Offline, With Alison Rice

Dearest you. This is a response episode to a question from a co-creator inside serve that's also very alive for me right now: What do we do when we feel like we can't relate to our friends or chosen communities because we've come off social media and don't know what's happening in social culture? My take — and what I get into in this episode — is this is short-term problem. We're heading toward small, chosen micro-communities full of people that have also made the same values-driven decisions as us. We are simply experiencing the complexity that comes with being early. I also get honest about the cost of coming off Instagram as it was my main conversion channel. If you're thinking about your own break, I offer some advice. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. I recorded this conversation with Laura Poole in 2021. I'm bringing it back now — five years later — to demonstrate how subtle making contact with the need we are each here to meet actually is. So many people are wondering what their purpose is. What their contribution could be. This episode provides guidance. You also get to hear me make contact with the idea for my service business practice room and program, SERVE, and Laura cognise what has now gone on to become her shared field of belonging for Vedic meditators and teachers, Radiate. Alison xo links. Join serve here Join Radiate here Explore our Learn to Meditate Sydney course here go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. When I realised my screen time was at 10 hours a day and six of those were spent on Instagram, I deleted the app off my phone almost immediately. How did I get here and is this the best use of me? In this episode I share my earliest observations and reflections of what life feels like without Instagram, what I've gained and as it relates to my business, what I might lose. I also talk about why I'm pouring into my Substack and the result of seven days of sustained focus on that platform. It's been very revealing to say the least. Alison xo Substack essay: If I stay off Instagram, I get 12 years back go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. We're consuming more than ever and tending almost none of it. In this episode, I introduce the concept of a digital garden — a personal, non-linear, evolving collection of the things that genuinely matter to you. A place for your thinking to live, grow and develop into something that is entirely your own. I explore why our inner worlds have become so fragmented, what we're losing when ideas never get to connect and why building something slow and self-authored is one of the most rebellious things we can do in the age of the algorithm. If the seasonal curriculum is your planting plan, the digital garden is where things actually take root. A full guide to building your own — including a Notion template — is coming to Substack soon. Subscribe below. Alison xo links. Subscribe to Substack here Seasonal Curriculum episode on Spotify here and Apple here Seasonal Curriculum Notion template here go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. A Little, Rich Life is such a sweet philosophy, but what does cultivating one actually look like in practice? What decisions and sacrifices are required? That's what this episode is about. I'm sharing personal stories and real financial decisions to show what enoughness looks like as a lived practice not just a beautiful idea. I talk about why there's no framework, rejection as a throughway to what's true for us, handling judgement and projections from our loved ones and why building a manageable, sustainable life is not poverty consciousness but one of the most radical acts of self-authorship there is. If you're wondering what it looks like to choose depth over size and living life over enduring it, this episode is for you. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join serve here Dearest you. There's a particular kind of tiredness that comes from building something in a room that doesn't believe in what you're building or how you want to build it. I know this because I've been there. This episode is about a different kind of room. It's an invitation to join me inside serve — a living practice room for women building purpose-driven, regenerative service businesses. It's not (just) a program you complete. It's a held space for becoming the founder you already are alongside other women practicing the same thing. In this episode I map the architecture of the room: Foundational business program AI mentor trained on the program and eight years of my work Live mentoring, co-working and deep work sessions In-person meet-ups Forming service collectives While everyone is welcome inside this room, it has been built with two very particular women in mind. The first is standing at a threshold, circling a service business she can feel but hasn't yet found the courage to begin. The second is already inside her own service business, feeling the ground shift beneath her feet with AI. She knows she doesn't want to abandon what she's built but she needs guidance on how to evolve her business to meet the moment we find ourselves in. If either of those women is you, the door to enter serve is here . Take your time and if it lands in your body, I'll see you inside. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. This episode begins as satire and if the opening feels uncomfortable, that's the point. All of it is real. Quotes and close paraphrasings from women and founders being held up right now as the aspiration. We have a problem. Eight years into this work, I find myself more alarmed than ever. Girlboss 2.0 feels to be emerging and mainstream media is serving her up as the role model we should be learning from and aspiring toward. And so many of us — consciously or not — are still subscribing. This episode is a call to action. It's an invitation to excavate the seed of ambition the system planted in us and to replant something more honest, more nourishing and more suited to bodies that cycle and lives that take place in seasons. It's an invitation to define your version of enough — your version of A Little, Rich Life — and build from there. No one is coming to save us. The external conditions will not change. We can't do this in isolation and that's what serve is for — my living practice room for regenerative entrepreneurship and service business. Alison xo Express interest in serve here go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Express interest in serve here Dearest you. This is the permission slip so many have been waiting for and an explanation of why it's