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.

Mental health and mindset shifts for women who feel stuck or lost, or like you have 47 tabs

open in your brain and you can't find the one

plain music. This episode is part of our best of series where I dug through over 250

recordings from Mary's Cup of Tea to compile some of my favorite conversations that we've

had on this podcast. This best of series covers everything self-love related, body image,

mental health mindset. That's today's topic., confidence, relationships, and women's empowerment as a whole. I hope you can see this as a self-love starter kit, if you're new here, or a nourishing refresher if you're a seasoned self-lover. If a particular clip resonates with you, check out the show notes to find links to the full episode. Like I said, today's focus is on mental health and mindset. You'll hear both solo

reflections and guest conversations on processing emotions effectively, letting go of

control, perfectionism, practicing self-compassion and hard times, and shifting shitty thought

patterns into a more positive mindset.

My hope is that these clips remind you that you are worthy, wonderful, and whole, exactly as you

are. Let's start by talking about everyone's favorite hobby, which is processing feelings and

emotions, but how do we do that effectively? This might shock or surprise you, but I have been

adding an ounce of stoicism to my self-love toolbox. In case you don't know what stoicism is,

it's basically a mindset of not being controlled by your emotions.

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