Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell, the podcast that ignites inspiring and transformative conversations about art as a magical practice. I'm your host, Edgar Fabián Frías—a multi-passionate artist, witch, therapist, and proud mutant shape-shifter. My art spells have reached audiences through social media, billboards, and skyscrapers and have even been placed on the surface of the moon! Join us as we explore how reclaiming your unique artistic voice and embracing bold creativity can transform you ...
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Off The Grid is a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients. ✌️ 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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An exploration in art, philosophy, and navigating the complexity of being a creative human being in a post modern digital world.
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✊ Make the Movement Irresistible — Quiet Quitting Social Media as an Artist with Edgar Fabián Frías
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1:07:06Edgar Fabián Frías is an artist, therapist, educator, curator, witch and so much more. Today, they join me on the podcast to talk about the decision they made to quiet quit Instagram at the start of 2025. Together, we explore: The works of art that changed our lives & nonlinear psychic collaboration Being impersonated on Instagram & how that can im…
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💔 How to Break Up with Google, Amazon & Spotify
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47:50I broke up with Amazon and Google when I left social media in 2021, and this year I decided it was also time to quit using Spotify. Why? Well because my values are not aligned with enriching billionaires like Jeff Bezos, letting Google track my behavior everywhere, or supporting Spotify in paying artists pennies. So in this episode, I share a bit m…
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Digital Witnessing: Queer Futures & Glitch Potentials With Lineadeluz
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40:33Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 13 Is this the future of art? 👁️🌐✨ We explore 3 mind-bending digital art exhibitions in LA—featuring AR, AI, glitches, and queer futurities—with artist @lineadeluz of the @TheSelfieInstitute as our guide. 🖼️ Featured Exhibitions: Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film at the Los Angeles Co…
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🌻 Can We Still Thrive Online? — Digital Wellness & Ethical Marketing with Amelia Knott
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1:05:59Today on the show, I’m joined by art psychotherapist Amelia Knott to explore and untangle the intersections of mental health, social media, creativity, and small business. We specifically take on the concepts of “digital wellness” and “ethical marketing.” And we have a nuanced conversation about how we really feel online and what it means to market…
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5 Money Mindset Shifts Every Artist Needs
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12:37🔥 What if the stories we’ve been told about money and art are keeping us broke? In this episode of Your Art is a Spell, I’m breaking down 5 transformative money mindset shifts every artist needs to break free from financial struggle. So many artists are taught that making money means selling out… that art and business can’t mix… that struggling is …
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How Punk Damage F*cks Up Our Movements (And Our Money)
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11:47What if the way we resist capitalism is actually keeping us broke? In this episode, I dive deep into "punk damage" - that voice telling you making money equals selling out - and how it accidentally reinforces the very systems we're trying to dismantle. So many of you requested this topic in the comments, and I'm finally addressing the uncomfortable…
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📢 Amplifying Attention for Under-Recognized Voices (Including Yourself!) — with Cher Hale
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1:03:22Cher Hale is one of my favorite people on the internet, and her newsletter Doing It For the Attention has taught me SO MUCH about getting my work in front of new people in a way that aligns with my body AND my business. In this conversation, we dive deep into the roots of attention and all the ways we can build community around our work — including…
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The System Keeps Artists Broke—Here’s How to Break Free
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11:44Have you ever felt like the system was deliberately keeping you broke? Like your creativity was being celebrated—but never compensated? What if the lack of financial education for artists isn’t an oversight… but a spell cast to keep us disempowered? In this no-holds-barred episode of Your Art is a Spell, we break the silence around the hidden force…
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🙅♂️ How to Stop Feeling Stuck on Social Media — with Deanna deBara
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54:56Come on down for the 100th episode of Off the Grid!!! 🎉 To celebrate this milestone, we're returning to our roots with a fresh conversation about how to leave social media (if you so choose). Today Deanna deBara from Season of Stuck podcast joins me to explore: 🫣 why we get stuck on social media 🥸 how to stop doomscrolling & feeling trapped on the …
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The Magic of Community: Michelle Tea on Writing, Witchcraft & Creating Artistic Spaces
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59:08Can you turn words into spells that conjure real community? Michelle Tea has been doing it for decades—and she's ready to share her secrets. Have you ever felt like your writing was more than just words on a page? Like it could actually summon people, create connections, and build worlds? What if the stories you tell could literally manifest the co…
