Struggling with confidence and guilt about finances? Christine welcomes Allison Baggerly for a compassionate, proactive conversation about money. They cover financial shame and guilt, values-anchored budgeting, simple systems, Allison’s favorite budgeting app, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares 5 micro delights from January. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares seven lessons from a month of radical rest, which are relevant whether you have 15 minutes or a longer stretch.  LINKS/RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): Tips for Gentle Entry Into the New Year Serendipity Space Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Reviving & Rethinking Friendships Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Organized Living Solutions (with Shira Gill) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers a listener question about how to create charcuterie boards. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In response to a vulnerable listener letter, Jonathan Baxter, LMHC, addresses gender roles, power, accountability, humility, communication tactics, trauma, compassion, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Centering Yourself in the Sandwich Generation (with Asha Dornfest) Learning To Compromise Well (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Mental + Physical Load Management (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Weathering Pandemic Stress & Uncertainty (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Hello Relationships Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares three micro exercises that she opts for in lieu of scrolling. For links and related episodes, visit the show notes. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine welcomes Asha Dornfest back for a conversation about finding the space to center yourself amidst the energy and time spent caregiving in the sandwich generation. For links and related episodes, visit the show notes. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers a listener question about how to fit reading into your day beyond pre-bedtime reading and commuting. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): Mini Edit: Finding New Books To Read The Addiction Inoculation (with Jessica Lahey) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares a reflective piece on radical rest + seven tips for gentle entry into the new year related to time, relationships, wellness, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack: The radical act of rest + What on earth are you doing? Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist Mini Edit: DIY Fire Starters Mini Edit: December Micro Delights Yoga with Adriene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine looks back on 2023 and reports out on top downloads by country and state, as well as the episodes that resonated most deeply with listeners this year.  Please complete this short Edit Your Life survey at edityourlifeshow.com/survey! Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares 5 micro delights from December. Visit the show notes for resources. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes the simplest rituals can be the most meaningful and magical. Christine and Asha share 10 ideas for experimenting with new and embracing existing holiday rituals. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): Tips for Mindful Holiday Gift Giving Reducing Guilt Around Holiday Gatherings Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers a listener's question about streamlined routines and systems for dog ownership. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Humans are complicated, which means holiday gatherings can be complicated. Christine and Asha share 9 tips for reducing guilt around holiday gatherings so you can still be generous of spirit while maintaining boundaries and doing what feels right to you. RELATED EPISODES: Tips for Mindful Holiday Gift-Giving Smart + Simple Holiday Food Planning Restful Holiday Ideas Holiday Gift Giving Navigating Holiday Grief + Joy Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 2 (with KC Davis, LPC) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers a listener's question about getting outside as the weather gets colder and wetter. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: Identifying The Best Time To Exercise Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Mini Edit: 5 Micro Wellness Tweaks Mini Edit: November Micro Delights The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overwhelmed by the holiday consumer chaos? You can do things a different way. Christine and Asha share tips for relaxing the frenzy around holiday gift giving without tamping down generosity, feeling stingy, or taking joy out of holidays. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): The 30-50% Decluttering Target Report Smart + Simple Holiday Food Planning Restful Holiday Ideas Holiday Gift Giving Navigating Holiday Grief + Joy Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 2 (with KC Davis, LPC) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares 5 micro delights from November. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, visit the show notes): A New Beginning Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 2 (with KC Davis, LPC) Mini Edit: Pie Tips & Recommendations Mini Edit: Trader Joe’s Quick Meal + Snack Favorites The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares 5 micro wellness tweaks following an escape to the desert. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Why Self-Care Is Hard + How To Make It Happen Self-Care For Stubborn People Mini Edit: My Simple Holistic Wellness Tracker Tiny Moments of Self-Love Mini Edit: Simple Skincare Routines Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics The Foot Collective The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hard seasons are ever present. In a pair of conversations on Struggle Care and Edit Your Life, KC Davis and Christine Koh talk about reframing perspectives on gratitude, flexing emotional muscles, accounting for lived experiences, practical coping skills, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: KC Davis: Struggle Care, “How to Keep House While Drowning''  Struggle Care 63: Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 1 with Christine Koh Struggle Care 52: When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work with Dr. Raquel Martin Embracing Micro Goals Tiny Moments of Self-Love Navigating Holiday Grief + Joy Identifying Your Values The Power of Expressing Gratitude (with Nancy Davis Kho) Tips for Simplifying Thanksgiving Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares pie tips and recommendations from three Thanksgivings of only making pie! Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: The Book on Pie by Erin McDowell + online recipes including all-buttah pie dough Mini Edit: How To Get Kids Functional In the Kitchen Mini Edit: Favorite Baking Tools 28” x 20” counter rolling mat The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanksgiving feels like it ought to be simple—gratitude, togetherness, food—but it gets complicated. In this throwback episode, Christine and Asha share 8 tips for simplifying Thanksgiving oriented NOT around getting mega efficient to do more in less time, but to figure out how to edit and do less.  LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Pursuing A Life of Good Work (with Danielle Coke Balfour) Smart + Simple Holiday Food Planning Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) Why Holiday Delegation is Awesome 10 Simple Yet Chic Holiday Table Tips Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about her favorite foods to prep and freeze. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): A New Beginning Mini Edit: Trader Joe’s Quick Meal + Snack Favorites Mini Edit: The Magic of Kitchen Batch Prepping  Weekend Food Prep Food Reframes + Practical Tactics (with Stacie Billis) Back-To-School Food Tactics (with Laura Fuentes) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The empty nest can feel like it comes on suddenly, despite the fact that it takes many years. Christine chats with Meagan Francis about supporting kids who are at home and out of the nest, as well as how to orient towards your anticipated empty nest with intention. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see the show notes): Empty Nest Report Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Mini Edit: Easing College Transitions Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Pursuing A Life of Good Work (with Danielle Coke Balfour) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares five micro delights from October. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): Embracing Micro Goals Tiny Moments of Self-Love Elevating Small Comforts Small Yet Powerful Home Edits Summer of Small Delights Mini Edit: Puzzle Tips & Recommendations The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we best support teens in their development? Christine talks to Dr. Ken Ginsburg about flipping the script on raising teens, supporting teens in using their voices, how to truly listen to kids, helping kids harness idealism, developing resilience, and more. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links visit the show notes): College Application Reality Check Growing Up In Public (with Devorah Heitner, PhD) Raising Middle Schoolers (with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman) How To Raise Kids To Be Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba) How To Talk To Kids About Anything (with Robyn Silverman, PhD) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about the process she developed to finally tame reusable container clutter. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Mini-Edit: The Magic of Kitchen Batch Prepping  The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we show up to do good work while respecting the many complex dimensions of our humanity? Christine talks with artist, activist, and author Danielle Coke Balfour about expanding the definition of creativity, values alignment, living with intention, tapping into hope while respecting grief, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Danielle Coke Balfour: website (including shop) + A Heart on Fire: 100 Meditations on Loving Your Neighbors Well  Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Identifying Your Values Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Modeling Imperfection Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about the magic of kitchen batch prepping. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES (for recipe links head to the show notes): Weekend Food Prep Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Mini Edit: Favorite Baking Tools The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about how poster board changed her calendaring life. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Serendipity Space Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger) Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) Intentional Pauses Time Management + Productivity (with Laura Vanderkam) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle with conversations with your kids? Christine chats with author and podcaster Dr. Robyn Silverman about key communication tips, identity formation, emotional expression, handling mistakes and failure, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Dr. Robyn Silverman: podcast host of How To Talk To Kids About Anything + author of the forthcoming book How to Talk to Kids about Anything: Tips, Scripts, Stories, and Steps to Make Even the Toughest Conversations Easier Mini Edit: Talking To Kids About Death + Afterlife Identifying Your Values Mini Edit: Beginning Sex Ed Conversations Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) Helping Kids Handle Disappointment Letting Kids Experience Risk Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Dr. Lisa Damour) Boston Globe Magazine: My parents bought our family burial plots years ago. But my plans might change. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares 7 tips for how to get kids functional in the kitchen. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: How To Teach Kids To Cook How To Get Kids To Do Chores How to Teach Kids Life Skills Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman) Putting the fun in functional The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready for a satisfying approach to micro decluttering? Christine shares the results of her experiment testing out a 30-50% decluttering target, including what worked, what didn’t, and what surprised her. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Fall Edits (+ A New Decluttering Target) Organized Living Solutions (with Shira Gill) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine responds to a listener question about puzzle sourcing, materials, and approach. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Awesome Puzzles for Kids + Adults Cavallini bird puzzle Galison ombre eggs puzzle The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it important for your home to be a living, breathing reflection of you and your values? Christine chats with Shira Gill—a bestselling author, home organizing expert, and mom—about why a values-based frame for organizing and living is a crucial starting point, as well as common organizing pitfalls, living with kids, sustainable solutions, and more. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, visit the show notes): Pandemic Home Decluttering + Styling (with Paige Lewin) Decluttering For Everyday Living (with Rachel Rosenthal)  Guilt-Free Decluttering (with Tracy McCubbin) Fall Edits (+ A New Decluttering Target) Identifying Your Values Embracing Micro Goals Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares her top minimalist packing tips. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS: Substack: Minimalist packing tips Base carry-on options: A small duffel like this one or this lightweight roller luggage Madewell Transport Tote Coach wristlet gold Birkenstocks  Birdies flats Woosh Beauty fold out face kit The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you go against the tide of overscheduling or extracurricular expectations? In a conversation from the closed archive, Christine and Asha talk about the perception of extracurriculars as a responsibility not a choice, untangling personal baggage, level setting on what extracurriculars really mean, prioritizing family balance, and more. RELATED EPISODE (for additional resource links visit the show notes):  Mini Edit: How To Be A Good Human Being on the Sidelines Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares tips for being a good supporter on the sidelines of kids sporting events. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we best help kids navigate growing up in public, especially if parents and caregivers have overstepped on privacy issues? Christine talks with Devorah Heitner about best practices, mentorship, boundary setting, school portals, and more.  LINKS/RELATED EPISODES:  Devorah Heitner  Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World Raising Middle Schoolers (with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Dealing With Technology Fatigue (with Leticia Barr) How To Talk Tech Safety + Citizenship With Kids Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a couple of months deep in the emotional and mental decluttering zone, Christine is ready to tackle her house chaos, with a refined lens on what she can (and cannot) control and a new decluttering target. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, visit the show notes):  A New Beginning Embracing Micro Goals My Clothing Rental Experiment Questioning The KonMari Decluttering Method Guilt-Free Decluttering (with Tracy McCubbin) Decluttering For Everyday Living (with Rachel Rosenthal) Pandemic Home Decluttering + Styling (with Paige Lewin) Small Yet Powerful Home Edits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares her favorites from Trader Joe’s, with a lens towards quick meals and snacks since the fall is often chaotic. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: How To Handle Food Allergies Food Reframes + Practical Tactics (with Stacie Billis) Weekend Food Prep Back-To-School Food Tactics (with Laura Fuentes) Phone It In Dinner Ideas The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get things done when you are surrounded by a relentless run of household tasks? Christine and Sarah Powers talk about to-do lists, prioritizing, boundaries, side hustles and passion projects, outsourcing, energy patterns, juggling kids during summer and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde) Compartmentalizing Remote Work (with Amy Nelson) Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Tackling Dreaded or Mundane Tasks Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger) The Mom Hour Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about how she and her college freshman stayed connected through the challenging transition. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) How To Be An Adult (with Julie Lythcott-Haims) College Application First Steps  College Application Reality Check Mini Edit: Handling College Admissions Feelings  The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded from an unprecedented week-long creative and restorative retreat with herself, Christine shares about a recent leap into uncertainty and what has happened as a result. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: Toxic Friendships Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Christine’s Substack essays: Facing uncertainty? Finding a new gear Season of noticing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares tips on how to get kids in the school lunch making game. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: How to Teach Kids Life Skills How To Get Kids To Do Chores  Mini Edit: How To Handle Chores 110 easy and healthy school lunch ideas The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all could use more joy in life. Christine chats with best-selling novelist Katherine Center about positive vs. negative valence theory, why prioritizing happiness and joy matters, amazing women writers, and more. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see the show notes): Katherine Center and her full suite of books Mini Edit: Quick Mood Boost Ideas “Making a case for slow reading” Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “What do you tell the kids about the afterlife, what happens after you die, etc.” Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: Beginning Sex Ed Conversations Dr. Robyn Silverman’s forthcoming book, How to Talk to Kids about Anything: Tips, Scripts, Stories, and Steps to Make Even the Toughest Conversations Easier The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the listener question, “What are your best quick mood boosts?” Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see show notes): The Power of Cognitive Reframing Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Tiny Moments of Self-Love Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Middle school isn’t always easy, but it’s also a time where kids can develop superpowers. Christine chats with licensed clinical professional counselor, author, and freelance journalist Phyllis Fagell about resilience, letting go of parental baggage, boundary setting, and more. RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see the show notes): Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) How To Raise Kids To Be Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba) How To Be An Adult (with Julie Lythcott-Haims) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about the baking tools that make her life happier and easier. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. RELATED EPISODES: Weekend Food Prep  Summer of Small Delights  Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites  Cultivating Hobbies + Interests See additional product links at the show notes. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Figuring out how to step back in a culture of involvement is hard but doable. Christine chats with educator and author Jessica Lahey about letting go of control, how ignoring the grade portal actually encourages learning, how lovingly stepping back doesn’t have to feel like walking away, and more. RELATED EPISODES (for additional resource links, visit the show notes) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)  Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Dr. Lisa Damour)  Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman)  How To Raise Kids To Be Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba)  The Addiction Inoculation (with Jessica Lahey) Modeling Imperfection Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine addresses a question from a listener about when to prioritize movement during the day. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Mini Edit: My Simple Holistic Wellness Tracker  Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics  Summer of Small Delights The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prioritizing curiosity and learning through everyday interests is powerful. Christine asked her community “What hobbies/passion projects light you up at present, or do you want to try?” and received nearly 200 responses! She shares about the responses with the hope that they will provide inspiration for your next pursuits. RELATED EPISODES: Summer of Small Delights Making Space for Passion Projects The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Letting Go of the Hero Role Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Creating A Self-Directed Practice Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the request of a listener/reader, Christine shares an essay about embracing changing roles with your kids as they grow. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: On following, Trust is hard and necessary, Is the second-semester ache a thing? Identifying Your Values Modeling Imperfection Making Space for Passion Projects The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Compromise doesn’t mean giving in or giving up. Christine talks with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC, about how to identify what kind of compromiser you are, the importance of being honest and articulating what you want (both to yourself and to your partner), negotiation tactics, and why it’s actually powerful to be vulnerable and ask for help. RELATED EPISODES: Mental + Physical Load Management (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Weathering Pandemic Stress & Uncertainty (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Juneteenth, Christine shares three incredible books for your booklist. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (also see Young Readers version for ages 12+) How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (Antiracist Baby Picture Book, How to Raise an Antiracist, How to Be a (Young) Antiracist) Master Slave, Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all deserve a life that involves more joy and ease. Christine shares how she will be reorienting, calibrating, and crafting her personal and work life to this effect, including what she is calling the Summer of Small Delights. RELATED EPISODES (see show notes for additional links): Mini Edit: My Simple Holistic Wellness Tracker The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Making Space for Passion Projects Tiny Moments of Self-Love Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Guilt-Free Decluttering (with Tracy McCubbin) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we move into the season of stink, Christine shares about her favorite uses for baking soda. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Natural armpit stain removal  STEM activities with baking soda and vinegar The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents often think that once kids become teenagers and are more independent, they need you less, but they actually need you more than ever. Christine chats with Mary Dell Harrington about navigating teen reticence, high school stress, mistakes, different paths, and more. RELATED EPISODES (visit the show notes for additional links): College Application Reality Check Identifying Your Values Modeling Imperfection Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Raising A Screen-Smart Kid (with Juliana Miner) Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about the new holistic wellness tracker she developed and has been using with great delight since mid-April. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Embracing Micro-Goals Creating A Self-Directed Practice Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you forge new relationships amidst life shifts? Christine chats with author Melody Warnick about place attachment, how to align your location to your values, practical steps to forge new friendships and anchor into your community, and developing friendships outside of parenting relationships. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Melody Warnick | www.melodywarnick.com, author of This Is Where You Belong (2016) and If You Could Live Anywhere (2022) Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Identifying Your Values Anne Bogel: Don’t Overthink It Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you make space for passion projects, especially when there isn’t a monetary goal or your partner isn’t supportive of your endeavors? Christine offers recommendations for how to identify new passion projects and internal goals, create and protect that space, and communicate the importance of them with your partner. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Creating A Self-Directed Practice Healing Through Expression (with Kristen Mei Chase) The Power of Expressing Gratitude (with Nancy Davis Kho) Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde) Healing and transformation Chapter 15 announcement Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “What are your favorite family games?” Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: 21 Family Games (That Are Actually Fun For Adults Too) (5+) Qwirkle  (8+) Dragonwood, Guesstures, Clue, Ticket to Ride (10+) Catan, Codenames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Because we live among people, it’s inevitable that some of them will be difficult. Christine talks with therapist Kristen Howerton about how to handle friendship conflict, toxic family members, strained family relationships, difficult co-workers, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Kristen Howerton: book, podcast Christine’s episode with Kristen on Introversion and Self-Care Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde) Identifying Your Values Reframing the Abortion Narrative (with Gabrielle Blair) Mini Edit: Toxic Friendships Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you handle food allergies with kids, navigating school functions, birthday parties, and other situations?” The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The workplace has changed a lot over the last few years. It’s also become more complicated given that work and home life is more blended than ever. Christine talks to Leslie Forde about common challenges for people juggling caregiving, work, and personal needs, and how to advocate for yourself at work. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Leslie Forde: Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs + Allies @ Work Tackling Dreaded or Mundane Tasks Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Christine’s Substack essay: Coupon to chill Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you get out of a book rut or find your next book?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s essay Making a case for slow reading Why Kids Aren't Falling in Love With Reading Bookpage.com KJ Dell’Antonia and Mary Laura Philpott on Instagram Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gratitude has the power to heal and delight. Christine talks with Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time” about personal lessons learned and the science behind the power of expressing gratitude. The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time by Nancy Davis Kho Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley: Nancy’s recommendation for resources on the power of positive psychology Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “What is your skincare routine?” For the links to the products Christine talks about, head to the show notes. The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is just so much minutia in life. Christine talks about how she tackles dreaded or mundane tasks with intention and an efficiency lens, so she can get to the other side and do the things she is excited to do. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist Todoist productivity app Christine’s Adulting Fridays Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger) Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you use Todoist?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Todoist productivity app Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger) Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decluttering often feels overwhelming, but it can be simple, especially when you address your emotional blocks. Christine and professional declutter Tracy McCubbin talk about reframing your thinking about clutter, letting go of shame, and moving through emotional blocks related to your stuff. They also talk about tactics related to clothes, kids stuff, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Tracy McCubbin | website | “Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want” | “Making Space, Clutter Free” Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Identifying Your Values The Power of Cognitive Reframing My Clothing Rental Experiment; visit https://edityourlifeshow.com/rent and use code “CHRISTINEKRTR” for 40% off Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do I handle all of the feelings around college results?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack essay, College results season baggage College Application Reality Check  Christine’s Boston Globe Magazine article College rejection season doesn’t have to hurt this much Identifying Your Values The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you claim space and time in your life, you have an opportunity to use that space to beautiful effect. Christine talks with author and digital content creator Jessica Turner about finding fulfillment in tiny pockets of time, setting boundaries, getting past the shoulds, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Jessica Turner: The Fringe Hours, The Mom Creative Minimalist Parenting Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Serendipity Space Identifying Your Values Mini Edit: How To Handle Chores Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “Can you share ideas for gluten-free mealtime options?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Weekend Food Prep Winter Comfort Foods & Beverages (includes links to lentil + chicken and wild rice soup recipes) Shalane Flanagan superhero muffins Christine’s green smoothies Martha Stewart salmon cakes Purple Carrot energy bites The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shifting your perspective is powerful. Inspired by a listener’s letter about the power of pivoting, Christine shares about her journey with cognitive reframing, including three tactics she uses to guide her practice. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Identifying Your Values Letting Go of the Hero Role What Is Cognitive Reframing? (Verywell Mind) Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Weekend Food Prep Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Tiny Moments of Self-Love Mini Edit: Toxic Friendships Making Time for What Matters Christine’s Substack (a paid subscription gives access to her mantras series) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you handle chores?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: How To Get Kids To Do Chores How to Teach Kids Life Skills 100 Life Skills You Can Teach Your Kid in 5 Minutes or Less (printable PDF) Modeling Imperfection The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all need reminders that we don’t need to do it all. Inspired by a listener's voice memo about the power of creating intentional pauses in life and letting go of feeling the need to keep all the plates spinning, Christine shares an archived episode about the power of letting go of the hero role.  LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Identifying Your Values Intentional Pauses  How To Get Kids To Do Chores Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you move on from a toxic friendship?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Reviving & Rethinking Friendships  Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The reason it’s important to think about and articulate your values is that they will help you edit your life. Christine shares about her key values, an exercise to help you identify yours, and framing for the connection between values and creating a life that feels true to you.   LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Why Edit Your Life?  Serendipity Space Embracing Micro Goals Saying Yes To Saying No Modeling Imperfection Becoming More Present Elevating Small Comforts Tiny Moments of Self-Love Self-Care for Stubborn People Creating A Self-Directed Practice Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Details about Christine’s new mantras series Christine’s Substack Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you make homemade fire starters?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: 100% cotton makeup pads Soy wax The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you find traction and move forward in the face of anxiety? Christine chats with award-winning speaker, author (including the new book, “The Anxious Achiever”), podcaster, and entrepreneur Morra Aarons-Mele about anxiety management tactics, toxic bosses, authenticity of feelings at work, boundary setting, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Morra Aarons-Mele: website | Books: Hiding in the Bathroom + The Anxious Achiever Are Women Punished For Being Emotional At Work? (The Anxious Achiever podcast) Digging Deeper on Perfectionism (The Anxious Achiever podcast) Modeling Imperfection Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “What are the first sex ed conversations I should have with my kid?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Advocates for Youth AMAZE.org The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine shares about her current favorite things spanning home, entertainment, work, beauty, and apparel. She also talks about a new short-form Edit Your Life series: the Mini Edit! Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack newsletter, including Making a case for slow reading and Is the second-semester ache a thing? Embracing Micro Goals My Clothing Rental Experiment + Rent The Runway; use code CHRISTINEKRTR for 40% off Navigating Divorce + Single Parenting (with Jessica Ashley) Thriving In Midlife (with Lizzie Bermudez) See this episode's show notes for the remaining links to things discussed during this episode Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “How do you recommend getting back into a movement routine?” LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Embracing Micro Goals Why Self-Care Is Hard + How To Make It Happen Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers questions about everything from self-care to parenting to relationships to home and more. Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a lot of grousing about midlife AND there are many gifts this stretch of life brings. Christine talks with Lizzie Bermudez, an Emmy winning TV journalist and co-host of the forthcoming podcast Our Halftime Show. Christine and Lizzie talk about midlife pain points, the upsides around boundary setting and handling judgment, menopause, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Lizzie Bermudez: website, Instagram, Our Halftime Show podcast Untamed by Glennon Doyle (book recommendation by Lizzie) Lizzie’s beauty picks: Kosas: Air Brow Tinted Clean Volumizing Eyebrow Gel, Natura Bisse: Stabilizing Cleansing Mask, Tatcha: The Rice Polish Foaming Enzyme Powder Christine’s eye cream: MIZON Snail Line Snail Repair Eye Cream Saying Yes To Saying No The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Christine’s CNN article: Experiencing Hulk rage and terrible sleep? It may be perimenopause — here’s what to do Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The days are long but the years are short. And the stress and pressures in everyday parenting seem greater than ever. Christine talks with mom of three, best-selling author, and psychotherapist Dr. Tina Payne Bryson about the brain’s natural developmental runway. Dr. Bryson shares a slew of practical and compassionate parenting tactics and also talks about what kids need in order to thrive, and how to let go of the baggage that gets in the way of us seeing our children for who they are, not what we want them to be. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson Books mentioned: The Power of Showing Up, The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline Christine’s CNN article: 5 ways to support tweens' and teens' developing brains The Case for Sleepovers via The Atlantic How to Teach Kids Life Skills Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Dr. Lisa Damour) Simple, Everyday Coping Tactics (with Janine Halloran, LMHC) Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman) How To Raise Kids To Be Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What foods and beverages bring you comfort and delight during the cold winter months? Christine shares about her seasonal intake patterns, preferred beverages, and the baked goods and mealtime items that are on high rotation right now. She also shares a favorite recipe collection hack and an update on her micro goals. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack newsletter, There's Always A Story @drchristinekoh on Instagram Embracing Micro Goals Self-Care for Stubborn People The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Yoga with Adriene 30-day “Center” journey Video on Christine’s random calendar invite drops; she’s 2 for 2! Christine’s recipe binder system Sally’s Baking Addiction Carrot Cake Cupcakes Shalane Flanagan’s Superhero Muffins Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread Mark Bittman’s How To Cook Everything Mushroom Barley Soup via Food & Wine *Increase the richness by adding cornstarch slurry, balsamic vinegar, and Trader Joe’s Multipurpose Umami Seasoning Blend Lentil Soup via Cookie & Kate Chicken and wild rice soup via Food & Wine Magic salt Eric Kim’s Korean American cookbook Mark Bittman’s baked sweet potato fries @halfbakedharvest: Pull Apart Christmas Tree Garlic Bread + Roasted Balsamic Parmesan Brussels Sprouts Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prioritizing connection time is important all year round, but it can be a challenge amidst the busyness of everyday life. Christine chats with author and entrepreneur Thien-Kim Lam about simple ways to be intentional about relationships and find ways to show your partner you care without needing a ridiculous amount of money or time. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Thien-Kim Lam: website + books Happy Endings, Full Exposure, subscription service Bawdy Bookworms Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Tiny Moments of Self-Love Embracing Everyday Moments (with LaShawn Wiltz) Becoming More Present Love Languages quiz   Thien-Kim’s book recommendations: Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski + Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn Christine’s examples of “spicy” level by authors Helen Hoang: The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient (high spice) Jasmine Guillory: The Wedding Date (medium spice), Christina Lauren: The Unhoneymooners (mild spice) Thien-Kim’s recent book pick: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (high spice!) Thien-Kim’s recommended romance book blogs and podcasts: Love in Panels, Smexy Books, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, RomBkPod Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giving another person the safety to express themselves limitlessly and honestly is a gift. Christine chats with writer and mom of four Rebecca Woolf about her compelling memoir, “All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire.” Christine and Rebecca talk about the power of honesty, the ability to love and loathe with compassion, the interplay between authenticity and shame, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Rebecca Woolf: website, memoir All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire, Substack: the braid Healing Through Expression (with Kristen Mei Chase) Finding Your Confidence + Voice (with Wendi Aarons) Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Embracing Vulnerability + Power In Sharing (with Laura Tremaine) Reframing the Abortion Narrative (with Gabrielle Blair) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friendships are wonderful and necessary, and can be a source of stickiness and conflict. Christine details her historical issues around friendships, how she has grown over the years and what she still wrestles with, and shares 8 simple tactics to find moments of reconnection with friends. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Embracing Micro Goals How To Talk About Gender Identity (with Casey Brown) Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Reviving & Rethinking Friendships Jane Fonda, on friendships Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo The results from a holiday session with Christine’s Sprinkles Scientist friend Kristen Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all need to heal, and healing can come through many forms of expression. Christine chats with former creative arts therapist and writer Kristen Mei Chase about different ways to work through logistical and emotional barriers, including the many ways in which writing her debut novel “A Thousand Miles to Graceland” helped her heal and find empathy for both herself and others. They talk about narrative busting on old patterns in relationships, becoming brave, Asian American representation, and more. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Kristen Mei Chase: website, Cool Mom Picks, Spawned with Kristen and Liz Kristen’s debut novel, “A Thousand Miles to Graceland” The Power of Creativity (with Rachel Koh) Finding Your Confidence + Voice (with Wendi Aarons) Embracing Micro Goals Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Sheri Gurock’s temperature blanket Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curiosity can be healing and it is important to disrupt the narrative that you are too busy, old, etc., to consider trying new things that could bring joy or fulfillment to your life, or returning to things that used to help you in different stages of life. In this episode, Christine talks to her mother, Rachel Koh, who has lived a bright life replete with curiosity. RELATED EPISODES: Self-Care For Stubborn People Birthday Reflections + Extraordinary Care Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Setting high bars and aggressive goals can be paralyzing. Enter, micro goals. Christine talks about the power of focusing on the small things that may not be as sexy from a big goal setting perspective, but that are just as crucial to address to improve everyday quality of life. She walks through big picture concepts, some of the micro goals she is planning on tackling, and also shares an exciting announcement. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What were your highs and lows of 2022? Christine reflects on the good, bad, and the ugly of 2022, and shares the top 11 Edit Your Life episodes of 2022 and things she has learned or carried forward from those episodes. Episodes mentioned: Parenting Milestones Self-Care for Stubborn People Lessons From Being A Covid Late Bloomer Time Management + Productivity [with guest Laura Vanderkam] Food Reframes + Practical Tactics [with guest Stacie Billis] Edit Your Life Top Episodes of 2022 Spotify Playlist #11 Living with Intention with Ali Edwards #10 Simple, Everyday Coping Tactics with Janine Halloran, LMHC #9 Storytelling, Uncertainty, & Optimism with Mary Laura Philpott #8 Raising Differently Wired Kids with Debbie Reber #7 Navigating Big Feelings and Hard Conversations with Katie Hurley, LMHC, PhD #6 Creating a Self-Directed Practice #5 Tiny Moments of Self-Love #4 Perfectly Imperfect Planning with Sarah Hart-Unger #3 Weathering Pandemic Stress & Uncertainty with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC #2 Weekend Food Prep #1 Sustainable Habits & Joyful Goals Other mentions: "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin “True Biz” by Sara Novic February 3 Instagram post re: buffer time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether or not you are part of Team OMG Finally Contracted Covid, we are still in this. Christine shares about her experience contracting Covid over Thanksgiving break, addresses the many questions she has received on social media since sharing about her positive test, and what she has learned from the experience. Resources mentioned in this episode Related episode: Smart & Simple Holiday Food Planning Christine's day to day sharing about Covid via Instagram Stories Gnome for the Holidays advent calendar The Morning Show (Apple TV) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you meh about your closet? Want to burn it all down? You’re not alone. Christine shares a listener query about her fashion and beauty practices, some back story about what clothing has meant to her—and how it has created anxiety—in the past, and the clothing rental experiment she has been conducting for the past couple of months in an effort to care for herself in a new way. Resources mentioned in this episode My first runway show My first time working with Doreen Dove she made me look like this! One of my Boden looks Use code CHRISTINEKRTR for 40% off your first two months of the 8, 12, or 16 item Rent The Runway membership! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling overwhelmed by holiday food planning? Christine shares her mixed feelings about how to navigate holidays in a way that is loving and relationships-oriented while also low on run-around and stress. She revisits a conversation with Asha where they share 8 smart and simple holiday food planning tips. Resources mentioned in this episode Minimalist Parenting Christine’s Piesgiving 2021 Christine’s Piesgiving 2020 Cheesy monkey bread (Violet’s favorite) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we find our confidence and voice as we’re also doing things like raising kids, exploring careers, and navigating relationships? Wendi Aarons found bravery in humor. Christine and Wendi talk about Wendi’s new book, “I'm Wearing Tunics Now: On Growing Older, Better, and a Hell of a Lot Louder.” They discuss how Wendi found her voice and confidence, her favorite and least favorite things about the various decades, advice for moms, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women get sh*t done, as the saying goes, and now more than ever we need women to step into the ring; the ring of voting. Christine talks with political strategist, podcaster, family policy advocate, and mom of three Emily Tisch Sussman about why we truly are in red alert mode, why women have enormous power in the election, empathy-based voting, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you show up to care for yourself? Inspired by her birthday this month, Christine shares lessons learned and her thoughts about living with extraordinary care. Also, an ask! In anticipation of a milestone episode of Edit Your Life, please share something you have heard on this show—an idea, a reframe, a tactic, anything—that has helped you make change and find agency in your life. Send an email or voice memo to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or send a message via @edityourlifeshow on Facebook or Instagram. Your clips or emails may be shared on air so please indicate how you would like to be identified (e.g., anonymously, first name, full name, location). Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling grumpy about, or overwhelmed by, the clutter around you? Christine shares about how the season of family change in her home has led to a major phase of decluttering and reshuffling. She then revisits an interview with organizing expert Rachel Rosenthal, in which Christine and Rachel talk about tactical yet compassionate decluttering and organization tactics, as well as how to diffuse power struggles and sustain organization. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you rage stroking over the state of women’s reproductive rights and wondering what to do next? Christine talks with Gabrielle Blair, author of the new book, “Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion.” Christine and Gabrielle talk about the viral Twitter thread that started it all, where people often get stuck in the abortion debate, Gabrielle’s campaign to get her book into the hands of the Supreme Court Justices, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you feel out of control, overstretched, and perhaps sometimes resentful when it comes to your own time? Christine chats with Laura Vanderkam, author of the new book, “Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters.” Christine and Laura discuss reframing the perception of time, becoming agents of our time, prioritizing what matters to us, and practical time tactics. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you love eating food but periodically—or often—feel overwhelmed by the planning, preparation, shopping, and clean up of said food? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Christine chats with cookbook author and podcaster Stacie Billis about the myths powered by the food media, how to raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food, favorite staples, ways to navigate mealtimes amidst the daily chaos of family life, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s on tap for your fall? In Episode 277, Christine reflects on some highlights from a too-much-work summer and talks about her fall plans and priorities as related to family (notably, this fall one of Christine’s kids went to college!), work, home, and self-care. It's apparently the season of listening and observation (and maybe lighting a few things on fire). Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you overwhelmed by—and possibly in despair over—the college application process? In response to a number of requests to talk about supporting kids (and not losing your mind) through college applications, Christine shares eight reality checks to approach and work through the college application process in a way that is true to you and your kid, and will hopefully help avoid unnecessary anxiety. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling anxious in the face of continued uncertainty about COVID (and probably a million other things) as your kids head back to school? Christine chats with Dr. Lisa Damour, a psychologist, bestselling author, and podcaster who helps families untangle the inevitable messes of family life. Christine and Lisa talk about navigating pandemic fatigue, the importance of warmth and structure for kids and teens, emotional regulation, friendships and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes when you are stuck you need to make a move that feels uncomfortable. Christine shares about how she has had to face fear of scarcity and disappointing others through an intentional pause. She talks about addressing triggers, the importance of making space, how to set boundaries in order to get unstuck, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered how to live with intention when life is overwhelming and chaotic? In response to a listener request (and the state of the world), Christine chats with Ali Edwards, a creative committed to words, images, and documenting everyday moments. Christine and Ali talk about living with intention and authenticity, guiding life mantras, how to simplify life amidst chaos, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How have your work and personal arcs intersected with your parenting journey? Christine reflects on the major milestones her family recently moved through, how her former career as an academic and her career jump to the internet intersected with her parenting journey, and lessons learned in this massive season of change. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you been wondering what former Edit Your Life co-host Asha Dornfest has been up to? It has been six months since Asha was last on the microphone with Christine. Christine and Asha chat about Asha’s life since retiring from Edit Your Life, including updates on empty nesting, family, travel, food, gardening, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you struggling with the challenge of focusing on work from home amidst the chaos and clutter of everyday life? In response to a listener letter, Christine talks to Amy Nelson, community builder and mom of four, founder of The Riveter, and co-host of the podcast “What's Her Story with Sam & Amy.” Christine and Amy talk about the challenges of compartmentalizing remote work and practical tactics to get things done, including how to give yourself plenty of grace. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you periodically (or often!) find yourself TOTALLY OVER making dinner? Christine talks about her dinnertime weariness, especially amidst a chaotic end of the school year. She shares nine of her favorite phone it in dinner ideas (some of which can also serve as lunch). Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle with self-care because you are stubborn AF? Christine talks about self-care for stubborn people, sharing about the barriers that got in the way of her seeking treatment for a long standing shoulder injury, what finally pushed her over the edge to pursue care, and what has happened since she started treatment. She hopes this episode will move you to take care of yourself, especially if you are stubborn AF. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you ever hear wellness advice and think, “OMG I DO NOT HAVE TIME OR ENERGY FOR MORE THINGS?” Christine chats with Janine Halloran, a licensed mental health counselor and mom of 2 who offers families and professionals practical ways to help kids cope with stress, anxiety, and anger. Christine and Janine talk about the state of kids’ mental health, moments of hope, and simple, everyday coping tactics to get through the end of the school year and reset over the summer. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a podcast listening rut? After her physical therapist bossed her into getting earbuds, Christine stumbled upon some unexpected ways that the earbuds changed her daily experience. She shares these discoveries, plus her new strategy to discover and “audition” fresh listens. She also shares what she’s auditioning now. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creativity is a gift—books, podcasts, TV, and movies can educate, inspire, entertain, and even help us fall asleep! Christine chats with Kelsey Wharton and Erica Ladd of The Girl Next Door podcast about what has captivated their attention recently. Major shocker? There was not a single overlap title in their picks! Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though preventing child abuse and neglect may seem like something that happens in the privacy of a home, child adversity is a public issue. Every child deserves to thrive. And kids need safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments in order to do so. In Episode 264, Christine talks with Dr. Melissa Merrick of Prevent Child Abuse America about how we can make change together in community to support kids. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a 100% unofficial poll Christine conducted on Instagram Stories, 99% of respondents have gone ridiculously soft in terms of being-in-the-world endurance. Christine shares about the recent real life people’ing exhaustion that inspired her poll and the key tenets of what she is calling her Couch to People’ing Training Plan, including people-endurance building ideas, travel tactics, how to deal with mom guilt, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when life serves up a moment that upends your perspective on parenting and leads to uncertainty and anxiety? Christine talks with Mary Laura Philpott, bestselling author, former bookseller, former public television host, and turtle enthusiast. Christine and Mary Laura talk about storytelling, wrestling with uncertainty, small delights, writerly habits, and more. Mary Laura’s new book “Bomb Shelter” arrives everywhere April 12. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we’re struggling with the unknown, is it possible to reframe the narrative? The answer is, resoundingly, yes. Christine talks with Debbie Reber, author of “Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World” and creator of the TiLT Parenting community and podcast. Christine and Debbie talk about Debbie’s work focusing on the strengths in differences, creating a community for parents of neurodivergent children, and tactics for parents. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the face of domestic and global chaos—most of which feels completely out of one’s control—how do you stay grounded? Christine shares about the tiny moments of self-love she is tapping into to get her through the overwhelm and remind her to stop doom scrolling. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when your best intentions around 2022 planning have gone to crap? Christine talks about perfectly imperfect planning with Sarah Hart-Unger, a mom of 3, pediatric endocrinologist, and podcaster at Best Laid Plans and Best of Both Worlds. Christine and Sarah talk about planning as the heart of intentionality, reset tactics, planning for joy, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you nurture an interest in a sustainable way? Christine shares about how to create a self-directed practice, using as an example the 1,000 word a day writing practice she (unexpectedly!) kicked off at the end of December. She shares about success and failure triggers, how to design practice parameters, and the mechanics of how she engages in a daily writing practice amidst the other demands of her day. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything is a lot right now, especially for parents who are trying to help their kids navigate continued loss and uncertainty. Christine talks with licensed clinical social worker Katie Hurley about the layers of logistical and emotional complexity kids are facing right now, how to up your own emotional fluency as a parent, navigating uncertainty, big feelings, and hard conversations with kids (and ourselves!), and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine has received a lot of questions about how she approaches weekend food preparation…especially a week’s worth of green smoothies that don’t separate (OMG so many questions!). In this episode, Christine shares how she thinks about food preparation, what she makes (including easiest, easy, and a bit more effort categories), and how she fits it in with other weekend activities. