Finding Your Casual Magic

UnJaded Jade
Finding Your Casual Magic

Casual magic is about how we find beauty in the mundane everyday. It's learning not to wait for joy at the end of our achievements, but to find contentment NOW in every single day of our lives. It’s that first sip of herbal tea in the morning, a smile from a stranger, or the way the light comes into your bedroom. Noticing trains your brain to redefine joy. Stay tuned for alternating episodes — one solo, and then a tandem ep where I bring on a guest to expand from a new angle. I want to serve up my vulnerability to softly encourage you to do the same. Welcome to this cosy corner! Jade x

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Optimism is Not a Luxury, it’s a Tool: Release the Cringe to Finally Find Joy (with David Larbi)

    Hi friends, welcome back to another episode of ✨Finding Your Casual Magic✨ This week, we’re exploring joy, optimism, and how the smallest moments can light up our lives - even when everything feels heavy. Joining me is the radiant David Larbi, a content creator, poet, and host of the podcast Mindful Moments. He’s also the author of the wonderful new book, Frequently Happy: 52 Mindful Moments to Bring Hope and Joy, which is all about embracing everyday magic. In today’s episode, David opens up about his journey of finding joy in the little things and reframing life’s challenges with gratitude instead of guilt. From his love of words and storytelling to what he’s learned from setbacks, David’s insights will inspire you to see the magic in your own life. 🌻 We begin with a grounding meditation (always a good idea to centre yourself) and chat about: Why optimism isn’t about ignoring challenges but about navigating them with hope 🌈 How storytelling can help you take control of your own narrative 🎭 David’s journey from school journaling to becoming a published author ✍️ The lessons he learned from his shoulder injury and the power of slowing down Finding joy in connection - even if it means embracing the “cringe” sometimes! We also share our ‘Casual Magic of the Week,’ with David’s moment being so heartwarming it’ll make you smile (even if he’s keeping his playlist secret!). 💛 The episode closes with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and we hear from Marwyn who shares their Casual Magic followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Grab your journal or a cosy drink, and join us in reflecting on: What went well this week? What are you proud of? What challenged you? Let’s set a powerful intention for the week ahead. 🌟 I just want to send you this reminder that no matter where you are in your self confidence journey, no matter how you might feel today, you are always enough. 💛 🎧 Find David online: Instagram: @DavidLarbi Get his book Frequently Happy: https://lnk.to/frequentlyhappy Timestamps: 0:00 - 2:40 - Introduction to Casual Magic and Guest:, David Larbi 3:02 - 5:38 - Grounding Meditation Exercise 6:07 - 9:04 - David's View on Optimism 11:20 - 12:46 - Casual Magic vs. Small Joys: David shares his concept of small joys 13:47 - 15:01 - Writing Process of David's Book 15:16 - 16:57 - Embracing Sensitivity and Emotions 17:22 - 19:44 - Frequently Happy: Explanation of the frequently happy concept 20:28 - 21:02 - Reflecting on Guilt and Gratitude 27:09 - 29:58 - Advocating Optimism During Hard Times 31:14 - 32:08 - Practical Tips for Finding Joy in Adversity 37:39 - 39:15 - Dealing with Seasons and Cultural Pessimism 41:20 - 42:33 - Developing a Love for Words and Storytelling 44:35 - 45:13 - Influence of Words in Shaping Narrative 50:05 - 51:34 - Influence of Language on Perspective 1:01:46 - 1:03:59 - Learning from Setbacks 1:06:21 - 1:06:45 - Casual Magic Moments 1:08:40 - 1:09:31 - Listener's Casual Magic of the Week 1:10:26 - 1:11:07 - Intentions for the Week 1:12:07 - 1:12:54 - Closing Thoughts and Gratitude 💌 Want to share your own moment of magic? Send a 60-second voice note/video to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] with your magical moment. Pics are welcome, too! We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME Business Enquiries: [email protected] Instagram: @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade. Produced by The Podcast Guys. Theme Music by Francesca Lu. For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!!

