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Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media

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Off the Grid is a podcast for artists, writers & creative business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their income. ✌️ Our host, Amelia Hruby PhD, shares stories, strategies & experiments for growing your business with radical generosity & energetic sovereignty. 🌐 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit

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Recent Guests

Ashley Neese
Former wellness influencer, breathwork teacher, and author of How to Breathe and Permission to Rest.
Episode: 🌾 The Deep Work (& Rest) of Leaving Social Media — with Ashley Neese
Podge Thomas
Notion expert who teaches workshops and group programs for creative entrepreneurs
Episode: 📨 Dispatches from a Tiny List — How to Make Money with Under 500 Subscribers with Podge Thomas
Bear A. Bear
Anti-capitalist business coach and founder of Freely/Anti-Capitalist pricing frameworks
Bearcoaches.com
Episode: 👛 Anti-Capitalist Business in This Economy — How to Set Your Prices & Offer Financial Accessibility with Bear Hebert
Catherine Lasota
Interweb friend, guest featured around the episode
Interweb/Off the Grid
Episode: 🔒 My Q3 Biz Recap — Highs, Lows & How Much $$ I Made
Nic Antoinette
Creator, writer, and educator (guest on this episode)
Independent creator; educator
Episode: ♾️ Foraging for What’s Next — Creative Seasons & Why the Internet’s So Boring Now with Nic Antoinette
Heather Bax
Business advisor, human design reader, and Small Business Rodeo founder
Small Business Rodeo
Episode: 🤠 Reinventing Yourself & Your Work — From Dog Trainer to Retail Store Owner to Business Strategist with Heather Bax
Chereen Leong Schwarz
Founder, maker, outdoor adventurer and rewilding guide
knitwear brand / retreats
Episode: 🌅 The Grief of Sunsetting a Business & The Joy of Being Multipassionate — with Chereen Leong Schwarz
Luca J. Davis
Writer, web designer, and long-distance hiker; runs I Love Love Anything Is Possible newsletter
lucajdavis.com / lucajdavis.substack.com
Episode: 🪸 Seasons of Change in Self-Employment — Embracing Pivots & Destigmatizing Bankruptcy with Luca J. Davis
Luca Davis
Personal trainer who started a gym, filed bankruptcy to escape a long-term lease, then became a web designer
Independent, previously a gym owner
Episode: 🚩 Business Triage: What to Do When Your Biz Isn’t Working

Host

Amelia Hruby
Host of Off The Grid / Leaving Social Media and related projects; leads conversations on leaving social media and building sustainable creative businesses.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 243 ratings
  • So glad I found this show

    I find social media so frustrating, yet I thought I had to keep at it. This show really inspired me to break up with it for my business. It’s a must listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    wordwoman
    United States2 months ago
  • Highly recommended listening for small business owners, artists, and more!

    I’m a long time fan of this show and have received so much guidance, insight, support, and courage from listening to Amelia navigate her own journey or having a business that thrives with “energetic sovereignty” off of social media and without big tech. Her care and vulnerability are palpable and deeply inspiring as it’s quite rare to have someone be so open and honest in the ways she is with her finances, her process, her challenges, and triumphs. If you’re looking for intersectional feminist c... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Edgar Fabián Frías
    United States2 months ago
  • A light in the dark of social media

    This thoughtful show makes me feel seen and makes me feel less crazy for wanting off the social media merry go round!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cake4kate
    United States2 months ago
  • One of my very fave shows!

    Amelia is a SUPERB guest and her topics are exactly what I need before I realize I need it. I tune in to every one!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Huxley122
    United States2 months ago
  • Off the Grid is produced with such heart. The intention and care come through in every episode. I've learned so much from listening, from doing a more thoughtful critique of AI and articulating how it's used in my practice, to thinking about time, ethics, and more. Thanks, Amelia, for all the work that goes into the podcast.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    camillef
    2 months ago

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Guests are consistently seen as credible, diverse, and aligned with a humane, community-first approach to business.
Listeners describe the show as grounding, practical, and hopeful for anyone looking to leave or reduce social media use.
The host's tone is praised as calm, thoughtful, and generous, making complex topics approachable.

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📨 Dispatches from a Tiny List — How to Make Money with Under 500 Subscribers with Podge Thomas
Q: So you're just acting like you have a 180,000 email subscribers?
Thomas says she proceeds with confidence even when her list is small, and describes launching a program she believed in despite having recently offered another program to the same subscribers.
📨 Dispatches from a Tiny List — How to Make Money with Under 500 Subscribers with Podge Thomas
Q: Podge, how many e-mail subscribers do you have right now?
She says her list currently has 327 people.
🌾 The Deep Work (& Rest) of Leaving Social Media — with Ashley Neese
Q: How did you start to grapple with the sense of like, I'm performing well-being on the internet and like claiming I can teach people that when I really don't feel well?
Neese recognized the growing gap between her offline life and online image. After repeatedly taking breaks and returning, she left social media when she saw herself scrolling in the hospital instead of being present with her child.
🌾 The Deep Work (& Rest) of Leaving Social Media — with Ashley Neese
Q: Would you tell us a bit about how you got on social media and how you ended up building the early stages of your career there?
Neese joined Instagram to share personal photos, then began posting about her holistic practice and cross-posting from her blog. Early sponsorships and referrals helped supplement her one-on-one practice and build her career.
🤠 Reinventing Yourself & Your Work — From Dog Trainer to Retail Store Owner to Business Strategist with Heather Bax
Q: What was the beginning of your self-employment journey?
Heather describes starting with dog training after recognizing an unmet need at a veterinary hospital, which led to founding Love Pups Co. and building a business around dog training, dog walking, and related services.

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7. Chereen Leong Schwarz
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