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The roller coaster of collective exhaustion, stress, and uncertainty since March 2020 is no joke. Christine talks with licensed mental health counselor Jonathan Baxter about trauma, anxiety, accepting limitations, and practical ways to weather what appears to be a continued long pandemic ride. Are you Team Geese or Team Meerkat? Tune in to learn more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new year is a natural time to talk about habits and goals. It’s also a natural time to groan and feel daunted by habits and goals. Christine talks about how to establish habits and goals in a way that builds in flexibility and encourages sustainability, and inspires joy instead of stress and self-flagellation. She covers how to leverage tools you know are already working and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the end of an era. Christine and Asha engage in a fun and loving farewell episode, including reflections from Asha about the past six years of podcasting at Edit Your Life, and farewell messages from some of our wonderful listeners. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the holiday season? Has the pandemic changed your perspective on the holidays? Christine and Asha talk about how to get past the holiday runaround and create space for relaxation, fun, and connection. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gift-giving feels different this year, both because of continued COVID holiday disruptions and delivery delays. Christine and Asha talk about mindful gift giving, removing the “should” pressures around the holidays, and their favorite gift ideas. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people are thinking about life in new ways right now, including the role work plays, and deciding that a change is not only possible, it’s crucial. Christine and Asha share about their career pivot stories, including a significant announcement. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Money discussions are taboo in some family cultures and are stressful for others, especially if there’s shame or scarcity in one’s money history. Christine and Asha talk about financial literacy for kids, including key tactics to communicate with kids and ways to work on getting past your own issues around money so you can have conversations more openly and honestly. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you think of when you hear the word activism? If your gut reaction was conflict or danger, you wouldn't be alone. But the act of working for change you believe in can be deeply joyful, restorative, and even straight-up fun. Asha talks with Karen Walrond, leadership coach, photographer, and author of “The Lightmaker’s Manifesto: How to Work For Change Without Losing Your Joy.” Asha and Karen share surprising discoveries about activism (including how accessible it can be), they explore the difference between happiness and joy, and they discuss simple ways each of us can embrace the lightmaker within. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re about 19 months into the COVID era and while many things have improved since this all started, we’re still wrestling with different levels of disruption and unpredictability that can lead to anxiety about the future. Christine and Asha talk about the power of focusing on the immediate runway in front of you and what baby steps you can take to redirect away from constant worry about what might happen in the future and toward what’s directly in front of you. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well hello, fall! It’s a season that continues to be complicated by COVID but in a different way than last fall, and it also is a season that serves up unique challenges and good things for all of us. Christine and Asha talk about the things that are bringing them delight amidst the challenges of the season. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you’re in the early parenting weeds, the prospect of your kids eventually moving out seems approximately a million years away. Asha provides a look into the enormous juncture of parenting that is the transition to the empty nest. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding the right words to say is one of the ongoing challenges in parenting. Christine chats with Ned Johnson, co-author of the recently released "What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home." Ned and Christine talk about communication challenges in the time of the pandemic, empathy pitfalls, the power of no-force, stress tolerance, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seasonal transition is the name of the game. Christine and Asha talk about what is happening for them in terms of self, family, work, home, and more...all within the context of the pandemic, of course. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is winding down, which means that college application stress is winding up. High school seniors and their families face unique challenges this second COVID-touched school year, so Asha wanted to share her perspective. Asha offers an inside look at what it was like to support two very different kids through the college application process (the youngest of whom is days away from starting as a college freshman). Listen now for tips, perspective, and, hopefully, comfort, as you embark on this sometimes-maddening, exciting ride with your almost-flown kid. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine and Asha talk about what they’re cooking, buying, and eating, including some favorite simple food hacks. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine and Asha talk about how to handle summer socializing in a way that brings joyful human connection while also staying true to what feels right for you and the people in your household. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are obvious reasons why it’s a good thing to teach kids to be functional human beings. But learning how to do things and how to be helpful and kind has deeper importance, impacts relationships, and is backed by science. Christine talks to Catherine Newman, author of “How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up.” Christine and Catherine talk about the connection between happiness and being a functional human being, why it matters for relationships and community, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the week of the summer solstice: HELLO, SUMMER! Christine and Asha talk about what they’re thinking about for summer plans, spanning family, friends, health, and travel. They also talk about avoiding overcompensation. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books are magical. They offer a window into different worlds and provide ways to connect us with a variety of experiences and adventures. Christine and Asha talk about books they have read and loved or are planning to read this summer. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of us are revisiting projects, ideas, and goals dropped over a year ago, or reentering life at a new phase. Christine and Asha talk about the power of embracing do-overs. They talk about big picture ways to reframe do-overs as well as tactical ideas. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re caring for kids at home and supporting aging loved ones, there are so many needs in play. Christine and Asha talk about ways to support aging loved ones, including practical matters such as wills and estate planning, to emotional issues such as dealing with siblings, to ways to enjoy time with aging loved ones in the present. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hobbies are supposed to be fun and can have real positive effects for our physical and mental health, but sometimes stress and pressure around hobbies creeps in. Christine and Asha talk about how to edit out stress around hobbies so that you can focus on the fun, creativity, and connection. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isn’t it amazing how long we exist in spaces with aggravating yet fixable problems? Christine and Asha talk about the small yet powerful edits that have made their homes more efficient and enjoyable. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we prevent substance abuse and raise healthy kids in a culture of dependence? Christine talks to Jessica Lahey about her new book "The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence." Christine and Jessica talk about the danger of secrecy, how to help kids manage their emotions and moods, modeling, mindfulness, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine and Asha talk about how they’re planning to preserve slow in relation to work travel, communication, kids’ activities, schedules, routines, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wouldn’t life just be better if we got real about and embraced the broken and awkward in our lives? Christine talks to Jenny Lawson about her path to becoming a bestselling author and her new book, Broken (in the best possible way). Jenny and Christine talk about the path that led to Broken, the power of embracing awkward, how healing is a moving target, parenting teenagers, finding comfort within yourself, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of us are trying to wrap our heads around a shifting social landscape. More people? More normality? Maybe even less Zoom? Christine and Asha talk about how to revive and rethink friendships as we navigate safety concerns and potential social awkwardness. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The joke is, adulting is no joke. And it is, in fact, the case that there’s way more to adulting than the typical five markers of adulthood (finish education, get a job, leave home, marry, have kids). Christine talks to Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the new book “Your Turn: How To Be An Adult,” about how to get beyond learning basic adulting skills to the power of wanting to be an adult and having to adult. Christine and Julie talk about vulnerability, perfectionism, people pleasing, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While COVID-19 vaccinations are top of mind right now, there’s another crucial vaccine parents of adolescents + young adults really need to know about: the vaccinations for meningococcal disease (a/k/a “meningitis”). In this bonus episode, Christine talks about why meningitis prevention matters with Dr. Len Friedland, a dad, pediatrician, and research scientist who serves as Vice President, Director Scientific Affairs and Public Health, for GSK Vaccines. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online classes, emailed homework, interrupted friendships, cancelled activities—these are the hallmarks of the COVID school year. But as we acknowledge the losses, are there ways to uncover the successes? Christine and Asha talk about pandemic schooling. They discuss this school year in the context of growth, reframe the skills kids are gaining, and share some unexpected bright spots as spring approaches. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the big scarcities people feel is time; there never seems to be enough of it. Christine chats with time management and productivity expert Laura Vanderkam. Christine and Laura talk about how to reframe your perception of time, Laura’s favorite time management tactics, early morning productivity, and self-care. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books are magical. They can provide inspiration, escape, relief, and so much more. Christine and Asha talk about how reading is grounding them during these uncertain times, sources for book inspiration, and books that have captivated their attention. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When academic metrics are so front and center in today’s culture, how do we raise a population of strong, healthy kids who are more than just grades on paper? Christine talks to Dr. Michele Borba about her new book, Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. Christine and Michele talk about the cultural obsession with striving, the key character strengths that will help kids become thrivers, why examining core assets and addressing “attention robbers” matters, and how and where overwhelmed parents can get started on the journey to raise kids who will thrive. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Right now, while everything continues to be so hard and our world is so limited, focusing on the small comforts can be incredibly powerful. Christine and Asha talk about the power of learning to perceive tinier bits of comfort and share the everyday things that are bringing them happiness and comfort these days. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get it; talking about race and privilege can be difficult. We’re here to help. Christine is joined by the incredible Amber Coleman-Mortley, whose “hugs and truth” approach to communication is basically what all of us need. Christine and Amber talk about approaching and understanding privilege and whiteness, framed around the actions of centering empathy, creating space for others, and learning about other cultures. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve entered a new calendar year, which means we’ve now been living COVID-constrained lives long enough to learn some new ways of doing things. Christine and Asha talk about small and large ways they have made better use of their physical space in the face of everyone being at home 24/7. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone wanted a fresh start with 2021. But New Year’s optimism was quickly replaced by fear, uncertainty, and anger in the wake of domestic terrorism on January 6. Christine and Asha talk about how to take small, concrete steps to ground yourself and your family during a time that continues to leave us all feeling unmoored and out of control. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well friends, we have a fun holiday surprise for you! We decided to close out this crazy year with something different; something that embraces imperfection, gives you a window into our silly sides, and hopefully gives you a laugh as we close out this tumultuous year. Welcome to our first (and hopefully not last) Edit Your Life blooper reel! Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re just a couple of weeks out from the end of 2020, a time when many people are likely thinking, FINALLY, THIS YEAR IS ALMOST OVER. In the last official episode of 2020, Christine and Asha reflect on this year of many feelings. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have landed at the mother of all holiday months; a time that people typically gather in churches, synagogues, homes, or somewhere else. Christine and Asha talk about what they learned from their Thanksgiving experiences, and how to navigate holiday grief and joy, including what they’re embracing and leaning into this holiday season. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post-election, Christine and Asha both feel like they have more bandwidth for entertainment and learning. In this episode they share what they’re reading, watching, and experimenting with creatively and educationally. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last couple of months have been especially intense (#understatement). Christine and Asha offer a look behind the curtain of how things went down for them around the election. They talk about Election Day (which looked very different for each of them), the emotional roller coaster that followed, where they were when the election was called, and where their heads are at now, looking forward. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are so many things that can get in the way of self-care, and the times when tending to our physical and emotional wellbeing feels impossible is often when we need it the most. Christine and Asha talk about why self-care is so hard, how to make it happen, accountability challenges, and ideas for self-care in different forms. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween signals the first of the fall/winter holidays that we’re navigating for the first time amidst a global pandemic. There’s a palpable sense of loss for many families, yet it’s also possible to have a fun, silly holiday while prioritizing safety. Christine and Asha share their thoughts on celebrating Halloween during COVID-19 and maintaining touchpoints with holiday normalcy in a safe, simple way. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Distance learning is no joke, and everyone’s experiences are so different depending upon where you live, available tech resources, and your employment situation. What used to be a more common experience is no longer like that. Christine and Asha talk about how distance learning is going in their households and share tips for how to tune into the small and large details that will help make distance learning more manageable. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One thing that has not changed through the pandemic is that we’re still eating. And prepping a lot. And tweaking systems. And feeling tired about cooking. While also needing to, you know, keep eating. The need to both simplify meals AND encourage food independence among family members has never been greater. Christine and Asha talk about creating + tweaking systems, their hits and misses with outdoor dining and takeout, and simple fall food tips. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wow, the world is A LOT right now. Joan Baez famously said, “Action is the antidote to despair,” yet the space in between—that moment between despair and action—can sometimes feel so big. Christine and Asha talk about the importance of being quiet amidst hard times, and how to take really small steps to move from a space of despair to one of action. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being vulnerable and sharing yourself can be difficult, whether in person or on social media. Christine talks with Laura Tremaine (host of the podcast 10 Things To Tell You and author of the forthcoming book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level) about sharing as an antidote to loneliness, the challenges women face sharing, how to handle critics, establishing sharing boundaries around family, and ninja friendship tips. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well hello there fall...and Asha is back from her summer sabbatical! Christine and Asha check in about their summers then share updates about back-to-school season, family, work, election activism, how they’re coping during the pandemic, and where they are finding fun in life. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people feel daunted by the recommendation to be creative. But there’s no need; creativity comes in many forms and often the opportunities are right around you and don’t involve money for supplies. Christine chats with Lucrecer Braxton about tapping into creative fierceness; how to carve out time and find creativity around you. They also talk about the intersection of creativity and activism, the pros and cons of side hustles, and favorite resources. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re in the thick of back-to-school season; who could have predicted a year ago how stressful it would be? Christine talks to Dr. Robyn Silverman about the current level of doom, gloom, dread, and confusion families are facing and how to navigate back-to-school season amidst the global pandemic. Christine and Robyn talk about focusing on kids’ strengths, managing expectations this fall, how to handle the social/emotional piece for kids, how to build relationships with teachers you and your kids likely won’t see much in person, and how to talk to kids about uncertainty. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amidst all of the uncertainty around this coming school year, the only certainty is that technology will be a part of it. Christine chats with guest host Leticia Barr about how to deal with technology fatigue. Christine and Leticia talk about daily structure, transition, and organizational tips. They also discuss how to handle tech-resistant kids and share their favorite fun tech resources. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may seem a little light to talk about home decluttering and styling in the midst of a public health crisis, but feeling happy in your home is crucial because, well, our lives are more home-centric than ever before. Christine chats with guest host Paige Lewin about simple decluttering and styling tips that you can execute when you’re exhausted and on a budget. Because hello, global pandemic. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything is chaotic right now and it’s hard enough to function as a single human being, much less also raise kids amidst the chaos. Christine and guest host Heather Greenwood Davis talk about wading through the ups and downs of the pandemic, the new wave of activism around #BlackLivesMatter, and how to find space and moments of joy with family amidst the chaos, whether at home or on the road (in a socially distant way of course). Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a special announcement! Edit Your Life co-host Christine Koh has launched a new podcast with Edit Your Life’s most requested guest -- therapist Jonathan Baxter! Hello Relationships is a podcast to help you focus on common issues in relationships to stop small aggravations from becoming big problems so you can learn to grow and communicate better, whether that’s with a partner, your family, friends, or co-workers. We're dropping Episode 1 into your feed and hope you love it! To continue getting new episodes, subscribe to Hello Relationships wherever you get your podcasts. And to learn more, visit http://hellorelationships.com/ and follow on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hellorelationships) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellorelationships/). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pandemic has brought on all manner of disappointments, and while it’s healthy and necessary to feel sad about those losses, given all the other stressors in the world right now, our nervous systems need a few wins. Christine and guest host Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour talk about how they’re rethinking summer losses into periodic wins. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To say that things are painful and difficult right now...well, even the word “understatement” feels like an understatement. Christine and Asha talk about the storm within another storm we’re living right now in the face of recent racial atrocities and the global pandemic. They follow with ideas for how to keep going when everything feels awful. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 has forced people to live differently in so many ways (#understatement) and one of those ways is living a more frugal/economic lifestyle. Christine and Asha talk about how frugality is playing out in their homes right now + they share genius listener tips generated from an episode on easy eco-friendly habits. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The small positive everyday moments are crucial to keeping us going. Christine talks to LaShawn Wiltz about embracing and capturing everyday moments. They talk about letting go of aspirational social media FOMO, tuning in to the beauty of capturing everyday moments, simple tactics to level up your photography, and sources of inspiration. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When your mind and heart is already breaking under the weight of today's news, how do you find the energy—or even the willingness—to do more? Christine and Asha acknowledge the political overwhelm most of us feel, and share small, simple, and even silent things you can do (beyond voting) to increase your election impact. This is an open-hearted and practical conversation about how to express your values through your political engagement, with options for everyone, no matter what your time, experience, or personality. