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9 FEB · BONUS

🔒 How Do I Stay Visible Without Social Media?

Today I’m bringing you something really special— A mini-coaching session and marketing conversation about how to stay visible without social media. It comes from a wonderful conversation I had with Jenni Gritters’ community last month, where someone asked me: "I just started a business and everyone I’ve talked to has said: ‘oh so you have to make an Instagram.’ My rebellious self is completely against it, but obviously it’s a very slow build without social media. Do you think it’s possible? How would you go about it?" I get this question a lot, and I wanted to speak to it here! So tune in to this episode preview to learn exactly how I’d grow this business without social media, including what I think comes before you ever begin working on visibility. To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse When you do, you'll get access to over 30 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show. Please join the Clubhouse to support the show! And find this specific episode here :)

9 Feb · Bonus

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7 min
20 FEB

💿 My Privacy-Focused, Algorithm-Lite Tech Stack

I’ve spent the past 5 years trying to navigate the internet without handing my data (& life) over to surveillance capitalism. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my current tech stack — the browsers, search engines, email providers, and other tools that I use to share my wrk online without Google, Facebook, or AI overlords. As you listen, please know this effort is a work in progress and always evolving! You can learn my entire process by taking my class OPT OUT: 5 Steps to Break Up with Big Tech Today. My current privacy-focused tech stack Kagi search + Orion browserProton Mail (affiliate link) + Zoho MailSignalFind everything else mentioned here: offthegrid.fun/shownotes/privacy-focused-tech-stack RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com! ✌️ Create and sell your meaningful work online — safe in the knowledge you’re not lining the pockets of billionaires. Explore The Portal: a digital learning neighborhood. (sponsored)

20 Feb

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30 min
03/12/2025

🫂 How to Hold it All — Self-Employment in Hard Times with Shivani Mehta Bhatia

This week, we end season seven of Off the Grid with an honest conversation about self-employment amidst polycrisis. I’m joined by the inimitable Shivani Mehta Bhatia — who returns to the show to help us weave our experiences of grief, witnessing, conflict, rest, deep sorrow, and profound joy. It’s been a long year, and we quite literally laugh and cry as we reflect on how 2025 has clarified our commitments — including how we’ve (imperfectly) kept working through it all. Tune in, then if you want to process together: join me for a free end-of-year journalling session on December 9th. We'll gather, look back at 2025, and do our best to hold it all collectively. 🫂 LINKS TO GO DEEPER:explore Shivani's work the nine rules of generative conflict: a manifesto how do we hold it all? Is Leaving Social Media a Privilege? Deepa Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystem Framework Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag🕯️ Free Journalling Session w/Amelia on 12/9 RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com! ✌️ Create and sell your meaningful work online — safe in the knowledge you’re not lining the pockets of billionaires. Explore The Portal: a digital learning neighborhood. (sponsored)

03/12/2025

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1h 4m
01/10/2025

🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media — Book Launch!

My book is here! Learn more & buy your copy at offthegrid.fun/attention 🥳 🥳 🥳 In today's episode, I tell you all about the book AND the virtual retreat I'm hosting this fall. Then I share an amazing conversation I had with Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer for her podcast Imagination State. It's all about how extractive algorithms wreck our creativity + community — and ways to make that stop. Tune in, then please ORDER THE BOOK!

01/10/2025

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59 min
SEASON 8 TRAILER

🪩 Your 2026 Creative Marketing Toolkit!

Happy New Year & welcome to a brand new season of Off the Grid! Today we're kicking off this year-in-biz with our annual creative marketing toolkit — five episodes in five days to set you up for success in 2026! Press play to hear all about it, and tune in this week to learn: Our top 3 marketing strategies for 2026Need-to-know advice on SEO, AI & blogging in this era of the internetMy rules for email marketing + newsletters right nowHow to network better + host fun events (even if you're an introvert)& What trends will grab extra attention in the year ahead! You'll hear from amazing guests like Meg Casebolt, Arianna Smith, and Amanda Laird. It's basically a mini-of-the-moment-marketing-masterclass all for free on the pod feed this week! So please subscribe and share it with a friend xo RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!🎶 Listen to Social Media by SurferBOY

