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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Rethinking Wellness offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. We explore the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets, the role of influencers and social-media algorithms in spreading wellness misinformation, problematic practices in the alternative- and integrative-medicine space, how wellness culture often drives disordered eating, the truth about trending topics like gut health, how ...
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How to Reclaim Your Attention from the Algorithm with Amelia Hruby, PhD
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34:07This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Philosopher, podcaster, and our producer Amelia Hruby, PhD returns to the show to discuss the many perils of the attention economy. We explore the nuanced relationships between attention and productivity, social media and mental health, and algorithms and …
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💖 A Tiny Pep Talk for Black Friday Feelings (& Holiday Sales Season)
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17:26🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Fifteen minutes to center us in radical generosity + energetic sovereignty before the biggest shopping + selling days of the year. Tune in for a tiny pep talk, and t…
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🧩 Decolonize Your Systems & Yourself — Neurodivergence & Notion with Podge Thomas [BEST OF]
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53:13🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Today we visit the Off the Grid archives and Podge Thomas returns for a reflective conversation about why being self-employed invites (and requires) decolonizing how…
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2 Weird Food Rules I Don’t Follow Anymore, and 4 Other Principles I Try to Live By (Best Of)
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7:12This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about the food rules she stopped following—and shares four food-related principles she tries to practice. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a pa…
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🚰 Where You Labor is Where You Should Rest — with Jordan Maney
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57:08🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention If you’re tired of being tired, this episode is for you. Today I’m joined by Jordan Maney, the Radical Joy Coach™ and creator of the RestLab. Through her facilitatio…
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How to Feed Picky Eaters (Without Diet Culture) ft. Katja Rowell, M.D.
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32:41This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Katja Rowell, M.D. joins us to discuss responsive feeding, picky eating, and how to parent without passing diet culture norms on to your kids. We also explore the science behind a few common misperceptions from parents and doctors including: why playful or…
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🛍️ Attention Economics, Impulse Spending & Social Media — with Rachel Duncan
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56:22🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Listen to this episode before you begin holiday shopping or selling! Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with Rachel Duncan for the Money Healing Club Podcast whe…
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🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Let’s get into it with phone addiction and doomscrolling. 😵💫 In this episode, I’ll teach you two practices for raising your awareness around how you use your phone.…
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Neurodivergence and Nutrition: Separating Myths from Facts with Dietitian Jackie Silver
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26:24This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Registered dietitian Jackie Silver joins us to discuss nutritional approaches that are helpful for neurodivergence, why people with autism and ADHD are often the targets of wellness and diet culture, the kinds of wellness-culture messages she’s gotten as a…
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🌙 Calling in Your Business Spirit — A Community Tarot Reading from Cecily Sailer
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20:36🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Let's get mystical, shall we? 🧿 In honor of Halloween, today I'm resharing a community tarot reading that Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot recorded for us last fall…
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🍁 Reclaiming Your Magic Online & Offline — with Casey Zabala of Modern Witches
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56:58🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Happy Halloween/Samhein week, friends 🌙 Today, I’m joined by one of my favorite witches, Casey Zabala of Modern Witches and Wanderers Tarot. Casey and I have a rich …
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Sugar and Health: A Deep Dive Into the Science
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8:45This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this solo episode, Christy discusses the evidence on sugar and health—specifically what the science really says about the links between sugar and the risk of various chronic diseases, as well as the inherent limitations of the data. Plus, in honor of Ha…
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🌚 Business as Initiation & the Power of Deep Alignment — with grace allerdice
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1:04:17🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Today we embrace the Dark Moon and step into our businesses to remember: “alignment is a dance.” To do that, I welcome grace allerdice back to the podcast for the fi…
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Navigating Pregnancy Weight Gain While in Recovery from Disordered Eating
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5:57This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers a listener question about dealing with pregnancy weight gain when you’re working to make peace with food and your body. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the ful…
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Here's the thing: Off the Grid isn't just a marketing podcast. 🥸 It's a rallying cry to break free from the attention economy and reclaim your agency. It's also a vision of the internet where we create, connect, and make money online without extractive algorithms. In this bonus episode, I'm sharing the new vision for Off the Grid! And inviting you …
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📮 Email Mistakes We Need to Stop Making — with Dawn Richardson from Flodesk
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1:06:11🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Today we’re going right to the heart of email marketing and answering your burning questions! To do that, I’m joined by Dawn Richardson, Product Education Manager at…
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Parenting at the Intersection of Technology and Wellness Culture, with Amanda Hess
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31:39This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Cultural critic and author Amanda Hess joins us to discuss her new book, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age. We talk about the intersection of pregnancy, early parenthood, and technology, her experience using a popular period app to track her p…
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💯 100 Ways to Share Your Work & Life Off Social Media
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15:52Let's get visionary! 🪅 🪅 🪅 Today I'm revisiting and reimagining my list of 100 Ways to Share Your Work/Life Without Social Media — in celebration of my book launch! If you've been feeling unsure, uninspired, or unsatisfied lately, this episode is for you. Tune in for a quick dose of clarity and expansion. 🩵 RESOURCES + LINKS 👋 Download the FREE Lea…
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🦗 Quit Launching to Crickets — Simple Strategies for Stronger Sales with Nicole Cloutier
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1:03:21Today we welcome copywriter Nicole Cloutier back to the podcast (yay!) to help us avoid the most dreaded small biz experience: putting something new into the world and hearing … nothing … in return. We talk through launch basics then go deep into the strategies that have helped grow our sales — even in this challenging year. Join us as we stare int…
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Navigating Infertility in the Age of Wellness
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4:13This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses her experience with IVF and the intersection of infertility and complementary/alternative medicine, including a deep dive into the science on laser acupuncture for fertility. She also shares some personal news. This episode is for paid su…
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🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media — Book Launch!
