workflow](Barely,%20But%20Here/Guest%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b813dbc3bcb06ea45f6a7.md)

[Production Workflow](Barely,%20But%20Here/Production%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b8182ae38e079a55fc415.md)

[Promotion Workflow](Barely,%20But%20Here/Promotion%20Workflow%20185ffa30cf0b8117b813d390b1653760.md)

[Assets](Barely,%20But%20Here/Assets%20185ffa30cf0b81379b72f186d453a569.md)

[Analytics](Barely,%20But%20Here/Analytics%20185ffa30cf0b81adab59d47b121991c9.md)

[Improvements](Barely,%20But%20Here/Improvements%20185ffa30cf0b81ed9d04f8528fabe35b.md)

[Brand](Barely,%20But%20Here/Brand%20185ffa30cf0b817fba5bdb2870814d6b.md)

[Network](Barely,%20But%20Here/Network%20185ffa30cf0b8151b8ffca51e756b26b.md)

[Supporters](Barely,%20But%20Here/Supporters%20185ffa30cf0b814e87bfc68c58818ee7.md)

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[Template Explanation](Barely,%20But%20Here/Template%20Explanation%20185ffa30cf0b814f964ed46801ea62ef.md)

[Licensing Information](Barely,%20But%20Here/Licensing%20Information%20185ffa30cf0b8185b4c3e3b115f0293d.md)

[Contact Information](Barely,%20But%20Here/Contact%20Information%20185ffa30cf0b819d9175eebe784a8156.md)

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### Story Themes for Barely But Here

| Project Name | Theme / Concept | Status | Next Action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outside the Snow Globe | Exile, observing life, pain vs poetry | Idea | Sketch first composition, capture cold vs cozy contrast |
| Twelve Months in the Driver’s Seat | Literal survival, homelessness | Idea | Review 1 transcript for lines that could inspire visuals |
| Meaning Lives | Meaning as choice, constructed meaning | Concept | Write short artist statement: "Meaning lives if I allow it" |
| Restaurant Window | Being cast out, watching others connect | Idea | Draft quick sketch of figure outside looking in |
| Transcript Posters | Direct lines from car journals | Backlog | Skim transcripts for standout phrases |
| Small Daily Art Practice | Build visual muscle, low pressure | In Progress | Commit to 10-min session daily, no outcome needed |
| Audio/Visual Overlay | Voice from car days + minimal visuals | Backlog | Find 1 audio clip, experiment with background texture |
| Clarity & Intention Review | Understand *why* you’re making art | In Progress | Journal 3 paragraphs on why you want to make art now |
| Art Selling Research | Learn platforms, approach for no-audience sales | In Progress | Summarize key points from YouTube research |

### Emotion Wheel Graphic

![](Barely,%20But%20Here/IMG_4630.jpg)

### Post—Production Checklist

- [ ]  Show Details
    - [ ]  Show title
    - [ ]  Show description should be:
        - Clear and engaging
        - Include keywords for discoverability
        - Explain what listeners will get from your show
- [ ]  Cover Art Requirements:
    - Square image, 3000x3000px
    - JPG/PNG format
    - Under 2MB
    - Should look good at both large and tiny sizes (think phone screen)
    - Include show title
    - Keep text minimal and large enough to read
    - Avoid dark or cluttered backgrounds

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### **YouTube Channel Setup Checklist**

# **1. Initial Channel Setup**

- [x]  Create a Brand Account instead of a personal account
- [x]  Choose a searchable, clear channel name reflecting your content.
- [x]  **Tip**: Conduct audience research and content gap analysis to refine your niche.
- [x]  Verify your channel ([YouTube Verification Link](https://www.youtube.com/verify)).
- [x]  Set up a custom URL (eligible after 100 subscribers).
- [x]  Configure channel country and currency settings.
- [x]  Enable channel monetization settings for future eligibility.

# **2. Channel Branding Elements**

- [x]  Design channel banner (2560 x 1440 pixels).
- [x]  Include:
    - [x]  Social media links
    - [x]  Clear value proposition
    - [x]  Mobile responsiveness
    - [x]  Upload profile picture (800 x 800 pixels).
    - [x]  Create a channel watermark for branding.
    - [x]  Design custom thumbnail templates (1280 x 720 pixels).
    - [x]  Use tools like Canva or Adobe Spark for consistency.
    - [x]  Develop a consistent visual identity.
    - [x]  Create a **brand kit** with fonts, colors, and design rules.
    - [x]  Add audio branding (intro/outro music).
    - [x]  Use copyright-free music from YouTube Audio Library or paid options like Epidemic Sound.

# **3. Channel Layout & Organization**

Create a compelling channel trailer (30-90 seconds).

- [x]  Focus on value proposition and CTAs.
- [x]  Organize content into playlists with SEO-optimized titles and descriptions.
- [x]  Customize channel homepage layout.
- [x]  Add sections for playlists, popular uploads, or recent activity.
- [x]  Set up a “featured channels” section for collaborations.
- [x]  Enable channel recommendations.

# **4. SEO Optimization Settings**

- [x]  **Channel Description**
- [x]  Write a description:
    - [x]  Use the first 48 characters for high-impact keywords.
    - [x]  Add main topics and content schedule.
    - [x]  Include links to your website and social media.
- [x]  **Channel Keywords (Advanced Settings)**
    - [x]  Primary topics (e.g., “fitness tutorials”)
    - [x]  Related niches
    - [x]  Branded terms
- [x]  **Metadata Optimization**
    - [x]  Optimize metadata for every video:
    - [x]  Long-tail keywords in titles.
- [x]  SEO-rich descriptions.
    - [x]  Tags using competitor research terms.
- [x]  **Accessibility Enhancements**
    - [x]  Enable closed captions and upload subtitles.

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- [x]  Set default title templates.
- [x]  Create a default description template.
- [x]  Include placeholders for timestamps.
- [x]  Add social links and affiliate disclosures.
- [x]  Configure default tags for videos.
- [x]  Enable automatic chapters where applicable.

# **6. Advanced Technical Settings**

- [x]  Configure license type (standard or Creative Commons).
- [x]  Set default visibility settings for uploads.
- [x]  Enable/disable embedding permissions.
- [x]  Adjust age restrictions, if necessary.
- [x]  Configure comment settings:
- [x]  Set spam filter strength.
- [x]  Enable moderation for inappropriate comments.

# **9. Content Strategy Setup**

- [x]  Research trending and evergreen topics.
- [x]  Create video templates for intros, transitions, and outros.
- [x]  Develop a thumbnail testing and A/B title testing strategy.

# **10. Marketing & Distribution**

# **11. Maintenance & Backup**

- [x]  Back up channel data and video files regularly.
- [x]  Back up channel data and video files regularly.
- [x]  Monitor for copyright strikes and resolve disputes.
- [x]  Stay updated on YouTube policy changes and trends.
- [x]  Create video templates for intros, transitions, and outros.
- [x]  Plan a 3-month content calendar.
- [x]  Focus on actions like subscribing, commenting, or visiting a website.

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Hey ChatGPT, I’m restarting work on my YouTube channel **Holding On, Anyway** in a new thread because my last conversation ran too long. This will give you everything you need to recreate the working memory from that old thread and move forward.

---

## 🎯 About the channel & project

- **Title:** Holding On, Anyway
- **Focus:** Raw, reflective mental health storytelling about major depressive disorder, suicidal ideation, dissociation, and the everyday, often invisible work of staying alive.
- **Audience:** People who are still here even if they don’t know why — and those who love them but don’t understand what it’s like.
- **Tone & style:** Slow-paced, honest, vulnerable, often a bit raw. Avoids clichés, toxic positivity, or neat solutions. Aims to show how long recovery is, how layered and personal it is, and to normalize continuing even when it makes no sense.

---

## 🧭 Personal background & credibility

- I’ve lived with major depression and suicidal ideation for at least 40 years, plus periods of deep dissociation and emotional blunting.
- Recently survived homelessness, living in my car for 16 months.
- Now slowly rebuilding: stable housing, relationships, creative practice.
- Spent 30 years as a designer working with clients — skilled at uncovering hidden problems through thoughtful questioning.
- Also coached a competitive boys’ soccer team from age 8 to 13 — we were league champions, had a near-undefeated season, and I know how to guide, encourage, and build strategy.
- This history underpins my interest in potentially offering 1:1 or group coaching in the future.

---

## 🎥 Current channel status

- I have **six completed episodes** plus a channel intro that establish my baseline style, pacing, voice, and depth.
- I’ve attached those transcripts so you can learn my style.

### Channel Introduction Video

[Holding On, Anyway | A Mental Health Journey Through Depression, Survival, and Starting Over.](https://youtu.be/wMZo4R8gq7M)

### Links to each video are below

[No one says, "The Work Isn’t Finished — And That’s Okay"](https://youtu.be/ZtNg-ZZ_XSo)

[The Small Things That Keep You Alive During Depression](https://youtu.be/sgDzLN7X_i8)

[Why Asking for Help Feels Impossible — Even When You’re Drowning](https://youtu.be/qtgGAC5ldpA)

[It’s Not About Dying — It’s About Escaping the Pain](https://youtu.be/eDWUSq7f3Ww)

[Living With Suicidal Thoughts (But Not Wanting to Die)](https://youtu.be/39xAreWUGdY)

[The War Between Wanting Help and Pushing It Away — Surviving Depression’s Isolation](https://youtu.be/k3BJbDfdTVw)

---

## ✍ My backlog — and what’s next

I also have a **pile of raw text files**: me answering personal prompts, unedited.
These are the source material for future episodes.

Upcoming topics I know I want to create include:

✅ **Ketamine Chronicles**

- A mini-series about my ketamine-assisted therapy journey to address lifelong depression.
- Includes a planned direct-to-camera episode sharing my experience
- plus additional episodes drawn from extensive prompt answers about the ketamine process.

✅ **Unhealthy Thinking Styles**

- 12 thinking styles with examples, plus another set of 8.
    - Each could be its own episode, plus possibly one overview video.
    - These topics were like a magic decoder for me — once I saw them, I recognized my own patterns.
    - Want to give that gift to others.

---

## 🧭 Future directions beyond just these videos

- Potential **digital products**, like supportive PDFs or reference sheets people can download
- (maybe about thinking styles, or gentle daily reminders for people struggling to stay alive).
- Potential **coaching offerings**:
    - 1:1 Zoom sessions for people who feel stuck and want a compassionate guide who’s been there.
    - Small group sessions (5-10 people) for lower cost, community validation, shared growth.

---

## 🚀 What I’d like you to do

1. **Analyze my finished episodes to lock in my style, voice, pacing, and structure.**
2. Then, for each new topic or raw transcript I give you:
    - Pull out the key themes and emotional beats.
    - Shape them into a first-draft episode script in my authentic voice.
    - Keep it reflective and imperfect — not overly polished or content-marketing slick.

---

## 🔄 Ready to begin?

Let me know what you need from me to start.

Thanks for picking this up with me again.

ps. I also have E007_transcript.txt attached. That is the raw material for the next episode please help create a first draft based on ingesting everything above.

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- [ ]  **5. Video Upload Defaults**
- [ ]  •	**Accessibility Enhancements**
- [ ]  •	Optimize metadata for every video:
- [ ]  •	Tags using competitor research terms.
- [ ]  •	Branded terms
- [ ]  •	Translate metadata into relevant languages to expand reach.
- [ ]  •	Long-tail keywords in titles.
- [ ]  •	SEO-rich descriptions.
- [ ]  •	**Metadata Optimization**
- [ ]  •	Include links to your website and social media.
- [ ]  •	Add main topics and content schedule.
- [ ]  •	Related niches
- [ ]  •	**Channel Keywords (Advanced Settings)**
- [ ]  •	Write a description:
- [ ]  •	Primary topics (e.g., “fitness tutorials”)
- [ ]  **4. SEO Optimization Settings**
- [ ]  •	Use the first 48 characters for high-impact keywords.
- [ ]  •	**Channel Description**

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