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Hi loves! Todays’s episode is with astrologer Maxine Luzia, host of Astrology & You Podcast. She’s a professional astrologer who I became obsessed with after listening to her amazing podcast that she co-hosts with Alice Bell. Their podcast is such a gem of a resource for anyone who is getting into astrology, and after connecting with Maxine, I booked a reading with her where I got an in-depth understanding of my birth chart. We unpacked my Sagittarius stellium and my career purpose and I was able to see the biggest challenges I’ve had to overcome (internally & externally!) in a new light. If you want to learn more about astrology or to book a reading with Maxine, you can find the links below:Listen to Astrology & You: https://www.maxineluzia.com/podcastBook a Reading with Maxine Luzia: https://www.maxineluzia.com/Follow Maxine Luzia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxineluzia/Follow Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbarber/?hl=enFollow Me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexisbarber_?lang=enContact me: [email protected] www.alexisbarber.com/contactBook a consult with me: www.alexisbarber.com/consultations

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I talk to my friend and Registered Dietitian Lisa Hayim about the neuroscience associated with our food choices, how to overcome and move away from controlling food choices, and the societal norms she loves and hates. Follow her @lisahayim!

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In this episode, I get into my move to NYC, how I budget, and how I got my job at Google. You can find all links here: alexisbarber.com/linksThis is the book I recommend for budgeting: I Will Teach You To Be Rich https://amzn.to/3qQVF3q

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This week, I interview my friend and coworker Lola Adewuya, the founder of thebranddoula. She and I interned at Google together and both work there full time, and we dive into everything from when the “Dream Job” is boring, building your own business, and tips for anyone looking to start their own design journey. Check her out at https://thebranddoula.co/!


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In this episode, I talk about society’s love to appropriate Black women’s culture and aesthetics, but their failure to show up for Black female humanity - as represented through the lack of support for them in every industry, the high rate of deaths for Black Trans Women, and the abuse, neglect, and failure to support Black women in the medical field as well. Stereotypes like the “strong” and “angry” Black woman are what are keeping us from accepting Black women, and I tell stories of how that has changed my life and kept me from being my full self too.

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In this episode, I speak with my friend Nya Jones, the creator of the Inside Then Out Journal, a 365 page journal with prompts for daily self reflection. We discuss her story with journaling, how she started and grew her business during a pandemic while working full time as a product specialist for Facebook, and the struggles we face as Black women working in Big Tech. You can find the journals, restocked today, at insidethenout.com!

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In this episode, I talk about the origins of diet culture, and discuss how closely it is associated with racism. Sources for this episode can be found here:https://simibotic.com/a-brief-history-of-diet-culture/
https://www.intheknow.com/2020/07/13/unpacking-the-racist-roots-of-fat-phobia-and-diet-culture/
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1392/4729362
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.319
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(19)30352-0/abstract
Fearing the Black Body https://www.amazon.com/Fearing-Black-Body-Racial-Origins/dp/1479886750
Anti Diet https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison
https://www.mindful-nutrition.com/white-supremacy-and-diet-culture/ 

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In this episode, I talk with my friend Camaryn of @camaynalejandra about her Instagram activism, the pressures of growing on social media, and her journey of growing into herself after stifling her personality in primarily white environments. https://www.instagram.com/camarynalejandra/Follow her on Instagram and check us out for more!

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In this episode, I talk about my history with dieting, and discuss how I’ve started coping with body image issues ever since giving up dieting in 2020.

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