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29/09/2025

Free 1:1 check-ins next Tuesday 7th October during Mental Health Awareness Week.

This year's MHAW theme is 'Top Up Together'.

It's all about connection and the wellbeing benefits from the powerful moments of connection we share with each other.

Sometimes self care is great, other times 'group care' or the care and connection we get from others is even better.

Tuesday's focus is Give.

Inspired by Dannielle Hemelryk at HeyPenny, next Tuesday I'll be giving my presence, conversational skills and resources. Because, sometimes the most meaningful thing we can give isn't a gift or a favour, but our presence with each other.

Interested? Book your 1:1 chat in via the link in the comments section below (confidential, of course) on Tuesday. With me, a human, not an AI 😅. You're welcome to bring yourself exactly as you are and share what's on your mind and heart - your celebrations, challenges, little grumbles... all welcome 🙂

Link to book in your free 1:1 check-in in the comments below.

24/09/2025

Have you heard of the phenomena called 'October Energy'? 🤔

It's what happens for many people in October as it marks the beginning of the final quarter of 2025.

'October Energy' is a concept that proposes October is an ideal time to set goals and implement changes, acting as a "second New Year" before the year's end.

I can almost guarantee that you'll see an increase of advertisements from gyms, fitness challenges and other personal development programmes 😅.

For some it's overwhelming. It can be a rush of 'OMG there's so much to do between now and the end of year finish line'.

✨ For others it's energising. 'October Energy' encourages using the final months of the year to make meaningful progress by leveraging seasonal cues, such as the shift to warmer weather and approaching holidays, to boost motivation and commitment to personal and professional goals.

✨ I'm choosing to make this time into an intentional AND energising time and I want this for you too.

The first step I'm taking? Reflecting on the year and leveraging those reflections and insights before getting intentional about 2026.

The process I'm using will be the same 3 step reflection process I've used since 2017.

If you'd like to use this process yourself or with your team(s) you're welcome to download it at the link in the comments below 🙂

p.s. I'll be posting more content over the next few weeks about making the most of the energy at this time of year - let me know if there's anything specifically you'd like help with

p.p.s. I'm already noticing an increased amount of inquiries for leadership, life and career coaching at this time of year. Please reach out if you'd like support for yourself or someone you know. I'll leave a link in the comments below where you can directly book a FREE 20 minute call in my calendar :)

09/09/2025

It's September, which means Spring is in the air in the Southern hemisphere. With the change of season and energy I've been noticing an increase in leaders reaching out for leadership and wellbeing coaching/support. That, and people wanting to make a change before the end of the year.

I've also felt similarly - after what felt like a long Winter, over the last fortnight I'd challenged myself to doing a 'Fortnight of Firsts'.

Over the last fortnight I challenged myself to doing a 'first' / something I'd not done before every 2 days (every day wouldn't have been energetically sustainable).

The 'firsts' included:
- doing a new dance class
- changing up my strength training routine
- going to 'Sprint' cycling class for the first time
- trying new foods
- asserting boundaries with a friend
- competing for the first time in dance (!) at the Auckland Ceroc Dance Championships (which ended up in a positive surprise of 2 x third place trophies in both of the categories I entered into)

If you've been feeling 'stuck' or like life has been stagnant in Winter, doing a week or a 'fortnight of firsts' is something I 100% recommend.

Sometimes it doesn't have to be the big changes we make in life that give us a sense of progress, satisfaction and energy.

It can be the small moments.

The little wins.

For my fellow high-achievers who often forget to celebrate our little bits of progress, this is a game changer.

If you were to do a similar idea, what 'firsts' would you challenge yourself to do? Let me know :)

20/08/2025

One of my beliefs is: you never know where a conversation, meeting/event, idea or connection may go, so always come into it from a place of high service and low attachment to the outcome.

There is always a 'Ripple of Impact' with our actions.

The good news?

We can often start this from an intentional place.

I also apply this to how I show up online and believe in the importance of lifting other people up, cheerleading/supporting others and sharing resources.

Especially in our digital age, we sometimes don't know how wide our 'ripple of impact' is.

So, when people share the impact that we've had on them or where a connection or idea has led them, goodness it's beautiful!!

In this last week 2 people have shared how different actions I did/things I shared over the last 8 years have changed the course of their lives and careers.

🥰 One friend shared how the personal challenge I set myself in 2017 called '40 Days of Facing Fear' has stayed with her and she's copied this challenge for herself twice since. It's led to her changing careers, getting intentional about the life she wants to live and has got her doing things she kept putting off for "some day". See image below of the small yet personal 'facing fear' steps she's taking before Christmas :)

✨ At the Facilitation Matters festival another connection shared last week that a post I shared in 2019 about The Emotional Culture Deck introduced her to the tool and has since changed the course of her life and career. It was such a beautiful moment as I've personally seen online how many lives she's positively impacted over the last 5+ years :)

😊 Is there someone who has positively impacted your life that you could reach out to and thank today?

Again, you never know where a conversation, idea, event/meeting or a connection will go.

Keep going and trust the process :)

28/07/2025

It was a joy to celebrate friend, inspiring human and fellow coach Jodie Shelley's book launch of her THIRD book yesterday :)
Jodie's author profile: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551414352876

Well done Jodie Shelley Writes!! In her speech she shared that when she talked about first writing a book that an agent gave her the advice "not to do it as the market is oversaturated". Yet, she did because (a) she's a great writer and (b) there's joy found in creative pursuits and seeing a goal through from ideation to ex*****on.

Imagine if we all listened to that type of advice that the agent gave Jodie?
..To not change careers because "that career is already oversaturated"..To not create a new product to solve a problem because "there's already a similar product in the marketplace"..To not start a new group because "there's already a group like that out there"

The world would surely be a less inspiring, less connected and less innovative place.

Here's to the people that show us what's possible and remind us of what we're capable of! Thank you Jodie for being one of these inspiring people :)

Jodie's website to learn more about her writing and her books is in the comments below x

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Why ‘Intentional Generations’?

Founding a for-purpose workplace wellbeing and training & development consulting practice was partially an accident. I’ve joked with friends many a time that it was what I did so I didn’t have to go back to law or to the corporate world... Partially true.

The truth is that Intentional Generations (previously ‘Jen Y Insights’) was formed from seeing a need in organisations from my own experiences of working in a toxic culture as a fresh-eyed graduate in 2014. My own experiences with the devastation that unintentional workplace cultures have (high stress levels among many colleagues and resulting mental health distress, including with myself) set me on a 5 year journey to learn everything I could about people development, workplace wellbeing, the mind and body connection, mental health, intergenerational collaboration and stress management. It’s been quite the journey!

Along the way I’ve learned a LOT, including:

gaining my coaching certificate through the NeuroLeadership Institute in 2016

doing a 50 hour yin yoga teacher training course (2016)

completed Coliberate’s Mental Health First Aid certificate (2017)

become an accredited Ovio Mindfulness One Facilitator, Mindful Kids Coach and Workplace Wellbeing Consultant (2017)

been accredited to facilitate Emotional Culture workshops using the Emotional Culture Deck (2019)

being certified as a NeuroLinguistic Programming practitioner and certified Life Coach through WILD Success (2019)

completed 30 hours of Somatic Stress Release: Foundations course (2020)

You can learn more about the intentional study and path I’ve followed over the last 5 years since leaving law on my LinkedIn page. It’s also where I post a lot of content :)

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Reach out to us at hello@intentionalgenerations.com to learn more about how we can help :)

Big love,

Jen Y

Intentional Generations Founder, Facilitator and Coach