Happy Monday!! I hope everyone had a good long weekend and spent time with people that bring them joy! As we close out on the controversial season of love island it’s got me thinking… What does it mean to be authentically yourself? How do we identify if we’re being real or not? I briefly touch on some current events but want to redirect you to the resources and links below where smarter people give you all the deets ;) grab a drink, take a seat, and let’s babble!

Time Stamps:

0:00 intro

2:44 being an anxious introvert

7:59 managing anxiety with confidence

9:05 tarot reading for your week ahead

24:27 current events and diversifying the media you consume

35:01 the importance of historical context clues

38:27 LOVE ISLAND CHAT!

42:40 the cierra of it all

44:47 how to be authentic

Go Deeper:

All the mentioned links, references, resources & more: https://babblings.substack.com/p/you-arent-living-authentically-because

Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20

Podcast Links: https://babblings.substack.com/podcast

Blog: https://babblings.substack.com/

Hello beautiful people! We have a real return to the podcast with an updated setup, updates on life, discussing my disgust for the bezos wedding, and diving deep on fatphobia, the recent rise in rhetoric, it’s connection to conservatism and white supremacy. How we can rebel against the empire by radically accepting our bodies and taking up literal and figurative space. I’ve also got a tarot reading for the week ahead, seems like some of us need to take the training wheels off, use our voice, and follow our hearts!

babblings will be out every Monday of July and August, make sure your subscribed somewhere all the places you can get babblings are linked below.

0:00 into/life catch up

8:35 babblings update

12:47 besoz wedding

16:40 Tarot for the week ahead

26:39 body image

35:06 conservatism, religion, incels, skinnytok

38:45 fatphobia roots in racism & history

46:12 deconstructing internalized fatphobia

More babblings:

Substack: https://babblings.substack.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20

References:

Juxtaposing contested bodies: What can be learned from the politics of weightism and of women’s exclusion

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/21604851.2024.2361545?needAccess=true

Fat as a neoliberal epidemic: Analyzing fat bodies through the lens of political epidemiology

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/21604851.2021.1906524?needAccess=true

‘Fatphobia’ a form of oppression, says philosopher Kate Manne

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/01/fatphobia-form-oppression-says-philosopher-kate-manne

**“Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia,” by Sabrina Strings, book review**

https://csw.ucla.edu/2020/11/23/fearing-the-black-body-the-racial-origins-of-fat-phobia-by-sabrina-strings-nyu-press-2019/

Hello everyone! This episode is part of a larger amalgamation of my feelings, thoughts, and others thoughts that I’ve been consuming recently related to the series of conflicts happening globally. Think of this as a multimedia scrapbook. I’ve included a short podcast I recorded last week, some journal thoughts, and my digital garden (tiktoks, youtube, podcasts) which you can access on my substack here:

More babblings: https://babblings.substack.com/

Ali's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

Happy Monday! This weekend I turned 27 and I don’t even know what to do with that lol, like who am I? I’m just so grateful to have so many amazing people in the my life and to be surrounded by love. This past year has really challenged me and pushed me to put myself in places that will allow even more growth that I can’t even probably comprehend at the moment. But I am excited and as we approach the end of May because we are also approaching saturn’s return to aries!!!!

Latest babblings’ report: https://babblings.substack.com/p/ethereal-spring-to-do-list-babblings?r=2lilwp

CONNECT W/ Ali:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

Saturn Return Prep:

Willow Grace Astrology, her video for Saturn Return isn’t out yet but it will be and I find the way she breaks down transits and their effects is the most helpful for myself

https://www.youtube.com/@willowgraceastrology/videos

I also really love Beyond the Veil Tarot & Astrology, here’s her Saturn Return In Aries video: https://youtu.be/33EFTmjOvzk

LORI DAYBELL CASE: https://youtu.be/V_JA8-XnTtA

Time Stamps:0:00 Intro/My Bday

4:50 10 Years From 17

6:23 Are Serious About AI?

