2026 is here and I'm walking into with clarity, confidence, and intention. In this episode, I reflect on everything that shaped me in 2025 (and tried to break me).and talk about what it means to stop playing small, to trust God's timing, and to finally move like the girl I've always known I was becoming. If you're entering the new year feeling hopeful, scared, ambitious, healing, or all of the above, this episode is for you. Welcome to 2026. We're not introducing ourselves anymore. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes of Literally My Life! New conversations every week about girlhood, growth, ambition, and becoming.

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What would you think if you met me for the first time?

In this episode of Literally My Life, I get real, reflective, and a little playful as I break down:

• What people usually get wrong about me

• What they surprisingly get right

• The parts of me that don’t show up online

• And the version of myself you’re meeting right now

This is a soft self-help moment wrapped in honesty, humor, and growth — about perception, self-worth, and becoming someone you actually like being.

If you’re in a season of rebranding, healing, or rediscovering yourself… this one’s for you.

✨ End with an affirmation you can carry with you all week

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Two years ago, everything changed. I was lying in a hospital bed — unable to walk, talk, or eat — fighting for my life and unsure if I’d ever be the same. What felt like the end became the beginning of a new chapter. In this episode of Literally My Life, I finally share the story I kept hidden: the fear, the faith, the recovery, and the raw truth of what it took to heal — physically, emotionally, spiritually.

Tune in as I walk you through what that December 2023 looked like behind hospital walls, how God carried me when I couldn’t carry myself, and why surviving was only the start. This is my journey from the bed to the mic, from broken to becoming.

If you've ever felt like your worst moment was the end of you — I promise, it might be the beginning of everything. 💛

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Chicago Barbie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexEl-Amin

This week’s episode is for the girls who refuse to stay down. Alexandra sits with Boulder’s favorite it-girl, Tatum, for a hilarious, heartfelt, and radically real conversation about confidence, campus fame, breakups, and the art of reinventing yourself in public.

We get into:

💗 How Tatum became that girl at a PWI

💗 Breakups, bouncebacks, and the Boulder Man Epidemic

💗 Navigating Reddit trolls + YikYak chaos with humor

💗 Being bald, beautiful, bold — and finding power in identity

💗 What it means to “rebrand” as a form of survival

💗 Building an authentic online presence without losing yourself

This is your weekly reminder: you are allowed to evolve, to pivot, and to come back softer, hotter, and more aligned.

Share this episode with a friend who’s re-entering her main-character era.

New episodes every week 💋

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On this episode of Literally My Life, your Chicago Barbie is back with a rapid-fire roundup of everything I'm loving, learning, manifesting, watching, and wearing. It's part beauty breakdown, part soft spiritual reset, part pop culture moment, all while trying to stay fabulous during finals season. And of course, we wrapped up with some listener questions because what's a Barbie without her girls?

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This week, Chicago Barbie returns home - and back to herself. In today's episode, Alex gets real about what it means to grow into the woman God is calling her to be, even in rooms where she feels misunderstood, underestimated, or out of place. From navigating life as a young Black woman in predominantly white spaces, to rebuilding confidence after setbacks, to staying grounded in faith while still loving beauty, glam, and soft girl energy, this is the reset episode you didn't know you needed.

Alex also answers listener-submitted Ask Alex questions about walking with God in college, balancing social media with mental health, protecting your spirit in a world full of comparison, and embracing your calling even when it scares you.

If you have been craving a conversation that is equal parts faith-filled, funny, feminine, and deeply honest - welcome home.

Listen now and step into your God-led glow-up.

College. Faith. Girlhood. Growth. 💕

In this episode, Alexandra El-Amin — aka Chicago Barbie — opens up about what it’s really like starting her new chapter in Boulder. From homesickness and culture shock to rediscovering confidence and staying grounded in faith, she shares the real, raw, and radiant side of college life.

You’ll hear about:

Adjusting to life away from Chicago

How prayer keeps her centered through change

Building confidence when you feel out of place

And why becoming isn’t about finding yourself — it’s about building who you want to be

Because even in the mountains, God is still God — and Chicago Barbie is still evolving.

✨ Listen now to Literally My Life — the podcast for faith, girlhood, and the glow-up that’s more than skin deep.

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