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If there are aspects in your life where you’ve ever struggled with feeling worthy, whether that be in friendships, relationships, or even the bedroom then you need to hear this episode. Today Jessi is joined by guest, Mary Jelkovsky. Mary is a former bikini competitor turned self-love advocate who hosts worldwide retreats to help people with their own self-love journey. They discuss eating disorders, what they looked like for them and how they showed up in their lives. Mary shares why you should view your body as an experience, rather than an image and why you’re absolutely worthy of receiving pleasure. She dives into a few tips for finding a vibrator that works for you and learning to accept yourself as you are.    In this episode: Mary’s journey of competing, eating disorders, body issue struggles to prominent self-love advocate Seeking help from a naturopath doctor for her eating disorder and realizing that she had a problem Moving away to Canada for school and healing from her eating disorder How young people are vulnerable, especially when it comes to the internet and social media Seeking unconventional ways to get therapy and finding acceptance with gaining weight Why you should learn to self-coach or invest in a coach for yourself Feeling unworthy of help and that your struggles aren’t valid with the issues that you face Mary’s advice for those struggling with self-confidence and how liberating it can be to learn to accept yourself  Tips for navigating out of bad body image days Why Mary doesn’t have fitness goals and what she focuses on instead Feeling confident during intimacy and incorporating vibrators Why our body is an experience, not an image Knowing that your worthy of experiencing pleasure How Mary feels about face filters and how they affect us The trauma that women feel around friendship breakups What Mary’s self-love retreats entail and how you can become involved   Links: Self-Love Africa Retreat Details and Application   Connect with Mary: Website Instagram YouTube   Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!   You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode a learn more about us here!