The Habit Lab
Episodes
Friendship Files #7- Staying at the Table When You’re Hurt
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re talking about one of the most common sources of pain in friendship: disappointment & misunderstandings.Not blatant betray...
Friendship Files #6: Boundaries That Protect Connection
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most people picture boundaries like walls—something harsh that shuts people out.But what if boundaries are actually edits that protect generosity so...
Friendship Files #5- Diversify your friend group
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever notice how easy it is to curate a friend group that looks and thinks just like you? We’re flipping that script. I share how a single question ...
Episode 84: Friendship Files #4- Different Flavors of Friendship
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Friendship Files #4 — Different Flavors of FriendshipWhy do some friendships feel easy… and others feel confusing or painful—even when there’s...
Special: Reimaging Your Gift habits
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This season, I’ve been practicing letting go of my consumeristic approach to gift-giving—and learning how to think outside the box instead.In this...
Episode 83: Friendship Files #3-Lose Your Rejection Button
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could lose your rejection button?That little trigger that lights up when someone’s cold, distracted, or you don't get invited.Here’...
Friendship Files #2: The Lie of Overwhelm
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Overwhelm loves to sound wise. It tells us to cut back, protect our energy, and press pause on “nonessentials.” But when friendship gets labeled a...
Episode 81: Friendship Files #1 - Losing your consumer mindset
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the problem isn’t your friends—but the way you measure friendship? We dive into an honest, practical reset on how to build relationships t...
Episode 80: [I CAN'T] land - the hidden self-sabotage in your language
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the words you speak are quietly rewiring your brain—and sabotaging your progress? In this episode, Jenna unpacks the surprising difference ...
Episode 79: When You Stop Fearing Others' Disappointment, Everything Changes
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you stuck in cycles of shame and people-pleasing—either defensively arguing or over-apologizing when you disappoint someone?In this episode, Jen...
Episode 78: Time Management - mindsets that will shift your perspective
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You're probably already using a calendar—you log everything in your phone app, set reminders, maybe even color-code. And yet… you still feel...
Episode 77: Quit Mind Reading (Stop Assuming, Start Asking)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking the habit of mind reading could transform your relationships forever. We've all done it—someone speaks with a certain tone or gives us...
Episode 76: Ditching your "filters"
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when someone says “I miss you” and you instantly feel defensive? Or when a simple “sure” makes you think you’re being pushy? ...
Episode 75: Escaping the Escape Cycle
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to get caught in the "escape cycle"—work hard, feel suffocated, escape on vacation, crash, and then repeat. Vacations give ...
Episode 74: Offended? Check your boundaries
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bitterness isn’t just emotional noise—it’s a message.In this episode, we’re unpacking the idea that offense is trying to tell you something. T...
Episode 73: Why Self Awareness isn't enough
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if simply naming your emotions isn't enough to create genuine emotional health? Common misconception that emotional awareness automatically ...
Episode 72: Why Sunday nights became non-negotiables
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are your Sunday habits secretly saving your week?In this episode, Jenna Zint shares what happened when she got “flexible” with her Sunday routine—...
Episode 71: The Digital Leash- untether your soul from it
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel low-key panicked because you haven’t responded yet? Or guilty for leaving someone on read—even though you were literally just try...
Episode 70: Learning to be on Time(ish)
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Always running late—no matter how hard you try? You’re not alone. As a Type B habit coach with ADHD tendencies, I’ve lived the breathless, apolo...
Episode 69: Triumphs and Total Flops- last summer's habits
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Planning for summer? I’m sharing what actually worked for our family last year—and what I’m definitely doing differently this time around.Here’...
Episode 68: (Sharing Series, Part 3) Feeding Souls and Hearts
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
💡Ever realize your generosity might be more mutual than selfless?That hit me hard when I noticed most of my “giving” went to people who’d lik...
Episode 67: (Sharing Series, Part 2) Building Community through open-handed living
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kingdom generosity isn't just for the wealthy or those with abundant free time—it's a radical mindset shift available to everyone. When we...
Episode 66: (Sharing Series, Part 1) Costco Samples of the Kingdom
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharing Series – Part 1: Costco Samples of the KingdomWhat if sharing Jesus wasn’t about convincing, but offering a taste?What happens when we sto...
