Finding Your Casual Magic

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!!

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

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/

Hiiiiii friends, welcome back to the sixth episode of ✨ Finding your Casual Magic ✨ (another wonderful guest episode!!!) This is the tandem episode to last week's which was all about finding your purpose. How do we know what to pursue in our lives? How do we know if something is the right path for us? And what do we do if later down the line, the path that we thought was what we wanted maybe doesn't serve us anymore? Today I am SO excited to be interviewing my dear friend Eve Cornwell, who has a lot of answers to these questions. Eve became known for wanting to become a lawyer. She started vlogging at university while studying law and amassed a huge audience with her unique editing style and original storytelling abilities, I can always remember being so immensely inspired by how creative and high effort her videos were. But whilst the world knew her as this ambitious trainee lawyer, I was lucky enough to know her as Eve, one of my funniest, bravest, impact driven friends. She has also been a huge role model for me in learning to embrace my sexuality and queerness. In this episode, I open with a short guided meditation before we talk all about Eve’s journey. From quitting law, going offline, coming back online, owning her queerness, her YouTube journey and getting married we cover it all. I close the episode with my ‘Casual Magic of the Week’ and then we hear from one of you guys 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 is a little joy that you can celebrate? What is something that challenged me this week? Based on these reflections, choose a one word intention for your coming week. I am so grateful that you’re here and I hope you love this episode, and if no one has told you today, you are enough. 💛 Follow Eve on Instagram: evecornwell Timestamps: 00:00:00: Introduction 00:01:02: Introducing Eve Cornwell 00:04:16: Guided Meditation 00:05:54: Eve's decision to pursue a career in law 00:08:46: The reality of law school and its impact 00:11:33: Eve's expectations of her training contract 00:13:30: Sacrifices in the legal profession 00:15:50: Staying in law despite the challenges 00:16:22: Eve's online presence and its impact on her legal career 00:18:16: The conflict between YouTube authenticity and legal professionalism 00:20:14: Realising the misfit with being a lawyer 00:21:00: The identity crisis during the legal career 00:22:48: Navigating a queer discovery journey 00:23:29: Conflict with maintaining online presence and legal career 00:30:08: Embracing career change and discomfort 00:31:06: Product management and finding a fulfilling career 00:32:10: Separating purpose from career 00:35:16: Articulateness and academic prowess in law 00:36:33: Journey to embracing queer identity 00:37:52: The Journey of Queer Self-Acceptance 00:38:33: Proposing to My Girlfriend 00:40:03: The Challenge of Reclaiming Marriage 00:43:25: Redefining Queer Rituals and Norms 00:44:44: Embracing Queerness in a Heteronormative Workspace 00:47:18: Words of Wisdom and Advice on Queerness 00:50:02: Advice for Career Changes 00:56:14: Current Joys and New Hobbies 00:56:40: Introduction to climbing 00:57:16: Casual Magic of the week 01:00:18: Weekly reflection and intentions 01:02:26: Closing thoughts and wisdom 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!!