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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 a...

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...

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 everythin...

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 Ho...

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 y...

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, wher...

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,...

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: Fav...

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 Ho...

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...

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 Colle...

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...

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 Heitn...

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 qu...

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: 1...

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 L...

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...

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, Scr...

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 functiona...

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 dec...

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 hos...

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, vis...

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...

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...

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. 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 everyt...