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ex·pert [n., ek-spurt]   Noun: “A person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” I consider myself an expert in many fields. ;-)

Julia Allison is a journalist, entrepreneur, public speaker, relationship expert, columnist for ELLE.com, star of BRAVO's "Miss Advised," Georgetown graduate & former WIRED cover girl. She's made hundreds of appearances on NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, VH1 & MTV, written for Newsweek, The Chicago Tribune, Cosmopolitan, New York magazine, Time Out New York and The New York Post & spoken at MIT, Wharton, Harvard on new media, personal branding, marketing & entrepreneurship.
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BRAVO Miss Advised

BRAVO’s MISS ADVISED EPISODE ONE BLOG: Carrie Bradshaw Complex

CARRIE BRADSHAW COMPLEX: Julia Explains How She Got Into Journalism
BRAVO TV’s MISS ADVISED
EPISODE 1 BLOG
JUNE 18, 2013
BY JULIA ALLISON

*WATCH THE ENTIRE SEASON ON ITUNES HERE* 

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I have to admit – as I’m watching this episode for the first time in my living room (center stage for much of the season) with my roommate JP (she of the soon-to-be-classic facial reaction shots) and my small white shih-tzu Lilly (my better-looking, furrier half and the real star of the show), the entire thing feels … surreal.  To say the [read more...]

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GUINEA PIG OF LOVE: THE RELATIONSHIP REVELATION

GUINEA PIG OF LOVE: THE RELATIONSHIP REVELATION
ELLE
JUNE 18, 2012
BY JULIA ALLISON

I’m 31.  I’ve just moved to Los Angeles from a 422-square foot studio in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.  And despite spending seven out of the last ten years writing about dating, I’m single. I’ve been tottering on the verge of a not-quite-full-blown anxiety attack for the past few years, staving it off with post-breakup ashram visits (upstate New York, not India), somewhat useful attempts at alternative therapy (ask me about the guy who took me through a weekend of “energy work” and Tony [read more...]

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Carrie’d away! A warning to a new generation of women – don’t let ‘Sex and the City’ ruin your life

CARRIE’D AWAY! A WARNING TO A NEW GENERATION OF WOMEN – DON’T LET ‘SEX AND THE CITY’ RUIN YOUR LIFE!
THE NEW YORK POST 
MARCH 11, 2012
BY JULIA ALLISON & JULIA PRICE

Martinis. Manolo Blahniks. Fabulous Park Avenue apartments and, of course, the word “fabulous” itself. HBO’s six-season run of “Sex and the City” had women moving to Manhattan with visions of finding their own Mr. Big, a brunch-happy power foursome of girlfriends, a career that lands them on the VIP [read more...]