Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

How are we feeling about AI these days, friends?

Ambivalent? Over it? Hopefully curious? 🧐

Today on the show, we’re kicking off a 3-week AI series, where we’ll explore the good, bad and ugly of LLMs.

Our first guest is Mel Mitchell-Jackson — who returns to the show to share their practice of AI Sobriety.

We get into why AI is a labor issue, how it’s impacting our creativity, and why we’re hopeful that locally-hosted small language models might save the day.

We also talk about addiction, accessibility, and why I’m practicing GPT-sobriety this year.
 
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!

 
🌟 Heal your relationship with social media & creativity. Get your copy of The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-Parrot today! (affiliate link)

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

 
🌟 Heal your relationship with social media & creativity. Get your copy of The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-Parrot today! (affiliate link)

This week, Cody Cook-Parrott returns to the show to share their new book, The Practice of Attention!

We go deep into creative attention, social media addiction, and why we can’t stop checking our email. Tune in as we discuss:
Why creative attention is different than distraction or focus
How tending to your attention helps you finish projects
Experimenting with tech breaks, the Wisephone, and the Brick
Which apps grab us: Pinterest vs Youtube
Ways to cultivate hobbies, movement regimens & research practices
How stepping back from social media empowers us to resist political violence
 
LINKS & RESOURCES:
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 If you like this episode, make sure you get a copy of Cody's book! (affiliate link)

 
🌟 Heal your relationship with social media & creativity. Get your copy of The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-Parrot today! (affiliate link)

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 internet
Realizing social media is a toxic, codependent relationship
How your subconscious “goes shopping for flaws and failures” while you scroll
The problems with hate-following
How to quit stalking ourselves, our friends, our exes, and total strangers online
Why we shop more when we’re active on Instagram or TikTok
Reclaiming your sense of self away from social media
Why 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!

 
🌟 Heal your relationship with social media & creativity. Get your copy of The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-Parrot today! (affiliate link)

I met Mel Mitchell-Jackson in the best way: through a newsletter ad, a ‘wanna chat?’ email, and many texts and virtual coffees since.

Today, they’re here to talk about their path from art school to working at Apple HQ to leaving that behind for creative self-employment.

Tune in to hear us explore:
How to cultivate creative community
The realities of what it takes to “make it” in art school & beyond
Chronic illness, Long COVID & find a pace you can sustain
3 common traps of over-giving in online business
Ways to center anti-capitalist values & praxis in your work
The pros & cons of building an audience through Youtube
& much more!
   
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
 

 
🌟 Heal your relationship with social media & creativity. Get your copy of The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-Parrot today! (affiliate link)