+ JENI MILES https://jeniwren.com/ Behavioural scientist and digital business consultant delivering people-centred behavioural design for good Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:44:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 https://jeniwren.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-Copy-of-Jeni-Miles-2-1-32x32.png + JENI MILES https://jeniwren.com/ 32 32 + THE POWER DOUGHNUT: A concept for everyday personal impact https://jeniwren.com/the-power-doughnut-a-concept-for-everyday-personal-impact/ https://jeniwren.com/the-power-doughnut-a-concept-for-everyday-personal-impact/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:44:03 +0000 https://jeniwren.com/?p=5702 In the last 24 hours alone, I’ve been a mum. A wife. An investor. A consumer. A homeowner. A train user. A friend. It’s easy to forget the power we hold as we navigate these differing roles (and more) each day. So I’ve pulled together eight broad ‘slices’ of what I call our ‘power doughnut’* where we can enact change each day. They’re in no particular order, as each slice differs based on your personal circumstances. Funder We

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/the-power-doughnut-a-concept-for-everyday-personal-impact/feed/ 0 How imperfectly sustainable actions collectively create systems change https://jeniwren.com/how-imperfectly-sustainable-actions-collectively-creates-systems-change/ https://jeniwren.com/how-imperfectly-sustainable-actions-collectively-creates-systems-change/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:05:23 +0000 https://jeniwren.com/?p=5680 “When your mind tells you that you are just one person, too small to make a difference, so why bother, you can remind yourself that tipping points are non-linear”—Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac, The Future We Choose It’s a rite of passage on our journey to trying to be a little bit less sh*t during the climate emergency to wonder whether your personal actions actually matter. Your opinion probably falls somewhere between the two following extremes: Personal purity &

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/how-imperfectly-sustainable-actions-collectively-creates-systems-change/feed/ 0 + Eco-Anxiety with a Dose of Mum Guilt https://jeniwren.com/eco-anxiety-with-a-dose-of-mum-guilt/ https://jeniwren.com/eco-anxiety-with-a-dose-of-mum-guilt/#respond Sat, 21 Jan 2023 09:02:31 +0000 https://jeniwren.com/?p=5615 Eco-anxiety, eco guilt or environmental guilt – whatever we call it, many of us embody this new modern shame as we wake up to the climate emergency and our part in driving it. A subset of this is parental or “eco mother” guilt. In this post I’m not referring to the shame of increasing my carbon footprint by having children (regardless of what movements like Stop Having Kids and anti-natalism imply). I don’t restrict my measurement of the

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/eco-anxiety-with-a-dose-of-mum-guilt/feed/ 0 + My Plant-Based Pregnancy https://jeniwren.com/my-plant-based-pregnancy/ https://jeniwren.com/my-plant-based-pregnancy/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 20:35:54 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=5041 It’s a special moment in a woman’s life when she can tell people “I’m pregnant!” When you’re vegan and/or eat minimal animal products though, people immediately become concerned about your nutrition. Barely a ‘congratulations’ had passed people’s mouths before questions regarding nutrition were directed my way. I tried to be patient and share my perspective, but it was made more frustrating when you consider that no-one would dare dream say to an unhealthy pregnant woman eating a high-fat,

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/my-plant-based-pregnancy/feed/ 0 + Evan’s Newborn Photoshoot at Home in London https://jeniwren.com/evans-newborn-photoshoot-at-home-in-london/ https://jeniwren.com/evans-newborn-photoshoot-at-home-in-london/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 14:32:50 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=5361 While pregnant with Evan, I knew I wanted to immortalise the early weeks with him as babies change so quickly! I was able to find a fantastic photographer called Kate Elliott via Instagram and her Arrow and Lo photography blog. What I loved most about her style was that they were unposed, didn’t require props and she was also happy to take some extra shots on request too (for example a line-up of bamboo breast pads drying on

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/evans-newborn-photoshoot-at-home-in-london/feed/ 0 + Positive Birth Story: My first-time mum hypnobirthing experience https://jeniwren.com/positive-birth-story-my-first-time-mum-hypnobirthing-experience/ https://jeniwren.com/positive-birth-story-my-first-time-mum-hypnobirthing-experience/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:52:10 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=5039 Boy (gender not known until birth) Evan James Maddox Miles 40 weeks (due date!) Prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) Tens machine + gas and air during stage 2 Labour ward delivery with inflatable birth pool Timeline My water broke at 2.15am spontaneously on my way to the toilet. I then had very mild surges throughout the night but I managed proper sleep 6.30-8am. I decided not to wake my husband as I wanted him to have lots of

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/positive-birth-story-my-first-time-mum-hypnobirthing-experience/feed/ 0 + Our Basement Renovation – Part 1 https://jeniwren.com/our-basement-renovation-part-1/ https://jeniwren.com/our-basement-renovation-part-1/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2017 18:30:30 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=4670 On the face of it, we moved into a flat with the bathroom of our dreams. When viewing the flat before buying, we were blown away by the giant shower enclosure,freestanding bathtub and the sheer space it was going to offer us. Our surveyor suggested we consider making the main bathroom an en-suite and adding a walk-in wardrobe between that and the master bedroom. From there, we could then transform the spare toilet/utility room into a family bathroom. After all,

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/our-basement-renovation-part-1/feed/ 0 + Split, Korčula & Dubrovnik: Croatia Travel Tips https://jeniwren.com/split-korcula-dubrovnik-croatia-travel-tips/ https://jeniwren.com/split-korcula-dubrovnik-croatia-travel-tips/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:48:11 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=4594 I planned our Croatia trip almost a year in advance – we had no big plans to look forward to and Croatia was always on our bucket list so it made sense to get something in the diary. It was a daunting task – there’s so many must-see places that it’s futile to try to tick them all off in one week, so we settled on an itinerary of five nights in Split (to include day trips to

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]]> https://jeniwren.com/split-korcula-dubrovnik-croatia-travel-tips/feed/ 0 + 10 Ways to Make a House a Home https://jeniwren.com/make-a-house-a-home/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:36:26 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=4605 About a year ago Ned and I got the keys to our maisonette near Clissold Park, and since then we’ve pretty much poured all of our money, sweat and tears into making it our own. I captured everything I learnt during the mostly horrific process of being a first-time buyer here, but this time I wanted to share my thoughts on how to make a house a home, a far more positive topic! Tip 1: Tear It Up The kitchen we inherited wasn’t horrendous but

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]]> + Our Kitchen Redesign: Before and After https://jeniwren.com/our-kitchen-redesign-before-and-after/ https://jeniwren.com/our-kitchen-redesign-before-and-after/#respond Sun, 03 Apr 2016 20:55:26 +0000 http://www.jeniwren.com/?p=4542 Over nine weeks ago our builders started work on the kitchen and it’s still not 100% finished, but I just have to share some photos anyway! The kitchen redesign was originally pitched to us as a two-week job, but due to various issues (inaccurate measurements, poor communication between our builder and the kitchen fitters) it’s still not finished. Even so, you can see from the photos below that it’s starting to look stunning. I’m really happy with the results but just wish it

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