#69: Is Diet Culture a Cult? with Amanda Montell

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

🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

I couldn't wait to release this episode with Amanda Montell, a feminist sociolinguist, author of 2 books, and all-out empowering human! This educational episode explores the dynamics between feminism, cults, and the language we use. You will learn... - the major warning signs of a cult (and why it's so easy to fall into one) - how modern-day language oppresses women and marginalized people - why sociolinguistics is important to feminism (and why you should care too!) Amanda Montell is a writer, linguist, former beauty editor, and author of two books: Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Harper Wave, 2019), which she is currently developing for television with FX, and Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (forthcoming June 15, 2021). Amanda's other writing has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Nylon, and The Rumpus, among others, and she currently resides in Los Angeles. Get Worldslut here: https://amzn.to/3cIziZg Get Amanda's new book, Cultish, here: https://amzn.to/3cIy0O3 And take a screenshot of this podcast episode to share on your IG stories! Make sure to tag @maryspodcast and @amanda_montell so that we can see that you're enjoying this conversation!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mary's Cup of Tea podcast. I'm your host, Mary Jilkovsky. I'm an author,
0:11.8	speaker, and all-around self-love advocate. And this is the podcast that will inspire you to love yourself.
0:22.0	Hello, myself lovers.
0:23.9	Before we dive into today's podcast episode,
0:26.2	I want to make sure that you're giving yourself the gift of self-love.
0:30.8	Now, if you don't know what the gift of self-love is,
0:33.2	it's a workbook that will help you build confidence,
0:36.3	recognize your worth, and learn to finally
0:38.9	love yourself.
0:39.9	And it's now available in stores and online worldwide.
0:43.7	Oh my goodness.
0:44.4	I've been waiting to say that because I've been working on this book for years.
0:48.8	I poured my heart and soul into it, compiling everything that I teach at my retreats and
0:54.0	putting it into this heartfelt,
0:56.1	relatable, and actionable workbook for you. The cool thing is, this book is a combination of me
1:02.7	sharing my life story and everything that's helped me on this self-love journey, including
1:07.7	body acceptance, and it's a workbook that you can actually write in. So every
1:13.4	single thing that I share, you can put into practice right away. There are quizzes, journal prompts,
1:19.1	self-reflection exercises, self-love challenges, all of which will help you with body image,
1:25.4	confidence, self-worth, and self-love. I'm holding it right
1:29.3	here. It's right in front of me, and it's absolutely gorgeous, not to toot my own horn or anything,
1:34.6	but we've nailed the design on this one. It makes such a wonderful gift both for yourself
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