    1h 13m

  2. 5 JAN

    Why You’re Looking for Happiness in the Wrong Places

    Hello friends, welcome back to the twelfth episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ (Happy New Year!!!) Have you ever caught yourself saying, oh, I'll be happy when I have the perfect partner and I'm no longer single? When I finally quit the job and I'm in my dream career, when I go on my dream holiday, or when climate change is solved and no one's suffering in the world anymore? When have you reached a goal but felt unfulfilled shortly after? Have you ever caught yourself thinking that when you cross that finish line everything will fall into place, only to realise that there's a new race ahead? I really hope today's episode re inspires you to realise that today is a gift. Your life is a gift, and your life is actually pretty amazing right now as it is. Today we're looking at something that I'm so passionate about. The illusion that our lives will feel better in the future after some vague outcome or life event, when the truth is you will carry the feelings that you have about yourself and your life now into whatever destination you're trying to get to. I'm going to walk you through a visualisation to help you really feel the deeper messages of today's episode and this idea of the arrival fallacy, which is when we think that upon achieving our goals, we'll finally attain all the happiness we desire, when in reality, a lot of the time the goalpost just changes. I'm also going to tell you about some of the happiest people that I've ever met and how generally the source of their happiness is being content with the now exactly as they are, with exactly everything that they have. The episode closes with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and we hear from Marlene who shares their Casual Magic followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:30 Introduction: What is Casual Magic? 01:31 - 03:30 The Arrival Fallacy: Happiness Isn't a Destination 03:31 - 06:30 Guided Meditation: Finding Presence in the Now 06:31 - 08:30 Visualisation: The Mountain Climb and the Joy of the Journey 08:31 - 13:00 Learning to Appreciate the Trail: Jade's Personal Reflections 13:01 - 18:00 Finding Joy in Language Learning: Jade's German Journey 18:01 - 20:30 Lingoda and the Joy of Process-Oriented Learning 20:31 - 26:30 Overcoming the Arrival Fallacy: Academic Peaks and Personal Growth 26:31 - 31:30 The Psychology of Goal-Driven Happiness: Impact Bias and Hedonic Treadmill 31:31 - 35:00 Imposter Syndrome and Neglecting the Process 35:01 - 40:00 The Happiest People Jade Knows: Stories of Contentment and Gratitude 40:01 - 45:00 Daily Turning Points: Cultivating Casual Magic in Everyday Life 45:01 - 50:00 Reflections and Journal Prompts: Finding Gratitude in the Now 50:01 - 53:00 Jade’s Casual Magic of the Week 53:01 - 53:33 Listener's Casual Magic of the Week 53:37 - 55:51 Weekly Reflection and Intentions: Setting the Tone for the New Year If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special moment or reflection? 💌 DM us a ~60 second voice message or video to @casualmagicpodcast on instagram or email it to [email protected] — feel free to include any pictures of your casual magic if you have any!! 💌 Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from!! 💌 Tell us in your DM / email if you want to be tagged if chosen. 💌 We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME Business Enquiries: [email protected] Instagram - @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade Produced by The Podcast Guys Theme music by Francesca Lu For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!!

