Off The Grid is a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients. āļø Our host, Amelia Hruby PhD, shares stories, strategies & experiments for growing your business with radical generosity & energetic sovereignty. š Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit
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When you live in the diet mindset, you spend much of your time living in your head- constantly tallying, dwelling, and stressing over your food and lifestyle choices. When you become an intuitive eater, you learn to drop into your body and start living shoulders down. The territory below your shoulders contains your innate wisdom and power. Shoulders Down is a podcast designed to teach you how to harness your intuition to govern not just how you eat but also how you live. Shoulders Down Podc ...
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A podcast about Practices, Systems, and Rituals for a Creative Life, hosted by Cody Cook-Parrott. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays. Learn more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes
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The Air We Breathe: Finding Well-Being That Works for You
Heather Sayers Lehman, MS, NBC-HWC, NASM-CPT, CSCS, CIEC, CWP
The Air We Breathe: Finding Well-Being that Works for You is a podcast created to help you establish a trusted foundation of doable healthy habits and smart self-care skills that can endure every season and last you a lifetime. I'm your host, Heather Sayers Lehman, and my guests and I will share ways that you can focus on your physical and mental health with purpose, flexibility, and ease. The Air We Breathe is here to help you find out whatās most doable, frictionless, and effective for you ...
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š¢ Amplifying Attention for Under-Recognized Voices (Including Yourself!) ā with Cher Hale
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1:02:59Cher 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 ā includingā¦
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š« When Clothes Donāt Fit & You Feel Like a Failure
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42:35In this episode, we unpack why seasonal wardrobe changes can trigger body shame, how to navigate the grief that comes with body changes, and tools to meet yourself with more compassion (and way less spiraling). More specifically, weāll explore: Why the seasonal wardrobe switch can trigger body image distress A 6-step framework to navigate clothing ā¦
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āāļø How to Stop Feeling Stuck on Social Media ā with Deanna deBara
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54:33Come on down for the 100th episode of Off the Grid!!! š 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: š«£ why we get stuck on social media š„ø how to stop doomscrolling & feeling trapped on the ā¦
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š You CAN Make Friends Without Social Media ā with Caitlin Metz & Rebekah Taussig
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1:08:22OMG CROSSOVER EPISODE! š«¶ 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 cā¦
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š£ļøĀ Finding Your Food Voice & PCOS with Julie Dillon
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53:21In this episode, I'm joined by eating disorder dietitian, podcaster, speaker, and writer, Julie Dillon. Julie's food and body story The origin of "finding your food voice" The 3 universal qualities of a food voice "Dear Food" letters and the value of personifying food Why weight loss won't "cure" PCOS Evidenced-based treatments for PCOS Resources Mā¦
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š Radical Imagination in Hard Times ā with Sarah Arantza Amador
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58:28How 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 wā¦
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š« Escaping the Social Media Trance ā Community + Agency with Elise Granata
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1:08:26ESCAPE THE TRANCE ā REMEMBER YOUR AGENCY ā BUILD COMMUNITY Today on the pod we have a very special guest ā Elise Granata of GROUP HUG! Elise is here to chat with me about how social media erodes our agency + community building efforts ā even if these platforms started as supportive relational hubs. Join us as we wind through our teen years on Tumblā¦
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šØ 12 Reflections From 12 Months Off Instagram
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26:04In this episode Iām covering:: 12 reflections from 12 months off Instagram How leaving IG relates to intuitive eating work The many similarities between social media and diet culture Resources Mentioned: Why Iām leaving Instagram Are The Intuitive Eating Dietitians Alright? My Episode on Off The Grid More From Leah: Download your free Intuitive Eatā¦
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šļø Copywriting, Pain Point Marketing & 3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Sales Pages ā with Nicole Cloutier
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1:02:15What 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 ā¦
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šĀ What Really Happens When You Leave Social Media ā with Leah Kern
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1:10:27Leaving social media isnāt always the most profitable decision⦠but maybe it taps into something even more lucrative? In this episode, Iām 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 Leahās path onto and off oā¦
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š¼ 10 Lessons From 10 Years of Intuitive Eating
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41:40In this solo episode, I reflect on 10 lessons I've learned in my 10 years as an intuitive eater. Resources Mentioned: Finding Pleasure in Movement with Hannah Husband: https://leahkernrd.com/finding-pleasure-in-movement-with-hannah-husband/ Trader Joes Meal Ideas: https://leahkernrd.com/quick-trader-joes-meal-ideas-from-an-intuitive-eating-dietitanā¦
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š§æĀ Visibility & the Joy/Grief of an Online Life ā with Lisa Olivera
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1:01:43Today Iām 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 weāre āsupposed to doā when we have a big platā¦
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ā±ļø Making Time: Creativity over Productivity ā with Maria Bowler
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58:01How do we stay creative ā when thereās so much to do and so much at stake? Today Iām joined by writer, coach, and retreat leader Maria Bowler for a practical and philosophical conversation about: The difference between productivity & creativity Why we donāt want to focus on ābeing efficientā or āmaximizing ROIā How to actually be present (without fā¦
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𩺠Can You Manage Your Cholesterol with Intuitive Eating?
