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- Laura Warner
- December 15, 2024
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- Laura Warner
- November 25, 2024
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Feature: Maylyn & Co.
- Laura Warner
- October 31, 2024
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A feature with May Deldari, Founder of Maylyn & Co. Maylyn & Co. is a proudly Canadian and woman-owned brand focused on comfort, wellness, and better sleep. They create sustainable, buttery-soft bedding and sleepwear that’s kind on your skin and…
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- Laura Warner
- October 7, 2024
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- October 2, 2024
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Stepping off the well-trodden path isn`t easy, but it’s a profound act of liberation.
In our new blog post, "Childfree & Manchild-Free: A Vegan Feminist’s Guide to Redefining The Family Model," We explore the beauty of living a life on your own terms. From the financial freedom of a childfree life to rejecting the "manchild" dynamic, this piece is about finding your power and purpose entirely on your own terms.
Do you know the future you want for yourself?
Read/Listen/Bookmark ➡ Check out the full article on our blog.
Link in bio!
#ChildfreeLife #Childless #ManchildfreeLife #Manchild #Feminism #ReproductiveRights #MaternalMandate #RedefiningFamily #FurKids #VeganWriter #WomenSupportingWomen #TheHonestWhisper #VeganBlogger #MadeByAWoman

Celebrate your birthday with these vegan/vegan-friendly businesses in #Toronto that offer birthday specials, discounts, or freebies! 🥳
Check out our full list details for these amazing businesses to learn more about them & how to redeem their unique birthday perks. Visit our bio link or clicking our blog link at the bottom.
Save/share with your friends! 🤗
Want a sneak peek? Check em out! ⤵️
100% Vegan Places:
Aveda - @avedacanada
Avelo Restaurant - @avelo.restaurant
Bar Avelo - @bar.avelo
Bloomers - @bloomersto
Cinnaholic - @cinnaholic
Fresh Kitchen + Juice Bar - @freshrestaurants
Maylyn & Co. - @maylynandco
Nourishmoi - @nourishmoipf
Nuttea Nut Mylk Cafe - @nuttea_toronto
No49 Handbags - @no.49handbags
Odd Burger - @oddburgerfastfood
Saigon Lotus - @saigonlotustoronto
The Body Shop - @thebodyshopnorthamerica
Village Juicery - @villagejuicery
Coming Soon:
Vecado - @vecadopetfood
Vegan-Friendly Places:
Ampersand Bakery
Baskin-Robbins
Bellona Kitchen
Booster Juice
Chatime
Lindt
Lush
Marble Slab Creamery
Menchie’s
New York Fries
NextDoor Restaurant
nutbar
Sephora
Starbucks
The Alley
What A Bagel
Vegan Places without birthday specials?? yup, we got a list for that too.
https://www.thehonestwhisper.ca/articles/the-vegan-experience/other/torontos-best-vegan-birthday-specials-freebies-discounts/
#Veganbirthday #torontovegans #birthdayfreebies

Birthday coming up? 🎉 You don`t have to be vegan to enjoy these incredible birthday perks (but you just might want to be after trying them!). We`ve rounded up a list of businesses offering FREE gifts and deals for your special day.
Curious where to find them? All the details are in our blog – link in bio & below! Discover your next birthday treat, from vegan delights to unique experiences.
Tag a friend who needs to see this! 👀 And when you claim your perk, remember to show some appreciation to the business! 💕
https://www.thehonestwhisper.ca/articles/the-vegan-experience/other/torontos-best-vegan-birthday-specials-freebies-discounts/
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You are resilient, wild, and unstoppable 🤍
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Our shops are uniquely designed for you!
We know everyone has different expectations and desires when it comes to shopping. That’s why we are proud to offer 3 storefronts for you to shop at. We will always offer non-profit & vegan shopping. Which of our 3 storefronts is your favourite? Get to know our shops below!
Our TeeMill Storefront ♻️
- Practical, non-branded, re-milled clothing options
- Consistently 100% vegan
- Uses a circular economy model. Their clothing is made from organic cotton using renewable energy. It is designed to be sent back when worn out & re-milled into new clothing
- Plastic-free packaging
- International Shipping
- Founded in the UK
Our Etsy Storefront 🎨
- Unique, custom, hand-made products
- Consistently 100% vegan
- Eco-conscious products (up-cycled, recycled, decomposable)
- Carbon-neutral shipping with shop local options
- Canadian shipping only
Founded in the USA
Our Zazzle Storefront 📢
- Branded & advocacy focused clothing & products
- Wide selection of vegan product options
- Affordable option & often has sales
- Limited eco-conscious products
- International shipping
- Founded in the USA

