#227: The Messiness of Human-ness with Carissa Potter

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

Mary Jelkovsky

Self-love, Body-image, Mental Health, Body Image, Relationships, Women's Health, Self Love, Advice For Women, Self Love For Women, Love Yourself, Education, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This was supposed to be a well-thought-out, polished interview with artist and author Carissa Potter, better known as @peopleiveloved on Instagram. Instead, this turned out to be a vulnerable conversation about parents, religion, narcissism, and overall, our human-ness. Our guest today, or perhaps more accurately our co-host Carissa has over 800,000 followers on social media but the first sentence on her website says that “Carissa Potter is a human longing for connection.” She writes books, makes art & public commissions, and hosts the series Bad At Keeping Secrets (one of Substack’s featured newsletter of 2022) where she talks to other humans doing really interesting things. Carissa is the founder of People I’ve Loved, her platform and stationary line that bridges the gaps between people by helping them have authentic and sometimes difficult conversations. She was named one of Cosmopolitan’s 24 People (Genuinely) Making the World a Better Place and I couldn’t agree more. This is an extraordinarily raw and real conversation about... - why Carissa wishes she had kids earlier in life - the nuances of both of our religious beliefs - what Mary’s father is like - how being chronically late might be a sign of intimacy issues Remember: humans are complex creatures but at our core, all we want is connection with other humans. Follow Carissa on Instagram: @peopleiveloved Subscribe to Carissa’s newsletter, Bad At Keeping Secrets: https://peopleiveloved.substack.com And if you enjoyed this episode, screenshot it and share it on social media! Make sure to tag @maryspodcast and @peopleiveloved Mentioned In This Episode... Narcissistic Abuse: https://www.stopthespincycle.com/narcissistic-abuse

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mary's Cup of Tea, the Self-Love Podcast for Women, though all self-lovers are welcome here.
0:07.1	I'm your host, Mary Jolkovsky. I'm an author, speaker, retreat leader, and all-around
0:12.7	self-love advocate. And this is the podcast that will inspire you to love yourself.
0:19.9	Hello, self-lover. Before we dive into today's podcast episode, I want to make
0:24.5	sure you know about my two books on self-love. If you're struggling with body image or self-acceptance,
0:30.2	then I highly recommend you check out my first book, The Gift of Self-Love. It's a comprehensive
0:35.2	workbook to help you build confidence, recognize your worth,
0:38.9	and learn to love who you are. Thousands of people have this book and the five-star reviews are so
0:44.5	amazing. They give me so much life, so I hope that this is something that can help you too.
0:49.2	You can get it wherever books are sold by searching for the gift of self-love or go to my website maryscup of tea.com
0:56.1	slash book. After releasing the gift of self-love and reading all your positive feedback, I realized
1:01.8	that we really needed something to keep us going every single day. So not a deep dive workbook,
1:07.4	but maybe like a micro dose of self-love in your daily life, which is why I wrote
1:12.7	100 days of self-love. It's a guided journal with, you guessed it, 100 prompts that cover so many
1:18.6	areas of life, including body, identity, purpose, emotions, mindset, relationships, and more.
1:25.2	So you can really think of it as a metaphorical multivitamin,
1:29.0	something to keep you going, or as I like to say, growing, on your self-love journey.
1:33.4	You can get this journal wherever books are sold as well by searching for 100 days of
1:37.5	self-love or go to Mary's Cup of Tea.com slash journal. It's my mission to share all the
1:42.8	self-love tea with you, so I hope that both my books and this
1:45.9	podcast can do just that.
1:54.3	So this was supposed to be a well-thought-out polished interview with artist and author Carissa Potter, better known as
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