By Design

Jenny Minney
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Welcome to By Design, a space to empower you to embrace vulnerability, live creatively, and design your life, your way. Your host, Jenny Minney, gives big sister advice, shares the honest highs and lows of life in her 20s, and dives into her own journey with mental health, self love, and creativity to help you to feel heard, seen, and loved in whatever season you’re in. From solo episodes to guest conversations with creative entrepreneurs and wellness professionals, this podcast is here to show you that you have the tools to design your dream life and are worthy enough as you are to live it.  Formerly known as Perfectly Imperfect podcast :) IG: @jenny.minney POD IG: @bydesign.pod

  1. 1 day ago

    living abroad alone and what it’s taught me

    EP 108. let’s chat about the reality of living abroad alone in your 20s. in this episode I wanted to share some of the lessons I’ve learned, the experiences that have impacted me, and the honest highs and lows. living abroad alone has come with so much change, discomfort, transition, joy, confidence, and self discovery, and I’m full of so much gratitude for this chapter of my life in Paris. if you are thinking about taking a similar step or are going to be living alone soon, I hope this episode reminds you that you’re not alone! some of the lessons I chat through today are around accepting relationships may change, working through your challenges wherever you are, embracing cultural differences, lowering the expectations and pressure to become someone you’re not, navigating feelings of loneliness, and building new tools to cope and confidence in yourself you never thought was possible. Watch episodes on Youtube IG @jenny.minney IG @bydesign.pod YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  2. 2 Sept

    6 tips to slowing down and calming your nervous system (RERUN)

    EP 107. (Episode 80 rerun!) I got asked the question, “do you have any tips to slow down your pace of life?”, and I’m answering it here with 6 tips and practices I’ve been using and learning in my life in the last year or so that have been crucial to being able to calm my nervous system, slow down my anxious thoughts, and get back in touch with myself. Stick around to the end for a bonus tip 7! Watch episodes on Youtube IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Original episode posted June 13, 2025. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  3. 25 Aug

    the truth about hormone imbalances and finding your way back to your body with Katie Shapiro

    EP 106. Today I'm joined by the wonderful Katie Shapiro, a functional hormone and integrative nutrition and health specialist, for a conversation on all things hormones, health, wellness, balance, and the importance of tuning into our bodys and listening. This episode helped me feel incredibly seen and understood as a woman in this world today, and especially as a woman with PMOS, and I hope you all feel the same way too. Topics covered: Katie's journey from studying marketing to healing and regulating her hormones through a holistic approachwhat hormones actually are and why they matter so muchhow social media noise has disconnected so many of us from trusting and tuning into our bodiesour experiences with taking health to the extremescrowding out vs. restrictiontips to building sustainable practices a healthier relationship with food and movementA quick note: this episode was recorded before PCOS was renamed to PMOS in May 2026, so anytime you hear us reference PCOS, we're referring to what is now called PMOS. Follow Katie on Instagram Book a Free Consultation with Katie! Subscribe to Katie’s Newsletter Watch episodes on Youtube IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    the truth about hormone imbalances and finding your way back to your body with Katie Shapiro

  4. 17 Aug

    how i'm nurturing self-regulation this summer

    EP 105. today’s episode is a life update, a career update, and a chat through 6 ways i've been self-regulating and self-nurturing this summer. some of those ways are with slow mornings, guilt-free rest, food freedom, spending time with my creativity, continually learning new things, and being really honest with myself. sending love, xx what we chat through in this episode: a career update: leaving my full time job to go freelancetrips to london and valenciaslow mornings and plenty of sleepguilt-free rest and giving yourself permission to do nothingnourishing your body and why there's no such thing as a "summer body"doing something creative just for funthe importance and joy of learning new thingsdoing exactly what you want and trusting your intuition even when it doesn't make sense Rosa’s Airbnb in Valencia, Spain Watch this episode on Youtube IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  5. 8 Jul

    unconventional career paths, creative living, and inner child healing with Vanessa Fontana

    EP 104. Today I’m chatting with Vanessa Fontana, a writer, podcast host of Figuring Sh!t Out, founder of ‘Metamorphosis’, and facilitator devoted to helping people reconnect with themselves through creativity, curiosity, and honest conversation. This conversation will leave you with practices to show compassion to all parts of yourself, encouragement to take aligned steps and authentic risk, and evidence that stepping into your shadows allows your to come out brighter and stronger on the other side. She is a dear friend of mine and a big inspiration 3 Listen to Figuring Sh!t Out Join Metamorphosis This chat with Vanessa covers: her journey with inner child healing and EMDR therapyquitting her 9-5 to pursue a creative, intentional lifefacing fear and perfectionism, giving it space, then proving it wrongSylvia Plath’s fig tree and choosing your life pathliving authentically and taking aligned step Watch this episode on Youtube IG @bydesign.pod IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    unconventional career paths, creative living, and inner child healing with Vanessa Fontana

  6. 3 Jul

    the grass is greener where you water it

    EP 103. The mantra ‘the grass is greener where you water it’ has been coming up in my life a lot lately, so let’s chat about it. I’ve been struggling to stay present in my current chapter of life in Paris and caught myself comparing my life to others and falling into the trap of ‘their grass is greener’. Today I want to talk through how this mantra has been helping me come back to the present moment, practice gratitude for this chapter of life, knowing it’s not forever, and 5 ways to help yourself stay present in the chapter of life you’re in. get off social mediadefine your valuesnothing lasts forever, so enjoy itmake a short term bucket listidentify grounding practices that work for you Watch Episodes on Youtube IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  7. 22 Jun

    taking action even when you don’t feel ready

    EP 102. New look, same podcast, welcome to By Design :) After a bit of a break, I’m so happy to be back to share this rebrand and get back to sharing what’s been on my heart lately. Life has been full of uncertainty and I’ve been feeling a lot of fear around showing up and knowing what next step to take. But guess what… there’s never a ‘right’ next step, no choice is the ‘wrong choice’, all we can do is feel that fear, face that fear, and take action anyway! Watch Episodes on Youtube IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  8. 6 May

    moving to paris & what living abroad teaches you about yourself with Glory Chung

    EP 101. Let’s chat all things moving to Paris. Today I’m joined by my wonderful friend, Glory Chung, who moved Paris just over a year ago from New York. In this convo we chat through topics of what expat life if like, loneliness in moving to a new country, self-discovery in new chapters, and why we feel it’s so important to chase your own dreams. Hope you enjoy this convo as much as I did! follow Glory on instagram @glory.chung Watch episodes on Youtube IG @jenny.minney YT @jennyminney Socials, Q&A Form & Links 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    moving to paris & what living abroad teaches you about yourself with Glory Chung
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Welcome to By Design, a space to empower you to embrace vulnerability, live creatively, and design your life, your way. Your host, Jenny Minney, gives big sister advice, shares the honest highs and lows of life in her 20s, and dives into her own journey with mental health, self love, and creativity to help you to feel heard, seen, and loved in whatever season you’re in. From solo episodes to guest conversations with creative entrepreneurs and wellness professionals, this podcast is here to show you that you have the tools to design your dream life and are worthy enough as you are to live it.  Formerly known as Perfectly Imperfect podcast :) IG: @jenny.minney POD IG: @bydesign.pod

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  • Creator
    Jenny Minney
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 By Design
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