Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

Join me as I convince myself it's ok to sunset my business 😬   In this quarterly recap episode, I walk through the highs, lows, and finances of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid so far this year...   And I figure out how to make the money work as I pivot my business model from service provider to content creator!   Tune in to an episode preview here, and become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse a...

Nic Antoinette is back to help me wrap season nine, and we’re talking about the breaks we are (and aren’t) taking this summer. Tune in to hear us unpack: Why nobody talks about the moments we don’t like our business 😬 How fear keeps us from slowing down or taking breaks 🐌 When being honest actually f*cks with your sales 📉 Different types of breaks we’ve taken and want to take ⛓️‍💥 How to figur...

HEY HI HELLO! 🍕 Today I’m thrilled to be joined by best-selling author, super-fun illustrator, and illustrious host of Creative Pep Talk podcast, Andy J Pizza ! In this upbeat conversation, we chat about: How Andy makes money as an artist The strategic choices he made to grow his podcast Why we can’t “What-Would-David-Bowie-Do” our way into a successful business Andy’s musician-model for thinking...

If I had to name ONE THING that increased my sales more than anything else in the past year... It'd be learning to polish my copywriting and pre-launch my offerings with Nicole Cloutier and her class Open Loop . Open Loop is how I doubled Interweb sign-ups in 2026. Open Loop is how I made over $10k on COME TO CLASS last month. Open Loop is why I feel so confident selling this year. And that's why...

Natalie Brite (they/them) is the founder and creative director of DoGoodBiz — an ethical creative studio for conscious leaders and the movements they're building. On their Substack newsletter , they write about creativity, ecosystems, and doing work rooted in care. They also excoriate social media ! But in a soft, supportive way, of course. Today Natalie joins me to talk about why social media man...

What do we do when business slows down over the summer? And how do we navigate that when a global recession and supply chain breakdown are happening at the same time?? In this Clubhouse-exclusive workshop replay, I share my best strategies for running your business during slow times — including somatic self-soothing ideas, ways to reduce expenses, and a framework for experimenting with new offerin...

Today I’m thrilled to have Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner of Loam on the podcast to discuss their new book, Compassion in Crisis , which just came out with Heyday Books. Together we have a gentle, honest, and deep conversation exploring: The meaning of ‘polycrisis’ Why it’s important to think about preparedness Ways to prepare without slipping into hypervigilance (even if you’re an anxiou...

Today I’m bringing you something really special— A mini-coaching session where I answer a question about how to grow your email list before, during, and after leaving social media. The question comes from the wonderful Kate of Queen Bee Hormone Health who wrote to me and asked: " Thanks to Off the Grid, I’ve backed wayyyy off posting on social media. I feel so much better, but I'm really strugglin...

I often say I left social media because I was anxiously-attached to Instagram… but what does that actually mean?! Today I’m joined by psychotherapist and author Shannon Algeo to explore why Attachment Theory explains so much about technology and smartphone addiction. We discuss their new book, The Power in Your Hands , as we talk about: What it means to be anxious, avoidant, or securely-attached H...

Today I’m doing something fun and different… Live-writing an AI policy with my friend and colleague, Dr. Kate Henry of Honing In ! After listening to the Off the Grid AI series , Kate reached out to ask if I she could hire me to help her write an AI policy. I said no, because I’m not doing 1:1 advising right now… but I proposed that we record a chat about it for the Clubhouse instead! So in this v...

LINDSAY MACK IS HERE! And while you’ve probably heard them talk about tarot on their wildly popular podcast … Today they’re taking us deep behind the scenes of their work to explore: How they built their creative tarot business The key inflection points that led to successful biz growth The realities of being a breadwinner ~ in this economy~ Why they’re finally releasing a tarot deck and book &amp...

“My constant longing to be without social media is actually a longing to be in deeper connection with the world.” River Selby was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. They worked as a wildland firefighter for seven years, and their debut memoir, Hotshot: A Life of Fire , was published in 2025 by Grove Atlantic. Today, River joins me to talk about the realities of being an auth...

If you’ve been paying attention around here… You likely know that next week I’m teaching a new intensive called COME TO CLASS ! It’s a 3-day workshop on how to teach online with confidence and care, and it’ll guide you through everything I’ve learned in 20 years of teaching — with a special focus on how learning to teach can help you improve your sales. One of the bonuses that COME TO CLASS studen...

I’ve had SO MANY conversations about the problems with online course platforms. Mighty Networks vs Circle vs Kajabi vs Teachable — none of us like the existing options, and we’re waiting for someone to build something better. So today I’ve invited Sally Burns to the show, because she’s building an alternate platform for teaching and learning online — a digital neighborhood called The Portal . Tune...

My monthly-ish series with Nic Antoinette continues! This time we’re talking about what it means to be “consistent” when you’re running a business in this economy . We get into: How we simultaneously rage against consistency and attribute our success to it The relationship between consistency and cultivating trust with your audience Ways to build better (for you) rhythms in your business What to d...

If you want to build a business around your know-how… You have to learn how to teach. In today’s episode, I’m talking about why learning to teach is the best sales “hack” I know — and I’m introducing you to my upcoming spring intensive, COME TO CLASS . In just 30 minutes, I walk you through: Why online courses aren’t ‘dead’ or ‘over’ How to figure out what you want to teach What you need to know a...

Today I’m very excited to share a workshop on gentle business planning — AKA how I make ambitious plans for my biz while also healing my burnout!   In this audio (and video!) workshop, I walk you through: Why we’re always planning (even when we think we’re “behind”) My 6 tenets for Gentle Business Planning List-making prompts for the season ahead in your work How to turn reflective prompts into a...

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 pref...

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 t...

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 Instagra...

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...

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! Tune in to this episode preview to hear about the highs & lows of winter in my biz. Then become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse to get all the details on how much...

Earlier this spring, I asked Interweb members: 'What are your thorniest tax questions?' Then I brought those questions to Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax , so we could get answers from an actual tax expert!    Tune in to this episode to learn: How to know if you should be an LLC or an S-Corp The best way to calculate your quarterly estimated taxes When you need to use Quickbooks (& when you don’t)...

We heard you might be stressed about the IRS… so we’re arriving with extra support before US taxes are due on April 15th!   Today I’m joined by Aneisha Velazquez of Yellow Sky Business Services , who’s here to talk about finances for microbusinesses, including: What bookkeeping really is (& what it’s not) The financial systems solopreneurs need to have in place Tips for neurodivergent business...

Nic Antoinette is back! And we’re finally beginning the monthly series we promised you back in January. For April, it's a long-form chat with plenty of laughter and maybe a few tears along the way. So settle in, subscribe to Nic’s newsletter , and press play to hear us talk about: How we coped when Q1 didn’t go as planned Financial plans in the turmoil of 2026 How to talk about grief in public The...