by Uncustomary | Nov 10, 2015 | Self-Love
If you own your own business, it’s likely you’re not the norm in your friend group. Most people work for someone else and have a steady paycheck with pre-constructed hours, so your whole working-for-yourself-thing isn’t exactly regular in comparison....
by Uncustomary | Nov 9, 2015 | Self-Love
I want to preface this with the fact that I support all sexual and gender identities. The goal of my post is not to offend anyone who has dealt with stigma, bullying, disapproval, or general difficulties with acceptance in society for not being heterosexual, nor is it...
by Uncustomary | Nov 3, 2015 | Body Positivity, Self-Love
Sexy and fat aren’t usually words we use in the same sentence. In general, if you’re fat you’re automatically considered to be unattractive and un-sexy. That is definitely not true, though, and these thoughts come from societal norms and unrealistic...
by Uncustomary | Oct 5, 2015 | Self-Love
A beautiful woman named Desirée contacted me to see if I’d be interested in speaking at a symposium she organizes in Vancouver. I said yes immediately, and have had some really wonderful conversations with her. She’s kind, effervescent, and eager to learn...
by Uncustomary | Sep 22, 2015 | How To, Self-Love
I used to just want to go to the UK to find a bunch of touristy stuff with my last name on them (like free monogrammed products!), but now I want to go so I can meet Sarah Starrs in person! She’s pretty incredible and talks about self love on her blog in a...
by Uncustomary | Sep 9, 2015 | Body Positivity, Self-Love
You’ve probably seen Nicole Arbour’s video called “Dear Fat People” which went viral. I’m glad it went viral because people are mad, and for good reason. She rants for six minutes about how much she hates people being fat. She claims fat...