amanda thomas (also known as luvaj) built her empire at 14-years-old. a chance encounter with a buyer at fred segal is where her story begins. since then, her pieces have been worn by icons like lindsay lohan, hailey bieber, jennifer anniston & bella hadid. she spills the tea on building a successful jewelry brand, the chaos of her dating life (and her rotating roster), and sharing the best advice she’s learned along the way. oh, and you’re absolutely gonna want to stalk her house on youtube.
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i used to think i was better than burnout. then i hit rock bottom. being a perfectionist is exhausting. who are you outside of your job? just say no. say no as much as possible. sometimes i get overwhelmed by my ideas. are you burnt out or creatively uninspired? don’t create if you don’t feel creative. celebrate the small wins. diversify your life. gyms are boring. clean your f*cking house!!! write sh*t down. crossing something off my to-do list makes me horny. i hope this ep helps you
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i can’t believe we got bad bunny on the pod. jk it’s marcos gonzalez, a writer, actor and comedian with no wikipedia. a conversation about crime in the north end, being a comedic writer, jury duty, blowing up on tiktok, impressions, and shakira cursing people. how many impressions did you catch on this episode? we lost count because we both went to emerson so we can’t do math lol. this is a funny one so you better laugh. or else shakira will put a hex on you
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i started reading a book to avoid therapy and now i’m in therapy. i act like a human doing and not a human being. what if the best case scenario happens?  if i didn’t ask for your advice don’t give it to me lol. repeating myself is my pet peeve. brooklinen european linen sheets may have just saved my life. that’s show biz! i’m addicted to sunset swims. find yourself some low maintenance friends. i don’t cook but i have a saved collection of zero waist baking videos… i walk my dogs in a stroller. who can watch an entire movie in one sitting?? elderly women scare me. they should have doubled her dose!! I’m alllll for tricking the brain. just wear things that make you happy!!! i’m ending friendships with this IG hack. jealousy is a normal feeling just don’t act on it. oops i’m burnt out.
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it's not every day you get to chat with a unicycle-riding, triathlete engineer. a conversation about creative overwhelm, multi-hyphenate fatigue, niching down, burnout, redefining success outside the algorithm, authenticity on the internet, confidence and a whole bunch of other like, really cool and interesting topics, or whatever. if you happen to watch this episode, pls count how many times she sticks her tongue out and report back. don’t look at our notes app. she almost burnt her hair off on my candle sos I need office insurance!!! would you rather get cancelled for something you didn’t do or go viral for something that completely misrepresents you? idk just listen to the episode lol.
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i met ray romano and he might send me a subpoena. my networking style is avoidance. why do we go to brunch after a wedding? this will forever haunt me. there’s nothing more embarrassing than yelling ‘on your left’ on a bike. a dad gave me a piece of gauze. am I putting off my happiness??? i feel like i’m floating through space. i had to cancel my dream trip. there’s only so much in your control. i lost myself for a little. what’s the point of life if you’re just trying to get to the next thing? i’m a f*cking poet.
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having hard conversations with your friends is important...so we decided to have our hard conversation on this episode. if you’ve dealt with friendship breakups or sense one is coming, give this a listen. love you lots
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the diary of a highly sensitive girly. I started reading a book send help sos. sometimes I feel like I’m better at performing life than experiencing it. I have a running tab of trauma and that bill is EXPENSIVE. not having an aesthetic is still an aesthetic. being a deep feeler is exhausting. my nervous system is wired to process things so intensely. no that wasn’t whiplash, it was just the sudden shift of my emotions lol xoxo. say no when you’re saturated. I don’t experience moments, I absorb them so hunny, I’m TIRED. you’re not behind, you’re just in a different chapter. milestones aren’t always the same as fulfillment.
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not me sobbing about my dog on this ep lol. old ppl r ruthless. my mom’s favorite sport is beating a dead horse. love u mom!!! i walk away mid convo idgaf. gen z rlly let me down with this fashion movement. we need to revoke the close friends feature on ig. quiet luxury is literally rich people wearing beige lol bye. i had to eat a donut as if I were a shark in a room full of people. my mom speaks in onomatopoeias. love u mom!!! fear sells, negativity is addicting. Praise-starved brains crave validation. hey, see u next thursday.
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this episode might get me cancelled or at the very least my mom, bf & friends will hate me lol. are these hot takes too hot?? brunch is not fun, fight me. swifties, plz take it easy on me. i think i think too much. i think?? shaking a$$ to teardrops on my guitar. nothing happy about happy hour. it’s all fun and games until “rent-a-mom” gets picked up on shark tank. for a girl that doesn’t leave her house or drink, i’ve been leaving my house and drinking. why is everybody sober????? :/
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