#145: The Path from Fitness Influencer to Eating Disorder, and Finding Self-Worth Beyond the Body with Mary Jelkovsky)
Mary Jelkovsky (@maryscupofteaa) joins us to share her journey about being a young fitness influencer, developing disordered eating, and healing from the toxicity of fitness culture.
We also get into self-love versus self-compassion, confidence versus self-worth, healing from comparison, and why it's so f*cking stressful to worry about what other people think of your body. This whole conversation is a warm hug (grab your mug of hot-beverage-of-choice, and a snack, and tune in).
Listen to hear more about:
What’s been on Mary's plate (food, travel, movement)
Her early experiences as a body builder
How being a teenage fitness influencer effected her relationship with her body
Developing an eating disorder, hidden in plain sight
The dangers of too much protein
How fitness culture praises disordered eating behaviors
Why changing environments can help us find room to heal
Letting our love for others guide our way to loving ourselves
Fighting the patriarchy without fighting our husbands
Self-love as self-compassion, self-worth, and self-esteem
About Mary:
After recovering from a lifelong battle with food and body obsession, Mary Jelkovsky started her Instagram @maryscupofteaa to inspire people to accept their bodies and learn to love themselves unconditionally. Now Mary is the author of the bestselling book The Gift of Self-Love as well as the journal 100 Days of Self-Love. Over the past five years, she's been leading worldwide self-love retreats and her message has been highlighted in TEDx, Teen Vogue, Shape, and Health Magazine. She is also the host of the Mary’s Cup of Tea Podcast: the Self-Love Podcast for Women, which has more than 1 million downloads. By openly sharing her personal journey to self-acceptance, Mary has helped inspire millions to accept their bodies and love themselves unconditionally. When Mary's not writing, podcasting, or hosting retreats, she is spending time with her little sister Ilana, who is her biggest inspiration.
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