    56 min

  3. 1 JAN · BONUS

    15 Minute Manifestation Meditation for Positive Energy in 2025

    Hello friends, welcome back to a very special bonus episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨  So many of you guys DM'd me on Instagram asking for a guided meditation and I thought what better time of year than as we're all looking ahead into the new year thinking about our dreams, daring to dream again, thinking about what we want to manifest into this next chapter of our lives. So I really hope that this time can allow you to fill your cup, bring in the positive energy that you desire, and really help you tune into gratitude for all the abundance that's already present in your life so that you can help invite more in. And if you've never meditated before, I promise it's not scary. I really invite you to be open minded, to allow your experience to be whatever it is and and I really hope that you come away from the next 15 to 20 minutes feeling some kind of energy shift. You can practice this meditation whenever you like, but I recommend returning to it regularly if you really want these manifestations and visualisations to embed themselves in your psyche. I hope you enjoyed this episode and as always I just want to send you this reminder that no matter where you are in your self confidence journey, no matter how you might feel today, you are always enough. 💛 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and purpose of the guided meditation 00:28 Intentions and benefits of the guided meditation 01:02 Beginning the meditation: finding a comfortable position 01:43 Tuning into Your Breath 02:21 Deep Cleaning Breaths 03:27 Grounding awareness and releasing tension 05:55 Focus on your heart 07:12 Invoking gratitude 09:01 Turning towards the future 10:56 Creating a path of intention 12:23 Setting a Clear Intention for the Year Ahead 14:03 Returning to Present Moment 14:20 Conclusion and gratitude If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special moment or reflection? 💌  DM us a ~60 second voice message or video to @casualmagicpodcast on instagram or email it to [email protected] — feel free to include any pictures of your casual magic if you have any!! 💌  Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from!! 💌  Tell us in your DM / email if you want to be tagged if chosen. 💌  We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME  Business Enquiries: [email protected]   Instagram - @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade Produced by The Podcast Guys Theme music by Francesca Lu   For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/casualmagicpodcast/

    15 min

  4. 29/12/2024

    The Courage to End Relationships, Self Love and Reflections!! Festive Q&A Special ✨

    Merry Christmas!! Happy end of 2024! And welcome to a very special bonus Q&A episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ (the last one of the year!!) I hope you're feeling festiveee!! As it's coming to the end of 2024 today I am sitting down to reflect on my year answering some questions you guys have sent in. I look at all sorts of topics from career to love life, queerness, feeling lost in your 20s, feeling insecure and the crazy world of social media. I really hope that this episode feels like a safe space to pause and take a moment to really reflect on all that has happened in this year for you, the good and the bad, and to really decide what energy and intention you want to carry into your 2025. It is genuinely such a joy as always to be hosting this podcast and that you guys are in this corner of the Internet with me. So many like minded people all around the world, all of us interested in self growth and introspection and trying to find optimism in an objectively difficult world and it's just an honour. As always I start with a guided meditation to be here with intentionality, to use this time and space as a true break from from the hectic whirlwind of the rest of your life. Before we launch into the end of year Q&A!!! The episode closes with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and we hear from Lauren (@beanovegan on Instagram) who shares their Casual Magic followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Learn a language online with Lingoda. Get a 10% discount and up to 45 free classes in your first 3 months when you sign up to Lingoda Flex today with my code NEWYEARMAGIC https://try.lingoda.com/NewYearMagic [ad] Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Festive decorations 00:36 End-of-year reflections 00:58 Mixed feelings about 2024 01:00 Episode overview: reflection and Q&A session 02:26 The magic of winter and introspection 03:01 Guided meditation 05:36 Reflecting on your year using Year Compass 07:07 Jade’s personal reflections on the year 08:46 Most proud accomplishment: ending a long-term relationship 10:08 Biggest success: starting the podcast 11:22 Theme of the year: relationships and personal growth 13:00 German language learning journey 14:21 Best way to learn a language 16:02 Advice on sharing relationships online 17:51 Coping with a breakup 20:41 Reflecting on a breakup and moving forward 21:20 Discussing queerness and overcoming internalised homophobia 24:34 Advice for young queer individuals 24:53 Starting a podcast – planning and initial stages 27:11 Addressing world issues and resilience 29:35 Practising casual magic and staying hopeful 31:55 Navigating life post-university and self-compassion 33:37 Defining what is "enough" and self-acceptance 38:24 Balancing social media use as a content creator 40:36 Understanding Choice Architecture 41:02 Listener Appreciation and Podcast Community 41:22 Casual Magic of the Year: Personal Anecdote 42:55 Casual Magic of the week 44:00 Reflecting on the Year 44:43 Final Words and Encouragement If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special moment or reflection? 💌  DM us a ~60 second voice message or video to @casualmagicpodcast on instagram or email it to [email protected] — feel free to include any pictures of your casual magic if you have any!! 💌  Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from!! 💌  Tell us in your DM / email if you want to be tagged if chosen. 💌  We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME  Business Enquiries: [email protected]   Instagram - @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade Produced by The Podcast Guys Theme music by Francesca Lu   For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/casualmagicpodcast/