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💏 You CAN Make Friends Without Social Media — with Caitlin Metz & Rebekah Taussig
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1:08:45OMG CROSSOVER EPISODE! 🫶 Today on the show, I'm celebrating our 99th episode (and my four-years-off-social-media anniversary!) by sharing a conversation I had with Rebekah Taussig and Caitlin Metz for their podcast Scratch That. We get into things I've NEVER talked about publicly before, including: How my three-year-old self picked my present-day c…
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Nonlinear Psychic Collaboration: Quantum Consciousness, Telepathy, Time Travel, and UFOs
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24:18Have you ever created something and felt like you weren't entirely alone in the process? Had an artistic breakthrough that seemed to come from somewhere beyond yourself? What if your creativity isn't just happening here and now but is connecting across dimensions? Most of us have been taught that art is simply self-expression – a one-way street fro…
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💭 Radical Imagination in Hard Times — with Sarah Arantza Amador
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58:52How do we imagine new possibilities when it feels like our well has gone dry? This week I'm joined by author, tarotist, and Jungian creativity coach Sarah Arantza Amador of Hawthorn Mountain Tarot. Together we explore: The lineage of radical imagination How to move through creative blocks in your business Ways to (re)connect with imagination even w…
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Finding Your Voice: Art, Ancestry, & Divine Timing
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50:13Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 7 Join host Edgar Fabián Frías for an inspiring conversation with Eva Aguila, a Mexican-American interdisciplinary artist and co-founder of Coaxial Arts Foundation. In this episode, Eva shares her journey from hiding her artistic passions from her immigrant parents to creating a groundbreaking nonprofit space fo…
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🫂 Escaping the Social Media Trance — Community + Agency with Elise Granata
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1:08:49ESCAPE THE TRANCE ⁕ REMEMBER YOUR AGENCY ⁕ BUILD COMMUNITY Today on the pod we have a very special guest — Elise Granata of GROUP HUG! Elise is here to chat with me about how social media erodes our agency + community building efforts — even if these platforms started as supportive relational hubs. Join us as we wind through our teen years on Tumbl…
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Over 60 ways you can make money as an artist
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17:41Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 6 Are you tired of the "starving artist" stereotype? Feeling trapped between your creative passion and paying the bills? You're not alone. Many artists struggle with turning their talents into sustainable income, but it doesn't have to be this way! Today's episode tackles creative people's biggest challenge: mak…
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🖌️ Copywriting, Pain Point Marketing & 3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Sales Pages — with Nicole Cloutier
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1:02:38What if selling didn't have to feel sleazy? And the words on your website could cast a magical spell for your ideal clients/customers instead? Today, I'm joined by copywriter and podcaster Nicole Cloutier to talk about how to be more specific in our messaging and simple tips to write better sales pages. Tune in to hear about: Nicole's journey from …
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When Spirit Knocks, Answer with Reina Prado
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50:27Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 5 In this enlightening episode of "Your Art Is A Spell," host Edgar Fabián Frías welcomes multi-dimensional healer and artist Reina Prado, founder of Healing Queen and the Healing Queen School of Sacred Alchemy. Reina shares her journey from college professor to full-time spiritual guide and holistic energy prac…
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🌊 What Really Happens When You Leave Social Media — with Leah Kern
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1:10:50Leaving social media isn’t always the most profitable decision… but maybe it taps into something even more lucrative? In this episode, I’m joined by Leah Kern, an anti-diet dietitian who left social media a year ago and has experienced ups and downs in her business since. For the first half of our conversation, we explore Leah’s path onto and off o…
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How I got my dream job as a multi-passionate artist
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18:50Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 4 Ever feel trapped in a job that drains your soul instead of feeding it? Dreaming of a career where your many passions can coexist instead of competing with each other? You're not alone. So many of us bounce between different interests, never quite finding that perfect role that embraces all of who we are. Meet…
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🧿 Visibility & the Joy/Grief of an Online Life — with Lisa Olivera
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1:02:06Today I’m joined by writer, therapist, and creative Lisa Olivera to talk about how her work and life have shifted as her Instagram platform's grown to over 400,000 followers. Together, we dive into: Two reasons Lisa joined Instagram + how it felt as her account grew The allure of online business + what we’re “supposed to do” when we have a big plat…
