Press Send With Chinae Alexander

Skincare goddess and inspiring woman Indie Lee joins me this week to discuss your questions. Listen in as we chat about breaking past therapy stigma, listening to the nagging voice pushing you toward a career change, opening up to a partner about sexual trauma, and having an awkward, hygiene-related conversation with a coworker.    Connect with Indie: Instagram: @indie_lee Website: indielee.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   Special Offer On This Episode: BUFFY: For $20 off your Buffy comforter, visit Buffy.co and enter PRESSSEND. INDIE LEE: Use the code INDIE20 for 20% off Indie Lee products.

Human sunshine and Isle of Paradise founder Jules Von Hep brings his hilarity, wisdom, and gorgeous British accent to this week’s episode. We’re answering your burning questions about dealing with a friend’s unpredictable behavior, feeling hopeless in the dating world (I’m sharing my dating tips—follow at your own risk!), struggling with body image issues, and choosing between love and a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity.   Connect with Jules: Instagram: @julesvonhep / @theisleofparadise Website: isleofparadise.co.uk   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   Special Offers On This Episode:   NATIVE: For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use the promo code PRESSSEND during checkout.   THRIVE: Get 25% off your first order + a free 30-day trial when you visit thrivemarket.com/PRESSSEND

Shannon McLay, founder and CEO of the Financial Gym, joins me to talk all things money. We’re taking your questions on everything from shopping addiction to investing for the first time. Tune in to hear Shannon's expert advice about mindful spending, tips for saving, shame and secrecy around finances, WTF a penny stock is, getting your very first credit card, and overcoming money anxiety.   Connect with Shannon: Instagram: @theshannonmclay / @thefinancialgym Twitter: @FinancialGym Website: financialgym.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   Special Offer On This Episode: NATIVE: For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use the promo code PRESSSEND during checkout.

This week, the lovely content creator Quigley is helping me take on your burning questions about dealing with burnout and finding joy outside of work, learning to compromise with a partner, what to do when negative friends are dragging you down, and how to combat insecurity in a relationship.   Connect with Quigley: Instagram: @officiallyquigley Website: officiallyquigley.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   SPECIAL OFFERS ON THIS EPISODE:   AUDIBLE: Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free! Visit audible.com/PRESSSEND or text "PRESSSEND" to 500500. NOTE: Amazon Prime members can start an Audible membership and save 66% on your first 3 months–a total of $30 off. You’ll pay just $4.95 per month for the first 3 months. After that, it’s only $14.95 per month! Offer is valid from 7/1/19 through 7

Comedian Emma Willmann joins me to chat about everything from the Cheesecake Factory to porn preferences. We’re taking questions about the ethics of warning another woman about a shitty guy, dealing with sexual attraction to women when engaged to a man, and making time for yourself without feeling guilty about it.   Connect with Emma: Instagram: @emmawillmann Website: emmacomedy.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Chef, writer, and total inspiration Sophia Roe is my guest on our latest episode. We’re discussing your questions about supporting a younger sister who’s struggling, overcoming obsessive body thoughts, and helping a friend in an abusive relationship.   The book we mention is called “Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion” by Pema Chödrön.   Connect with Sophia: Instagram: @sophia_roe   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   Receive 10% off your first three months of Ritual by heading to ritual.com/PRESSSEND

This week, Cyndi Ramirez—founder of Chillhouse and generally chill lady—joins me to take your burning questions. We’re discussing how to be more responsible with finances, navigating a tough mother-daughter relationship, and choosing the right person for a threesome.   Connect with Cyndi: Instagram: @cyndiramirez / @chillhouse / @thechilltimes Website: chillhouse.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   Right now during the Openfit 30-day challenge, my listeners get a special extended 30-day free trial membership to Openfit when you text PRESS to 303030.

Sarah Larson Levey, founder of Y7 Studio, joins me this week to tackle your burning questions. We’re chatting about body self-consciousness around a new partner, navigating ambition and gender roles in a relationship, being the other woman, and dealing with anxiety about confrontation at work.   Connect with Sarah: Instagram: @sarah_ayako / @y7studio Website: y7-studio.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com   Visit mymyro.com/PRESSSEND and use promo code "PRESSSEND" to get 50% off your first order and get started today for just $5!    Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free! Visit audible.com/PRESSSEND or text "PRESSSEND" to 500500.

