Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. Welcome new friends from We Can Do Hard Things! In this BEST OF episode, I'm sharing the story of why I spent a decade investing my time, money & energy into Instagram...and how I eventually decided to leave all social media in April 2021. Tune in to hear about—Why I spent ten years investing in social mediaHow Instagram makes us anxiously-attached & codependentMy #1 rule for leaving social media& where to get your 5-step plan for exiting any social platformI'll be sharing two more BEST OF episodes this week to help us reflect on our relationship to social media as the year draws to a close. If you enjoy them, please download our FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit today! 🩵 And if you're looking for our Flodesk link, here you go! 💌  

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. Welcome to the season four finale of Off the Grid! Today I'm joined by acupuncturist, herbalist, breathwork facilitator, + clinic co-owner Amy Kuretsky to talk about everything creative small business. In this conversation, Amy walks us through how she built a successful brick and mortar business AND a successful online business over the past decade. Then she explains what led her to wind down + close her online business a little over a year ago — including how endings can be messy, no matter how much permission you give yourself to change. So the first 55 minutes is a deep dive into Amy's business journey and the many, many lessons she's learned. Then in the last 40 minutes, Amy offers us her best advice for brick and mortar businesses, including how to grow your space, lead a team, and market to IRL communities. You absolutely do not want to miss this episode, and at 95 minutes it's a nice snack to chew on while the show goes on break until January. 🩵 See you in 2025, friends! xo, Amelia   🪩 Explore our resources + offerings:Thinking of leaving social media?  Download our FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit 👋  Want more Off the Grid episodes + emails? Join us in the Clubhouse on Substack 🤸Ready to build a successful, sustainable business without relying on social? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership full of courses + community support 🌈 Want to share your work with hundreds of amazing artists and small business owners? Place an ad on Off the Grid next season!  🧲    

If Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook or X are giving you the ick... please let me offer this 5-step plan for leaving social media — without impacting your income!Tune in to learn all five steps in under ten minutes. Then grab our FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit to make your plan for what comes next in your work, biz + life.XOXO, Amelia

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. "These were very colonized institutions that I feel brainwashed me. And they brainwash a lot of people. So now as a business owner, creative & Notion consultant, what I get to do is decolonize my business and help my clients look at their own businesses through a decolonization lens."Today I’m joined by Podge Thomas for a reflective conversation about why being self-employed invites (and requires) decolonizing how we learn, how we communicate, how we operate, and how we relate to others. Podge is a queer, POC, neurodivergent Notion consultant. Her clients are progressive and radical self-identifying women and non-binary business leaders. When she’s not Notion-izing, she is renovating her 1780’s home in New England with her partner. Together we explore:The coercive effects of traditional education ⛓️‍💥Why Amelia did School like Ken did Beach 🏖️How to de-condition & decolonize our businesses 🧲The importance of situating self-knowledge amidst community values 🎗️Why Notion is a liberatory tool 👾Task management for non-linear thinkers 😵‍💫& so much more!  👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today  🤸 THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN! Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.  

Dropping in off-schedule with a reflection/reminder/rallying-cry that we have power as small business owners, and we can stand against everything Trump is + represents — especially if we do it together. Tune in for gentle provocations and a special invitation to join me at a free event Wednesday, November 20 @ 12pm CT. I hope to see you there. 🩵

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. I’ve admired Jenny Blake’s work from afar for years.First for her seemingly endless success with book deals, big-name podcast guests, and six-figure corporate contracts.And now for her incredibly honest accounting of how her business dissolved during the pandemic and hasn’t rebounded since.So in today’s episode, Jenny joins us to share the highs and lows of her 13 years of self-employment. And together we go deep into all the practical, intuitive, and creative things she’s tried to keep her business going… even though nothing’s really working (except maybe Substack).This conversation is a must-listen for anyone who has struggled or is struggling in business. ❤️‍🩹 Big hugs to all of us! 👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today  🤸 THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN! Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.   