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⏱️ Making Time: Creativity over Productivity — with Maria Bowler
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58:24How do we stay creative — when there’s so much to do and so much at stake? Today I’m joined by writer, coach, and retreat leader Maria Bowler for a practical and philosophical conversation about: The difference between productivity & creativity Why we don’t want to focus on “being efficient” or “maximizing ROI” How to actually be present (without f…
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AI As Ancestral Intuition with Kira Xonorika
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38:26Join me in conversation with global art sensation Kira Xonorika, a groundbreaking Guaraní artist, writer, and AI researcher from Paraguay whose work brilliantly merges indigenous wisdom with cutting-edge technology. In this intimate discussion, we explore how Kira's Guaraní heritage infuses her AI and digital creativity approach, creating a powerfu…
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Navigating 2025 The Year of The Hermit w/ Jeff Hinshaw
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1:16:17In this conversation, Edgar Fabián Frías and Jeff Hinshaw of Cosmic Cousins explore the themes of astrology, tarot, and the significance of the Hermit archetype for the year 2025. They discuss the importance of community, personal practices, and the integration of art and spirituality. The conversation also delves into astrological insights, partic…
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🌀 The Reality of Being an Artist-Influencer in 2025 — with Arielle Estoria
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1:00:07It’s 2025 and everyone’s sick of social media… so what do we do now? Today we’re kicking off season six with a conversation with poet, author, actor, and model Arielle Estoria. Over the past decade, Arielle has cultivated a multi-faceted creative career while growing her Instagram following to over 100K people. In this vulnerable conversation, we e…
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What if that painting you're working on isn't just a painting? What if your latest poem is actually a spell waiting to be cast into the world? Most of us see our creative work as just that—work. But what if it's something far more powerful? Meet Edgar Fabián Frías – artist, witch, therapist, and host of "Your Art is a Spell" – who discovered that a…
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Join multidisciplinary artist, psychotherapist, and spiritual practitioner Edgar Fabián Frías as they introduce Your Art Is A Spell - a podcast exploring the transformative power of blending art and magic. Edgar recounts their artistic evolution from the underground DIY and punk scene to featuring their art in museum exhibitions, as well as on the …
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🪦 Grieving Social Media — How to Process Your Feelings About TikTok, Meta & Everything Else [BEST OF]
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33:38TikTok's been banned (for a minute). Meta's removed fact-checking (for good?). 2025 has already been a big year in social media news, and if you're having some big feelings about it, this episode is for you. Today we’re grieving social media together, so we can remember what we loved, recognize what we miss, and prepare ourselves to step into what’…
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🍒 What's Next? 2025 Marketing Trends with Amanda Laird
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1:21:01Let's put the cherry on top of your 2025 marketing toolkit with a long-form episode on 2025 Marketing Trends! To do that, I'm joined by communications strategist Amanda Laird to chat about four things she's forecasting for the year ahead, including: AI operations & optimization — plus the need to disclose how we're using AI in our work 🤖 Big shifts…
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💞 Relationship Marketing 101 with Michelle Warner [BEST OF]
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52:57Today we're revealing the third tool in your 2025 marketing toolkit, and I'm resharing our BEST OF episode where Michelle Warner teaches us all about relationship marketing! With an MBA from one of the world’s top business schools and 15+ years experience growing small businesses, Michelle designs tiny companies that are built to last. She’s also t…
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🎙️ Podcast Guesting for Business Growth with Taylor Elyse Morrison
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53:07At long last, we’ve got an episode exploring all things podcast guesting! And to do that I’m joined by return guest, portfolio career expert, and founder of Inner Workout, Taylor Elyse Morrison. Together we get into: What podcast guesting is (and what it isn’t) How to know if you should start a podcast or focus on podcast guesting A pep talk for bo…
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📮 All Things Email Marketing with Allea Grummert of Duett
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1:12:33Welcome to our 2025 Marketing Toolkit! Today on the pod, we’re talking all things email marketing with Allea Grummert of Duett. Tune in to learn: 5 reasons email might be the best marketing channel for your business What a welcome sequence is + why it’s different than a nurture sequence How to find the right email platform for you Why email segment…
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Happy New Year & welcome to season five of Off the Grid! Today we're kicking off this year-in-biz with a fun new format — five episodes in five days! Press play to hear all about it, and tune in this week to learn: Our top 3 marketing strategies for 2025 Need-to-know advice for email marketing beginners & pros How to be a better guest on better pod…
