The Habit Lab

<p>Welcome to <em>The Habit Lab</em>, the podcast hosted by habit coach and teacher, Jenna Zint. This podcast explores the  mysteries of human behavior, sharing actionable insights and practical tips to help you understand your habits better and make positive changes in your life. Jenna combines her faith in Jesus with her deep understanding of the sustainable, life-changing power of offensively small habits.<br><br>If you want more, check out Jenna's 10-week Habit Lab Mastery Course at TheHabitLab.org<br><br>If you've enjoyed our podcasts, <b>would you consider financially supporting the show?</b><br>We set-up a secure way for you to do that. This helps the Zints to continue to be able to prioritize making content for you! We appreciate it so much!<br><br>http://patreon.com/TheHabitLab</p>

Episode 54: Habits to Help With Info Overload

What if managing your daily inputs could revolutionize your life? Learn how consciously managing media consumption—much like being mindful of our food intake—can support a healthy lifestyle. I chat through my habits to balance my "input" with social media TVbooksmusic podcastsClick here to watch the free 15-minute video , to help you kickstart your own sustainable habits.Shifting from soaking up all the things to actually putting what you’ve learned into a...

12-18
44:30

Episode 53: Redefining Christmas: Joyful and Intentional Holiday Habits

Ever felt like holiday traditions have you spinning in circles, wondering if they bring actual joy or just more chaos? 🎄✨ Girl, same. Let’s flip the script on Christmas this year.In this episode, I’m sharing my journey of simplifying holiday habits—because who says you can’t have a meaningful, joy-filled season without all the stress? Spoiler: You can. 😉 Think “lazy genius” vibes—small tweaks, big payoff.Here’s what we’re diving into:🎁 Skip the stress, keep the joy: From ditching the Christma...

12-11
50:34

Episode 52: A Balanced Calendar- Time Management Habits

As busyness threatens to overwhelm our lives- protecting "white space" in our calendar becomes more crucial than ever. I share how intentional blank spaces in our schedules can bring balance, much like a well-designed home, helping us navigate December's chaos without being overwhelmed. By resisting the fear of missing out, we can focus on meaningful connections and avoid exhaustion. By honoring our true capacity, we can plan a fulfilling December that respects our limits and allows for genui...

12-06
28:46

Episode 51: Embracing the Bible's Story This Season

Have you ever felt a little guilt about not keeping up with your spiritual habits? Me too. In this episode of The Habit Lab, I’m sharing how I turned sporadic Bible reading into a simple, meaningful habit that deepens my anticipation of Christmas and connection to Jesus.We’ll talk about how a Bible-reading plan can help you see scripture as one big, beautiful story—and how that perspective shifts everything. I’ll also share reflections on Mary’s journey and how her story can inspire us to tru...

12-03
34:30

Episode 50: Debunking Holiday Idealism

Debunking Holiday Idealism with Serena: Strategies for a Peaceful ChristmasIn this special episode, I’m joined by my first-ever guest, my friend Serena, as we tackle the topic of holiday idealism and how it can quietly steal joy from your season. Together, we break down how to recognize when idealism is creeping in, share strategies to keep it from running the show, and talk about habits we’ve adopted to focus on what truly matters during the holidays.If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the pr...

11-21
44:10

Episode 49: The Secret Habit to live to 100 years old

Secret to live to 100 years oldHabits for Longevity and GrowthEver wondered if the secret to living a long and fulfilling life lies not in comfort but in embracing everyday resistance? Join me, Jenna Zint, as I explore this intriguing idea, inspired by the world's longest-living communities featured in the Netflix series "Live to 100: The Secrets of the Blue Zone." We'll discuss the importance of incorporating resistance into daily routines—whether through the natural exercise of navigating ...

11-09
41:48

Episode 48: The Structure Spectrum- From Chaos to Control

🚀 Ready to go from hectic to harmony? My Habit Reboot is a great tool to help you revive your routines and bring more peace and purpose into your daily life. <Click here to grab it>Our relationship with structure significantly impact the rhythms of our lives. After coaching hundreds of people, I've noticed a "structure spectrum" we all fall on: from entirely avoiding it >> to >> worshipping it. Most of us land somewhere in the middle, with a leaning one way or the ...

