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Christine shares 5 delightful things from October. 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, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christine’...

Struggling to put your interests and curiosity at the center? Christine chats with Karen Walrond about why it is important to embrace amateurism without the expectations of productivity or money, getting past roadblocks such as guilt and a capitalist mindset, the connection between values and being intentional about amateurism, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips,...

Amidst reflection around her birthday, Christine shares four things she is cultivating this year. 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, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe...

Christine shares about three dramatic stories (that she couldn’t put down!) based on real people. 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, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe...

The collective exhaustion and stress is no joke. In this episode brought out from the locked archive, Christine and Asha share eight immediate tactics to help break the immediate cycle of stress. 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 hos...

Christine shares about 5 unexpected discoveries in making photo books for her kids for the first time. 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, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subsc...

The toddler years don’t have the best reputation, and it’s time to reframe the narrative. Christine talks with Devon Kuntzman about using positive, effective, and developmentally appropriate tools to nurture development and foster connection with kids. Devon and Christine talk about how to navigate the adult baggage that inherently informs our parenting, reframing expectations, discipline, and mor...

Christine shares 5 delightful things from September. 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, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christin...

Fall can be an incredibly stressful time of year for high school seniors if they are considering college as a future path. Christine shares eight tips from her original 2022 college application reality check episode, preceded by encore notes in the form of four pieces of advice that have resonated both in the college and post-graduate application processes for her daughter Laurel (now a college se...

Christine shares 10 tactics that help with establishing boundaries, tackling small goals, and engaging in loving touchpoints amidst re-entry. 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 edi...

Do you feel crappy before getting your period? Christine chats with Dr. Sarah Hill about the biological explanation for feeling depleted in the second half of the menstrual cycle, how our cycle impacts everything from nutrition to exercise to relationships to sex, and practical tips for how to best care for yourself and support your body across the cycle. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast...

Christine shares lessons learned in the nearly 20 years since leaving academia to forge a creative career. 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. Sub...

Do you have a kid who is intensely passionate about an activity? Are you struggling with the demands and expectations as a result? In this episode brought out from the locked archive, Christine and Asha share 9 recommendations for how to balance supporting, and sometimes questioning, when it comes to passionate kids. They also share a level setting, compassionate perspective in the—totally normal—...

Christine shares about the life changing magic of bulk and batch prepping, including six examples from her kitchen. 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 @drchristin...

Wondering how to live small (or smaller) in a consumer world? Christine chats with Laura Fenton, author of “The Little Book of Living Small.” They talk about becoming mindful about and making the most of what you have, as well as how to minimize consumption and edit habits that can feel deeply ingrained and hard to change. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendation...

It’s a new school year, and with that can come pressure. In this episode brought out from the locked archive, Christine and Asha share about the challenges we bring in our own histories, as well as the very real struggle between encouraging our kids and not micro-managing. They follow to share seven recommendations for navigating the challenging school achievement pressure waters. Edit Your Life i...

Christine shares 5 delightful things from August. 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. Subscribe to Christine’s personal newsletter at Substack. Le...

Want to be inspired to live life with frankness, thoughtfulness, humor, and love for your family and community? Christine chats with Casey Brown, a parent of two and full-time city employee who makes the most of life in all the small and big moments. Christine and Casey talk about what has changed with a 14-year gap between their toddler and teen, the power of challenging yourself to use what you...

Christine shares an update on what's growing and what she's brewing. 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. Subscribe to Christine’s personal newslet...

Time is the most scarce resource, especially when you have young kids and are an independent business owner. Christine chats with bakery owner Lizzie Johnson about creating intentional space amidst a very full life. They talk about community, the power of outsourcing and playing to your strengths, staying present with your kids when your to-do list is a mile long, picking your battles with declutt...

Christine shares about a simple daily practice that can help you feel like you have made holistic progress in life in a half hour or less. 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 @edityour...

Is it possible to be in the moment when life feels a little (or a lot) chaotic? Christine digs into this question with former Washington Post journalist turned bookshop owner Amy Joyce. They chat about Amy’s big leap, the power of living in a connected community, how to stay focused on the moment, letting go in service of reducing mental load, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast t...

Christine shares her thoughts on 4 books about family dynamics. 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. Subscribe to Christine’s personal newsletter a...

What does life look like when you are focused on elevating others? (Spoiler alert: pretty amazing.) Christine talks with Roxanna Sarmiento about her work at We Are ALX, her favorite lifestyle edits and micro delights, and how she is working to manifest lightness. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, sch...

Christine shares 5 delightful things from July. 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. Subscribe to Christine’s personal newsletter at Substack. Lear...