la jaden magazine
discover your most beautiful flowers
share your personal growth stories and learn how to take care of yourself like a garden
byenveni nan la jaden
welcome to the garden
la jaden is a self-discovery magazine created by Candice Daphne to invite women to share their personal growth stories and learn how to better take care of their mental well-being. The magazine includes articles, activities, poetry, recipes and other feel-good content submitted by you to encourage other women to treat themselves like the beautiful gardens they are.
The name ‘la jaden’ translates to ‘garden’ in Dominican Creole, pronounced similarly to the French ‘jardin’. It was named 'garden' to reinforce the metaphor of looking after ourselves like we would a garden. Each of us is our own little patch of soil that we can grow and nurture to create beautiful plants and flowers. Like a garden needs balancing levels of sunshine and water to feel nourished and thrive, we too must find the right balance to fill our lives with as much joy as we can.
Candice has created beautifully made print and digital magazines filled with articles, essays, poetry, art, well-being activities and more devoted to your self-love journeys.
This issue is filled with stories, poems, art pieces and more for our theme: Awakening. Try adding something new to your reading list and dive into some beautifully created pages from people figuring life out, just like you.
Latest issues
We give you all the excuses to redesign your entire life in this one. Are you having a hard time coming to terms with a health issue & looking to spirituality for guidance? Read Tasha McIntyre open up about her findings. This one has the vegan chocolate orange loaf cake recipe too!
On sale! This issue brings everything you love about autumn and cosy vibes into one neat package. Read interviews with writers and poets on their craft; the strong relationship between nature and art and indulge in a vegan gingerbread cookie recipe inside.
you are a garden
The phrase you are a garden was originally just something that appeared on a double page in every one of our magazines, but now it's more than that.
you are a garden is a mantra, representing how we should live our lives. It lets us discover what we like about ourselves, our strengths and our desires and then enjoy the life we were made to live.
You can join in by reading one of our issues, following us on Instagram or submitting a story to us.
What does your garden need today?
more sunshine
weeding
some watering
some more flowers
admiration
a recharge, time to see some friends, engage in hobbies, laugh more
delete some apps, revisit your friendship circle, let go of worries, therapy
engage in self-care, skin care, eating good foods, exercising
do more things you enjoy, create happy memories
enjoy all the hard work and effort you’ve put in recently
Suubmissions are currently closed
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Plant some of your seeds into la jaden
Submission guidelines
Please only submit when our submission window is open and ensure your piece fits our theme before you submit.
- Maximum of 3 submission pieces per person
- Maximum 1200 words
We do not accept work that includes bigotry, graphic sexual content, gratuitous violence, graphic bodily functions or sexual assault. At this time, we are unable to compensate our magazine contributors. You retain the rights to your submitted pieces. Your creations must be your own work and you will be credited accordingly.
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