Ep. 244: The Gift of Self-Love Turns 4! Here’s a Free Chapter from My Self-Love Book

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03/27/25 • 30 min

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Mary's Cup of Tea: the Self-Love Podcast for Women

Four years ago, The Gift of Self-Love was officially published—a journey that started with a little ebook and the sweetest surprise from someone who believed in me. In this episode, I’m sharing the full-circle story of how this went from being a one-day dream to a best-selling self-love book. Plus life lessons on healthy relationships, mutual support, and long-term growth.

If you are a woman who's ever struggled with self-love, this book is for you.

To celebrate The Gift of Self-Love's 4th birthday, you’ll hear a free chapter from the audiobook! If any of this self-love advice resonates, consider getting a copy for yourself or a friend—because self-love is a gift that keeps on giving.

The Gift of Self-Love: a workbook that will help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself

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If you are a woman who's ever struggled with self-love, this book is for you.

The Gift of Self-Love: a workbook that will help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself

Follow Mary on IG: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast

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Ep. 243: How to stay hopeful, soulful, and joyful with Victoria Hutchins

A special in-person conversation with Victoria Hutchins, a beloved poet, yoga teacher, and now author. CW: eating disorders and brief allusion to suicidal feelings.

Victoria and Mary talk about...
- A Little Life, a novel by Hanya Yanagihara - privilege, hustle culture, and mental health
- mutual struggles with bulimia
- thoughts on weight loss, Ozempic, and bariatric surgery
- how nuance is disappearing from our culture
- how to hold onto hope and harness joy

Remember: make believe... make yourself believe in whatever makes you happy and hopefully, at the very least, believe in yourself.

Victoria Hutchins, known as @thedailyvictorian on social media, is a beloved poet and yoga teacher with an online community of over 1.5 million followers. Prior to her current career, Victoria was an attorney at one of the largest law firms in the world and then at a publicly traded tech company. She holds a bachelor of arts from Columbia University and a juris doctorate from Vanderbilt University. Victoria is always seeking beauty, hope, and truth in the mess of life. Her debut poetry book, Make Believe, is an invitation for readers to join her in the search featuring nostalgic prose on returning to childlike joy, reconnecting with your body, and reclaiming a sense of optimism.

Follow Victoria on Instagram: @thedailyvictorian
Get Victoria’s new poetry book, Make Believe
Listen to Victoria’s podcast, Soul Gum.

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Mentioned In This Episode...
A Little Life, a novel by Hanya Yanagihara

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Ep. 245: What to Say When a Kid Asks, “Am I Fat?” (And Other Tough Questions) with Zoë Bisbing, MSW, LCSW

Let’s talk about how to help kids build a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Whether they’re your own kids or perhaps your siblings/ nieces/ nephews/ students, then I’m sure you want them to have healthy body-image. But parenting and body-image can be hard, especially when it means confronting your own fat phobia. Psychotherapist Zoë Bisbing, MSW, LCSW is here to teach you HOW to prioritize body positivity in your household.

You will learn...
- how to address body-image concerns in children
- what to say if a child asks, “Am I fat?”
- how to approach conversations about healthy eating and weight loss in developmentally-appropriated ways
- what if your kid has a real health condition? how should parents approach their child’s food and weight then?
- what to say to stop family members from commenting on your child’s weight

Remember: building a body positive home starts with your own mindset first. As a parent, it’s important to heal your own body-image and beliefs about food, fat, weight, and health.

Zoë Bisbing, MSW, LCSW is a licensed eating disorders therapist as well as a wonderful content creator. Zoë holds a Master of Social Work from New York University, a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College, and a certification in Family-Based Treatment from the Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders. She is the director of Body-Positive Therapy NYC and Body-Positive Home (formerly The Full Bloom Project), an educational resource offering workshops and body image workouts for the whole family. She loves teaching parents and professionals how to creatively build spaces where children of all ages, sizes, and gender expressions can naturally boost immunity to our appearance-obsessed culture and decrease risk for disordered eating and body-image injury.

Follow Zoë on Instagram: @mybodypositivehome
Subscribe to her Substack for more body positive parenting advice.

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