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. Happy Halloween, business witches! 🧙  While I typically keep things pretty practical here at Off the Grid, this week I wanted to lean into the mystical, magical and alchemical aspects of creative business. To do that, I invited three brilliant practitioners to each share a unique and powerful biz magic ritual with us! ✨ Brigitte starts us off with some practical magic as she shares her opening + closing rituals for each workday and workweek. [9:00]✨ Then Cecily Sailer offers a tarot spread and community reading for connecting with our business spirits. [17:00]✨ And finally, Ash Canty gifts us a meditative practice that serves anyone asking — “what do I do when everything goes quiet? or when things feel slow? or when I put something out there and nothing happens in response to it?” [31:45] I hope you’ll press play then keep reading to learn more about our magical contributors and find all the links to their work! 🪄 Contributors:Brigitte (she/her) is a systems and self-care witch who builds intentional systems for neurodivergent creatives who want to feel proud, successful, and get shit done. She makes Notion templates and custom workspaces that are a launchpad to helping you cross the finish line on your projects and goals.Cecily Sailer (she/her) is a creativity coach, writer and tarot reader. She runs a business called Typewriter Tarot, which is a sanctuary and learning community for creative mystics.Ash Canty (he/him) is an Afro-Indigenous, queer, trans-masculine, psychic medium, mentor, and death guide. Ash is also the co-creator of his business, The Sovereign Spirit Medium, and all the millions of umbrellas that are underneath that, that he manages and runs and also lets go of all the time. Additional Resources & Links:From Brigitte: notion daily dashboard template, custom notion workspace consult, website, youtubeFrom Cecily: typewriter tarot website, fifth spirit tarot deck, podcastFrom Ash: the sovereign spirit medium website, substack, portland grief house   👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today  🤸 THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN! Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.   

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. Often when business isn’t going well, we think that we can fix it with a new marketing strategy or growth tactic.We look to new courses, fancy platforms, or expensive mentors to “save” us … but in my experience, what we actually need in these times is to tend to our inner reserves in deeper and more nuanced ways.So today I’m joined by Pascale Coté of Dear Creative Mind to teach us how to cultivate creative resilience in our artistic, marketing and business practices.If you’ve ever had an unexpected pivot, a disappointing launch, or a period of deep burnout in your business, this episode is for you. Tune in to learn about:What creative resilience isHow to expand your window of tolerance in businessCommon creative blocks to work with — like perfectionism, procrastination, self-sabotage & moreHow social media causes creative blocksWays to redefine success & measure it differentlyNavigating positive & negative feedbackThe importance of pacing ourselves & our expectationsAdditional resources from Pascale ♡ 📲 Wish you could leave social media, but not quite ready yet? You need to read ➡ The Art of Thriving Online: Creative Exercises to Help You Stay Grounded and Feel Joy in the World of Social Media by Amelia Knott. Out now with Sounds True. (sponsored) 👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today  🤸 THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN! Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.  

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. This one goes out to all our listeners who are still trying to make it work on social media!Today I’m joined by Dacy Gillespie, a weight inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist who has grown her business online over the past decade and is now navigating a major shift from Instagram to Substack.Together, we talk about:The high-stress worlds of music, teaching, arts admin & academiaWhy Dacy started working in fashion — even though she felt like a total outsiderThe role that Instagram plays in Dacy’s businessHow Dacy has right-sized her business for her capacityWays to navigate the highs & lows of a fluctuating client loadWhy Dacy started her Substack newsletter & how it’s grown to over 10,000 subscribersHow to market your work when you hate the feeling of selling yourself“is it possible to be an ethical influencer?” 📲 Wish you could leave social media, but not quite ready yet? You need to read ➡ The Art of Thriving Online: Creative Exercises to Help You Stay Grounded and Feel Joy in the World of Social Media by Amelia Knott. Out now with Sounds True. (sponsored)  👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today  🤸 THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN! Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.   

 🌀 OPT OUT: How to Quit Meta, Google or Amazon with Ease — 3 days of simple mindset shifts, step-by-step processes, and curated tools for a softer, surveillance-free life & business. Registration closes Friday, July 11th. Sign up here. This week on the show we're getting into it with everyone’s least favorite internet friend — THE ALGORITHM 🙈To do that I'm joined by Kate Smalley, a small business advisor, educator, and facilitator, who recently wrote a great piece about getting out of your algorithm that had me thinking more about what algorithms actually do and how we can work with them rather than against them. Today Kate's here to help me explore:What an algorithm even isHow algorithms function on social mediaWhy it feels like "The Algorithm" is working against usCollaborating with algorithms for expanded possibilitiesHow it feels to be stuck in your algorithm & ways to get unstuckOur fave non-algorithmically-mediated spacesMentioned in the episode: Algorithms by Panos Louridas, The Social Dilemma, Are.na, Sublime, Readwise 👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today  🤸 THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN! Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.