Intro

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?

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