Episode: 65 -Removing the Villains from your pain
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not Every Story Needs a Villain… Especially Yours 🎭Ever catch yourself blaming someone for the beliefs you’re trying to unlearn? It’s an easy...
Episode 64: From Hustle to Trust- habits of provision
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
👉 You say you trust God as your provider… but are you living like an employee or a daughter?For years, I operated under an employee mindset—bel...
Episode 63: Spring Cleaning Simplified (14 day challenge)
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Click here get my FREE 14 Day: Spring Cleaning Checklist Ready to refresh your space without sacrificing your sanity? We've all felt that spring...
Episode 62: From Solo to Social > Bible Study habits
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The social, animated, interesting bookclub you didn't know a bible study could be!!! Break-up with the idea of it being a boring drudgery. Ever ...
Episode 61: Patterns of Jealousy & habits of healing
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if jealousy is more than just a fleeting emotion, but an eye-opening revelation about our inner insecurities? Join me, Jenna Zint, as we unravel ...
Episode 60- Part 3: Breaking up with Over-Responsibility Habits
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your well-intentioned habits of people-pleasing and perfectionism are actually driving you towards loneliness and burnout? Join me, Jenna Zint...
Episode 59: Part 2- Ditching Over-Responsibility
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your acts of generosity are driven by fear rather than joy? Join me, Jenna Marie Zint, on the Habit Lab Podcast as we uncover the complexities...
Episode 58: Part 1- Breaking Free from Over-Responsibility
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the admirable trait of responsibility takes a toxic turn? Explore the intricate dynamics of over-responsibility with me, Jenna Zint,...
Episode 57: Holiday Habit Hangover
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holiday Habit Hangover: (noun) The hazy hang time after the holidays when the kids are back in school, the guests have left, but your rhythms and ha...
Episode 56- Habits of Love and Curiosity: in a Faith-Divided Family
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in a charismatic Christian community brought my brother and me closer, yet as adults, our paths diverged in unexpected ways. The journey of...
Episode 55: Intentional Sibling Habits: Strengthening Connections Through Shared Experiences
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the bond between siblings Jenna and Jonathan, showcasing their shared experiences and individual journeys that have shaped their...
Episode 54: Habits to Help With Info Overload
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if managing your daily inputs could revolutionize your life? Learn how consciously managing media consumption—much like being mindful of our...
Episode 53: Redefining Christmas: Joyful and Intentional Holiday Habits
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt like holiday traditions have you spinning in circles, wondering if they bring actual joy or just more chaos? 🎄✨ Girl, same. Let’s fli...
Episode 52: A Balanced Calendar- Time Management Habits
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As busyness threatens to overwhelm our lives- protecting "white space" in our calendar becomes more crucial than ever. I share how intention...
Episode 51: Embracing the Bible's Story This Season
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 turne...
Episode 50: Debunking Holiday Idealism
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Debunking Holiday Idealism with Serena: Strategies for a Peaceful ChristmasIn this special episode, I’m joined by my first-ever guest, my friend Ser...
Episode 49: The Secret Habit to live to 100 years old
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 48: The Structure Spectrum- From Chaos to Control
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🚀 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 d...
Episode 47: From snacks to fanny packs- Habit Hacks with Audrey
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 do...
Episode 46: Redefining Success- by Living in Tune with Life's Seasons
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ep...
Episode 45: Habits on how-to guard HOPE through life's challenges
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sp...
Episode 44: The Power of your RSVP: Why how you respond matters
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 tim...
Episode 43: Tweaks to make to your invites: get more YES's
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 42: Mindful Motherhood- how to use small habits to quiet mom guilt
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with Jenna's Mastery Course <click to-register: open NOW>Class starts Oct 1, 2024In thi...
Episode 41: Pause to Progress- the power of breaking habits
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 40: Family Redemption- making a habit of noticing
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 39: Emotional Eating Habits (part 2)
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 2...
Episode 38: Emotional Eating Habits (Part 1)
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with Jenna's Mastery Course <click to-register: open NOW>Class starts Oct 1, 2024Buildi...
Episode 37: Closing Out Your Summer HABITS
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 wor...
Episode 36: Pleasure/Purpose Balance with habits
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 spend...
Episode 35: Re-establishing habits after vacation
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
Episode 34: Habits of processing rejection
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Jenna's mini e-course: Setting up Your SummerIt's a guide to help you design a summer in which you thrive.Click here for the cours...