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58:41My book is here! Learn more & buy your copy at offthegrid.fun/attention 🥳 🥳 🥳 In today's episode, I tell you all about the book AND the virtual retreat I'm hosting this fall. Then I share an amazing conversation I had with Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer for her podcast Imagination State. It's all about how extractive algorithms wreck our creativity + comm…
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She Took GLP-1s for Weight Loss. Now She's a Weight-Inclusive Doctor. Ft. Mara Gordon, MD
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35:19This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Physician and writer Mara Gordon joins us to discuss diet and wellness culture among medical doctors, why she took Ozempic for weight loss (and what made her quit), how she came to practice weight-inclusive care, and lots more. Behind the paywall, we get i…
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🙅♀️ Why I’m Not Putting My Book on Amazon
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25:43The most radical choice I’ve made in self-publishing is not putting my book on Amazon. Tune in to this episode to learn: Why I made this decision What it means for my book How I’m going to find readers anyway & Exactly how many books I’m hoping to sell Then join me in my journey of self-publishing without giving Jeff Bezos more money… by getting a …
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🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Welcome back to Book Week! In this behind-the-scenes episode (from the Clubhouse!), I tell you all about: The story of my first book (& why I had to rewrite that sto…
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📔 Demystifying Publishing: From Idea to Manuscript to Book in Your Hands — with Bailey Lang
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1:09:26🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Bailey Lang is a book coach, editor, and ghostwriter who helps business owners, creatives, and academics tell stories that matter. In this episode, Bailey and I pull…
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Should you buy organic? What the science really says
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12:50This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about organic foods, addressing whether organics are better for human health than conventional ones, potential environmental impacts, and important questions to consider if you’re recovering from disordered eating. The …
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🫶 Moving Past Perfectionism & Procrastination — Parts Work for Creative People with Tracy Candido
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58:42🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Tracy Candido is a creative coach and the host of Hidden Parts, a podcast about the inner voices that shape how we live, work, and lead. Today she joins me on the po…
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Accepting Your Body with Chronic Illness, Pain, or Disability - ft. Jennifer Caspari
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33:07This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Clinical psychologist and author Jennifer Caspari (You Are More Than Your Body) joins us to discuss how to accept your body when you have a chronic illness, chronic pain, or disability. We talk about her experience living with cerebral palsy, how to practi…
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✏️ Deleting Instagram, Practicing Attention & the Magic of Self-Publishing — with Cody Cook-Parrott
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58:30🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention This summer, Cody Cook-Parrott deleted their Instagram account. In doing so, they “lost” 80,000 followers and gained so. much. more. In this conversation, we dig int…
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A former anti-vaxxer shares one thing that helped change her mind
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10:26Christy reads a guest post from a former anti-vaxxer who shares one thing that helped change her mind. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the full episode! Get full show notes and references here. Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, is available wherever books are s…
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🏁 The State of Substack & How to Fall Back in Love with the Internet — with Seth Werkheiser
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1:01:54🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Seth Werkheiser was one of the first 3000 people on Twitter. Now he runs Social Media Escape Club and helps people get off X, Facebook, Instagram, and more. In this …
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💫 How to (Self) Publish a Book Without Social Media
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25:17Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! Season 7 of Off the Grid officially kicks off next week. 🥳 This season we'll be digging into all things (self)-publishing without social media. I'm talking to writers, coaches, witches, and more about the magic of bringing our ideas to life and selling them in the marketplace. 😬 To get you in the mood, I'm …
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"Food Addiction" + Ultraprocessed Foods + Disordered Eating with Marci Evans
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1:06:07This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Eating-disorders dietitian Marci Evans joins us to discuss the current science on “food addiction” (sometimes called “ultraprocessed food addiction”)—and what’s changed since I first interviewed her about this topic for Food Psych back in 2016. We get into…
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Andrew Huberman and the Problem with "Cutting-Edge" Research (Best Of)
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5:43This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about wellness podcaster Andrew Huberman and his promotion of intermittent fasting, cold showers, and other dubious wellness practices. This episode was originally published in March 2024. The full version of this episo…
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Should you worry about chemicals in sunscreen? Here's what the science says.
