🌻 Can We Still Thrive Online? — Digital Wellness & Ethical Marketing with Amelia Knott
Today on the show, I’m joined by art psychotherapist Amelia Knott to explore and untangle the intersections of mental health, social media, creativity, and small business.We specifically take on the concepts of “digital wellness” and “ethical marketing.” And we have a nuanced conversation about how we really feel online and what it means to market with care (and without coercion).Join us as we get into:The problem with “wellness” & the possibility of cultivating well-being onlineHow to do an attention audit & figure out how you really feel about social mediaOur thoughts on the major cultural shifts around social media this yearEthical marketing frameworks from a mental health practitioner perspectivePractical tips to make your marketing language more trauma-informed And if you enjoy this episode, make sure you get a copy of Amelia’s book, The Art of Thriving Online! RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
COME TO CLASS! ⭐️ How to Run Your Creative Business During a Recession (or any slow time) — A 90-minute class + community brainstorm for calming our minds, simplifying our expenses + reimagining our offerings as we navigate challenging times in small business. Weds, May 28th @ 12pm CT on Zoom ⟡ $25 USD ⟡ Learn more & sign up here
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✊ Make the Movement Irresistible — Quiet Quitting Social Media as an Artist with Edgar Fabián Frías
Edgar Fabián Frías is an artist, therapist, educator, curator, witch and so much more.Today, they join me on the podcast to talk about the decision they made to quiet quit Instagram at the start of 2025.Together, we explore:The works of art that changed our lives & nonlinear psychic collaborationBeing impersonated on Instagram & how that can impact your businessWhat happens when Meta starts suspending queer artistsHow Edgar blended career paths & built new channels away from social media (including their podcast Your Art is a Spell!)Feeling safer after stepping back from so much public sharingWhy the era of social media is dying Tune in for an inspiring conversation in the spirit of Toni Cade Bambara, who teaches us that — “As a culture worker who belongs to an oppressed people, my job is to make revolution irresistible.” RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails👯 Edgar’s artist shout-outs: Asher Hartman, Reina Prado of Healing Queen & Good Mexican Girl, Jeff Hinshaw
COME TO CLASS! ⭐️ How to Run Your Creative Business During a Recession (or any slow time) — A 90-minute class + community brainstorm for calming our minds, simplifying our expenses + reimagining our offerings as we navigate challenging times in small business. Weds, May 28th @ 12pm CT on Zoom ⟡ $25 USD ⟡ Learn more & sign up here
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📢 Amplifying Attention for Under-Recognized Voices (Including Yourself!) — with Cher Hale
Cher Hale is one of my favorite people on the internet, and her newsletter Doing It For the Attention has taught me SO MUCH about getting my work in front of new people in a way that aligns with my body AND my business. In this conversation, we dive deep into the roots of attention and all the ways we can build community around our work — including how to amplify attention for ourselves and others.Tune in to hear Cher’s wisdom and advice on:How to be comfortable asking for attentionWays to get more attention for your businessDivesting, directing & demanding attention as liberatory tactics for building new worlds20 Ways to Amplify Attention for Under-Recognized VoicesFun ideas for shouting-out and h/t-ing your friendsChildcare trades & a new way to mastermind that I learned from Becky Mollenkamp RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
COME TO CLASS! ⭐️ How to Run Your Creative Business During a Recession (or any slow time) — A 90-minute class + community brainstorm for calming our minds, simplifying our expenses + reimagining our offerings as we navigate challenging times in small business. Weds, May 28th @ 12pm CT on Zoom ⟡ $25 USD ⟡ Learn more & sign up here
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🙅♂️ How to Stop Feeling Stuck on Social Media — with Deanna deBara
Come on down for the 100th episode of Off the Grid!!! 🎉To celebrate this milestone, we're returning to our roots with a fresh conversation about how to leave social media (if you so choose).Today Deanna deBara from Season of Stuck podcast joins me to explore: 🫣 why we get stuck on social media🥸 how to stop doomscrolling & feeling trapped on the apps🤠 & ways to decide what YOUR next best step is online or offlineIf you're feeling stuck in any aspect of your business, marketing or life, this episode is for you! Thanks for tuning in and celebrating 100 episodes with us. 💛RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
COME TO CLASS! ⭐️ How to Run Your Creative Business During a Recession (or any slow time) — A 90-minute class + community brainstorm for calming our minds, simplifying our expenses + reimagining our offerings as we navigate challenging times in small business. Weds, May 28th @ 12pm CT on Zoom ⟡ $25 USD ⟡ Learn more & sign up here
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💏 You CAN Make Friends Without Social Media — with Caitlin Metz & Rebekah Taussig
OMG CROSSOVER EPISODE! 🫶 Today on the show, I'm celebrating our 99th episode (and my four-years-off-social-media anniversary!) by sharing a conversation I had with Rebekah Taussig and Caitlin Metz for their podcast Scratch That.We get into things I've NEVER talked about publicly before, including:How my three-year-old self picked my present-day career pathThe four-minute version of my leaving-social-media storyWhat Instagram has meant to Rebekah as a space to share her life & disability advocacyHow social media supports introverts like Caitlin with relationship-building & belongingWays to express your (queer) identity without social mediaThe value of breaking out of our echo chambers & building local communityHow to stop using social media to numb out 🙃 Tune in for an amazing, multi-faceted conversation, and if you're one of our parents listening, make sure you go subscribe to Scratch That: Parenting & ReParenting Off Script on Apple and Spotify for more incredible episodes! RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
COME TO CLASS! ⭐️ How to Run Your Creative Business During a Recession (or any slow time) — A 90-minute class + community brainstorm for calming our minds, simplifying our expenses + reimagining our offerings as we navigate challenging times in small business. Weds, May 28th @ 12pm CT on Zoom ⟡ $25 USD ⟡ Learn more & sign up here
About Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your Clients
Off The Grid is a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients. ✌️ 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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