Hi, hello. Welcome to Mary's Cup of Tea, the self-love podcast for women. Though all self-lovers are welcome here. I'm Mary. I write and speak about self-love, and I'm best known for my book, The Gift of Self-love, and I also host retreats for women. And this is the podcast that will inspire you to love yourself. Real quick, before we dive in, I want to make

sure you know about my book, the gift of self-love. It's a workbook to help you build confidence,

recognize your worth, and learn to love who you are. It's available anywhere books are sold.

Thousands of people have it, love it, and have told me that it is greatly benefited their self-love journey,

and I hope it'll do the same for you.

And now let's get into the podcast.

I have a really encouraging episode for you today.

Our guest is Ryan Prentice.

She's a nutritionist and therapist who helps people struggling

with binge eating. And today we talk about how to release that residual shame one might have,

even if you're not, say, binge eating every single night like I used to. Maybe you've come a long way in healing your

relationship with food, but there's still some leftover guilt that happens whenever you choose

what to eat or there's still some like background thoughts happening about what you should

or shouldn't have on your plate. Ryan's voice is just so wholesome,

warm, welcoming, and honestly healing. This was such a sweet episode. We talk about a mantra for

releasing food guilt. It's something that Ryan has become pretty known for. Why binge eating

is not really about the food itself and what it's actually about. Ryan also explains like step

by step how to handle fear foods or, you know, those foods that might trigger you back into old patterns. How do you reintroduce them

into your life and hopefully not be afraid of them anymore? How to recover from disordered eating

if you're living with somebody. That's a big one because whether it's a partner, a roommate,

you're living with your family

at home. Obviously, everybody has their own unique relationship with food. So how do you

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