Softer Sounds

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8 GEN

📍 The Power of Local Events & Low-Key Networking in 2026 — with Arianna Smith

You don’t have to be an extrovert to host events. (I promise.) In today’s episode, I’m talking to licensed therapist and intuitive copywriter Arianna Smith about the event series she’s been hosting since 2023 and how in-person networking has changed her business for the better. If you’re thinking about how to be less online and more IRL in 2026, this episode is for you! Tune in to learn all about: Why Arianna decided to host in-person events & how she found her first venuesDifferent approaches to RSVPs & free vs paid eventsWhy relationships are the only timeless marketing “strategy”How to tend to yourself while hosting eventsDifferent types of events to host depending on your personalityWhat to do if nobody shows up 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 ✌️ 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)

8 gen

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1 h 5 min
4 GG FA

⚡️ How to Change the Trajectory of Your Work/Money/Life — with Akua Nyame-Mensah

If you’ve had a tough 2026 so far, this episode is for you. Today, I’m sharing a nuanced and practical chat with Akua Nyame-Mensah about how we can move from a reactive to a reflective mindset and shift our trajectory in the process. Tune in to hear Akua’s advice for changing the narrative of your business — without repressing or ignoring what’s happening in the world (or your body or your bank account). I also share some examples of how I reshaped my relationship to money through storytelling and ritual. You can hear the whole conversation in the Clubhouse right here. Thanks to Akua for joining me on the show! LINKS & RESOURCES: 👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails ✌️ 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)

4 gg fa

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22 min
6 MAR

✌️ Unpacking Insecurity, FOMO & How Social Media Harms Our Mental Health & Relationships — with Natalie Lue

Let’s talk about how bad social media really is for our mental health and relationships. 🫠 In this honest and vulnerable conversation, Natalie Lue of Baggage Reclaim helps us dig into: Growing up without the internetRealizing social media is a toxic, codependent relationshipHow your subconscious “goes shopping for flaws and failures” while you scrollThe problems with hate-followingHow to quit stalking ourselves, our friends, our exes, and total strangers onlineWhy we shop more when we’re active on Instagram or TikTokReclaiming your sense of self away from social mediaWhy it’s not your fault if you can’t cope with using the apps This one goes out to anyone struggling with the harms of social media. Listen to the full episode on Baggage Reclaim here. 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)

6 mar

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34 min
27 FEB

❤️‍🩹 Fractured Attention & Financial Scarcity — Quitting Instagram with Jenni Gritters

Jenni Gritters recently hosted me for a Your Attention is Sacred book club, and I’m excited to share our conversation with you! Tune in as we discuss: Understanding the goals of the algorithmsAddiction as a lens to make sense of social mediaJenni’s decision to delete her Instagram accountThe parallels between fractured attention and financial scarcityReckoning with combative platformsHow to protect your well-being if you’re still on social media⭐️ & RSVP FOR MY BOOK READING IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MARCH 12TH! ⭐️ BOOKS MENTIONED (affiliate links): Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media by Amelia HrubyThe Sustainable Solopreneur by Jenni GrittersThe Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-ParrottDopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MDStolen Focus by Johann HariThe Sirens’ Call by Chris HayesThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff LINKS & RESOURCES: 👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails ✌️ 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)

27 feb

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33 min
25 FEB

🐚 Burnout as a Cycle Under Capitalism — with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson

Today I’m joined by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson for a deep and thoughtful conversation about spiritual practice, small business, and social media. Together we weave through: How Cyrée crafted his career as a diviner, poet, herbalist + card readerHealing burnout when living with chronic illness and neurodivergenceWhy Instagram has no elders — and all communities are incomplete without eldersDiscernment vs extreme skepticism — and how to navigate the internet’s slop eraHow to blend online & IRL business models — including different ways to run a shopThe realities of experiencing transphobic and hateful comments on social mediaHerbal and ecological support for tending to burnout ❤️‍🩹 LINKS & RESOURCES: 👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails 📣 Learn more about advertising with Off the Grid ✌️ 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)

25 feb

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1 h 1 min
6 GEN

🔎 Searching the New Web: SEO, AI & Blogs in 2026 with Meg Casebolt

Search has always driven web traffic… but what is SEO in the era of AI? And how will that impact our creative businesses in 2026? Today I’m joined by SEO expert, podcaster and romance novelist (!) Meg Casebolt, who’s here to help us understand the current landscape of search and how AI is remapping the web. Tune in to learn: What's shifting in the world of SEO — including AIO, GEO, AEO & LLMEOHow these changes might just liberate us from Google…Why you never need to use keyword tools again!Tips for optimizing your digital presence in 2026 — whether you’re just starting out or have a lot online alreadyHow to think about search if you’re not interested in using AIWhy Meg is returning to blogging in 2026 This conversation made me stop stressing about AI and quit worrying if anyone will ever find my website again. Tune in, read Meg’s blog, and enjoy! 🙏 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 ✌️ 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)

6 gen

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1 h 8 min
10/09/2025

✏️ Deleting Instagram, Practicing Attention & the Magic of Self-Publishing — with Cody Cook-Parrott

