Confidence isn’t something you either have or you don’t — it’s something you practice, lose, question, rebuild, and redefine a hundred times over.

This “Best Of Mary’s Cup of Tea” episode brings together some of the most powerful confidence advice. Whether you’re rebuilding your self confidence after a setback, learning to trust yourself again, or simply trying to quiet that inner critic, this episode is your reminder that confidence is a practice. It’s for women who want to embody AUTHENTIC confidence.

We will unpack…

• signs that you’re struggling with self confidence
• mindset shifts that will help you feel more confident
• why your insecurities might secretly be your strengths
• advice from my teen sister (aka my confidence icon) on embracing your uniqueness
• how to stop comparing yourself to other versions of you
• ways to deal with criticism and rejection
• how the language we use shapes our worldview
• why affirmations don’t work (and what to do instead)
• what purpose means in the context of self love
• how to deal with uncertainty and self doubt

Whether you’re looking to boost your confidence or learn to trust yourself again, let this episode be a reminder of your self worth.

If you want to dive deeper into the confidence tips, here are the full episodes:

Full episodes:

• Ep. 167: 5 Signs You’re Struggling with Self Confidence
• Ep. 251: Delusional Mindset Shifts that Will Instantly Boost Your Confidence
• Ep. 197: The Only Way to Conquer Insecurities
• Confidence Advice for Teen Girls Feat. My 17-Year-Old Sister (video)
• Ep. 127: Nervous About Your Purpose? Listen to this.
• Ep. 189: 5 Thought Patterns Keeping You Stuck in a Negative Mindset
• Ep. 202: Dealing with Criticism
• Ep. 69: Is Diet Culture a Cult? with Amanda Montell
• Ep. 183: The Best Book on Communication
• How To Build Confidence Through Mindfulness with Dr. Ellen Langer
• Ep. 66: Dealing with Uncertainty, Fear, and Doubt
• Ep. 57: Why Affirmations Don’t Work (and What to Do Instead)
• Ep. 135: On Being a Multi-Passionate, Empathetic Creative with Arielle Estoria

💡 If you’re enjoying this self love podcast, share it with the women in your life!

Deepen your self love journey with Mary’s books:

1. *The Gift of Self-Love,* an interactive workbook to help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself.
2. *100 Days of Self-Love,* a guided journal with 100 prompts for calming self-criticism and learning to love yourself.

Follow Mary Jelkovsky on Instagram: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast

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Taking care of your mental health is never one-size-fits-all, especially for women who experience self-criticism, overwhelm, and constant comparison.

This is part of our “Best Of Mary’s Cup of Tea” series, where I gathered some of the most powerful conversations we’ve had across 250+ episodes. Today’s episode focuses on mental health and positive mindset shifts for women who are ready to get unstuck.

You’ll hear clips on…

• motivating yourself with self compassion vs. self criticism
• letting go of control and perfectionism
• why women must approach mindset work through a feminist perspective
• how to redefine success on your terms
• healing your relationship to money and abundance
• the underrated power of enthusiasm
• mantras to carry you through hard times
• how to process emotions effectively
• coping with feeling lost or “behind” in life
• using the power of your mindset to cope with mental health struggles

Let this compilation be one giant reminder that you are enough and you are not alone. This self love podcast is here to support your mental health and mindset.

✨ Deepen your journey with the full episodes on our self-love podcast:

• Ep 101: Stop Judging Yourself
• Ep. 250: Productivity Meets Self-Compassion: Overcome Overwhelm with Oliver Burkeman
• Ep. 207: Why Women Are Trapped in the Virgin/Mother/Whore Paradigm & How to Break Free w/ Kara Loewentheil, J.D.
• Ep 98: How to Cope with Capitalism and Embrace Courageous Living with Rha Goddess
• Ep 189: 5 Thought Patterns Keeping You Stuck in a Negative Mindset
• Ep. 53: Money, Abundance, and Alignment with Melyssa Griffin
• Ep 195: The Most Underrated Emotion
• Ep 134: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
• Ep 90: To My Perfectionists
• Ep 226: 5 Mantras to Get You Through Hard Times
• Ep 224: How to Process Feelings and Emotions Effectively
• Ep 233: Motivating Yourself with Self Compassion
• Ep 163: Feeling Lost? Listen to this.
• Ep 185: Feeling Behind in Life? This one's for you.

💡 If you’re enjoying this self love podcast, please share it with a friend who could use a gentle reminder that they’re not alone.

Deepen your self-love journey with Mary’s books:

1. *The Gift of Self-Love,* an interactive workbook to help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself.
2. *100 Days of Self-Love,* a guided journal with 100 prompts for calming self-criticism and learning to love yourself.

Follow Mary Jelkovsky on Instagram: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast

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Body love can feel impossible in a world obsessed with beauty standards, especially for women. In this self love podcast episode, we’re diving into body love, self worth, and how women can navigate a world that often undervalues them.

