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Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

Off The Grid is a podcast for artists, writers & creative business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their income. ✌️ Our host, Amelia Hruby PhD, shares stories, strategies & experiments for growing your business with radical generosity & energetic sovereignty. 🌐 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit

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22:28

🙅‍♀️ Why I’m Not Putting My Book on Amazon

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/09/26

The most radical choice I’ve made in self-publishing is not putting my book on Amazon.Tune in to this episode to learn: Why I made this decisionWhat it means for my bookHow I’m going to find readers anyway& Exactly how many books I’m hoping to sellThen join me in my journey of self-publishing without giving Jeff Bezos more money… by joining the waitlist for my book! It comes out next week! Mentioned in the episode:Postcards from: Carolyn Yoo, Debora Figueiredo, Kening Zhu & Chelsie

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34:31

💥 Why I Turned Down a Book Deal

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2025/09/25

Welcome back to Book Week! In this behind-the-scenes episode (from the Clubhouse!), I tell you all about: The story of my first book (& why I had to rewrite that story to move forward)Why I decided to write this book (instead of just making more podcast episodes)My process for writing the 15,000 word manuscript in ONE WEEK (a wild choice)How I ended up getting a book offer from my last publisher…And the exact sentence that made me turn that offer down 🙃 Tune in, then make sure you’re

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68:22

📔 Demystifying Publishing: From Idea to Manuscript to...

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2025/09/24

Bailey Lang is a book coach, editor, and ghostwriter who helps business owners, creatives, and academics tell stories that matter.In this episode, Bailey and I pull back the curtain on the book-writing process. I share the messy middle and behind-the-scenes challenges of bringing my own book to life, while Bailey offers grounded guidance on what to do (and what not to do) if you’re dreaming of writing one yourself.If you’ve ever thought “maybe I have a book in me” — this one’s for you.Tune

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57:38

🫶 Moving Past Perfectionism & Procrastination — Parts...

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2025/09/17

Tracy Candido is a creative coach and the host of Hidden Parts, a podcast about the inner voices that shape how we live, work, and lead.Today she joins me on the podcast to help me unpack how my inner perfectionist, procrastinator, and hyper-achiever showed up in the book writing process.To do that, she teaches us a lot about Parts Work. Tune in to learn:What Parts Work is (and how it’s different than Internal Family Systems)How to identify protector partsTracy’s 3-step methodology for

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57:25

✏️ Deleting Instagram, Practicing Attention & the...

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2025/09/10

This summer, Cody Cook-Parrott deleted their Instagram account. In doing so, they “lost” 80,000 followers and gained so. much. more.In this conversation, we dig into why Cody decided to delete IG, how their creative attention has shifted since, and what it really looks like to build a business (and publish a book) off the grid.Tune in to this episode to hear us explore:Why Cody deleted their account instead of deactivatingWhat it means to archive your work onlineThe realities of giving up

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60:50

🏁 The State of Substack & How to Fall Back in Love...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/09/05

Seth Werkheiser was one of the first 3000 people on Twitter. Now he runs Social Media Escape Club and helps people get off X, Facebook, Instagram, and more.In this conversation, we chart how we’ve each spent 20+ years online — beginning with AOL, Tumblr, and Twitter all the way through Instagram, TikTok, and the current state of Substack.This one goes out to everyone feeling lost online and looking for the magic of the early internet era again. Join us for this journey through:Amelia’s

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25:17

💫 How to (Self) Publish a Book Without Social Media

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/09/03

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! Season 7 of Off the Grid officially kicks off next week. 🥳 This season we'll be digging into all things (self)-publishing without social media. I'm talking to writers, coaches, witches, and more about the magic of bringing our ideas to life and selling them in the marketplace. 😬To get you in the mood, I'm sharing a preview of what's to come this fall and a juicy excerpt of a conversation I had on the Writing Your Resilience podcast earlier this

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16:28

🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media —...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/08/06

It's finally here, my friends... your first preview of my book!In this episode, I fill you in on exactly why Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media.Then in a you-heard-it-here-first moment, I play you the beginning of the audiobook! And I implore you to join the book waitlist at yourattentionissacred.com — so you can get a copy when it releases this fall.Thank you so much for tuning in to season six of Off the Grid. We'll be on break for the rest of August, but if you join the

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75:05

🙌 21 Tiny Pep Talks for You & Your Creative Business

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/07/30

Welcome to part one of our season six finale!Today I’m joined by TWENTY past guests sharing tiny pep talks recorded just for you.Tune in for encouragement on everything from surviving Capitalism to fixing your sales page to overcoming overwhelm and getting exactly what you want.You’ll hear from:[6:30] Blaize Hall of Weeping Willow Wellness[12:00] Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz of Holisticism[14:55] Sarah Arantza Amador of Hawthorne Mountain Tarot[18:20] Arielle Estoria[19:35] Mattia Maurée of

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54:26

🪞 Clear Channels, Secret Marketing & Making More...

