Dare To Be Fearless with Alexa Curtis

Katie DePaola is the founder + CEO of Inner Glow Circle (IGC), a coach training and personal branding company for women. Today, IGC serves thousands of women through it's internationally accredited coach training programs, online courses and global community. Katie maintains a busy private practice and serves on the board for Bo's Effort, a nonprofit started in memory of her brother Bo.

Over the last 5 years, I've learnt a lot about choosing the right friends. When it comes to choosing who you surround yourself with, parents aren't the easiest people to talk to for advice. I wish that I had had someone to talk to about this topic. Hopefully these 5 signs will help you choose the right crowd and be the happiest version of yourself.

Erica Portillo is a licensed clinical social worker and online therapist, specializing in depression, anxiety, relationships, self esteem and career exploration. Her passion is inspiring others to create balanced lives using her Mind Design techniques. She shares her advice on her blog and Instagram Ask Erica.

Between dating apps and Instagram filters, we all just want to fit in. That might mean getting invited to your high school party, or going to Coachella...with your "girl gang" and your Taylor Swift face on. But what about when we find ourselves alone, on a Saturday night, listening to Taylor Swift and wondering why we can't all be like her?

Before her freshman year of college, Amanda Zuckerman and her mom Karen were on the hunt for fashionable dorm decor and it took going to an endless amount of stores to finally put together a look that felt like Amanda's style for her dorm room at WashU. Preparing for college is overwhelming in itself and they found themselves wishing there was just one place that had it all. Say hello to  dormify....

Michelle Grant is a boss babe. After studying finance at the University of Pittsburgh, she founded LIVELY. Now ladies, you know what it's like to squeeze and shove your tits into a bra. It fucking sucks. There's nothing worse than feeling like you can't feel comfortable in your own body. LIVELY delivers bras and undies that take the best elements of high style and comfort. The concept behind the b...

Anthony Quintal aka Lohanthony was born and raised in Methuen Massachusetts. At the age of 10 Anthony started making YouTube videos with a group of friends he made on the internet, under the channel name 'SevenIncredibleKids.' In 2012 Anthony started posting videos to his own solo channel under the name Lohanthony. Anthony quickly rose to internet fame after his "car vlogging" and "basic bitches"...

Last week was an important week in the world of social media and mental health. We wanted to hold off on having a guest this week to cover the latest news in the world. As you know, a 19-year-old boy in Florida purchased a gun and shot 17 people in a Florida high school last week. Through Alexa's work with her nonprofit on social media and mental health, she frequently conducts in-depth research o...

5 years ago, the word paleo would have sounded like a word out of a science booklet. Fast forward to 2018, and gluten-free and paleo are as popular as Instagram. If you're not following a paleo diet, your friends and family have most likely already told you how much better you'll feel if you convert. Kaitlin Smith suffered with gut problems for a while, before she started tracking almond flour sal...

Danielle Robay is a force to be reckoned with. At the ripe age of 27, Danielle has already made her mark in the world of TV. She's an entertainment journalist, blogger, influencer, AND TV host: there's obviously not one career goal Danielle can't accomplish! Starting at Entertainment Tonight and CLEVVER TV, before heading to guest host on shows like Dr. Drew and the Teen Choice Awards, Danielle mo...

Back in 2011, A Life in the Fashion Lane was a little blog with a simple mission behind it: to inspire young adults to follow their dreams.  Seven years later , Alexa has managed to make her side hustle into a full-time platform for young adults. Sponsored by brands like T-Mobile, British Airways, and Lane Bryant, A Life in the Fashion Lane is the go-to site for everything relating to body image a...

We are THRILLED to welcome two mega-moguls to This is Life Unfiltered today! Lulu Eschelman, designer and entrepreanur, along with ex- E! News host Catt Sadler, joined us at our studio in Culver City to talk about what being an entrepreanur in front and behind the camera is truly like. Lulu and Catt teamed up to create the Jacki bag for Lulu's handbag line, LumillaMingus, that gives back to women...

We've all dealt with some form of anxiety or depression. In recent light of Logan Paul's terrible video in the Japanese suicide forest, Alexa sits down to talk about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression. This episode covers how to manage your anxiety, tips on dealing with depression, and how you can proceed with reaching out for help from a specialist. With this episode, we are hopin...

With over 1 million YouTube subscribers, Chelsea Crockett knows how to work the internet. Originally from Illinos, Chelsea created her channel on July 3, 2011, uploading her first video one month later. Though she initially fell in love with beauty and posting about makeup, Chelsea is considered an Internet personality now, posting videos about her boyfriend, her religion, and her personal life. S...

Natasha Bure is one inspirational chick. At the ripe age of 19, she's got 100s of thousands of subscribers on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter, and has such a strong head on her shoulders. Did we also mention she's an author? Her book Let's Be Real , was released earlier this year and covers everything from acne to dating and everything in between. Natasha rose to fame alongside her mother, Fuller H...

Jenna Birch is a force to be reckoned with. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jenna wanted to be a writer since the third grade. Since she's pursued journalism and writing full-time, Jenna has had bylines in magazines such as Teen Vogue, Cosmo Magazine, Yahoo and more. Jenna and Alexa met at the Talkspace conference over a year ago, and they bonded over a mutual interest of social media and dat...

Back in 2015, Cycle 22 of America's Next Top Model premiered on The CW on August 5th. If you've never watched America's Next Top Model - Tyra Banks rose to fame when she started a show that enabled young models to have the chance to get industry connections and modeling contracts without having to be "scouted." Along came Mamé Adjei, a confident and striking model who ruled the show for the season...

You may know Kimberly J. Brown from the hit movie series Halloweentown that first premiered in 1998. Since the premiere, Kimberly has appeared in three Halloweentown movies, and has starred in tons of other hit shows along the way. She's 32, and has been in the industry since she was 6 years old, performing, acting, and producing. Over the past ten years, she has proven that hollywood stars can st...

This week, we talked to Sophie Elgort about photography and avoiding the overwhelming social media noise when making a career for yourself. Sophie Elgort is an award winning photographer, daughter to famous photographer Arthur Elgort, and sister to Ansel Elgort. Born and raised in NYC, Sophie attended Brown University and says college was one of the most important times of her life. In 2016, she w...