Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

🌿 When the Ache Remains — The Joy/Grief of Social Media with Lisa Olivera [BEST OF]

April 17, 2026·47 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Today I’m resharing my conversation with writer, therapist, and creative Lisa Olivera in honor of her upcoming book — When the Ache Remains: Lessons on Tending to the Unfixable and Finding Beauty Anyway— which is out on April 28th. Lisa and I talk about how her work and life changed as her Instagram platform grew to over 400,000 followers. Together, we dive into:Two reasons Lisa joined Instagram + how it felt as her account grewThe allure of online business + what we’re “supposed to do” when we have a big platformSocial media addiction + the compulsion to post/like/share/scrollFacing the big hole that’s there when social media’s not thereHow to make the choice to stay on social mediaIf you enjoy this episode, please preorder Lisa's book! Here's my affiliate link, and here's more info on her website.  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!     FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

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