    46 min

  5. 22/12/2024

    How You Are Hustling Is All Wrong: The Secrets to Your Fulfilment (with Sahil Bloom)

    Eeeeeep hi friends, welcome back to the 10th (!) episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ This week we're redefining wealth. What does it mean to be rich? How can society's definition of wealth actually lead us to feeling unfulfilled? To help me answer this I am joined by Sahil Bloom. Renowned entrepreneur, investor, writer of the newsletter ‘The Curiosity Chronicle’, and most excitingly, debut author of an upcoming book called ‘The 5 Types of Wealth’. Sahil has interviewed thousands of people around the world to redefine wealth in 5 compelling ways. I open the episode with a guided meditation to help you feel grounded before launching into the episode. From prioritising energy-creating tasks to unlocking more time in your day, creating deeper bonds, and building a powerful network to achieving financial independence, this conversation will remind you of what is most important in life. The episode closes with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and we hear from Mar (@marumithreads on Instagram) who shares their Casual Magic, followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Grab a journal or open your notes app and join me as we ask ourselves: What went well this week? What am I proud of? What is something that challenged me this week? Based on these reflections, choose a one-word intention for your coming week. I just want to send you this reminder that no matter where you are in your self-confidence journey, no matter how you might feel today, you are always enough. 💛 Find Sahil on Instagram and YouTube: https://linktr.ee/sahilbloom Get Sahil's book 'The 5 Types of Wealth': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Types-Wealth-Transformative-Guide-Design/dp/0008623201 Learn with Lingoda: 10% off + 45 free classes with code NEWYEARMAGIC: https://try.lingoda.com/NewYearMagic [ad] (all thoughts are my own and I GENUINELY can't recommend Lingoda enough!!) Timestamps: 01:26 Redefining wealth in this episode 01:38 Welcoming Sahil 05:06 Guided Meditation 09:56 Sahil's early career and initial definitions of wealth 12:11 Sahil's upbringing and original story 14:15 Questioning society's definition of wealth 17:14 Sahil's personal and professional journey towards realisation 20:24 Realising the need for a new definition of success 22:26 Discussing the turning point and redefining life 25:06 The importance of genuine vulnerability in men 29:00 Impact of family and distancing 32:27 Discovering life's alignment and blessings 34:03 The significance of time wealth 37:02 The relationship between money and happiness 39:41 The impact of trade-offs on personal life 41:07 Taking unconventional career decisions 47:08 Understanding social wealth 49:12 The loneliness pandemic and friendship recession 51:54 Developing vulnerability in relationships 56:22 The concept of a life dinner 57:49 Addressing issues in relationships 59:35 Understanding the role of a fixer in relationships 01:01:31 Journaling and the concept of Morning Pages 01:03:33 Casual magic and finding beauty in everyday life 01:13:29 Defining what is enough in life 01:14:35 A serene morning moment 01:15:02 The concept of 'enough' 01:16:00 The fisherman and the banker parable 01:17:22 Defining personal success 01:18:24 Mark Randolph's 5pm rule 01:20:01 Creating a Life Raiser 01:23:09 Investing in relationships 01:24:06 The importance of daily investment 01:25:27 Parting words: Defining what matters 01:26:46 End-of-episode rituals 01:27:12 Casual Magic of the Week 01:31:40 Weekly reflection and setting intentions 01:33:17 Reflecting on Work Priorities During the Festive Period 01:34:19 Affirmation and Encouragement for Listeners If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Send a 60-second voice note/video to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] (pics welcome!). 💌 Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from! 💌 Tell us if you want to be tagged if chosen. We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME Business Enquiries: [email protected] Instagram: @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade. Produced by The Podcast Guys. Theme Music by Francesca Lu. For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!!

