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People think that beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges.
— Caitlin Stasey, StyleLikeU Video

I recently discovered an incredible movement on Instagram by StyleLikeU. I searched the longer videos on YouTube and was blown away. The videos are a concept created by a mother-daughter team leading a movement that empowers people to accept and express their true selves. Last month, they began their foray of expanding What's Underneath to all corners of the earth by taking the project to Los Angeles.

I've watched most of the videos they've done for the project. My eyes were opened to the struggles of other women: I connected to their stories, became inspired by their insight, and learned lessons from their words. Almost every video brought me to tears. I beg of you to watch as many as you have time for. Both men and women can learn from these individuals and their life stories.

Check out their YouTube channel for many more #WhatsUnderneath videos.


For all of Lea DeLaria's empowering journey from mortified Catholic schoolgirl to OITNB superstar, watch her video above, then spread the message that you don't have to sacrifice any piece of who you are to achieve your dreams by sharing this post with your friends and loved ones.
"I like to be different, because I am different," states Stav B. The queer performance artist unapologetically declares, "There's no formula to love, no formula to be a human being, no formula to be a worker, and there's no formula to how to live."
Lisl Steiner, the star our new What's Underneath episode, has photographed everyone from Kennedy to Castro. She's an 88-year-old treasure (really, she's 87, but she adds a year because she doesn't want to be younger) with the style of no style and a hilariously poignant outlook on her own experiences and on the bullshit swamping our culture.
Domino Kirke, our new What's Underneath star, is obsessed with being honest. A no-holds-barred individual, Domino is as at home being a musician as she is being a doula (someone who assists in childbirth) and with the liberation of giving birth at 24.