8:16 Tarot Card of the Week

14:01 Lori Daybell/Criminal Psychology

25:28 Saturn Return Prep

30:13 Setting the Right Birthday Expectations

What’s up party people! New posting schedule for the podcast, I’ll be posting bi weekly Mondays which may turn into weekly… we’ll see. But that’s so that I can focus on getting a new blog post up on substack weekly on Fridays :)

Let’s get into the lessons I learned from real estate, all things my 27th birthday, gratitude for aging, & should kids be at protests? Spoiler alert: the tarot card for this week is the Ace of Swords. I hope the message resonated with some people and that it encouraged you to continue living in your truth, if you’ve been feeling stuck between your dreams and the dreams others have for you, listen in!

Happy Monday have a beautiful week :)

STAY CONNECTED!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro/babblings updates

2:34 My Birthday & Getting Older

10:21 Collective Card Reading

14:43 Bouncy Houses At Protests?

22:33 Lessons From Real Estate

25:25 Daily Gratitudes Will Change Your Life!

References

Daily Affirmation Personal Essay: https://babblings.substack.com/p/unfortunately-i-am-in-a-place-of?r=2lilwp

@thesashawhitney TikTok Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesashawhitney/video/7490234910964305183?q=kids at protests&t=1744214852062

Oh hello there! Another babblings episode to start your Friday off right! Let’s talk about me cheating on my ex, him cheating on me, dating, venus retrograde, and wtf is happening at the Kris Jenner/Justin Bieber church????

Spring Equinox article I wrote: https://babblings.substack.com/p/it-rained-on-the-first-day-of-spring

STAY CONNECTED! More babblings: https://babblings.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

References

Palestine

Support a family: https://gazafunds.com/all

Hamdan Ballal attack & arrest: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/24/no-other-land-co-director-attacked-by-israeli-settlers-and-arrested

Israeli Protestors: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/23/analysis-israelis-protest-as-netanyahu-focuses-on-securing-political-power

Bieber/Church Rabbit Hole

BJ Investigates: https://youtu.be/s36KKYXqwww

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Spring Equinox

3:00 Finding Routine & Discipline at Home

5:50 Cookings as a Chore

8:33 Kindness Will Take You Far

13:09 Card Reading

21:03 Palestine Spotlight

27:10 Sunrise on the Reaping

30:46 Venus Retrograde

33:58 The Biebers, Selena, & the Church

42:06 Infidelity In Relationships

47:01 Ali’s Official Stages of Relationships

53:13 Lessons From Betrayal

1:01:46 Outro

TW: Graphic language around sex, sex organs, mentions of sexual trauma; I also discuss the current anti trans legislation in the US and violence against trans people including stats. Feel free to use time stamps and skip around!

Well, well, well…. here we are with a sex episode! I’ve been pushed to the edge by one too many people telling me they don’t orgasm during sex. Now as I discuss in the episode there are a host of reason why this may be and an orgasm isn’t always the end goal of spicy time, but why isn’t it even being considered specifically among straight women and men? I’ve investigated and I’m ready to report back!!

babblings Report w/ references & resources: https://open.substack.com/pub/babblings/p/are-yall-orgasming-babblings-report?r=2lilwp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

Time Stamps:

3:32 Lunar Eclipse in Virgo

4:00 Venus Retrograde & Feeling Unseen

11:27 Pull A Card

18:39 TW Current Legislation I’m Watching

22:47 Support Trans Rights!

27:28 Let’s Talk About Sex Baby

36:29 Understanding the orgasm gap

38:22 Lack of Anatomical Knowledge

43:12 Gender Labor & Heteronormativity

49:45 Impact of Societal Norms On Pleasure

56:59 My Personal Journey

1:02:45 Ideas for next steps

Hey babe! Welcome back to the babblings podcast 🔮 This week we’re catching up, talking about current events including the inauguration and LA fires, then we’re dissecting what it means to shop sustainably and build your own personal style. Make sure to check out the corresponding Babblings Report linked below with links to references, resources, and more like my favorite fashion influencers and brands I love to shop from :)

Babblings Report:

Incarcerated Firefighter Article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/17/la-wildfires-incarcerated-firefighters

More Babblings: babblings.substack.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/

0:00 Intro

2:21 Catch Up W/ Ali

4:29 The Reality of Living in DC

8:32 Tarot Card Pull - Queen of Swords

14:25 Current Events

21:40 Main Topic - Fast Fashion & Shopping Sustainably