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4:31This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses why some wellness influencers advocate avoiding sunscreen, and what the science really says about common UV-protective ingredients, vitamin D production, and more. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and s…
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Another way Ozempic helps fuel anti-fat bias
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7:19Christy reads a letter from a listener that offers a unique point of view on the intersection of GLP-1s and diet culture. We’re also debuting a new feature and a way to get involved with the podcast! Get full show notes and references here. Subscribe to Rethinking Wellness to get all our content, including subscriber-only Q&As and essays, extended …
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🌈 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media — Exclusive Book Preview!
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15:41It's finally here, my friends... your first preview of my book! In this episode, I fill you in on exactly why Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media. Then in a you-heard-it-here-first moment, I play you the beginning of the audiobook! And I implore you to get a copy at yourattentionissacred.com. Thank you so much for tuning in to season si…
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Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell (Best Of)
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48:10This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell joins us to discuss myths and facts about hormones, including the problems with doing diets and supplement protocols for “hormone balancing,” why weight-loss recommendations aren’t helpful for hormone health, how to manage th…
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🙌 21 Tiny Pep Talks for You & Your Creative Business
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1:12:20Welcome to part one of our season six finale! Today I’m joined by TWENTY past guests sharing tiny pep talks recorded just for you. Tune in for encouragement on everything from surviving Capitalism to fixing your sales page to overcoming overwhelm and getting exactly what you want. You’ll hear from: [6:30] Blaize Hall of Weeping Willow Wellness [12:…
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Hydration: Everything You Need to Know, and Myths to Stop Believing
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3:23This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses what the science says about “hydration multipliers,” sports drinks, and other electrolyte beverages—and whether you’re really as dehydrated as you think. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for…
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🪞 Clear Channels, Secret Marketing & Making More Money Sans Socials — with Sarah Gottesdiener
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54:15🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Here’s my truth— I am absolutely, positively obsessed with this episode. Today on the pod, I’m joined by the one-and-only Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. She’s popping ove…
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Is Alcohol Really Unsafe At Any Dose? (Best Of)
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6:29This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about whether light drinking is really as risky as some wellness influencers make it out to be, and shares some ways to explore your relationship with alcohol. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. L…
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🤳 Put Down Your Phone & Abandon Your Brand — with Casey Johnston
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48:33🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Casey Johnston is a weight-lifting memoirist and former editor at Vice, Ars Technica & the New York Times’ Wirecutter. She’s been reporting on social media and smart…
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Can a Diet Really Help Solve Your Period Problems? (Best Of)
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10:51This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Q&A: A critical look at diet advice for period pain and endometriosis. This episode was originally published in 2023. Check out the transcript for links to all referenced studies. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the firs…
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🚸 “How Do I Grow Without Social Media??” — Live Coaching with Melissa Wong
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1:16:31🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Welcome to an episode unlike any other! Today I'm joined by Melissa Wong of Coherence Studio for a live advising session where I help her work through the age-old qu…
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A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says (Best Of)
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4:56This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about how much protein you really need—and explores why a certain piece of incorrect advice is so popular among influencers and “protein girlies.” The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the …
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🌻 3 Ways I’m Gently Reinventing My Work Right Now
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37:49🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention Welcome to Paradigm Shift Summer! 😎 This month on the podcast, we're rooting into radical change with ease, softness, and poolside vibes. Today I'm taking you behind…
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😊 How Your Business Can (& Can’t) Make You Happy — $300k+ Launches with Sam Vander Wielen
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54:39🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention I’m not a fan of the #girlboss. But I am a fan of women who build wildly successful businesses. And I especially appreciate when they offer eyes-open advice about wh…
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Is There Any Good Evidence for the Carnivore Diet?
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3:50This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy discusses the carnivore diet, why it’s concerning from a disordered-eating perspective, and what the science really says about this fad diet that doesn’t want to die. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up …
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🏦 How Freelance Work Can Solve Your Problems — with Sarah Jutras
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59:32🔖 Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is ON SALE for $10 (ebook) & $20 (paperback) right now! Enjoy discounts through Small Biz Saturday (11/29) at offthegrid.fun/attention I started my self-employment journey by freelancing… but somehow I’ve never talked about it on the pod! So today I’m joined by Sarah Jutras of Huzzah Studio and Free…
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