Ashlynn x The Honest Whisper
Congratulations to Ashlynn @artistic_allegories) on winning our art contest! We are thrilled to collaborate and showcase your incredible work in our brand-new, non-profit, sustainable, and vegan TeeMill shop!
About Ashlynn:
Ashlynn likes to dream through vivid colours and unlimited possibilities. She is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist, innovator, poet, and dreamer, and recent graduate from OCAD University Life Studies program, with a Minor in Art & Social Change. She has successfully led a variety of art-healing workshops and is currently an Art Workshop Facilitator and Teacher. Her work centres on healing through intergenerational trauma & addictions, through storytelling and spoken word. She works in mediums of drawing, painting, and sculpture to interpret the nuanced ebbs and flows of the world around her.
She successfully self-published her first book of poetry and has experience as a mural and face painter. In addition, is the current Student Leader of the Connection Earth Collaborative (CEC). Ashlynn has had solo exhibitions at Gallery 1313, Gerrard Art Space (GAS) in Toronto, Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, and Shō Gallery in Windsor. She has placed as a finalist at Hamilton, Mississauga and Toronto Poetry Slams. For Ashlynn, art is a vehicle to transport, translate, and transform notions of life, love, and loss, by finding her voice through imaginative avenues.
Learn more about Ashlynn & support her work by visiting her website: www.ashlynndoljac.format.com
Check out her art selection available in our TeeMill shop by visiting our bio link or www.thehonestwhisper.teemill.com

We`re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new TeeMill storefront!
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Our TeeMill shop is dedicated to bringing you a curated collection of vegan and consciously created essentials, all completely unbranded.
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As a non-profit organization, our focus is always on impact, and every purchase you make on our Teemill site directly supports sustainability, animal rights, and veganism.
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But wait, don`t we already have a shop?!
This is our third online shop alongside our Zazzle and Etsy shops. Because who doesn`t love options and spreading the vegan message far and wide!
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Flip through our photos to learn more about what makes our @teemillstore unique or visit our bio links!
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Art Competition/Giveaway Alert!
Calling all artists & creative individuals! We are looking for unique art from our community members for our new sustainable shop we are launching in May 2025. You can read more about this shop on the next page of our post or below.
This is a great opportunity to support a non-profit shop that donates 100% of its profits towards animal rights. Have your work promoted and linked for viewers to support your work and non-profit organizations. Plus, you will receive your work (donated by Laura Warner) on a shirt that is fully circular & sustainable (and, of course, vegan).
You don`t have to be a professional artist to enter. You can simply draw a doodle that takes 10 seconds and submit. It also makes for a fun activity for kids that supports a good cause.
Rules:
-Your design should be inspired by our website. For example, inspired by our logo or by a blog/feature we wrote.
-It can be anything from graphic art to a digital copy of your art. PNG24 format is recommended.
-Art submissions must contain “The Honest Whisper”. Your signature/name is optional but recommended.
-Submissions can be made to info@thehonestwhisper.ca
-The deadline is May 2025.
-There are unlimited competition winners.
Prizes:
- Win your T-shirt!
- Have your design featured on our social media & our website along with a promotional link to your other art or socials if desired.
About our new shop:
We wanted a shop that aligns more with our values. So we did our research and found one that we are excited to support and offer to those who share these important values.
What makes our new shop so great?
- GM-free.
- Not tested on animals & no animal-derived products.
- Printed with low-waste printing.
- Products are made from natural materials & sustainable packaging.
- Products are designed from the start to be sent back and remade into new ones once they’re worn out, keeping materials out of landfill.
- Made in a renewable energy powered factory audited for a wide range of social and sustainability criteria (organic, circular).
Special thank you to our team member @wtfitscdr for assisting with this initiative with @lucylooellis!