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 social capitalSacred witnessing and ways to cultivate the feeling of being seenHow Cody is approaching their next book launch without social mediaWhy we love self-publishing & the fate of Amelia’s first zine project 🌟 If you love this chat, listen to Cody’s podcast Common Shapes! (The party Amelia & Cody hosted has passed.) 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 ✌️ 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)

10/09/2025

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59 min
11 FEB

🕯️Centering Your Values & Staying off Social Media — with Harry Doull of Keap Candles

Harry Doull grew up living in a small family hotel in the French countryside. Then he worked for the UN and Google, before leaving tech behind to co-found his candle company, Keap. This week, he’s on the podcast to share why he left tech for candlemaking, and how he’s grown Keap without social media or Amazon — while still garnering plenty of customers, partners, and awards, including landing on Wirecutter’s best candles list. This one’s for all the product-makers out there and anyone who believes business without social media can’t scale. They can! We’re proving it! Buy a candle & join us! ALSO — If you want to try a Keap candle, use the code OFFTHEGRID for 15% off your first purchase. My faves are: Timur Moon, Wood Cabin, Wild Figs & the brand new Grapefruit + Yuzu (affiliate links) And if you want to partner with Keap, check out their Mindful Creators program. RESOURCES + LINKS🕯️If you want to try a Keap candle, my faves are: Timur Moon, Wood Cabin & the brand new Grapefruit + Yuzu (affiliate 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)

11 feb

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1 h
2 FEB · CONTENUTI EXTRA

🔒 How Much $$ I've Really Made in 5 Years of Self-Employment

My least favorite thing about starting a business was the overwhelming fear and uncertainty I felt around making money. In the early days, I was drowning in narratives of how most businesses fail, and I’d probably never earn enough to feel supported or successful. But over time… My business started working. More money started flowing. And I built confidence in my ability to steward wealth. Now — I’ve been working full-time in my business for almost five years. It feels wild to report that I’ve made over $550,000 in revenue during that time. And I’ve taken home enough of that to support my family and purchase a home. Is that an income claim? HELL NO. I’m not saying ‘look at what I did; here’s a quick way you can do it too.’ But I am arriving here (proverbial powerpoint in hand) to open up my books and show you how my business has actually made money over the past five years. Because one thing that would’ve made starting a business less scary was seeing how other people actually made it work financially. Not with imaginary hypotheticals or overinflated promises. But with actual numbers. So in this episode preview, I'm talking to you about money! And in the full episode (with video), I share five years of my actual numbers. If you’re a money nerd (and a nosey nelly) like me, tune in to hear: Why I think financial transparency is important — but only when done with context and care! 🫨How much I made in my first year of self-employment 💸Why it took me a while to reach six-figures 🤑Revenue vs profit vs take-home pay — this matters so much!!! ☝️The gap between business well-being & personal well-being ⛓️‍💥How I survived a 50% drop in Softer Sounds revenue in 2025… 😬What happened that made me go all-in on Off the Grid 🤳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 :)

2 feb · Contenuti extra

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13 min
2 MAR · CONTENUTI EXTRA

🔒 A Pep Talk for Believing in Your Business & Your Art

A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a new business friend and peer that sent me into a total tailspin. The TLDR; is that they said something relatively innocuous about my podcast & membership model… And it had me questioning everything about I know about success in online business. In this Clubhouse-exclusive episode, I share more of that story and the pep talk I’ve been giving myself since. To hear the whole thing, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse When you do, you'll get access to over 40 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 :) ** This episode was recorded & scheduled before the US joined Israel in bombing Iran over the weekend. At Off the Grid, we believe in food not bombs. We support the Iran people and protestors pursuing freedom in the face of extreme violence. But we don’t believe in the US pattern of interventionism through warfare. Nor in a President who posts assassination updates on a social media platform he owns. For our US listeners, please join us in calling your representatives to stop these unauthorized military strikes. **

2 mar · Contenuti extra

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5 min

Softer Sounds is a feminist podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives. This channel features our original shows. To see our clients' work find us online at softersounds.studio

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Softer Sounds

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📍 The Power of Local Events & Low-Key Networking in 2026 — with Arianna Smith

⚡️ How to Change the Trajectory of Your Work/Money/Life — with Akua Nyame-Mensah

✌️ Unpacking Insecurity, FOMO & How Social Media Harms Our Mental Health & Relationships — with Natalie Lue

❤️‍🩹 Fractured Attention & Financial Scarcity — Quitting Instagram with Jenni Gritters

🐚 Burnout as a Cycle Under Capitalism — with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson

🔎 Searching the New Web: SEO, AI & Blogs in 2026 with Meg Casebolt

✏️ Deleting Instagram, Practicing Attention & the Magic of Self-Publishing — with Cody Cook-Parrott

🕯️Centering Your Values & Staying off Social Media — with Harry Doull of Keap Candles

🔒 How Much $$ I've Really Made in 5 Years of Self-Employment

🔒 A Pep Talk for Believing in Your Business & Your Art

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