Category: Social Media Escape ClubCategory: Social Media Escape Club

Maybe quitting social media is more than apps and hacks which lean heavy on the SELF HELP industrial complex.

Maybe quitting social media involves other people who want to quit. Other small businesses folk who want to find new ways to market their work. Other creative people who could use the support of other people who seek the same escape.

Social media platforms isolate us, making us feel like we can just figure out the algorithm, the scheduling, the pacing, the engaging.

Then we try to walk away and look around and notice we’re alone. With more likes or comments, we lose the validation, the comfort, and we go running back. Or we buy a dumb phone, or a device, or set time limits on our apps, or try to go cold turkey.

This is why we need support, we need each other. Tough things are worth doing together with other people.

Our regular Escape Pod meetings on Thursday can sometimes reach 10+ people, but our Mini Escape Pod Q&As are limited to just three guests.

I do this so guests can have a chance to bring up their challenges in a quieter space, and it leaves room for everyone to offer feedback and ideas.

I also vary the day and time that I offer these Mini Escape Pod Q&A sessions, too, just so people in different time zones and schedules can attend.

Become a trial member and get 30 days of access to our upcoming Escape Pod Zoom calls, co-working hang outs, and Pizza Parties.

One third interview, two thirds group Q&A with AMELIA HRUBY, PHD – feminist writer, prolific podcaster, and founder of Softer Sounds!
📅 Thursday, September 11

🕑 2:00–3:00 PM EDT

This hour-long call is part interview, part community Q&A. 

Together we’ll talk about what it looks like to leave social media, build cozy websites (and blogs?!?), and keep making magic without relying on big platforms to spread the word.

This is for paid members only, but you can get a trial membership for just $10 and get all this:

▪️ Access to 3+ live calls every week with creative folks curious about leaving social media – community!
▪️ Personalized email feedback from me (two rounds included)
▪️ Free access to my upcoming MAKING COZY VIDEOS PIZZA PARTY (normally $50)
▪️ Stay connected between sessions in our members-only Discord.

Get your 30 day trial for just $10 here

You’ll get an email with the Zoom link right after you sign up.

This week on our weekly Escape Pods, we kicked things off on Monday by talking about letting go of misaligned content and making space for better signals. We explored the tension between short-term platform growth and long-term creative sustainability, and how even small changes (like a new name or format) can breathe life back into stalled projects.

On Thursday, we were joined by my friend and Peabody Award–winning producer Sean Cannon, who traced his path from my little music blog to AOL Music chaos to deep-dive investigative podcasting. We talked about chasing weird stories (Run the Jewels + cat rap, and boxing Ted Leo), and how getting just 5% better each time can transform your work.

Then on Saturday’s Escape Pod Mini, we brought things back to the local level, like flyers on bulletin boards, in-person readings, and rebuilding creative energy offline. We talked about the sting of unsubscribes, the strange dance of asking friends and family for support, and how renaming your newsletter or project might be exactly what opens our next chapter.

If you’d like join our Zoom calls, sign up for a 30 day trial here. That’ll give you time to sit in on a few calls, and even get two free replies of my Email Guidance offering.

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One third interview / two thirds Q&A Zoom call with special guest Peabody-winning producer, journalist, and cat rap pioneer Sean Cannon. This coming Thursday, August 21 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT.

I’m starting to do these monthly with my members (and already have next month’s guest lined up)!

Not a member? Grab a 30 day trial membership to the Social Media Escape Club for just $10.

• ​You’ll get to hang out on this call and take part in the Q&A
• Free pass to my workshop on Aug 27th
• ​Access to our weekly Zoom hangouts (3 per week)
• ​Member-only resources, our private podcast replay feed, and more