Hii everyone! Welcome back to Season 2 of Finding Your Casual Magic ✨

This week, we’re talking about the through self-compassion instead of self-criticism, and how our culture OBSESSES over into self-improvement trends!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - 2:35 Introduction & Self-Growth Confessions

2:35 - 4:17 The Friend Who Puts Everything Into Perspective (Reacting to Your Casual Magic)

4:17 - 7:25 Take a Minute? This is a Meditation for Letting Go of Stress

7:25 - 9:58 Self-Improvement has its place, but is it coming from the right motivations?

9:58 - 17:55 How ‘Performative’ Culture Trickles into Gen-Z’s Psyche

17:55 - 21:16 Collectivist vs Capitalist Societies: You’ve NO idea how much this affects you

21:16 - 24:28 Yes, the Grow-Trap is REAL

24:28 - 28:18 Can You Sit With Your Discomfort to Make Better Choices?

28:18 - 30:37 Unpacking Impulsive Productivity: The Long-Term Impact

30:37 - 34:42 Hierarchy of Needs: Debunking The Premise (with Alternatives)

34:42 - 39:50 How I “wasted my time” (and changed my life!!)

39:50 - 42:55 Breaking Down Self-Esteem vs Self-Compassion: Research & Theories

42:55 - 44:33 Don’t Perform Mindfulness. Here’s Why You Should REALLY Become Mindful

44:33 - 48:50 The Myth of the “Glowed-Up” Self

48:50 - 49:52 Conscious Non-Improvement

49:52 - 50:26 This Week I Want to Ask You… (Journal Prompts)

50:26 - 53:01 One Last Idea for Feeling Better Today (Sharing My Casual Magic & Outro)

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Journal Prompt🖊️

This week, I want to ask you…

What are your core values, and do your actions align with them?
What is one quality about yourself that you struggle to accept?
How can you begin to embrace it with self-compassion?
What are 3 limiting beliefs and 3 uplifting beliefs you have about yourself? How can you challenge your limiting beliefs?

This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade

Podcast Development: Francesca Georgiou

Theme Music by Francesca Lu

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