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56:14In this episode, I cover: What is cholesterol What is HDL, what is LDL, why is one often considered good and one bad How much does dietary cholesterol impct blood cholesterol levels What are the components that contribute to cholesterol levels Weight neutral, non-diet approaches to managingcholesterol Is your cholesterol your fault? Resources mentiā¦
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š The Reality of Being an Artist-Influencer in 2025 ā with Arielle Estoria
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59:43Itās 2025 and everyoneās sick of social media⦠so what do we do now? Today weāre 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 eā¦
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š¤ 5 Ways To Earn Back Your Body's Trust
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33:03In this solo episode, I cover . Why body trust matters A story about my cats that related to body trust How diet culture messes with body trust 5 ways to rebuild body trust More From Leah: Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program Join my self-paced course, The Return Subscribe to Leah's ā¦
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Leaving Social Media and Sacred Attention with Amelia Hruby
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57:16Dear Listener Thank you for tuning into Common Shapes Amelia's Website Softer Sounds Website Download the free Leaving Social Media Toolkit Download the free Creative Ideation Portal Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a five star rating on Spotify Thank you to : Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing Saltbreaker for our music Lukaza Branfman-Verā¦
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š¬ Are The Intuitive Eating Dietitians Alright?
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33:55In this solo episode, Leah asks the question: If intuitive eating is about healing your relationship with food so your whole life doesn't have to be about food, what does it mean if you then go and make your whole life about food... She explores: How she came to ask this question Reflection on her personal evolution as a dietitian and (former) contā¦
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šŖ¦ Grieving Social Media ā How to Process Your Feelings About TikTok, Meta & Everything Else [BEST OF]
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33:14TikTok'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 weāre grieving social media together, so we can remember what we loved, recognize what we miss, and prepare ourselves to step into whatāā¦
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Dear Listener, Thank you for tuning in to Common Shapes today I am teaching Mapping Your Creative Business this weekend Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19 (8 spots left at time of publishing episode) You can become a free or paid subscriber to Monday Monday here - Also Monday Monday now has a CLASSIFIEDS section where you can buy an ad :) Itā¦
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šļø Reclaiming Your Attention: Social Media, Selfies, & Self-Love with Amelia Hruby
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1:10:49In this episode, I'm joined by feminist writer, podcaster & producer, Amelia Hruby. Together we discuss: Ameliaās unconventional way into the anti-diet world the ways in which pursuing a philosophy PhD added to the āsoupā of Ameliaās break up with diet culture How taking selfies helped Amelia heal her relationship with her body The reason why Ameliā¦
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š What's Next? 2025 Marketing Trends with Amanda Laird
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1:20:38Let'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 ā plus the need to disclose how we're using AI in our work š¤ Big shiftsā¦
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š Relationship Marketing 101 with Michelle Warner [BEST OF]
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52:34Today 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 worldās top business schools and 15+ years experience growing small businesses, Michelle designs tiny companies that are built to last. Sheās also tā¦
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šļø Podcast Guesting for Business Growth with Taylor Elyse Morrison
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52:43At long last, weāve got an episode exploring all things podcast guesting! And to do that Iām 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 isnāt) How to know if you should start a podcast or focus on podcast guesting A pep talk for boā¦
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Weaving Your Own Path to Creative Success with Brandi Cheyenne Harper
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1:12:36Dear Listener Thank you so much for tuning in Don't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day guide to visioning your projects For more of Brandi's work : Website Knitting is a Love Language Newsletter Knitting for Radical Self Care Book Brandi on Instagram Landscapes : A writing group for all genres, where Brandi hosts the ā¦
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š® All Things Email Marketing with Allea Grummert of Duett
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1:12:10Welcome to our 2025 Marketing Toolkit! Today on the pod, weāre 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 itās different than a nurture sequence How to find the right email platform for you Why email segmentā¦
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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 ā 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 podā¦
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š„ How to Kickstart Your Healthy New Year Without Going On Another Diet
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21:04In this episode, Leah covers: Why this āall-inā approach is doomed to fail (and why itās not your fault!) Reminder about what constitutes a diet Some reflections questions as you think about setting food/ body/ health related goals for 2025 the research on the sustainability of diets A powerful client story Resources Mentioned: To view the researchā¦
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Self Publishing, Quitting Social Media, and Alternative Biz Frameworks with Nic Antoinette
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59:50Welcome to another episode of Common Shapes. I am delighted today to share this interview with Nic Antoinette where we talk about doing business differently, unhooking from the loops of social media, self publishing our books, anti capitalist business frameworks, and so much more You can find more of Nicās work by subscribing to Wild Letters You caā¦
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Dear listener, Welcome to our last episode of Common Shapes for the year! We will return with new episodes every Wednesday starting January 8 In todayās episode I share a series of practices, systems, and rituals I am doing in place of using Instagram. Make sure you grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day email guide to help you visionā¦