Birchbox cofounder, branding guru, and wellness devotee Mollie Chen is our guest this week. We’re taking questions from a mom who’s feeling unfulfilled in her career, a college student coming to terms with her fluctuating body, a woman whose outlook on the world differs from her partner’s, and a 20-something navigating her relationship with her family in adulthood.   Connect with Mollie: Instagram: @molliechen Twitter: @molliechen Newsletter: tinyletter.com/molliechen Website: molliechen.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Designer, illustrator, muralist, and author Timothy Goodman joins me as our very first guy guest on the pod. He’s bringing empathy and insight to your questions about what to do when you’re not into your boyfriend’s tattoos (on a related note: Charlie Chaplin is cancelled), finding direction in your career and fulfillment outside it, how to heal from a breakup, and taking the plunge into therapy.   Connect with Timothy: Instagram: @timothygoodman Twitter: @timothygoodman Website: tgoodman.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Certified sex therapist Dr. Holly Richmond is back for another round of your burning questions about all things sex. We’re talking about communicating desires, tips for being on top, finding pleasure in sex after trauma, dealing with low sex drive (your own or your partner’s!), why it’s totally normal if you’ve never orgasmed before, and how to be more confident and comfortable giving oral.   Connect with Dr. Holly: Instagram: @drhollyrichmond Twitter: @drhollyrichmond Website: drhollyrichmond.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Model, body positivity advocate, and Muay Thai fighter Mia Kang joins me for our latest episode. We’re taking your questions about what to do when a man tries to cheat with you, the logistics of shower sex, dealing with a partner who isn’t reaching his full potential, and dismantling our ingrained deadlines for marriage and children.   Connect with Mia: Instagram: @miakang Twitter: @missmiakang Website: miakang.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

The fabulous Kennedy Johnson is my guest on this week’s episode. We’re answering your questions and covering tons of topics: getting back together with an ex, how many people women should sleep with (spoiler: it’s however many you want!), calling out a self-absorbed friend, and our first tattoo stories.   Connect with Kennedy: Instagram: @presidentkennedy / @curlssforthegirlss YouTube: Kennedy Johnson   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

This week, I’m joined by certified sex therapist Dr. Holly Richmond, and we’re taking all your burning questions about getting it on. We’re chatting about how a 27 year-old-virgin can find her sexual freedom, whether or not we can actually have a healthy relationship with porn, exploring kinks with your partner, what to do when you don’t want sex (but WANT to want it), and finding intimacy in a long-distance relationship.

Jess Ann Kirby, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blogger, brings wisdom and realness to our latest episode. We're answering your questions about what to do when differing political beliefs threaten a friendship, how to cultivate a personal style, dealing with society's judgment when you choose not to have kids, and navigating the challenges of moving in with a partner.   Connect with Jess: Instagram: @jessannkirby Twitter: @jessannkirby YouTube: Jess Ann Kirby Website: jessannkirby.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Peloton babe, Brooklyn Nets host, fellow Adidas Ambassador, and so much more, Ally Love brings her badass multi-hyphenate self to this week’s episode. We’re taking your questions and chatting about friendship audits (it’s a thing) when lifestyles don’t align, living with (and defying) labels, navigating workplace backstabbing, and dealing with—ahem—sticky period situations. Connect with Ally: Instagram: @allymisslove / @lovesquad Twitter: @allymisslove YouTube: Ally Love Website: allylove.com / lovesquad.com Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Founder of Allure magazine and Flesh Beauty (and overall beauty legend) Linda Wells joins me on our latest episode. We’re digging into your questions about bringing your best self to work, breaking up (or repairing a relationship) with a friend, handling disappointment when your partner doesn’t meet expectations, and navigating discussions about mental health with a significant other.   Connect with Linda: Instagram: @lindawellsny / @fleshbeauty Website: fleshbeauty.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Author, journalist, and feminist commentator Liz Plank, known across the internet as @feministabulous, is my guest on this week’s episode. We’re answering your questions about living alone in your 20s, keeping your last name when you get married, women’s emotional labor, finding female mentors in a male-dominated field, and handling shame around sex (prepare yourselves—I’m sharing the story of how I lost my virginity.).   Connect with Liz: Instagram: @feministabulous Twitter: @feministabulous Facebook: Liz Plank Pre-order Liz’s book, For the Love of Men: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250196248   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Chef, author, and healthy living enthusiast Serena Wolf joins me to answer your questions about making huge life decisions and how fear can help you (see the TED Talk Serena mentions below!), what to do when you don’t like your friend’s boyfriend, how to fight people-pleasing tendencies and stop giving a fuck, figuring out your love language, and eating healthy when your partner hates healthy food.   Angela Cebrano's TEDx Talk on Fighting Anxiety & Fear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FyVetL1MEw   Connect with Serena: Instagram: @serenagwolf Twitter: @serenagwolf YouTube: Serena Wolf Website: domesticate-me.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com

Content creator, YouTuber, and podcast host Estée Lalonde is my guest on this week’s episode. We’re answering your questions about standing by other women and not seeing them as competition, rediscovering yourself post-breakup, balancing productivity with self care, and whether it’s possible to be too picky when it comes to dating.   Connect with Estée: Instagram: @esteelalonde Twitter: @esteelalonde YouTube: Estée Lalonde Website: esteelalonde.com   Connect with me: Instagram: @chinaealexander / @presssendpodcast Twitter: @chinaealexander / @presssendpod YouTube: Chinae Alexander Website: chinaealexander.com / presssendpodcast.com