Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media

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Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media episodes

February 04📉 Business Degrowth — Slowing Down & Noticing Patterns with Nic Antoinette
This week, Nic Antoinette returns to share what really happens when you take a year off your business… and why degrowth is their plan for 2026.
Join us for a 90-minute biz friend chat where we explore:
The original idea for Nic’s Gap Year
How stepping back from work changes your identity
What slowing down really requires of us
When making less money can be a goal (not a failure)
Finding enoughness without succumbing to underearning
How we’re right-sizing our work in 2026
& more!

RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid
1 hr 30 min
February 02🔒 How Much $$ I've Really Made in 5 Years of Self-Employment
This is an episode preview. The full audio & video episode are available for for Clubhouse Members. Join today for $5.
My least favorite thing about starting a business was the overwhelming fear and uncertainty I felt around making money.

In the early days, I was drowning in narratives of how most businesses fail, and I’d probably never earn enough to feel supported or successful.
But over time… My business started working. More money started flowing. And I built confidence in my ability to steward wealth.

Now — I’ve been working full-time in my business for almost five years. It feels wild to report that I’ve made over $550,000 in revenue during that time. And I’ve taken home enough of that to support my family and purchase a home.

Is that an income claim? HELL NO. I’m not saying ‘look at what I did; here’s a quick way you can do it too.’

But I am arriving here (proverbial powerpoint in hand) to open up my books and show you how my business has actually made money over the past five years.

Because one thing that would’ve made starting a business less scary was seeing how other people actually made it work financially. Not with imaginary hypotheticals or overinflated promises. But with actual numbers.

So in this episode preview, I'm talking to you about money! And in the full episode (with video), I share five years of my actual numbers.

If you’re a money nerd (and a nosey nelly) like me, tune in to hear:
Why I think financial transparency is important — but only when done with context and care! 🫨
How much I made in my first year of self-employment 💸
Why it took me a while to reach six-figures 🤑
Revenue vs profit vs take-home pay — this matters so much!!! ☝️
The gap between business well-being & personal well-being ⛓️‍💥
How I survived a 50% drop in Softer Sounds revenue in 2025… 😬
What happened that made me go all-in on Off the Grid 🤳

To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse
When you do, you'll get access to over 30 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show.

Please join the Clubhouse to support the show and hear about my finances! You can find this specific episode here :)
14 min
January 30 ✊ 50 Ways Your Business Can Fight Fascism
With the state of the world, it’s easy to believe that creative work is a waste of time.
But I believe our businesses, art, and lives can be powerful forces for change. Not just by default, but through simple-yet-radical practices.
To help us orient toward personal power and collective freedom, I shared a free class and compiled this list of 50 ways your creative work can be a force for liberation (and fight fascism in the process).
Remember: Your work matters. Your art matters. And it can change the world — if you make it.
Tune in to hear this list (or read it right here). Then make your own!
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails

OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid

15 min
January 28💎 How I Built This: 5 Years of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid
Welcome to season nine of Off the Grid!
We’re kicking this one off by talking about why I’m kinda closing my business…
Or more accurately: how pruning one tree helps another grow.

Tune in to hear all about:
Abolishing ICE & Standing with Minnesota
What I did before I started Softer Sounds
My step-by-step transition from side hustle to small business
The one strategy that brought in 6 months of $$$
Why I started this podcast… and then almost quit making it
The 3 keys to Off the Grid’s success
How I’m turning this tiny indie show into my full-time job in 2026

RESOURCES + LINKS
💠 Free Class: How Our Businesses Create Change
✊ Stand with Minnesota
📲 5calls.org (use the app, it’s great!)
💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
👋 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
📔 Buy my book: Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media
🫂 Also big hugs to my biz friends Taylor Elyse Morrison & Nic Antoinette
🎶 Listen to Social Media by SurferBOY
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid
1 hr 5 min
January 21🔒 Your 2026 Biz Astro Forecast — with Miana Melendez
In this episode preview, I’m joined by Miana Melendez to talk about the major astrological transits of 2026 and how they might shape our year in creative business.

Miana is a Certified Astrologer, Certified Life Coach and Brand Strategist who helps ambitious leaders, divine disruptors and soul led entrepreneurs step into their next evolution of identity, leadership and vocal expression.

Tune in to hear us chat about:
Why presence is the word of the year
How Neptune and Saturn in Aries might shape our vision
The powerful potential of Uranus in Gemini
Why Chiron in Taurus and Jupiter in Leo will give this year a lift
& lots more!