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18 min
20/06/2024

the empress

the empress reminds us of the pleasure and power of nature 🃏 this season is presented by Tarot for Creative Spirits by Cecily Sailer. get your copy with the code MAGIC12 today. (sponsored) 💫 Embark on an astrological pilgrimate through the tarot! Join Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot for a year-long Decan Walk exploring tarot, astrology, and divine archetypes. Beginning in March 2026. Learn more & sign up at: https://www.typewritertarot.com/creative-magic-collective-decan-walk — more from amelia hruby —✺ find my fave tarot books + decks on my bookshop✺ learn more about my work on my website✺ get my tiny tarot zine — a digital zine sharing written interpretations of every card in the tarot, based on these tiny episodes — sliding scale $5-20 https://bit.ly/tinytarotzine

20/06/2024

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8 min
22/07/2024

the hanged one

the hanged one radically reorients our perspective + invites us to ask "what if?" 🃏 this season is presented by Tarot for Creative Spirits by Cecily Sailer. get your copy with the code MAGIC12 today. (sponsored) 💫 Embark on an astrological pilgrimate through the tarot! Join Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot for a year-long Decan Walk exploring tarot, astrology, and divine archetypes. Beginning in March 2026. Learn more & sign up at: https://www.typewritertarot.com/creative-magic-collective-decan-walk — more from amelia hruby —✺ find my fave tarot books + decks on my bookshop✺ learn more about my work on my website✺ get my tiny tarot zine — a digital zine sharing written interpretations of every card in the tarot, based on these tiny episodes — sliding scale $5-20 https://bit.ly/tinytarotzine

22/07/2024

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10 min
26/09/2025

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

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 getting a copy of the book at yourattentionissacred.com! Mentioned in the episode: Postcards from: Carolyn Yoo, Debora Figueiredo, Kening Zhu & Chelsie TammsFifty Feminist MantrasIngramSpark & LuluHow to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine UPDATE: I’ve amended the start of this episode to share the unfortunate news that — if you distribute your book through IngramSpark, IT WILL ALWAYS be available on Amazon. This was not clear before my publication date, but after many support tickets to IngramSpark they’ve clarified that “our distribution program is ‘All or nothing’ which that we are unable to leave out any of our distribution partners.” I was able to stop the ebook and audiobook from going to Amazon, but the paperback version is now unavoidably there. Please buy it elsewhere! RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails📔 Buy a copy of Amelia's new book — Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media

26/09/2025

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26 min
10/10/2025 · BONUS

💯 100 Ways to Share Your Work & Life Off Social Media

Let's get visionary! 🪅 🪅 🪅 Today I'm revisiting and reimagining my list of 100 Ways to Share Your Work/Life Without Social Media — in celebration of my book launch! If you've been feeling unsure, uninspired, or unsatisfied lately, this episode is for you. Tune in for a quick dose of clarity and expansion. 🩵 RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!

10/10/2025 · Bonus

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16 min
10/10/2025

🍁 9 New Releases for a Cozy/Sexy/Spooky Fall

Fall is my favorite season for reading, because I love cozy blankets, warm lattes, and books that make me feel some kind of way. In this episode, I’m sharing books for my 3 fave fall feelings: cozy, sexy, and spooky. 🧶💄👹 It’s a Libra & Scorpio season adventure, full of amazing reads that just came out this year! ALSO! I just published a new book of my own. It’s called Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media, and you can pick up a paperback or an ebook right here. Recommended Books (with affiliate links): A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaDragon Fires Everywhere by Hazel BeckGhost Business by Jen DeLucaZomRomCom by Olivia DadeArcane Academy by Elise KovaPlay Nice by Rachel HarrisonKatabasis by R.F. KuangThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Whistler by Nick Medina More from Amelia:📖 Follow what I'm reading on Storygraph📝 Send me a message📚 Shop my used books on Pango🎁 Gift me a book from my Bookshop wishlist

10/10/2025

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29 min

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Top Shows

🔒 How Do I Stay Visible Without Social Media?

💿 My Privacy-Focused, Algorithm-Lite Tech Stack

🫂 How to Hold it All — Self-Employment in Hard Times with Shivani Mehta Bhatia

🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media — Book Launch!

🪩 Your 2026 Creative Marketing Toolkit!

the empress

the hanged one

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

💯 100 Ways to Share Your Work & Life Off Social Media

🍁 9 New Releases for a Cozy/Sexy/Spooky Fall

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