✏️ Deleting Instagram, Practicing Attention & the Magic of Self-Publishing — with Cody Cook-Parrott
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 into why Cody decided to delete IG, how their creative attention has shifted since, and what it really looks like to build a business (and publish a book) off the grid.
In this conversation, we dig into why Cody decided to delete IG, how their creative attention has shifted since, and what it really looks like to build a business (and publish a book) off the grid.
Tune in to this episode to hear us explore:
- Why Cody deleted their account instead of deactivating
- What it means to archive your work online
- The realities of giving up social capital
- Sacred witnessing and ways to cultivate the feeling of being seen
- How Cody is approaching their next book launch without social media
- Why we love self-publishing & the fate of Amelia’s first zine project
🌟 If you love this chat, join Amelia & Cody LIVE ON ZOOM on September 20th to celebrate the return of Cody’s podcast Common Shapes! RSVP for FREE at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EZ506H9WSaK0WZjhgWZEeQ#/registration
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Join the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
📔 Join the book waitlist at yourattentionissacred.com
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ Love this podcast? Amelia's new book, Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media will be out this fall in limited edition! Click here to join the waitlist and ensure you get a copy.
Creators and Guests
Host
Amelia Hruby
Founder of Softer Sounds podcast studio & host of Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your Clients