Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

If you want to feel more supported and supportive in your client work, this episode is for you. Today I’m joined by Jess Jackson of Soft Path Healing to talk about trauma, trauma-informed care, and trauma-informed business. Together, we explore how to make our business practices more trauma-informed AND we talk about how to approach social media marketing with nervous system regulation in mind. Tu...

Have you ever heard the phrase “intuitive business” or “spiritual business” and thought to yourself … “ok but what does that actually mean?!” This happens to me all the time, so today on the podcast, I’m joined by vedic astrologer and business strategist Paula Crossfield to talk about her cosmic business framework. In the first half of our conversation, Paula shares practical ways we can cultivate...

“We don’t have to give up the wild, “non-marketable” parts of our practice in order to sustain them.” This week, I am thrilled to be joined by anti-disciplinary artist, writer, and facilitator for the worldbuilders, Ayana Zaire Cotton of Seeda School . In this spiralic conversation, Ayana guides us in how to tap into our zone of desire and design creative offers for new worlds in the now. Tune in...

Welcome to our third monthly forecast episode! This is a pod-feed-exclusive where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, a preview of upcoming episodes, and more! This month, you’ll hear: why I'm super into private podcasts right now 🙉 the springtime joys of email debt forgiveness 📧 & exactly how much money I made in Q1...

Let’s launch YOUR offerings without social media! 🚀 This week on the pod, we hear from six listeners who are launching new things this spring and wanted my support figuring out how to do it without social media. Tune in to hear how I would launch: A 60-minute workshop on cannabis & intuitive eating A membership for women releasing perfectionism A twice-monthly writing power hour A course abou...

Welcome to our most-ever-requested episode! 🚀 This week, I'm teaching you my three-step process for launching your next big (or small, or just-the-right-sized) thing without social media. Tune in to learn how to create a clear container for your work, clear communication about your offering or product, and clear outreach to your community ... all without social media. We also cover how leaving so...

Happy spring, biz friends! In honor of the equinox, today I'm joined by Yarrow Magdalena for a conversation about embracing seasonality and intentional shifts in our businesses.   Tune in to hear about: How we embed & embody seasonality in our businesses Ways to transition from winter to spring in our work & lives Yarrow’s journey leaving social media What it feels like to unabashedly work...

This week on the pod, Nic Antoinette is back to update us on how her business has changed since she left social media and took a $30k pay-cut last year.   We talk about embracing change, letting relationships evolve, and how we’re calculating our enough numbers right now.   Tune in to hear about: What Nic misses (& doesn’t miss) about social media The evolution of our parasocial relationships...

Consider this: What if marketing isn’t actually about getting in front of people? 🥸 Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Jay Acunzo , a writer, speaker and award-winning storyteller, who invites us to consider that marketing is all about making people care. Tune in to learn: Why resonance matters more than reach How to meet people where they’re at & shift their perspective What to do when your...

Welcome to our second monthly forecast episode! This is an experiment I'm trying exclusively on the pod feed where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, and listener Q&A! This month, you’ll hear: why I'm super into newsletter ads right now how to plan your spring sales calendar my process for deciding what’s free and wha...

If you’ve ever struggled with showing up as your full self or being seen in your business, this episode is for you. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by award-winning vocal coach and author, Samara Bay . Samara has coached everyone from Hollywood celebrities to US Congresswomen to high school girls. And her book Permission to Speak has been a guiding text for my business and life. In this potent co...

If you want to make more sales in 2024, this episode is for you! Today we’re improving our sales skills, so we can make better investments, bigger decisions, and more $$$ in 2024 and beyond. Tune in as we explore: Why we need new sales archetypes 4 ways to prepare your business (& yourself) for more sales 20 refreshing ideas for helping more people decide to purchase from you 3 things to consi...

