Jenn Tardif — ”You get to define what success looks like and how it feels.”

Slow Stories

“When you move half as fast, you notice twice as much.” These words make up the foundation that Jenn Tardif has built for her life and work. With the latter in mind, this sentiment is also one of the pillars that makes up 3rd Ritual—a collective founded by Jenn that, in her words, “creates mindful objects, botanical blends, and esoteric content that make meaning from the ordinary.”

In those ordinary moments of juggling the demands of modern life—and a committed mindfulness practice—Jenn recognized just how disjointed these two aspects had become. So, she decided to take a leap of faith by translating her personal rituals into professional transformation, in turn, breathing new life into what it means to connect today.

While Jenn has created tools to explore, as she mentions in our conversation, “a third way,” she's also created infinite opportunities for people to show up wholeheartedly for one another—and for themselves. In this conversation, Jenn shared more about the origin story behind 3rd Ritual, the importance of creating moments of connectivity both online and offline, and what she's learned about the power of setting intentions. This episode also opens with a story contributed by Stephanie Harrison of The New Happy.