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🫶 How to Feel Seen Off Social Media [BEST OF]
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33:02In this BEST OF episode, we dive deep what it means to feel seen and how social media is messing with our sense of self-worth and community connection. Tune in to hear me break down: What it means to "feel seen" online & offline Why visibility ≠ connection (or $ales) Ways to find connection in your work & life without being on the apps And if you'r…
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👋 The 5 Stages of Life After Social Media [BEST OF]
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34:10Today we’re diving into the emotional depths of what happens after you break up with social media. Because it turns out that logging off the apps is only the first step... Tune in to this BEST OF episode to hear more about: The stages of grieving that come before the stages of leaving Everything that comes up after you leave social media AKA burn o…
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✌️ Why I Left Instagram & a 5-Step Plan So You Can Too [BEST OF]
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32:11Welcome 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 media How Instagram makes us anxiously-attach…
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🪦 Permission to Change — Why Endings Are Messy with Amy Kuretsky
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1:35:25Welcome 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 decad…
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📌 How to Leave Social Media in 5 Steps or Less [MINI]
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9:08If 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…
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🧩 Decolonize Your Systems & Yourself — Neurodivergence & Notion with Podge Thomas
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54:03"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 a…
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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. 🩵…
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🎢 What To Do When Nothing’s Working — with Jenny Blake
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54:42I’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…
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🪄 3 Magical Rituals to Transform Your Business — with Brigitte, Cecily Sailor & Ash Canty
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57:43Happy 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 s…
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🧿 How to Cultivate Creative Resilience — with Pascale Coté
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1:03:17Often 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 Cot…
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🔑 Social Media Boundaries & Success on Substack — with Dacy Gillespie
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1:07:06This 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 musi…
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🤖 Getting Out of Your Algorithm — with Kate Smalley
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50:19This 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 …
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🔮 How to Build an Intuitive Business — with Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz of Holisticism
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1:07:56Happy October! This week we're kicking off Spooky Season with one of my favorite business witches — Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz of Holisticism! Michelle has taught me so much about online business, magical meaning-making systems, and spiritual practices. She's one of my favorite people to pay attention to on the internet, and I invited her on the sh…
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Today on the pod, I'm breaking down binary thinking and talking about why self-employment is a spectrum. Because your only options aren't 'have a full-time job' or 'have a full-time business'. In fact, there are about a million other ways you can support yourself! So if you've ever felt like an imposter or a failure or just been confused about how …
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👩🌾 “The Plants Made Me Do It” — Leaving Instagram with Liz Migliorelli of Sister Spinster
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1:13:45“I don’t want to perform my job. I want to be rooted in my work.” Liz Migliorelli is an herbalist, educator and storyteller who has crafted an herbal product line under the name Sister Spinster for over a decade. In this episode, Liz joins me to talk about how her business flourished on Instagram — growing to over 30k followers! — and the ways that…
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🌾 Sacred Labor, Small Business & Anti-Capitalism — with Megan Leatherman
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53:21If you love your work but wish you never had to work, today’s episode is for you! This week I’m incredibly excited to be joined by anticapitalist teacher, writer, vocational guide, and naturalist: Megan Leatherman of A Wild New Work. In this conversation, we begin by defining capitalism and anti-capitalism alongside Silvia Federici’s book Caliban a…
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👀 How to Be Seen Off Social Media — Visibility & Bias with N. Chloé Nwangwu
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58:22Welcome to season four of Off the Grid! Today I’m joined by everybody’s favorite brand scientist, N. Chloé Nwangwu of NobiWorks. Chloé is here to talk about what brands are, why they matter, and how we can craft one that breaks past visibility biases. This conversation is also an extension of our season three finale where I explored how to feel see…
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