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Too Smart For This

Too Smart For This

Alexis Barber

For smart and superficial girls everywhere, this podcast helps multifaceted women untangle society's expectations of them through candid conversations and tangible tips for crafting your own journey. Hosted by Alexis Barber, entrepreneur, creator and ex-YouTube and Google employee, you'll hear both the realities of being an ambitious 20-something that identifies as a #MaterialGirl and plenty of gems from our wide range of guests. Follow the show on Instagram and TikTok at @toocollective.
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Too Smart For This - Episode 01: Too Smart For This
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12/05/20 • 14 min

Welcome to the first episode of Too Smart for This with me, Alexis Barber! In this episode, we dive into my journey with insecurity and diet culture, how our generation puts on facades to appeal to others, and talk about the journey I’ve been on the last year in developing my own self-love and value system. We also talk about what to expect from this show in the future. Enjoy!
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Good morning friends and welcome to another Sunday Solo episode! Alexis is back to chat all things journaling, Wharton, and her recent trip to Martha's Vineyard.

Smart Tip of the Week: Notebook & Pen for Journaling

Superficial Tip of the Week: Amazon Prime Day! Check out Alexis's Storefront


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Hey baddies! Thanks for baring with us after a week of technical difficulties while we switched to a new podcast distributor. Better and brighter content coming to you!

In Alexis' second Sunday solo episode, we chat her lfie updates before heading on a flurry of travels, her current obsessions, and how she's having a hot girl summer.

Show Notes

1:47 Superficial tip of the week

2:47 Importance of prioritzing how you look and feel

3:06 Smart tip of the week

3:51 Life update! What happened this week

10:58 How to curate a Hot & Healed Girl Summer

11:45 Prioritizing like a pro and living a balanced life

14:16 Finding and investing in clothes that make you feel good

15:34 Living in the moment whilst planning for the future

17:00 The benefits of moving your body

17:34 Removing/ignoring anyone who doesn’t add to your life

Resources/Mentioned

Superficial Tip: House of CB

Smart Tip: Superhuman Meditation App

Enter the Too Cozy Robe Giveaway

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I’m answering all your questions regarding family resentment, jobs you don’t want to be in, personal finance, dating, and more!

4:47 - How do you not resent family for having opposite life choices?

11:04 - How to get the most out of a job you settled for?

13:59 - Can you share a hot take about being an entrepreneur or having a side hustle?

17:11 - What’s something you used to believe in that you’ve changed your mind on?

19:27 - Book recs for personal finance?

24:04 - Dating life updates?

27:12 - What are your current health routines?

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In this week’s episode of Too Smart For This, Alexis is joined by Dr. Danielle Richardson, a visionary entrepreneur who fearlessly left behind a career in optometry that left her unfulfilled. Driven by her passion for empowering others and a burning desire to revolutionize the health and wellness industry, she embarked on an inspiring journey to create a platform specifically tailored for the " healthy baddies" of the world. If you’re in need of a little extra clarity or direction in your life, this episode’s for you!

Show Notes

2:07 Rapid fire questions!

5:03 The importance of learning to say “No”

8:16 What is a healthy baddie?

10:22 Recognizing and honoring your multidimensionality

14:16 Fierce Clarity beginnings

16:36 How to trust your timing

17:51 The power of journaling for mental health

18:34 Practices/tools to manage the other side of ambition

20:25 Leaving situations before misery consumes your life

22:02 Taking intentional steps for a satisfying life

22:56 Stop complaining, start creating

25:44 Meditation to boost health and well-being

26:27 How changing how you think of stress could help you be less affected by it

31:23 Overcoming “All-Or-Nothing” thinking

34:26 Glow Up Journal sneak peek

36:08 Finding your personal style

38:04 Defining your identity and reconnecting with yourself and the world

39:38 Book recommendations

41:56 Becoming a “career chameleon”

43:58 Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable

45:11 To find meaning in work, change the way you think about it

47:40 Breathe!

48:33 Seeing the value of bumps in the road

50:01 Stop comparing your life, start living it

Resources/Mentioned

The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power by Katherine Morgan Schafler

Living in the Light: A Guide To Personal And Planetary Transformation by Shakti Gawain

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocket Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra

Beyonce: Year of Four

Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé

Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life, and Leadership

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Nell Scovell and Sheryl Sandberg

Keep up with Danielle!

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Too Smart For This - 180. your next 50 days to level up (winter arc blueprint)
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11/11/24 • 36 min

In this episode, we’re diving into “The Winter Arc,” a time for setting new goals, developing new habits, and building discipline for self-improvement before the New Year.

6:04 - 4 types of rests report

11:06 - creating your winter character

12:47 - time management

15:00 - journaling

17:06 - using ai as your personal assistant

19:06 - redefine your relationship with social media

22:00 - wellness tips and recs

28:00 - leveling up

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Hope in a Jar Philosophy Moisturizer

Then I Met You Rich Cream (get as gift with purchase with a robe)

Supergoop Glow Screen

Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask

Skin Fix Collagen Plus Serum

Josie Maran Body Butter

Nivea Cream

Johnson & Johnson Baby Gel

LMNT Electrolytes - Mango Chili Salt

Awola Water Bottle

Binto Supplements

Satori Laser


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Too Smart For This - 179. breaking free from the need to impress
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10/28/24 • 21 min

almost every episode of Too Smart For This returns to the theme of external validation.

but today’s perspective shift helps us interrogate our goals so we can be less skeptical of them and more in tune with ourselves. if your current life missions are starting to feel a little less resonant, this episode will give you the tools to help clarify what really makes you tick.