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In this weekās episode I bring us through both the process of creating a new suite of business offerings as well as presenting to you my very own. I bring you through how I invented these and where I started and how I worked back from that space. A little glimpse inside of my brain. But first : Make sure you download the free Creative Ideation Portā¦
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Dear listener, SEASON THREE OF COMMON SHAPES IS UPON US It is my absolute pleasure to be back on the microphone and in your ears. Talking about all things business, art, values, deactivating social media, systems, rituals, and practices! Links mentioned : Landscapes : A writing group for all genres Creative Ideation Portal : Free three day guide toā¦
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š You're Not Wrong For Desiring Weight Loss
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45:11In the intuitive eating space, we often hear that weight loss isnāt the goalāand in many ways, thatās true. But thereās a nuance here thatās sometimes overlooked. Itās easy for the message to come across as judgment toward those who do desire intentional weight loss, and thatās not what I believe we should be doing. In this episode, we talk about: ā¦
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š«¶ How to Feel Seen Off Social Media [BEST OF]
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32:38In 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 ā connection (or $ales) Ways to find connection in your work & life without being on the apps And if you'rā¦
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š The 5 Stages of Life After Social Media [BEST OF]
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33:47Today weāre 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 oā¦
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āļø Why I Left Instagram & a 5-Step Plan So You Can Too [BEST OF]
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31:48Welcome 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 aboutā Why I spent ten years investing in social media How Instagram makes us anxiously-attachā¦
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In this episode, we dive deep into the uncomfortable aftermath of a binge. If youāve ever found yourself feeling regretful or sick from overeating, you're not alone. We cover: 5 things NOT to do after a binge and what to do instead Why shaming yourself harms you physiologically How to treat yourself with self-compassion and curiosity Gentle tools tā¦
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šŖ¦ Permission to Change ā Why Endings Are Messy with Amy Kuretsky
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1:35:02Welcome 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 decadā¦
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š¦ How to Survive Diet Talk, Body Comments & Temptations To Overeat Around The Holidays
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1:07:00In this episode, we cover: My story with navigating the holiday season before and after becoming an intuitive eater and healing my body image Common hurdles to navigating the holidays as an intuitive eater Specific tips for handling loved-ones still entrenched in diet culture How to avoid eating past comfortable fullness at the big holiday meal(s) ā¦
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š 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 ā 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, Ameliaā¦
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š§©Ā Decolonize Your Systems & Yourself ā Neurodivergence & Notion with Podge Thomas
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53:40"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 Iām joined by Podge Thomas for a reflective conversation aā¦
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āļø Can You Eat Intuitively & Lose Weight?
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35:14In this solo episode, Leah answers the question: Can you eat intuitively and lose weight? She covers: Set-Point Weight Theory How to know what will happen to your weight when you start intuitive eating The difference between intentional and unintentional weight loss What to do if you donāt like your set point weight Resources Mentioned: To view theā¦
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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 ā 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. š©µā¦
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š¢Ā What To Do When Nothingās Working ā with Jenny Blake
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54:18Iāve admired Jenny Blakeās 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 hasnāt rebounded since. So in todayās episode, Jenny joins us to share the highsā¦
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šŖĀ 3 Magical Rituals to Transform Your Business ā with Brigitte, Cecily Sailor & Ash Canty
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57:20Happy Halloween, business witches! š§ 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 sā¦
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š© Diabetes & Intuitive Eating: Non-Diet Approaches to Blood Sugar with Dr. Gregory Dodell
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50:45In this weekās episode, Iām joined by weight-inclusive, anti-diet, board certified endocronolgist, Dr. Gregory Dodell. Together, we discuss: Greg's story going from a weight-normative medicine approach to weight-inclusive The many factors that impact blood sugar control Why pursuing intentional weight loss is not the answer to controlling blood sugā¦
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š§æĀ How to Cultivate Creative Resilience ā with Pascale CotĆ©
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1:02:54Often when business isnāt 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 āsaveā 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 Iām joined by Pascale Cotā¦
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š Social Media Boundaries & Success on Substack ā with Dacy Gillespie
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1:06:43This one goes out to all our listeners who are still trying to make it work on social media! Today Iām 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 musiā¦
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Taking My Own Advice and Taking a Mental Health Break with Health Coach Heather Sayers Lehman
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20:12Send us a text I'm in a whirlwind of change, peeps. After an exhausting journey juggling content creation, business management, and an overwhelming move from Phoenix to Southern California, I decided to take a step back to reevaluate my priorities. In this episode, I open up about the emotional and physical toll of these transitions and the liberatā¦
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āļø How To Stop Overeating When Traveling
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27:46In this episode, we talk about why overeating happens when you're off your typical routine such as when traveling. Then I give you my top tip to stop overeating in these situations. Plus, I share about my personal story with eating past comfortable fullness when traveling, at special events, celebratory meals, babysitting, and hosting. The Overcomiā¦
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