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Exercising And Eating Are Independent Activities

by Uncustomary | Dec 11, 2017 | Body Positivity, Self-Love

Let’s remove the sentence structure, “I (insert exercise/movement activity here), so I can eat (insert a food you want here)” from our vocabulary. Hula hooping for so long you break a sweat and eating a donut are independent activities. Moving your...

Podcast: The ChronicBabe

by Uncustomary | Nov 7, 2017 | Body Positivity, Podcast 2, Self-Love

Did you see there’s a new episode up of my podcast, Uncustomary Love? Check it out! I interview Jenni Grover, creator of ChronicBabe! We talk about struggles with chronic illness, solutions for questions people are constantly asked, whether or not we should use...

A Pear Is A Fruit, Not A Body Type

by Uncustomary | Nov 4, 2017 | Body Positivity, Self-Love

“I’M A FRUIT, NOT A BODY TYPE!!” – Pear

Body Positivity + Halloween Costumes

by Uncustomary | Oct 3, 2017 | Body Positivity, Self-Love

I see too many people scared to wear costumes because they don’t love their bodies and are worried what they’ll look like. Some people criticize others for using this holiday as a time to “dress slutty”, and I think we should probably start...

Shave Because You Want To, Not Because You Have To

by Uncustomary | Sep 5, 2017 | Body Positivity, Self-Love

Empowerment is different things to different people. Sometimes someone not shaving their armpits is a conscious act of protesting the patriarchy. Sometimes it’s laziness. Sometimes it’s just a personal preference. Know there is nothing wrong with shaving...