11-01
17:29

Episode 47: From snacks to fanny packs- Habit Hacks with Audrey

Ever wonder how small habits can lead to big transformations? Join me, Jenna Zint, and my 11-year-old daughter, Audrey, as we dive into the ups and downs of life with type 1 diabetes.But this episode isn’t just for those dealing with diabetes. It’s for anyone facing challenges in life. Instead of getting stuck in shame or hopelessness, we encourage you to get curious. Asking yourself: What habit tweaks could bring practical solutions to your own struggles? We’ll show you how small change...

10-21
35:56

Episode 46: Redefining Success- by Living in Tune with Life's Seasons

Ever feel like you’re juggling all the roles—parent, spouse, business owner—and still wondering if you’re spending your time well? In this episode: We’ll cover:My nightly habit of asking myself, “Did I spend my time well today?” and learning to release any shame or judgment when you go off schedule. Instead, get curious about those moments!Why you can’t know if you spent your time well unless you’ve defined your goals for the season (because how can you hit a target if you don’t know whe...

10-16
18:21

Episode 45: Habits on how-to guard HOPE through life's challenges

I'd love to help you process relational dynamics or your habits in a way that gets you better in touch with what your feeling, invite the Holy Spirit for insights to healing & building a plan to show up differently.Book a coaching session with Jenna: CLICK HEREIn this episode- Jenna unpack how to remain hopeful amidst life's curveballs. Discover how detaching hope from immediate outcomes and focusing on eternal promises can revolutionize your outlook. Experience a shift in perspective thr...

10-09
28:40

Episode 44: The Power of your RSVP: Why how you respond matters

Want to enter for a chance to win a free coaching? Simply repost one of my podcasts on your social media stories & tag me in it. Enter as many times as you want. I'll pick a winner & announce it on Wed, Oct 9th.Imagine the power of an RSVP. It’s more than just a simple response—it's a commitment to connection and community. Join me, Jenna Zint, as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Habit Lab Podcast by uncovering how our responses to invitations can transform our relationshi...

10-04
41:09

Episode 43: Tweaks to make to your invites: get more YES's

Last week to join Jenna's Habit Lab mastery course:Click here for more infoWe'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 starts at the beginning of this building process... how you craft your "invites." After two decades of honing her own...

09-25
27:59

Episode 42: Mindful Motherhood- how to use small habits to quiet mom guilt

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with Jenna's Mastery Course <click to-register: open NOW>Class starts Oct 1, 2024In 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 can tell us "is enough."Jenna lists a few ways she doesn't let the ALL-OR-NOTHING mentality limit he...

09-18
27:51

Episode 41: Pause to Progress- the power of breaking habits

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 shifts (She referenced this past episode about seasonally shifting your habit...

09-11
37:20

Episode 40: Family Redemption- making a habit of noticing

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 redemption. Do we notice his whispering in our tender spots of past pain and notice the piece...

09-06
43:26

Episode 39: Emotional Eating Habits (part 2)

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 relationship with food, emotional eating & nutrition habits--> take the time to get more cu...

08-30
23:16

Episode 38: Emotional Eating Habits (Part 1)

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with Jenna's Mastery Course <click to-register: open NOW>Class starts Oct 1, 2024Building 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 what I weigh. Changing my strategy for building my eating habits by addressing my emotional ea...

08-28
29:41

Episode 37: Closing Out Your Summer HABITS

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's 10 Week course: Habit LabWant coaching? Check out Jenna's coaching calendar hereDid you know most people give up ...

08-16
45:32

Episode 36: Pleasure/Purpose Balance with habits

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 out of balance with pleasure habits where overindulgence doesn't lead to higher levels of joy. Ma...

07-16
40:19

Episode 35: Re-establishing habits after vacation

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 lifenormal sleep schedule: bedtime & awake up timefood habits: including grocery shoppi...

07-08
25:45

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