    1h 35m

  6. 15/12/2024

    Why Doing Less is Better: How to Master Slow Productivity

    Eeeep hello friends, welcome back to the ninth episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ Today we're talking about slow productivity. How to be a high functioning, productive powerhouse of a human who gets everything done, but also lives with slowness and ease and most importantly, joy. There is nothing more frustrating than being told to just relax and be happy when you have a million things to do on your plate. So I'm not going to do that today, instead I am here to acknowledge that we are all busy people with a lot to do. So what is slow productivity? Slow productivity is not about doing less, nor sacrificing the quality of your work or the speed with which it's done. It’s a mindset and a set of tools to work in a more intentional, mindful way that allows space for true rest and reflection. Because what you'll find as we dig into this episode is that the more we rest and the more that we slow down, the better we learn and digest information, the more creative we are and the better that our overall quality of work is. I just want to send you this reminder that no matter where you are in your self confidence journey, no matter how you might feel today, you are always enough. 💛 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:27 Guided meditation 04:48 The rise of burnout and hustle culture 10:06 Personal reflections on productivity and success 14:42 Rebuilding a mindful approach to productivity 18:28 Personal and cultural incentives to overwork 22:59 The relationship between money and happiness 24:44 Personal turning point post-university 27:40 Realisations from silent meditation 31:15 Introduction to mindful productivity 31:31 Importance of understanding your menstrual cycle 34:14 Embracing seasonality in productivity 35:12 Practical advice for mindful productivity 39:08 The art of saying no 44:02 Time blocking and scheduling breaks 46:32 Mindset for Slow Productivity 48:02 Handling Stress and Maintaining Productivity 49:05 Nostalgia and Applying it to the Present 52:00 Managing Expectations and Self-Worth 54:07 Defining What is Enough 55:00 Acknowledging Stress and Finding Relief 56:22 Casual Magic of the week 59:05 Weekly Reflection and Setting Intentions Links: Slowing Down as the World Speeds Up: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gift-aging/201812/slowing-down-the-world-speeds Employee Burnout Report: https://www.indeed.com/lead/preventing-employee-burnout-report Overwork and the rise of slow productivity: https://www.deccanherald.com/education/overwork-and-the-rise-of-slow-productivity-1204058.html 16 Employee Burnout Statistics You Can’t Ignore: https://everyonesocial.com/blog/employee-burnout-statistics/ ‘Rest is productive’: How slowing down at work can help you get more done: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/06/how-slowing-down-at-work-can-help-you-get-more-done.html Why Downtime Is Essential for Brain Health: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-downtime-is-essential-for-brain-health The Paradox of Pace: How Taking It Slow Enhances Productivity: https://akiflow.com/blog/slowing-down-can-speed-up-productivity/ Problems of Practice: https://practices.learningaccelerator.org/problem-of-practice/how-fast-should-we-be-moving-from-pilot-to-scale-what-will-help-us-best-achieve-sustainability If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special moment or reflection? 💌  DM us a ~60 second voice message or video to @casualmagicpodcast on instagram or email it to [email protected] — feel free to include any pictures of your casual magic if you have any!! 💌  Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from!! 💌  Tell us in your DM / email if you want to be tagged if chosen. 💌  We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME  Business Enquiries: [email protected]   Instagram - @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade Produced by The Podcast Guys Theme music by Francesca Lu For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!!

