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 Davi...
Nov 30, 2023•34 min
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 y...
Nov 27, 2023•8 min
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 relation...
Nov 20, 2023•7 min
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 Emb...
Nov 16, 2023•55 min
Christine shares pie tips and recommendations from three Thanksgivings of only making pie! Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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 Christine's epic pie planner The Mini Edit is a sho...
Nov 13, 2023•8 min
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...
Nov 09, 2023•31 min
Christine shares about her favorite foods to prep and freeze. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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) T...
Nov 06, 2023•8 min
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 ...
Nov 02, 2023•52 min
Christine shares five micro delights from October. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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 Ko...
Oct 30, 2023•8 min
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...
Oct 26, 2023•42 min
Christine shares about the process she developed to finally tame reusable container clutter. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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 Min...
Oct 23, 2023•8 min
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...
Oct 19, 2023•41 min
Christine shares about the magic of kitchen batch prepping. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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...
Oct 16, 2023•8 min
Christine shares about how poster board changed her calendaring life. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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-...
Oct 09, 2023•9 min
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 A...
Oct 05, 2023•39 min
Christine shares 7 tips for how to get kids functional in the kitchen. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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 qu...
Oct 02, 2023•8 min
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 edi...
Sep 28, 2023•21 min
Christine responds to a listener question about puzzle sourcing, materials, and approach. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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...
Sep 25, 2023•7 min
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 Everyda...
Sep 21, 2023•46 min
Christine shares her top minimalist packing tips. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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 ...
Sep 18, 2023•8 min
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-wi...
Sep 14, 2023•38 min
Christine shares tips for being a good supporter on the sidelines of kids sporting events. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow. RELATED EPISODE: Editing Out Extracurricular Pressure 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...
Sep 11, 2023•9 min
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 Harri...
Sep 07, 2023•40 min
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 Ho...
Aug 24, 2023•18 min
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 [email protected] 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-f...
Aug 21, 2023•8 min
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-M...
Aug 17, 2023•34 min
Christine shares about how she and her college freshman stayed connected through the challenging transition. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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 shor...
Aug 14, 2023•8 min
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
Aug 10, 2023•23 min
Christine shares tips on how to get kids in the school lunch making game. Send your questions to Christine at [email protected] 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-c...
Aug 07, 2023•7 min
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, schedu...
Aug 03, 2023•38 min