finally arrived. If the thing standing between you and starting (or sustaining) a service business has been the belief that you have to become a content creator, a semi-influencer or a founder building in public, this episode is for you. The model is moving on. Content marketing as the primary strategy for service businesses is giving way to something that has always felt more true in the world of purpose-driven business — relationship-based, community-led and human-centered. I trace what's driving the shift (the saturation of AI-generated content on social platforms, the quiet death of the follower economy, the coming transition away from the phone itself) and what I believe is next and will be preparing us for in serve — consulting collectives, long-form authority building and service businesses designed around depth of relationship rather than volume of reach. The conditions you've been waiting for are finally here. Alison xo Express interest in serve here go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Express interest in serve here Dearest you. There's a low-grade hum of anxiety moving through a lot of us right now and it doesn't matter whether you work for yourself or someone else. We know something has fundamentally shifted in how work works . We just haven't had the language for it yet. In this episode I name what's actually happening — the emerging agentic workforce — and more importantly, what this moment in time is asking of us. I introduce three ideas that invite you to evolve how you see your professional self: Evolving from a producer of value to a composer of value Evolving from a holder of a title to a keeper of a unique and deeply human unit of value Thinking and acting like an entrepreneur This episode is a reorientation of the way we think about our contribution in a professional setting. It's also a gentle but urgent act of self-direction that can begin today. What I unpack in this episode: Why the traditional career path is becoming less stable and what's replacing it The fundamental shift from producer to composer of value Why an entrepreneurial mindset is no longer just for founders What AI will never be able to do and why that's where our professional futures live Why starting or sustaining a human-centred service business may be one of the safest professional moves you can make right now Questions to start exploring your own answers to I am opening the doors to serve — a practice room for regenerative entrepreneurship and purpose-driven service — in early May. Express interest here . Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Make a copy of my Season Curriculum Notion template here Subscribe to my Substack here Dearest you. There is a loud conversation happening online right now about personal taste. Who has it. Who doesn't. How to get it and how we lose it. And somewhere in that conversation, taste cultivation got framed as something friction-full and — for a lot of women — another thing on a list that's already too long. In this episode I pull us out of that debate and move us into the how to develop personal taste. Because here's the reframe: You're not without taste. You never were. What's more likely is that the algorithm has been programming your taste, deciding what you wear, what you think and what you buy. And your taste — your real taste — is sitting waiting underneath. To help you make contact with it, I'm inviting you to pick up the really nourishing practice of designing your own seasonal curriculum — a romantic and creative personal program that acts as an alternative to the scroll. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. You know what you value. Or at least, you think you do. Maybe you'd say something like family. Creativity. Freedom. But your actual life — the phone you can’t put down and the yes you keep giving when you really mean no — is telling a different story. So what's going wrong? In this episode, I dig into the gap between our stated values and lived experience and why standard values exercises aren't working anymore. I offer a life-led values excavation approach to try instead, one that starts with inspecting the data your actual life is already giving you. I also talk about what it means to know your unique transmission as a creator and communicator, why I hope you’ll consider watching the podcast on YouTube , how I’m collaborating with AI as an inquiry partner and why this season of Get Offline is about one message, one community and shipping more long-form content for us to connect around. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. Kriti Gupta calls herself an Internet Anthropologist — a translator of the signals young people are sending about who they are, what they value and what it’s like to be them. In this honest conversation, we explore how Gen Z and Alpha are reclaiming their time, presence and self expression in an era defined by algorithms and increasingly, artificial intelligence. Kriti helps us understand the subcultures and online worlds shaping identity, power and belonging for the next generation and what that means for brands, creators and leaders who want to connect meaningfully. Kriti also opens up about her lived experience as a brown woman and creative trying to belong in rooms that value her ideas but not the face presenting them. Her reflections on reclamation, identity and creating her own tables are deeply moving. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. This conversation with my friend, peer and fellow world-builder, Alex Taylor, has been 10 years in the making. We first met in our Who What Wear days — two young leaders shaping the same brand world from opposite sides of the world. A decade later, Alex is the co-founder of Perelel Health , one of the most politically influential women’s health companies in the US with advocacy reaching all the way to the White House. This episode explores the parts of the founder journey that aren’t spoken about enough. The quiet questioning, the real costs, the faith required before investors and customers believe in what you're building. Together we explore: How a brand earns the right to advocate Building community from scratch The tension between vision and viability Holding the mission before the market believes in you Navigating 100+ investor “no’s” while staying devoted to the work Feminine power, relational power and community power in leadership How our seasons as women shape the way we lead Why founders need boundaries, privacy and an inner life of their own The evolution of digital intimacy and brand world-building today This is a conversation for founders, creators and builders who are quietly carrying the weight of their vision and looking for a reminder that they’re not alone. It’s also an invitation to rethink what modern leadership can be when it’s grounded in truth and generosity. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. Are you sitting with a desire to become something or someone entirely new? To evolve your professional or personal expression in the most unlikely, bold way? Maybe, like my guest Ruby Jean Cottle, you want to become a published author. Or maybe you’re an accountant who wants to become an artist. Or a leader who longs to be led again. I hope this episode inspires you to take intentional action in the direction of who and what Nature is wanting you to become. I hope it affirms the quiet knowing that you’re ready to leap into the life you’ve been longing for. Ruby and I trace her journey from multi-hyphenate creative and mother of two navigating “work” while living with endometriosis, to becoming a published author of Black River — a young adult fantasy novel she wrote before she ever had an agent or a book deal. This is a conversation for anyone holding a creative dream inside them, wondering if they’ll ever feel ready. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. If you’re an OG Offline Angel, you'll remember my first conversation about Human Design back in 2019 (listen here ). Six years on and I'm feeling pulled back into this intricate knowledge system, this time through the lens of career and business building. I'm thrilled to be joined by Human Design expert and portfolio career strategist, Julie Fedele, for an honest conversation about learning to trust and interpret the energetic signals already alive in our bodies — the ones we so often ignore. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. What does it mean to become the condition for the world so many of us are longing for? In this honest conversation, teacher, author, activist and US presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson, invites us to stop waiting for change and instead begin to live as progressive agents of love and right action in the here and now. Your personal awakening is what will fuel system and political change. We also explore how activism can be rooted in compassion rather than contempt and how as female leaders, we can soften without surrendering our strength. She speaks candidly about the lessons, heartbreaks and growth that emerged from her presidential campaign which I'm really grateful for, offering rare insight into the courage and forgiveness that has been required. Marianne is bringing her talk Inner Light, Outer Change to Australian in February. Get your ticket here . Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. In this honest conversation with Dr. Shefali Tsabary — clinical psychologist, author and global teacher of conscious parenting — we explore what it means to truly steward the next generation. How can we start to see our children not as extensions of ourselves, but as spirits with their own unique signature? Dr. Shefali also shares her perspective on technology, cultural conditioning and how parents and leaders can return to wholeness so that our children feel safe to do the same. This is a conversation about redefining success, resisting cultural lies and guiding our children to know who they really are. Surely this is the greatest inheritance. Alison xo Buy tickets to see Dr. Shefali live in Sydney or Melbourne here go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. I have over 1,000 voice mentoring memos on my phone that I've recorded over the last handful of years for co-creators inside Offline spaces like serve . This is one of them. A co-creator asked me what strategic documents she can have in place to hold her through the wobbles that come with being in business. My response might surprise you. I share how to move beyond rigid strategies and into inner stability, how to practice daily contact with your Highest Vision and how to steward your business through financial ebbs and flows without abandoning yourself or the business itself. The Highest Vision Worksheet I reference in this episode is here . What you'll learn: Why clarity of vision and a mission for your money matters more than rigid strategy The daily energetic practices that make your Highest Vision feel inevitable How to use minimum viable, median and True Self Success salaries as responsive financial tools The importance of reserves, rhythms and quarterly reviews in building financial resilience How to hold yourself — and your business — through the dips without collapsing or constantly starting over I hope this one helps you on your way. Alison xo go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. Part two of my honest conversation with Del Rainbow co-founder, Bianca Gregg. Del Rainbow is the fashion sales agency supporting brands like St. Agni, Deiji Studios and Viktoria & Woods thoughtfully scale into new markets and here in part two, we move beyond tactics and into the heart of brand expansion. What does it really take to grow globally and stay grounded? Bianca shares her wisdom on how Australian fashion brands can break into international markets without losing the essence that made them special. We talk about the power of wholesale in 2025 and beyond, the energetic intelligence of global cities and the role brand founders play in stewarding not just scale, but resonance. This episode is about more than just growth. It’s about belonging. About becoming the kind of founder who can hold more — more money, more visibility, more opportunity — without breaking alignment. We hope this episode helps you on your way. Alison xo P.S. You can watch this episode on YouTube here . go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dearest you. Part one of my honest conversation with Del Rainbow co-founder, Bianca Gregg. Del Rainbow is the fashion sales agency supporting brands like St. Agni, Deiji Studios and Viktoria & Woods thoughtfully scale into new, global markets. In this episode — the first 45 minutes of our two-hour chat — we get into the experience 16 year-old Bianca had that taught her the true power of energy, connection and embodying our highest role: the conduit. In part two, we get into scaling strategy, her advice to Australian fashion founders who want to take their label global and the larger role wholesale plays within a fashion brand’s world building efforts. Alison xo P.S. You can watch here :) go deeper. Subscribe to Substack Join SERVE Book a 1-1 Session Watch on YouTube Seasonal Curriculum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.