    1h 1m

  7. 01/12/2024

    How to Manifest WISELY: You are NOT a self improvement project!! (with Tam Kaur)

    Hiii friends, welcome back to the eighth episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ (I’m so excited for this guest episode eep!) Today we are talking all things self love!! The relationship we cultivate with ourselves, how we talk to ourselves behind the scenes, and how this can then impact the types of relationships we attract and how we go about making our dreams come true. Do you struggle to say no when someone asks you to an event that you don't want to go to for fear of what they'll think of you? Have you ever found yourself in relationships that don't serve you because you're searching for parts of yourself externally rather than cultivating your inner world? Do you ever wonder why everyone else is living a perfect life and you're stuck with all these problems you can't solve? Well today's guest is literally the person to help give some answers to these!! Tam Kaur is a self-love guru helping millions of young women become the most empowered versions of themselves through her motivational advice videos on topics from dating to healing, to her heart to hearts on her podcast ‘Self Obsessed’ and the wisdom shared in her new book ‘Buy Yourself the Damn Flowers’ Tam blends actionable advice with meaningful anecdotes to help you become the best version of yourself. I start the episode by leading a guided meditation to help you feel grounded and aware before we launch into the topic of self love exploring spirituality, relationships, shifting mindsets, self development, childhood, post university life and of course YouTube. The episode closes with the ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ which myself and Tam share before hearing from Elena who shares their Casual Magic followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Grab a journal or open your notes app and join me as we ask ourselves… What went well this week? What am I proud of? What is something that challenged me this week? Based on these reflections, choose a one word intention for your coming week. I just want to send you this reminder that no matter where you are in your self confidence journey, no matter how you might feel today, you are always enough. 💛 Find Tam on YouTube Find Tam on Instagram Self Obsessed Podcast Buy Yourself the Damn Flowers by Tam Kaur For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!! Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Today's Topic: Self Love 01:18 Introducing Tam Kaur 02:20 Tam's Approach to Self Love and Spirituality 03:24 Meditation 06:17 Defining Self Love 08:34 Tam's Book: Buy Yourself the Damn Flowers 10:32 Tam's Early Relationships and Self Discovery 18:16 Conscious Healing and Mindset Shift 19:23 Introduction to Shadow Work 22:41 Reparenting Yourself 24:02 Childhood and Family Experiences 29:36 The Beginnings of My Self-Development Journey 32:49 First Viral YouTube Video and Its Impact 34:40 Discussion on Realism and Possibilities 37:46 Hard work and discipline in achieving self-love 39:10 Positive thought patterns and self-empowerment 40:12 Understanding the arrival fallacy and achieving happiness 43:00 Finding joy in everyday moments 44:12 The importance of saying "no" and setting boundaries 45:00 Embracing the joy of missing out (JOMO) 50:05 The importance of self-care and individual needs 52:28 Finding confidence through fashion 55:05 Embracing self-love and loving others 59:22 Addressing audience pressure and challenges as a creator 01:05:33 Discussing self-help books and their impact 01:08:33 Evolution of personal journeys 01:09:56 Attending events and social experiences 01:13:09 Online personas and hyperreality 01:17:00 Authentic everyday joys 01:19:40 Gems of wisdom from Tam 01:21:26 Casual Magic of the week 01:31:03 Intention setting If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special moment or reflection? 💌  DM us a ~60 second voice message or video to @casualmagicpodcast on instagram or email it to [email protected] — feel free to include any pictures of your casual magic if you have any!! 💌  Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from!! 💌  Tell us in your DM / email if you want to be tagged if chosen. 💌  We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME  Business Enquiries: [email protected]   Instagram - @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade Produced by The Podcast Guys Theme music by Francesca Lu

    1h 33m

  8. 24/11/2024

    When Seeking Validation Needs to Stop: Can Insecurity Evolve into Confidence?

