The Habit Lab

Last week to join Jenna's Habit Lab mastery course: Click here for more info We're wired for community, but in our current culture- it can be challenging to build what you're dreaming of. It's common to hear that people are inviting others into things that could be very life giving, but their invites get rejected before anything has the chance to grow.  In this episode Jenna st...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024 In this episode Jenna dives into the various ways she's applied the principles of tiny habits to investing in her kids. As moms we all want our kids to flourish- but there can a seemingly big gap between what our capacity is vs what our inner critic...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024- In this episode Jenna talks about the power pausing habits holds.  We dive deep into building habits- but the reality is we all have limits so endless adding habits to what is on our plate is unrealistic.  She talks about pausing habits   as your season...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024- This is a more personal episode- where Jenna reflects on the testimony of redpemtion the Lord has done in her life, in her family & in healing childhood pain.  Most of us have pain or some trauma from our early years, but God is in the business of r...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024- The 2nd part of this Emotional Eating Habit series.  Jenna talks about the importance of taking the time to get to know the factors & different facets to your relationship with food.  Instead of sticking general & vague labels on your relationsh...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024 Building healthy eating habits can be twice as hard if you're someone like Jenna who has to also untangle her habits of using food for emotional comfort as well. This is episode 1 in this series Jenna talks about   Untangling her value/ worth from w...

As we head into the next season, it is helpful to spend time reflecting on how we showed up in the last season. What worked & what didn't work. It's helpful to do this so we can remember the helpful habits to use again next year and to process through the disappointments so they don't subtly steal from us like they can do if left unaddressed. Join the interest list for Jenna&apo...

Summer allows us extra margin. Lots of our commitments either pause for the summer or are dramatically scaled back. The questions is: how are you spending your margin?  Jenna talks through how summer is more of a feasting season.  More fun, more food, more vacation, more friend time, more movies, more spending, etc. After a few years of "watching" her tendencies in the summer is to get o...

We've all felt the disorder that comes:  after vacations  or holidays  or after you have company stay with you.  In this episode Jenna talks about establishing realistic timelines to get back to normal with your habits and some crucial self-talk to combat the anxiousness that rises with you knee deep in the process. 5 cornerstones habits that are helpful to quickly re-establish to normal life...

Check out Jenna's mini e-course: Setting up Your Summer It's a guide to help you design a summer in which you thrive. Click here for the course This episode is a unique one that came from an encounter Jenna had around  the rejection Jesus' experienced on the road to calvary and how it applies to the rejection we experience in relationship. Our prayer is that the Holy Spirit meets yo...

Click here for Jenna's E-course: Setting-up Your Summer  THE MOST unnecessary   killer of thriving habits:  not editing your habits with season shifts. Our habits don't live alone- they're very interconnected. Therefore as our schedules  shift with a change of season (both calendar seasons & life transitions) it's vital to look at how these effect other habits too!  Our anc...

Click here for Jenna's E-course: Setting-up Your Summer  Most of us have visions of fun filled summers, but Jenna shares how she had some shame about how their summers usually turned out vs her expectations of the summer. A few years ago, She started using the principles she's learned around habits to intentionally build a plan to support their summer hopes... and it was a game changer f...

Buy Jenna's  mini-course: Setting-up Your Summer. <click here> We know- it is not possible that all our friends hang out together all the time, but there is very real pain that happens in us when we don't get included in an event. It can also be challenging when you're the one doing the inviting.  For a ton of valid reasons- we cannot include everyone in all our plans, but tha...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024 Aaron & Jenna interview their 7 year old daughter, Rosie- to talk about their habits as a family around teaching their kids about to be aware of their emotions. Habits we chat through doing the Emotion Wheel as a family @ dinner:  Download your free...

Buy Jenna's  mini-course: Setting-up Your Summer. <click here> In this Mother's Day episode- Jenna chats about the: 1) logistics of her own Mothers Day habits and how she balances it with traditional family time in the morning with some fun Moms-Only hangout time in the afternoon. 2) How she's learned to set her family & herself up for success & connection around this...

I dare you to do a 30 day Gratitude Habit Challenge! If it is still May 2024 & you want to add yourself to the Instagram Accountability group: click here >> https://www.instagram.com/j/AbZ2LFrSXjN4H5X_/ If you'd like the free printable I made for this challenge, a 30 Day  Habit Tracker click here>>  https://thehabitlab.myflodesk.com/gratitudetracker Click here for the $24 Grou...

We most often wait for it to happen to us or organically arise. If we know all the power joy holds- why wouldn't we purposefully have it as a tool we use? Jenna discusses two categories of joy that she has built habits in to stir up joy. playfulness:  humor, dance parties, physical play, silly accents rest: sabbath, break from chores, outside moments, laying in the sun If you're interest...

It's still worth fueling your body well- even when your time is limited. A teeny tiny bit of forethought with this SIMPLE Menu Planning Habit could set your week up with the support you need to  have healthy energy to plow through all that your calendar holds. If you're interested in chatting about my coaching options: email me at jennazint@gmail.com Simple Menu Planning --Mix & Matc...

But for real... we unknowingly allow idealism to murder our motivation by keeping us frozen. Sometimes it appears saying we're waiting to show up with excellence before taking action, but when you peel back that layer- is it actually stealing from us or serving us. How-to combat Idealism  1) notice chronic feelings of  disappointment/failure 2) increase awareness that thats usually evidence o...

We all have habits we're looking to ditch, in this episode Jenna walks through the 4 steps she takes her coaching clients through to help them dismantle their unhelpful habits If you'd like to chat with Jenna about booking a coaching session ...do it! Email her at: jennazint@gmail.com  These are the 4 steps she refers to in this episode:   Increase awareness   Replace w/ another habit  G...

It's possible to find creative childcare solution that feel like win-wins for you & your kids. If you don't have a big budget or family in town- there are other options that don't simply feel like childcare, but feel like community building. In this episode Jenna breaks down: 1) Date Night Swap 2) Marriage Vacays (aka- kidless)  3) Sitters doing light housework 4) Teenager Babys...

It feels like to basic to call this a letter habit. Jenna unpacks how this habit has become about sowing seeds of love; a way to express "with-ness" when friends when she can't physically be with them.  It could feel easy to brush past the impact of this habit, but remember a large part of our Christian faith is built on a series of letters to believers.  Don't underestimate th...

Jenna talks through some of the mindset shifts that were helpful adjustments for her to give herself permission to experiment with various Jesus Habits for the kids. Here is the link to get the resource page emailed to you for all the tools she referenced in this episode. https://thehabitlab.myflodesk.com/episode20 Resource page includes: -our favorite bibles - kids christian books - kids christia...

How to build the community you’re wanting requires overcoming rejection & not letting idealism thwart you. -Deciding it’s valuable to have people in your life who fill different roles. -Changing my mindset from entertaining TO >> hospitality. How hospitality overlaps more with our roles as being Christians to offer a safe place to be known for others.  —referenced episodes from our other...

In this episode- I unpack how I went from walking 5 minutes a day to running half marathons.   I talk about : •mindset shifts that helped me find longevity  •how I upgraded my habit • ways I added layers of benefit to my daily fitness  If you liked this episode; please share with a friend who you think would like to hear it! To find this video on youtube:   https://youtu.be/kj5uHNrjCys?si=6hH9MX-l...