I do not mean for the title of this episode to like put blame on women. Do you know what I mean?

Like three ways women sabotage. No, no, no. Obviously, a lot of this is a byproduct of patriarchy and

capitalism and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I just really want us to rise up and rise above and

stay centered in self-love. So this will be like three ways we tend to

sabotage our self-love and maybe how to not fall into those traps. 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 has greatly benefited their self-love journey, and I hope it'll do the same for you. And now let's get

into the podcast. Last week on my Instagram story, I shared a little tidbit about how I thought

that undocumented immigrants were being treated unfairly by ICE and the Trump administration.

It was very aggressive to me.

And legally, there was a lack of due process.

And we all saw it unfold, regardless of how you feel about immigration and how much or how little should be allowed.

I think we can all agree that due process is necessary. It's kind of the

foundation of our freedoms and what democratic nations are built upon is the fact that if I say

you're a criminal, people aren't just going to take my word for it and capture you.

Not to mention that, you know, immigration is not a criminal offense or being undocumented

is not a criminal offense. Anyway, I don't remember what I said on the topic, but it was one

...