From growing up on a dirt road in Vermont to dancing in NYC with Prince, Jasmine Carey has always followed her curiosity. Jasmine crafted a life around freedom, creativity, and self-expression. A writer and teacher as well as editor of LiT Magazine, Jasmine talks about what it means to live deliberately, why storytelling bridges divides, and how we all benefit from honoring what lights us up. We get into her Quaker upbringing, her name change, and the memoir she never planned to write. It's a conversation about reverence, rebellion, and choosing joy, especially when the world tells you not to.

Chapters:

00:00 Being powerful means redistributing power

01:20 Meet Jasmine Carey

03:00 Why she writes and teaches unconventionally

05:10 What’s broken in the way we teach kids

07:00 Shaping the world through stories

09:20 Jasmine’s law-of-attraction fantasy series for kids

11:10 Her perspective on bridging societal divides

13:00 What it was like growing up Quaker and adopted

16:15 The story behind her name change

19:00 Meeting and partying with Prince

23:00 Looking back on her many “lives”

25:00 Why freedom, not goals, has been her true compass

27:20 The role of fun in building a meaningful life

30:10 Powerful women who shaped her

33:00 What Vermont and NYC each taught her

36:30 The stories she’s writing now

38:00 What she’s looking for next

39:00 Where to find Jasmine online

The Powerful Ladies podcast, hosted by business coach and strategist Kara Duffy features candid conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, athletes, chefs, writers, scientists, and more. Every Wednesday, new episodes explore what it means to lead with purpose, create with intention, and define success on your own terms.

Whether you're growing a business, changing careers, or asking bigger questions, these stories remind you: you're not alone, and you're more powerful than you think.

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