Episode 33: Seasonally Editing Your Habits
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Click here for Jenna's E-course: Setting-up Your Summer THE MOST unnecessary killer of thriving habits: not editing your habits with season s...
Episode 32: Summer Habits
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Episode 31: Friend Habits- Getting excluded & Excluding people
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ti...
Episode 30: Kid Emotion Habits
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with Jenna's Mastery Course <click to-register: open NOW>Class starts Oct 1, 2024Aaron ...
Episode 29: Mother's Day Habits - Balance of Traditions & Self-Care
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 28: Gratitude Habit - challenge
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 27: Joy Habits - purposefully stirring it up
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 too...
Episode 26: Simple Menu Planning -for busy weeks
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 cou...
Episode 25: Idealism - the motivation murderer
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 24: Dismantling Unhelpful Habits
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 di...
Episode 23: Creative Childcare Habits
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 21: Letter Habit
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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-ne...
Episode 20: Kids Jesus Habits
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna talks through some of the mindset shifts that were helpful adjustments for her to give herself permission to experiment with various Jesus Habit...
Episode 19: Community Building Habits
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to build the community you’re wanting requires overcoming rejection & not letting idealism thwart you. -Deciding it’s valuable to have peo...
Episode 18: Fitness Habits
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 lon...
Episode 17: Asking the right questions to help your habits
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jenna talks about how asking the wrong question can get you skewed results with your habits. She talks about how asking "Do I w...
Episode 16: Jesus Habits
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enroll in Jenna's 10 Week: Habit Mastery Course >> <Mastery Course here> Classes start Jan 23/24In this episode Jenna shares her pr...
Episode 15: How-to Build a Habit
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enroll in Jenna's 10 Week: Habit Mastery Course >> <Mastery Course here> Classes start Jan 23/24Jenna walks you through how to buil...
Episode 14 - Habits of Receiving
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Registration for Jenna's Habit Lab: Mastery Course opens Jan 3rd. <Class begins January 23 9:30-11am PST>Join the waitlist for <Habit ...
Episode 13: Habits of Generosity
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Registration for Jenna's Habit Lab: Mastery Course opens Jan 3rd. <Class begins January 23 9:30-11am PST> Join the waitlist for <Habi...
Episode 12: Habits to plan your birthday
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Registration for next round of Habit Lab opens Jan 3rd and class begins January 23. Online classes will be 10 weeks on Tuesdays 9:30-11am PSTJoin the ...
Episode 11: Night time Habits
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna chats through some of her starter steps for nailing in a bedtime routine. She discusses the relationship of night time routine feeding into your...
Episode 10: Habit for Family Visits
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna talks about a Habit she instituted almost 2 years ago that has changed family visits/trips; in fact it made SUCH a difference- she started the s...
Episode 9: Bible Habit
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna chats about her bible habit that lead to her reading through the bible in a year for the first time in a year and the radical shift it's ca...
Episode 8: Part 2- "How am I going to show up?" Habit
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More more more! Jenna gives some real examples on how she uses this habit to generate more purpose when the cost of "showing up" is high. Sh...
Episode 7: "How am I going to show up?" Habit
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This habit is one Jenna runs through before events, trips, trainings, meetings. By preemptively thinking this questions- she works through triggers/...
Episode 6: Habits of Service
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna chats through the fruit of their habits of serving at their church & how the fruit has far out weighed the cost. The counter intuitive rea...
Part 2: Car Cleaning Habits
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is 2 of 2 parts as Jenna digs into the evolution of her car cleaning habits. Where it started; how it grew.What worked; what didn't ...
Part 1: Car Cleaning Habits
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is 1 of 2 parts as Jenna digs into the evolution of her car cleaning habits. Where it started; how it grew.What worked; what didn't ...
Procrastination- unlearning franticness to meet deadlines
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jenna talks about the anxious footprint procrastination leaves on you & your loved ones lives. Also how it's common for peopl...
Perfectionism - the silent habit killer
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode- Jenna dives into perfectionism to unveil it for the habit killer it is. We all know consistency is key- but beware of perfectionism- ...
Welcome to The Habit Lab!
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the pilot episode of Jenna Zint's podcast, The Habit Lab. There is life-changing power of creating offensively small habits. Jenna teases...