EPISODE NOTESQuote:

"I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free" - Georgia O'Keeffe

Previous episodes about perfectionism:- He broke up with me for being too much:

How to deal with people who try to make you feel small:

LINKS:

Reformation Low Rise Jeans

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Preorder the Too Smart For This Guided Journal


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Helen Phelan is a body neutral intuitive pilates instructor and founder of digital pilates and mindful fitness platform, Helen Phelan Studio. As an ex professional dancer and eating disorder survivor, Helen's approach to exercise is based on her lived experience that diet culture and the no excuses mindset keeps people stuck in a bad body image loop that makes them dread movement- despite its mood and energy boosting benefits.She refined her methodology so that it could not only fit into her life in a non-harmful way post recovery, but to support others heal their relationships with movement and their own bodies + feel strong, empowered with intuitive exercise. She works with clients 1:1, in groups, workshops, and through her on demand platform to help people stop thinking of exercise as a way to burn off food and instead as a self-care tool to feel your best, both mentally and physically.She's been featured in InStyle, HuffingtonPost, Well+Good, Coveteur, MindBodyGreen and when not on her mat, Helen is often found rewatching musicals, snuggling with her rescue pup, or hiking in the Catskills.Online Studio/Booking Live Sessions and Classes: HelenPhelanStudio.com50% off first month of HPS with code TOOSMART: https://tv.helenphelanstudio.com/orders/customer_info?o=51621 (valid on Essentials Plus Monthly only)Blog: HelenPhelanStudio.com/journalCatskills Summer Retreat: https://HelenPhelanStudio.com/hps-retreat
Free 5 Step Guide To Stop Using Exercise As Punishment And Learn To Love Your Practice: https://helenphelanstudio.com/learn-to-love-your-practice
Holisticism Profitable Content Creator Lab: (affiliate!) https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/a/2147485023/riozxc2NFree HPS Community Anti Diet Culture Support + Accountability Group: https://helen-phelan-studio.mn.co/share/SOQ5b_GJ-u1J94nJ?utm_source=manualFree HPS Community Events: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/helen-phelan-studio-32457719665
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¡Ciao! With Alexis’ month-long trip to Europe in full effect, this week’s episode is centered around all things travel. With her tips and tricks you’ll be able to conquer your summer vacation(s) with ease and in style.
Show Notes
2:33 Travel tips!
3:32 Importance of planning to ensure a seamless trip
3:46 A Guide to Financial Planning for Travelers
3:55 Importance of Travel Credit Cards
4:22 Choosing the best credit card for rewards/points
7:50 Building a relationship with/loyalty to an airline
10:31 How I go about booking hotels!
10:52 Importance of filtering your searches
11:11 Utilizing prior-reviews to make informed decisions
12:45 Travel planning logistics
13:14 Where/How to research a travel destination before you go
15:22 Utilizing Notion to arrange the itinerary, financials, etc
17:12 Be mindful of downtime!
18:12 Downloading Google Maps to navigate offline
18:48 Packing logistics
19:00 Packing in a color scheme
19:49 How I utilize luggage packing cubes
20:23 Visualizing outfits before your trip
21:10 High Maintenance Travel Girly Things!
Resources/Mentioned
Amazon Cosmetic Containers:
Bose Earphones: https://rb.gy/9zqle
MEC Travel Pillow: https://rb.gy/no549
Downy Wrinkle Releaser: https://rb.gy/0o6rq
Arrae Bloat Alchemy Supplement: https://rb.gy/vh5js
Rimowa: https://rb.gy/oiojd
YSL Rive Gauche Supple Bag: https://rb.gy/tz5fl
Lululemon Clean Lines Tote Bag: https://rb.gy/2qchs
Cuyana The Travel Bag: https://rb.gy/lszvm

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Too Smart For This - 143. Tangbile Tips I Used to Glow Up This Year
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11/26/23 • 27 min

Welcome back to Too Smart For This! This week, Alexis is sharing the tangible tips she used to #glowup this year! Make sure to rate the show 5 Stars and share on Instagram @toocollective

Don't forget that Too Collective is having our BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR: 25% off all robes! Get them before we sell out!

Show Notes

2:20 How to transform your life

4:23 TooCollective Black Friday sale!

5:13 10 tools I’ve used to glow up over the past year

5:57 #1 Dreaming + being honest with yourself

8:45 #2 Everything is happening for your highest good

11:34 #3 Importance of discomfort for personal growth

13:01 #4 Check in with yourself and your priorities!

14:49 #5 Minimizing digital interaction

18:52 #6 Maximizing calendar productivity

19:37 #7 Build routines that enable you to become your best self

21:23 #8 Habit stacking and its importance

24:01 #9 You need to live life!

27:26 #10 Be present!

Resources/Mentioned

Superhuman App

Binto Supplements

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power by Katherine Morgan Schafler

Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune by Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline

NEW Too Classic Terry Cloth Robe

Too Collective Website

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Follow Too Collective on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toocollective/?hl=en

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Follow Alexis on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexisbarber_?lang=en

Subscribe to Alexis on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-YnRrflV9g6nLMWUkwDtA


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How many episodes does Too Smart For This have?

Too Smart For This currently has 186 episodes available.

What topics does Too Smart For This cover?

The podcast is about Fashion & Beauty, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Too Smart For This?

The episode title '126. How to Glow Up For Real This Time with Dr. Danielle Richardson, Author of "The Glow Up Journal"' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Too Smart For This?

The average episode length on Too Smart For This is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of Too Smart For This released?

Episodes of Too Smart For This are typically released every 6 days, 19 hours.

When was the first episode of Too Smart For This?

The first episode of Too Smart For This was released on Dec 5, 2020.

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