Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media

Softer Sounds
Softer Sounds
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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

  1. 15h ago

    🌈 Attention is for Everyone — Inventing New Forms & Why the Emergency Was Curiosity with Christie George

    This week, I'm thrilled to be joined by investor, producer, and writer Christie George. She's here discuss attention as care and her book report project: The Emergency Was Curiosity. Together we have a conversation about the role of art in our lives as we explore: Why gratitude is fundamental for working artistsBook reports as attentional structuresLiving archives as artistic practicesHow social media killed Amelia’s journalling practiceWhat it means to be in conversation with a work of artTurning a book project into a gallery exhibition & event seriesA defense of non-monetized creative projectsAttention as a collective care practiceExpanding flow states to include othersDiversifying the attention discourse  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  ⭐️ Looking for creative inspiration? Get Kevin Chung's new book We Are All Creative for 52 weeks of small shifts at weareallcreative.com

  2. 5d ago

    🌀 How to Use Intuitive Tools with Integrity — with Verena Borell, Sarah Arantza-Amador & Natasha Levinger

    Happy almost-Halloween/Samhein, friends!  In honor of the season, today I’m sharing a very special community conversation on intuitive integrity and creative/business practice. I’m joined by Verena Borell, Sarah Arantza-Amador, and Natasha Levinger — as we originally recorded this for a panel at our spring astro summit. This episode is for intuitive practitioners who want to build better boundaries with clients, creative people seeking spiritual support, and anyone who’s curious about modalities like astrology, tarot, and energy healing. If you like this one, you might also enjoy: 3 Magical Rituals to Transform Your Business — with Brigitte, Cecily Sailor & Ash CantyReclaiming Your Magic Online & Offline — with Casey Zabala of Modern WitchesBe With Your Body — Tarot Guidance & Embodiment in Creative Business with Sarah-Jane Chapman RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  ⭐️ Looking for creative inspiration? Get Kevin Chung's new book We Are All Creative for 52 weeks of small shifts at weareallcreative.com

  3. Oct 28

    🏹 Be With Your Body — Tarot Guidance & Embodiment in Creative Business with Sarah-Jane Chapman

    This week, Sarah Jane Chapman joins me on the podcast to get magical with her deck & business: Be With Your Body. We explore the business of tarot AND the magical practice of tarot, as we discuss Sarah Jane’s business ecosystem and the cards guiding her through the fall.  Tune in to hear about: Why we love tarot and how we got into reading cardsSarah Jane’s Body Metta practiceWhat it really takes to create a tarot deckA best-case-scenario for biz partnership dissolutionHow Sarah Jane manages her business with products, services, online & IRL offeringsWhether or not tarot decks are really profitable…Suggestions for pulling cards & tarot spreads for business decisionsThe perks of being a tarot beginner & working with different decksSarah Jane's favorite tarot cards for this fall's Venus Retrograde  ⭐️ Off the Grid listeners get 25% off the Be With Your Body Tarot Deck and the Autumn Ritual Planner! Learn more + buy here: https://www.bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid (sponsored)  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  ⭐️ Looking for creative inspiration? Get Kevin Chung's new book We Are All Creative for 52 weeks of small shifts at weareallcreative.com

    🏹 Be With Your Body — Tarot Guidance & Embodiment in Creative Business with Sarah-Jane Chapman

  4. Oct 26 ·  Bonus

    🔒 How to Price When You Already Have Enough Money

    After my episode on pricing with Bear Hebert, I got a question from a listener that went something like this— "How do you price yourself and your services when you already have enough money? In my case, my spouse has a very good job, so we don’t need an income from me. But I am also a creative, a gatherer, a podcaster, a stay-at-home parent, and lots more. I do these things because I love them, and I could do them for free and not charge... but is that the right / anti-capitalist answer? Help!"I think this is an important position to talk about! So in this episode, I walk through: How to think about money when you already have enoughSurviving vs thriving budgets & calculating a new enough numberIdeas on redistribution & recirculating profitsAccounting for privilege without panicking about itEcosystem-tending through comparative pricing Tune in to an episode preview here, and become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse to get all the $$$ details. 👇  👇  👇  👇 When you join the Clubhouse, you'll get access to over 60 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 :) RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails

  5. Oct 23

    🌾 The Deep Work (& Rest) of Leaving Social Media — with Ashley Neese

    In 2019, Ashley Neese had a bestselling book, a thriving breathwork practice, a new baby, and 30k Instagram followers. Now seven years later, she’s left social media and moved away from the world of wellness™️ entirely. In this conversation, we chart Ashley’s journey from being an influencer in the 2010s LA wellness scene to becoming a parent who refuses to perform wellness when she doesn’t feel well. Together, we unpack the insidious logic of early influencer culture: that the more you post, the more followers you’ll get — and the more followers you get, the more you matter. Then we step away from all that and make space for what can come through when you heal your worthiness wounds. This episode was recorded in fall 2025 for paid Clubhouse supporters and this new edit is being shared with all listeners now. If you’d like to hear more conversations like this, please support the show today.  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  ⭐️ Looking for creative inspiration? Get Kevin Chung's new book We Are All Creative for 52 weeks of small shifts at weareallcreative.com

  6. Oct 21

    📨 Dispatches from a Tiny List — How to Make Money with Under 500 Subscribers with Podge Thomas

    This might be the most real-talk, behind-the-scenes, high-key-giggly, low-key-chaos episode I’ve ever recorded. 👀 Today, Podge Thomas returns to the show for the third time to talk about building a business with a tiny email list. We tell you: Exactly how many subscribers are on our email listsThe difference between marketing our 1:1 and 1:many businessesBuilding the courage & self-trust to take big swingsHow we really feel about unsubscribesWhat to do when a launch “fails”Audience growth strategies and what’s working for us right nowLiving in the present and the future with your business⭐️ If you enjoy this conversation, join Podge and I at our FREE workshop on October 30th. RSVP for: How to Build a Creative Marketing Plan in Notion & send the link to your friends!  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  ⭐️ Looking for creative inspiration? Get Kevin Chung's new book We Are All Creative for 52 weeks of small shifts at weareallcreative.com

  7. Oct 19 ·  Bonus

    🔒 How to Make the Leap to Full-Time — My Path & 3 Examples from $10k/year to $100k/year

    Today's paid-supporter-exclusive episode answers the most popular query from our summer AMA:  "I've been working on my business for a few years now, but I'm still not making full-time income from this work. How do I make the jump from $10-$20k per year to $50-$100k per year?" This is a nuanced question and different for every business owner!  So in this episode, I do a few things to make sense of it: First, I walk you through my journey from 10k to 100k annual revenue (exact numbers and timeline included) 🧮Then I talk about the essential mindset and habit shifts needed to go from part-time to full-time 🧱And finally, I talk through three examples how I would make that leap if I were a book editor, spiritual teacher, or creative coach 📈  Tune in to an episode preview here, and become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse to get all the $$$ details. 👇  👇  👇  👇 When you join the Clubhouse, you'll get access to over 50 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 :)  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails

  8. Oct 14

    👛 Anti-Capitalist Business in This Economy — How to Set Your Prices & Offer Financial Accessibility with Bear Hebert

    Bear Hebert is here on Off the Grid! And they’ve arrived to bust capitalist myths, teach us how to price, and unpack the nuance of financial accessibility. Tune in, as we discuss: Why business doesn’t have to be capitalistBusting the money myths our inner punk teenagers tell usGetting rid of the girlboss in your head (and on your feed) Why ‘charging your worth’ is inherently problematicHow to figure out the right rates + pricing for your business modelBear’s recommended financial accessibility strategiesThe importance of transparency in marketing + salesExactly how Bear talks about money on sales callsWays to survive a bad economyIdentifying your ‘apocalypse skills’ for business resilience in 2026 + beyondThis conversation is a GIFT! And I’m so thrilled to share it with you. If you enjoy it, definitely go get Bear’s anti-capitalist pricing workshop Freely.  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  ⭐️ Looking for creative inspiration? Get Kevin Chung's new book We Are All Creative for 52 weeks of small shifts at weareallcreative.com

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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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