📯 Bonus episode time! 📯 Today I’m joined by health equity expert and my biz friend Shivani Mehta Bhatia to unpack a question that’s been popping up on the pod lately… Is leaving social media a privilege? Tune in to hear how we’re unraveling this question through our conceptions of power, privilege, and social capital. At the end, we also talk about the call to witness and how we’re thinking abou...

This episode goes out to all my creative babes out there, because today I’m joined by one of my favorite visual artists and print goods purveyors, Kristen Drozdowski of Worthwhile Paper . In this heartfelt conversation, Kristen shares how she started her business, her highest and lowest points as an artist and boss, and why she’s decided to leave Instagram after amassing over 50,000 followers ther...

If you want to build better business relationships in 2024, today’s episode is for you! This week we’re continuing our ‘24 in 2024’ series, where I’m walking you through 24 ideas for every stage of the customer journey. Last time we discussed audience growth, so today we’re building trust and nurturing our communities . Tune in as we explore: Why community matters for your business How to decide w...

Welcome to our first monthly forecast episode! This is a new ~~experiment~~ I'm trying exclusively on the pod feed where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, and hopefully some listener Q&A! Tune in to hear why I'm super into worldbuilding, Selena Gomez & tax prep right now. And click through all the links below for...

If you dread marketing your work or wish doing it felt way easier, then today’s episode is for you! This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Amanda Laird, the founder and principal strategist of Slow & Steady Studio . Amanda’s one of my favorite people to talk to about marketing, and her “just enough” method has taught me how to do less, sell more, and find delight in my marketing process. We c...

If you want to get your work in front of more people, today’s episode is for you! This week we’re kicking off our ‘24 in 2024’ series, where I’m going to walk you through 24 creative marketing ideas for every stage of the customer journey. We’re starting at the very beginning when the customer first hears about you. So this week is all about boosting visibility and audience growth! Tune in as we e...

Welcome to Season 3 of Off the Grid! We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about everyone’s favorite topic — money money money! 💸🤑💰 In this episode, I share my money story and unpack how I’ve overcome underearning over the past decade. Then I open my books to tell you exactly how much money Softer Sounds made last year, and I share three things I’m doing differently in my business in 2024. Tune in...

Happy New Year, friends! Amelia here, dropping into your pod feed with three exciting announcements: #1 — Season 3 of Off the Grid is launching next week! 🥳 Surprise! I’m coming back from break early and will be posting awesome weekly episodes through the end of June. #2 — If you’re thinking 2024 might be the year you finally leave social media… I made you a 5-day challenge to plan your hiatus or...

Welcome to the season two finale of Off the Grid! In this episode, I’m unpacking the difference between business and art … and arguing that maybe it’s actually all about being of service?! Tune in as I weave together Unreasonable Hospitality , The Bear , the Online Business Growth Escalator & a Spell for Releasing Your Shoulds — to inspire you to keep finding your way forward in your practice...

Lately I've been feeling like mayyyybe I want to burn down my whole business...  But I know that's not really true! I've just been growing in the wrong direction and at the wrong pace. So today on the pod, I'm bringing together everything I know about Online Business with my own business growth journey to explore why sometimes we feel like our businesses just won't work... and then other times the...

Why does leaving social media feel so impossible? I think one reason is because of how joy and grief intermingle on these platforms. So this week we’re grieving social media together, so we can remember what we loved, recognize what we miss, and prepare ourselves to step into what’s next. Tune in to hear more about: What happened to social connection on social media Why we need to make space to gr...

I just launched the next big thing for Off the Grid, so let me tell you exactly how I did it! 👀 Tune in to learn about The Interweb , our new annual membership for creatives, artists & small business owners who want to build a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media. Then stay tuned as I reverse-engineer my process! So you can learn how to launch your own Next Big Thi...

How do we actually tend to our wellbeing & burn-out when we’re self-employed? And what happens to our businesses when we step back to heal? Today I’m joined by a writer, podcaster, self-employed creator & community gatherer that I’ve long admired — Nic Antoinette . This year Nic has gone through a period of shutting down almost all of the longest-running parts of her business in order to t...