

Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Christine Koh
Overwhelmed by "shoulds"? Struggle with perfectionism and boundary setting? Feel like you don't have time for the things you actually want to do? 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. Hosted by Christine Koh (+ Asha Dornfest 2015 to 2021).
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Oct 20, 2025 • 9min
Mini Edit: 4 Things I’m Cultivating
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 to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christine’s personal newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 2025 • 10min
Mini Edit: 3 Compelling Historical Books
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 to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christine’s personal newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 9, 2025 • 29min
Everyday Stress Management Tactics
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 host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe on Substack to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christine’s personal newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2025 • 10min
Mini Edit: Why Making Photo Books is Delightful
Christine shares her delightful experiences in creating photo books for her kids. She emphasizes the joy found in candid moments and encourages focusing on a limited time frame for sourcing photos. Discover how she made the process collaborative by inviting family contributions, enhancing the project’s emotional depth. Interestingly, she highlights a growing trend among kids rediscovering the charm of printed photos. Tune in to explore the beauty of everyday memories and the unexpected joys of making keepsakes.

Oct 2, 2025 • 39min
Transforming Toddlerhood + Beyond (with Devon Kuntzman)
Devon Kuntzman, a parenting expert and author focused on toddler development, joins the conversation to reshape the narrative around these challenging years. She discusses how parental baggage influences parenting styles and emphasizes the importance of validating emotions in grown-ups. Devon shares strategies for effective discipline rooted in connection and boundaries, and highlights the significance of tantrums as vital developmental milestones. With tips on navigating mealtimes and building skills, she inspires parents to embrace the joy of toddlerhood.

Sep 29, 2025 • 8min
Mini Edit: September Micro Delights
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 Christine’s personal newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 25, 2025 • 30min
College Application Reality Check [Encore!]
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 senior).
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, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe on Substack to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christine’s personal newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 22, 2025 • 8min
Mini Edit: 10 Re-entry Tips
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 edityourlifeshow@gmail.com, DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh, and subscribe to the Edit Your Life newsletter and Christine’s personal newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 18, 2025 • 50min
What You Need to Know About Your Cycle (with Dr. Sarah Hill)
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 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. Subscribe to Christine’s personal newsletter at Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2025 • 10min
Mini Edit: 6 Lessons About Creativity
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. Subscribe to Christine’s personal newsletter at Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices