Known for content produced for YouTube, the reporter remembers the burnout episode and reveals how she copes with stress online
“Hello internet!” that’s how Fernanda Catania34, better known as Foquinha, usually greets the over 2 million subscribers she has on her channel Youtube. Born in São Paulo, she is today one of the biggest names in independent journalism: there are more than 918,000 fans on Instagram and 381,000 on Instagram. Tic knock.
Youtuber since 2010, even before the disclosure of the term, seal has conquered its space in the digital universe and has become an influencer and example of entrepreneurship. But success is not synonymous with self-confidence.
“I sabotage myself all the time. I think I will not be able to accomplish something; in the uncertainties; thinking that I will not be able to complete some task, thinking that things are too much for me. It is great to be able to work for yourself, but there’s this bunch of insecurities and pressures at the same time. Today I see myself as business ownerBut that wasn’t always the case. It took me a while to figure it out “, she reveals, in an interview with Land.
Foquinha’s flagship nowadays, online content production has never been his dream. What she really wants is to have his TV show of him.
This is also why he decided to study journalism at PUC-SP, worked in some media and saw Youtube as a bridge to somehow fulfill himself. The journalist guarantees that she intends to find some time to achieve this goal, between the two weekly videos that she publishes on the video platform, the episodes of the podcast Owners of Reason and work that closes from the outside.
“I have a lot to do. I started my channel with the desire to do something on TV and it is something that I still really want to do. Despite having participated I want a program of my own. This desire is very strong, something along the lines of talk -shows or documentaries. Regardless of the format, something with my face is different from what we have today, “he describes.
Living with an ‘impostor’
As an independent journalist, the name of seal it became his biggest source of income throughout his career. However, as the prestige for his work increased, so too did the fear of failure and being exposed, both symptoms of impostor syndromewhose main feature is self-sabotage.
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Foquinha is proud to have started from scratch and now to live with stability. Since she started investing more in herself – “not long ago” – she hired more people, she created a “headquarters” to register and do business.
“Today I am more confident than I have ever been, but I am still very insecure. Despite having stability, I have fears. [meu canal]; what I have today I sowed from scratch. I have not won, I was not born rich, nor heir […] and since a lot depends on me, there is always that fear of not being able to do the job well, of not having more [a empresa]”he admits.” This lack of confidence is something I work a lot on and I don’t know if I’ll ever be 100% sure, especially in this environment. [digital] there is always so much to do. ”
“It took me a while to put myself first”
While he is aware of his emotional problems today, he didn’t pay much attention until last year mental health. The goal was to thrive, so Foquinha has edited the jobs and devoted the last 10 years to producing content for the Internet.
In December 2021, he faced an episode of burnt. At the time, he recalls, he had three big and extremely important jobs in the same week. One of these was the presentation of Multishow Award. The stress was so much that her spine froze.
“It was a very intense and decisive week of my year. I went through so much stress that I blocked my spine. I had to give myself an injection at the Award Medical Center and hold back to finish the job. After that, I canceled my program and entered 2022 with another head, realizing that it took me a while to take care of myself, to put myself first, “he recalls.
Stress remains a frequent companion in her routine, but she has developed a “step by step” to get around it. When he’s under a lot of pressure, he shares tasks with his team, takes time to breathe and meditate. Psychotherapy has been your ally on this journey.
or burnout episode it has also changed the way the journalist deals with criticism and her submissions to social networks. According to her, who used to examine her personal problems to record videos and avoid criticism, she realized that repressing her feelings about her would not be healthy.
“Sometimes I made a huge effort to produce, even badly. Those who accompany me realize when I am not well, but there are people who criticize and not my work, myself. Today I understand that sometimes it is better to stop doing something .I don’t have to go through this, for what I feel, “he shares.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