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2025/07/23

Here’s my truth— I am absolutely, positively obsessed with this episode.Today on the pod, I’m joined by the one-and-only Sarah Faith Gottesdiener.She’s popping over from Moonbeaming to pull back the curtain on how the Moon Studio has made more money than ever this year — with a secret marketing strategy and a super minimal social media presence.Hear us get smart on:Inside/outside marketing strategiesKeeping your best work a secretBusiness models that are DOAWhy we love our client

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48:42

🤳 Put Down Your Phone & Abandon Your Brand — with...

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2025/07/16

Casey Johnston is a weight-lifting memoirist and former editor at Vice, Ars Technica & the New York Times’ Wirecutter.She’s been reporting on social media and smart phones for over a decade, and in that time, she built her career on Twitter then left it behind in favorite of a paid newsletter and a phone with fewer than ten apps on it.In this conversation, we dig into the the major shifts that Casey’s witnessed in digital media since 2010, as well as how she created a “DIY Dumb Phone”

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77:19

🚸 “How Do I Grow Without Social Media??” — Live...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/07/09

🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. Welcome to an episode unlike any other! Today I'm joined by Melissa Wong of Coherence Studio for a live advising session where I help her work through the age-old question: "how do I really grow my business without social media?"Then she turns the mic

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39:10

🌻 Paradigm Shift Summer — 3 Ways I’m Reinventing My...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/07/02

Welcome to Paradigm Shift Summer! 😎This month on the podcast, we're rooting into radical change with ease, softness, and poolside vibes.Today I'm taking you behind-the-scenes of my business and sharing 3 ways I'm releasing 2025-so-far and gently redesigning my work/life this summer. I'll guide you through the deep shifts and practical actions I have planned — all with the goal of having a more simple, specific, and spiritual business by the fall.Tune in to get inspired, and then join me

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56:00

😊 How Your Business Can (& Can’t) Make You Happy —...

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2025/06/25

I’m not a fan of the #girlboss. But I am a fan of women who build wildly successful businesses. And I especially appreciate when they offer eyes-open advice about what it really took to get there.Today on the show, I’m joined by Sam Vander Wielen, a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who’s built a multi-seven-figure online business through consistently $100k+ funnels and launches.While income claims like that typically make me roll my eyes… Sam is such an smart, honest, and candid business owner

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60:53

🏦 How Freelance Work Can Solve Your Problems — with...

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2025/06/18

I started my self-employment journey by freelancing… but somehow I’ve never talked about it on the pod!So today I’m joined by Sarah Jutras of Huzzah Studio and Freelance for Life to dive into how to build a freelance career and/or land a few gigs to make ends meet.Together we unpack a few common Qs, including:What is freelancing? 🤺Who is freelancing good for? 💼How can I land my first freelance gig? 😎And is it really possible to turn freelancing into a sustainable career? 🧐I also ask

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57:26

🛠️ How to Create Biz Systems (for Neurodivergent...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/06/11

When my business becomes overwhelming, I turn my focus to my systems.Why? Because systems are the how of everything I do in my work and life. I have a system for doing my laundry, a system for checking my inbox, and a system for making this podcast.And even when I have no system for doing something… that’s still a no-system system!Designing my systems with myself in mind has made my life so much better. And I really want that for you too!So this week on the podcast, I’m joined by brigitte,

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55:23

👩‍💻 How to Reinvent Yourself (& Your Website) — with...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/06/04

2025 has been a year of pivots, restarts, and beginning again. So this week on the pod, we’re talking about reinventing yourself and your website!To do that, I’m joined by yoga-teacher-turned-meditation-studio-owner-turned-designer Anita Cheung AKA Neets!Anita has pivoted business topics, models and personal brands many times over the past decade, and she’s here to share the lessons she’s learned, as well as to offer practical advice for adapting our virtual presence as we evolve.Tune in to

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58:46

↪️ Knowing When to Pivot — The Realities of...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/05/28

Welcome to Off the Grid CPG edition! 🍜Today on the show, I’m joined by Molly Clark of Taking Stock Foods to talk about farmers’ markets, food retail, and the realities of consumer product goods businesses.Molly is the co-founder and CEO of Taking Stock Foods, a functional beverage company based in St. Paul, MN. She is dedicated to being a leader in the conscious food movement, supporting and uplifting other founders in the maker space through intentional vulnerability and authentic

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74:21

🌀 Navigating the Messy Middle — Small Business in...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/05/23

Popping in with a behind-the-scenes bonus episode — where Jen Carrington and I pull back the curtain on everything that's been messy, feel-bad, and chaotic in our businesses this year! We talk about exactly how much our revenue is down, the problems we've diagnosed with our marketing and messaging, and what we're focusing on to stay in business through 2025 and beyond. Tune in to feel seen, heard, and (hopefully) less alone. 💓 If you enjoy the episode, make sure to grab Jen's free Design

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55:17

🗣️ The Relationships that Change Everything —...

Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ·

2025/05/21

We talk about community all the time on this show. But what does it actually look like when relationships change the trajectory of your creative career?In this episode, I’m joined by Lauren LoGrasso to unpack all the relationships that led her to her current roles as an award-winning podcaster, producer of We Can Do Hard Things, and VP of Programming and Development at Audacy.Those relationships range from a random guy in Indiana to the agent who dumped her when she moved to LA to her

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