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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 share...

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 p...

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....

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 practic...

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 edityou...

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. Edi...

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 ide...

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, simp...

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...

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 outd...

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...

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,...

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 sp...

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,...

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 ha...

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 Y...

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. Edi...

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...

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,...

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 pr...

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 share...

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 declu...

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 pract...

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...

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 yo...