    Why hello my friends, welcome back to the seventh episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ DISCLAIMER: This episode discusses body insecurities and unhealthy relationships, listener discretion is advised. In this episode we’re talking about the magic that is self confidence!! At the time of recording I have never felt more confident in who I am. I wear what I want to wear and show up in the world in ways that feel extremely authentic. I feel like I have undergone so many challenges and looked at so many of my insecurities or things that I felt shame about and I just feel like the way that I now exist is authentically me and it feels so good. Of course, I still wake up often feeling insecure and of course I still have days where I enter old patterns of thinking but in general, if I zoom out and take a step back, I do feel, dare I say it, confident. To start the episode I invite you to do a short guided meditation to really enter this space with me and let whatever's happened in your day settle. I then share some facts on the topic of self confidence, sense of self & self esteem, looking at a few different definitions and some research about confidence in the field of cognitive psychology. I then launch into the episode focusing on how to walk through the world with confidence answering the questions: how do we build trust within ourselves to navigate challenge? How do we build a trust that we can show up authentically in spaces where maybe that feels scary to do so and to trust that everything will be okay to have this intrinsic safety within ourselves, even when the external world presents challenges to that? I close the episode with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and then we hear from Aparajita who shares their Casual Magic followed by intention setting for the week ahead. Grab a journal or open your notes app and join me as we ask ourselves… What went well this week? What am I proud of? What is something that challenged me this week? Based on these reflections, choose a one word intention for your coming week. I just want to send you this reminder that no matter where you are in your self confidence journey, no matter how you might feel today, you are always enough. 💛 Links to research mentioned: What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not - Nathaniel Branden What Is Self-Confidence? (+ 9 Proven Ways to Increase It) by Courtney E. Ackerman The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:42 Guided Meditation 06:05 Discussion about Self Esteem and Self Efficacy 08:49 Defining Self Confidence 11:07 Building Trust in Self Confidence 11:22 Personal Story of Low Self Worth 14:03 Experience with Insecurities and Fashion 16:07 Effect of Comments on Self Perception 17:18 Adopting Insecurities from Others 18:19 Influence of Body Confidence Movement 19:23 Concept of Body Neutrality 20:08 Use of Affirmations to Combat Insecurities 22:51 Introduction to belief systems 23:14 Embracing insecurities as self-trust 23:40 Misconceptions about confidence 24:03 Struggles with imposter syndrome 24:30 Validation and self-worth 25:29 First romantic relationship dynamics 27:06 Negative impact of a toxic relationship 28:22 Importance of support systems 29:03 Developing confidence during Covid 33:02 Tips for building confidence 38:12 Encouragement and self-belief 39:01 Applying confidence tools 39:18 Casual magic of the week 41:00 Setting intentions If you’d like to be featured as the Casual Magic of the week: 💌 Notice a moment of casual magic in your week. What was something beautiful in your daily life? A special moment or reflection? 💌  DM us a ~60 second voice message or video to @casualmagicpodcast on instagram or email it to [email protected] — feel free to include any pictures of your casual magic if you have any!! 💌  Start the voicenote by introducing yourself and where you’re from!! 💌  Tell us in your DM / email if you want to be tagged if chosen. 💌  We’ll pick one a week to share in the podcast and on here so we can all participate in your joy!! CONTACT ME  Business Enquiries: [email protected] Instagram - @unjadedjade TikTok: @unjadedjade This is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded Jade Produced by The Podcast Guys Theme music by Francesca Lu   For more Finding Your Casual Magic, go to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/casualmagicpodcast/

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About

Casual magic is about how we find beauty in the mundane everyday. It's learning not to wait for joy at the end of our achievements, but to find contentment NOW in every single day of our lives. It’s that first sip of herbal tea in the morning, a smile from a stranger, or the way the light comes into your bedroom. Noticing trains your brain to redefine joy. Stay tuned for alternating episodes — one solo, and then a tandem ep where I bring on a guest to expand from a new angle. I want to serve up my vulnerability to softly encourage you to do the same. Welcome to this cosy corner! Jade x

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  • Creator
    UnJaded Jade
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © UnJaded Jade
  • Show Website
    Finding Your Casual Magic

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