This is part of our “Best Of Mary’s Cup of Tea” series where you’ll hear a compilation of clips from our self love podcast. Today’s topic addresses how to love yourself beyond your appearance and approach body image challenges with self compassion.

You will hear about…

• how to be body positive and navigate health challenges with self compassion
• detaching your self worth from beauty standards and external validation
• the slew of socio-cultural forces that make body love really fckn hard for women
• how to decide what clothes to wear when you’re having a bad body image day
• body shame in the bedroom
• dealing with weight gain
• practical ways to cultivate body love and self worth

Whether you’re starting your journey toward body love or just need a refresher, these conversations will remind you that your self worth is not determined by your appearance.

If you want to dive deeper into your body love journey, here are the links to the full episodes:

• Can Food Freedom Coexist with Chronic Conditions (PCOS, Celiacs, Crohns, IBS, etc)? with Abbie Attwood
• How to Be Body Positive AND Pursue Health
• Conquering Summer Body Image Struggles
• How Women's Body Image is Plagued by "Beauty Sickness" w/ Dr. Renee Engeln
• Your Summer Body (a Pep Talk for Body Love)
• Where Beauty Standards Come From and How to Stop Self-Objectification with Dr. Lindsay Kite
• How to Love Yourself Through Bad Body Image Days
• Feeling Like Your Body Betrayed You with Grief Expert Ashley Lemieux
• Conquering Body Shame in the Bedroom
• Dealing with Weight Gain

Deepen your self-love journey with Mary’s books:

1. *The Gift of Self-Love,* an interactive workbook to help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself.
2. *100 Days of Self-Love,* a guided journal with 100 prompts for calming self-criticism and learning to love yourself.

Follow Mary Jelkovsky on Instagram: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast

If you’re enjoying this self love podcast, share it with the women in your life to challenge beauty standards, inspire body love, and spread the gift of self love.

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Eating disorder recovery is possible, even if it feels difficult at times. So many women struggle in silence with disordered eating and the constant pressure of diet culture, even if they’re not formally diagnosed with an eating disorder.

In this special “Best Of” episode, I’m sharing some of the most powerful moments from our self-love podcast. And today’s topic is eating disorder recovery, breaking free from diet culture and leaning into intuitive eating. You’ll hear bits and pieces of my personal eating disorder story, what helped me recover from bulimia, as well as advice from therapists and dietitians.

You will hear about...

• how diet culture works in insidious ways
• my experience with an eating disorder (bulimia + binge eating)
• the root cause of binge eating and how to break the cycle
• what finally helped me overcome binge eating
• why intuitive eating works is so much more liberating than any diet or weight loss program

Whether you are just beginning your eating disorder recovery journey or you’ve been working at it for years, these conversations will remind you that recovery is not only possible—it’s worth it.

Here are the links to the full episodes:

• Sneaky Eating Disorder Habits You Might Still Struggle With
• The Spiritual Side of Eating Disorder Recovery with Dr. Anita Johnston
• How Diet Culture Hijacks Women’s Wellness with Christy Harrison, MPH
• Giving Up Fitness Influencing (Christy Harrison Interviews Mary Jelkovsky)
• My Entire Eating Disorder Story: the Dark Side of Bikini Competitions
• Why Binge Eating Isn’t Really About Food with Nutritionist and Therapist Ryann Prentice
• How Intuitive Eating Helped Heal with Elyse Resch, MS, RDN
• An Intuitive Eating Mindset Hack: Balance vs. Harmony

If you’re enjoying our self love podcast, share it with the women in your life to combat diet culture, promote positive body image, and spread the gift of self love.

Deepen your self-love journey with Mary’s books:

1. *The Gift of Self-Love,* an interactive workbook to help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself.
2. *100 Days of Self-Love,* a guided journal with 100 prompts for calming self-criticism and learning to love yourself.

Follow Mary Jelkovsky on Instagram: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast

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Many women phase bad body image days, especially in a world that equates beauty with self worth.

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and struggled to feel comfortable in your skin, then this episode is for you. The relationship between body image and self-love is complex, but I’m here to remind you that body love is possible.

By shifting our focus from our body image to how our bodies feel, we can reject beauty standards and build our self esteem.

Tune in to learn...

• why the phrase “body image” or “body positivity” is a bit misleading
• a somatic exercise that will instantly help you love yourself
• one question to ask yourself to invite in more confidence and self-love

This episode is not just about body love; it's a heartfelt discussion on self confidence, self esteem, and reclaiming self worth beyond our bodies.

Deepen your self-love journey with Mary’s books:

1. *The Gift of Self-Love,* an interactive workbook that will help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself.
2. *100 Days of Self-Love,* a guided journal with 100 prompts to help you calm self-criticism and learn to love who you are.

Follow Mary on IG: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast

If you enjoyed this episode, share it with the women in your life to help spread this self love tea!

🫖 P.S. This self love podcast episode pairs beautifully with: Mary’s TEDx Talk about body-image

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