To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse

When you do, you'll get access to over 30 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show.

Please join the Clubhouse to support the show! And find this specific episode here :)
OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid
16 min
January 14 ✨ A Quick Permission Slip to Release Your Expectations
Join me for a deep breath, an invitation to release expectations, and an update on what's happening in the Clubhouse before Off the Grid returns on January 28th.

And if you want more Off the Grid right now... --> Join the Clubhouse ASAP!

Three exclusive episode are going live in the next week:
🌈 3 ways I'm reclaiming my attention, creativity & workday
🧐 WTF are the celebrity entrepreneurs doing? w/Amanda Laird
💫 Your 2026 biz astro forecast w/Miana Melendez

These episodes are EXCLUSIVELY for Clubhouse subscribers, who help me keep this podcast going by chipping in $5 to support the show. Join today!

P.S. If you (like me) are feeling unsure of how to process and resist the atrocities in the US right now, I’ve been returning to this video on opposing fascism in daily life for guidance.
8 min
January 13🔒 3 Ways I’m Reclaiming My Attention, Creativity & Workday in 2026
At some point last year, I realized I was on my phone… a lot…
And I was kind of working all the time….
And while I was promoting my book all about attention…
I wasn’t doing the best job of tending to my attention myself!
So in 2026, I’m reclaiming my attention, creativity, and workday. Not through grand proclamations or whole-life-overhauls. But through a few small shifts that I trust will help me reconnect with my body, recenter my mind, and reorient toward my deeper vision for Life.
Tune in to this free episode preview — where I talk about why I’m:
Deleting all work and distraction apps off my phone — including email! 📲
Tracking my work hours again (even though I kind of hate it) ⏱️
Giving up my Notion dashboard 😬
Returning to a paper planner & art journal 📓
& more!
To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse
When you do, you'll get access to over 30 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show.
Please join the Clubhouse to support the show! And find this specific episode here :)
7 min
January 09🍒 What’s Next? 2026 Marketing Trends with Amanda Laird
Today we're putting the cherry on top of your 2026 marketing toolkit with a long-form episode on trends!
To do that, I'm joined by growth marketing strategist Amanda Laird to chat about five things we’re forecasting for the year ahead, including:
New ways of building trust 👷
Why we’re bringing big YOLO energy to our marketing ☝️
How online business is going analog 📻
Why Patreon might be the platform to watch 👀
If done-for-you services are making a comeback 🤝
And how courses might fare in 2026 🤔
Tune in for a gently-guided look into the murky crystal ball of online biz. Then head to offthegrid.fun/2026 for this whole series!

RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid
1 hr 12 min
January 08📍 The Power of Local Events & Low-Key Networking in 2026 — with Arianna Smith
You don’t have to be an extrovert to host events. (I promise.)

In today’s episode, I’m talking to licensed therapist and intuitive copywriter Arianna Smith about the event series she’s been hosting since 2023 and how in-person networking has changed her business for the better.
If you’re thinking about how to be less online and more IRL in 2026, this episode is for you! Tune in to learn all about:
Why Arianna decided to host in-person events & how she found her first venues
Different approaches to RSVPs & free vs paid events
Why relationships are the only timeless marketing “strategy”
How to tend to yourself while hosting events
Different types of events to host depending on your personality
What to do if nobody shows up

RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid
1 hr 4 min
January 07📬 3 Rules for Email Marketing + Newsletters in 2026
What are we doing with email this year? And how are we adapting to all the inbox changes?
In this episode, Amelia shares her top 3 rules for email marketing and newsletters in 2026.
This isn’t another overview of the basics. It’s part-hot-take and part-informed-opinion on things like:
Why welcome sequences matter
Reasons to let people opt-out of sales cycles
The best way to use a waitlist
An argument for breaking up with the weekly newsletter
& more!

Tune in for a free email education, then listen to these episodes for more:
📧 Email Marketing Made Easier, Better & More Fun — with Holly Wielkoszewski
📮 All Things Email Marketing with Allea Grummert of Duett
📥 Email Mistakes We Need to Stop Making — with Dawn Richardson from Flodesk

RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
OCTOBER COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
✨ Stop scrolling and start shuffling. Come home to your mind, body, and business with Be With Your Body Tarot. Get 25% off the deck and/or autumn planner with code OFFTHEGRID at: bewithyourbody.com/off-the-grid
29 min

About 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…