Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

This is probably my fave conversation I’ve ever had with a therapist.
Today Lauren Ruth Martin, LPC-MHSP is here to talk about the anti-perfectionist planners she created for her company Nine to Kind.
We discuss:
Why most planners force us into a productivity mindset
How gentle scaffolding can help us plan without perfectionism
The therapeutic exercises Lauren included in her planners
Why we prefer DBT to CBT personally
How to redistribute your f*cks — instead of trying to care less
 
If you enjoy our conversation, make sure to explore Nine to Kind planners! Get 50% off digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid
 
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
💫 RSVP for the 2026 Astro & Biz Planning Summit

   
COMING UP:
👉 COME TO CLASS is a spring workshop on how to teach & sell online with confidence & care. Registration opens April 29th if you're on the waitlist. Learn more & join here: amelia.myflodesk.com/cometoclass
👉 Join the *Your Attention is Sacred* asynchronous book club with Jess Reid, happening May 6-15! Sign up here and use code AMELIA for $11 off. Then forward your receipt to [email protected] for your bonus audiobook & ebook.

We talk a lot about privacy at Off the Grid… but what does that actually mean in practice?
Today I’m joined by Patricia Egger, Head of Security at my fave privacy-focused tech company Proton. 
Together, we have a non-technical-person-friendly conversation about:
Why Proton insists on ‘privacy by default’
The difference between online privacy & security
Why we love Proton Mail & want you to use it (affiliate link)
What it actually means when emails/messages are encrypted
Proton’s Born Private initiative (& how to claim a $1 email address for your kids)
Why AI has major privacy problems
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
🙅‍♀️ I wanna help you leave Gmail with this workshop 👉 OPT OUT:  5 Steps to Break Up with Big Tech Today

 

   
COMING UP:
👉 COME TO CLASS is a spring workshop on how to teach & sell online with confidence & care. Registration opens April 29th if you're on the waitlist. Learn more & join here: amelia.myflodesk.com/cometoclass
👉 Join the *Your Attention is Sacred* asynchronous book club with Jess Reid, happening May 6-15! Sign up here and use code AMELIA for $11 off. Then forward your receipt to [email protected] for your bonus audiobook & ebook.

Today I’m resharing my conversation with writer, therapist, and creative Lisa Olivera in honor of her upcoming book — When the Ache Remains: Lessons on Tending to the Unfixable and Finding Beauty Anyway— which is out on April 28th. 
Lisa and I talk about how her work and life changed as her Instagram platform grew to over 400,000 followers. Together, we dive into:
Two reasons Lisa joined Instagram + how it felt as her account grew
The allure of online business + what we’re “supposed to do” when we have a big platform
Social media addiction + the compulsion to post/like/share/scroll
Facing the big hole that’s there when social media’s not there
How to make the choice to stay on social media

If you enjoy this episode, please preorder Lisa's book! Here's my affiliate link, and here's more info on her website.
 
 
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!
 

   
COMING UP:
👉 COME TO CLASS is a spring workshop on how to teach & sell online with confidence & care. Registration opens April 29th if you're on the waitlist. Learn more & join here: amelia.myflodesk.com/cometoclass
👉 Join the *Your Attention is Sacred* asynchronous book club with Jess Reid, happening May 6-15! Sign up here and use code AMELIA for $11 off. Then forward your receipt to [email protected] for your bonus audiobook & ebook.

Today I'm answering a question from Kate Henry about why summits often feel sketchy... and how I designed our upcoming Astro & Biz Planning Summit to be the opposite of that!
Tune in to learn:
How the summit model works  ⚡️
Why affiliate strategies can make summits feel weird  🧐
The questions I ask before agreeing to participate in any event  🙋‍♀️
How to make sure a summit benefits the host, speakers AND audience  ♻️
& Why you should RSVP for the Astro & Biz Planning Summit ASAP (if you want to)  🤗
 
 
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!
 

   
COMING UP:
👉 COME TO CLASS is a spring workshop on how to teach & sell online with confidence & care. Registration opens April 29th if you're on the waitlist. Learn more & join here: amelia.myflodesk.com/cometoclass
👉 Join the *Your Attention is Sacred* asynchronous book club with Jess Reid, happening May 6-15! Sign up here and use code AMELIA for $11 off. Then forward your receipt to [email protected] for your bonus audiobook & ebook.

This year I’m making big changes in my business…
So I wanted to bring back my quarterly recaps to share the highlights, challenges, and financial details of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid each season!
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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!