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having “the tech talk” with kids can be daunting, especially given how quickly the tech landscape changes. Christine and Asha talk about essential topics to cover with kids (e.g., tech safety, screen time) as well as key things to consider (e.g., building trust, modeling behavior) as the first generation of parents contending with the Internet, mobile devices, and social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many of us, the climate emergency is this massive, scary topic that’s hard to bring down to the level of our own lives. But the reality is, small eco-friendly edits make a difference. Christine and Asha share easy habit changes that will help you use less water, energy, and resources. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oftentimes when people hear the word “frugality” they think about clipping coupons and depriving oneself of anything that lands in the “want” (vs. “need”) bucket. If that sounds familiar, get ready to have your perspective on frugality turned completely upside down! Christine talks to Amiyrah Martin about how to instill in kids the importance and meaning of frugality in a not-heavy-handed way, how to set frugal living goals, where to make the most impact with frugality in relation to food, fashion, and family, and how to reframe frugality as an expression of love and intentionality. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To say that navigating divorce and single parenthood is challenging is a massive understatement. Christine welcomes content creator, content strategist, and divorce coach Jessica Ashley to answer some listener questions. Christine and Jessica talk about respectful separation, how to navigate the overall divorce transition and holidays with kids, and how to work less as a single parent, as well as the bigger picture issues of how to reclaim your sense of self and thrive through, and after, divorce. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jobs, travel, home management, babies, complicated relationships...the stress of these things can have a major impact on our physical selves. How do we manage the mental and physical load of modern life? Christine welcomes back Edit Your Life’s most requested guest: therapist Jonathan Baxter. In response to a listener letter, Christine and Jonathan talk about the physical manifestation of stress, gender roles, the “having it all” myth, how to let go of how things “should” be done, doing vs. owning tasks, and family systems. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feeding kids is a fundamental part of parenting, but the particulars of getting everyone fed are onerous for so many parents. In this episode, Christine interviews Laura Fuentes about back-to-school food sanity. They cover both practical and emotional ground related to meal planning, picky eaters, and negativity around food. The goal: bringing sanity to breakfast, lunch, and dinner as we head back to school. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology is both wonderful and complicated, and the complications grow exponentially as screens go from educational or entertainment “playback” for younger kids to digital eco-system and social “livelihood” for tweens and teens. In this episode, Christine interviews Julianna Miner about her new book, "Raising A Screen-Smart Kid: Embrace the Good and Avoid the Bad in the Digital Age." Christine and Julianna talk about how to decide when to get your kid a phone, kids and digital affirmation, modeling good tech behavior, teaching kids social skills, identifying digital addiction, and understanding digital mentorship. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tension between getting more stuff done and slowing down enough to savor and appreciate what’s happening around you is an ongoing challenge. Christine and Asha share simple ideas for how to be present in daily life when you’ve got a long to-do list hovering over your shoulder. They talk about communication and scheduling tweaks, device-free tactics, boundary setting, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve listened to our media and entertainment review episodes, you’ve heard Christine rave about the Gimlet Media shows Homecoming, Science Vs., and The Habitat. Today we want to introduce you to a new Gimlet Media podcast we think you’ll love: Motherhood Sessions. On Motherhood Sessions, psychiatrist Dr. Alexandra Sacks works with women who are struggling with the massive life and identity shifts that accompany motherhood. In the first episode, you’ll hear from Zoe, a woman who’s grappling with low self-esteem, a difficult ex- who isn’t carrying his co-parenting weight, the challenge of asking for help, and how to deal with her anger over what she now sees as a path filled with red flags that she chose to ignore. We hope this honest, compelling conversation resonates with you. (Note that Motherhood Sessions covers sensitive topics and includes some profanity.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's always a good time for kids to learn real-world life skills, no matter how old they are. And judging by the viral popularity of our recent “100 Life Skills You Can Teach Your Kids in 5 Minutes or Less” list, people want to get started. Christine and Asha follow up on their list with practical tips for how to teach kids life skills. They talk about the importance of frustration tolerance, how to nudge to reluctant kids to learn, the reality that kids sometimes learn more readily from other adults, and the welcome reminder that it’s never too late to start. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Language evolves over time; we need to evolve with it. Christine interviews Casey Brown about gender identity, language, and parenting. They talk about Casey’s gender identity journey over the last 17 years, the importance of giving kids room around gender identity, how kids are often more comfortable than adults when talking about gender, “pronouns 101,” and how compassionately communicating with other human beings boils down to some really, really simple universals and actions. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know intellectually that kids learn from challenges, and they grow stronger and have more self-confidence when they learn to navigate those challenges. But when you’re actually going through it it’s hard, as a parent, to watch your kid struggle. It’s also hard to identify where the line is between reasonable struggle and a real need for help. In this episode, Christine and Asha share 8 tips for how parents can help kids handle disappointment while not hovering. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cooking = essential life skill. Christine and Asha talk about 10 tips for teaching kids to find inspiration in the kitchen and get cooking -- notably, in a low stress way spanning toddler through teens. Because hello, move-out skills. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenting is all about trial and error. You make the best decisions you can in the moment and often times don’t know how things will play out. Also, some things you think are a huge deal end up not being a big deal, while other things you didn’t notice or pay much attention to turn out to be really important. Christine and Asha talk about 8 lessons they have learned (and do-overs they wish they could have!) over their years parenting kids who now range in ages from 6 to 17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Change can be hard and scary -- the uncertainty, the letting go of security, the need to trust in the act of trying. In this episode, Christine and Asha talk about and share Christine’s interview with actor Dr. Ken Jeong (of The Hangover and Dr. Ken fame) about making leaps. In this candid interview, Jeong shares about leaving medicine for acting, dealing with fear of failure and other people’s expectations, letting go of control, how his experience has impacted his parenting, and why his wife was the missing link and the catalyst for his success. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protecting our kids is the most basic of parenting jobs, but how much is too much? When we shield kids from anything that’s remotely risky, we erase a valuable learning opportunity. In Episode 32 of Edit Your Life, Christine and Asha discuss the importance of exposing kids to reasonable risk and danger, how “reasonable” differs from parent-to-parent (even in the same family), and how knowing-- and trusting -- ourselves is crucial as we navigate risky territory with our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The never-ending nature of paper clutter -- incoming mail, bills, and school papers -- is both irritating and anxiety-provoking, and yet most of it can go straight into the recycle bin. In this episode, Asha interviews Erin Doland, Real Simple’s organizing columnist and author of the new book, Never Too Busy to Cure Clutter. Asha and Erin discuss the wisdom of handling paper clutter in small bits, note the energy difference between mindful and mindless organizing, and share practical tips for both handling incoming paper and busting through the paper clutter already filling your house. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The notion of modeling behavior makes many parents feel like they’re in the perfection hot seat; that if they don’t act like paragons of humanity at all times, they’re setting their kids up for future therapy. Christine and Asha turn this idea upside down and discuss why embracing and modeling imperfection is a good thing and offer 8 tips for how to model imperfection, handle perfectionist kids, and use imperfect moments as communication levers. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chores represent a double parenting win -- you’re teaching your kids life skills while taking something off your load. But this seemingly everyday ritual is a constant source of frustration for families. Christine and Asha explore why families wrestle with integrating chores into their routine and share 10 tips for how to get kids to do them -- and hopefully realize that chores represent responsibility and eventual independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marie Kondo’s “Japanese decluttering book” has taken the world by storm. The book details the author’s philosophy about organizing and decluttering, and gives step-by-step instructions for decluttering one’s home. She calls her specific steps the “KonMari Method,” and promises that it will change the lives of those who follow it. Thousands of people say it has, but plenty have voiced skepticism. In this episode, Christine and Asha touch on different aspects of Marie Kondo’s approach, and share their reactions -- both positive and negative -- to the KonMari Method. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine and Asha share 9 tips to help you master the fine art of SAYING NO. Because while there are some things in life that are essential, a lot of things truly are optional. It’s your life, your choices -- we all have the power to identify the things that are important to us, and to make room for those things, in whatever ways we can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your schedule is jam-packed to the max, there’s no room for unexpected awesome to happen. Christine and Asha introduce the concept of surrounding work and play with “serendipity space,” including 5 strategies for creating serendipity space in your life. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wondering why it’s worth editing your life, or whether doing less = being lazy? Christine and Asha address why it can be hard to edit your life, how the journey is different for everyone, and why editing your life is necessary, doable, and totally awesome. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone procrastinates about something at some point, right? Christine and Asha share their own sorry tales of procrastination, along with actionable tips and inspiration for how you can defeat the procrastination beast. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices