Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space

Building your community is a lot more accessible than you might think. Christine talks with Katherine Goldstein about the power of investing in community, why we need to edit down “busyness,” a surprising exercise to ramp up social skills, and more. For links and related episodes, visit the show notes. 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

Inspired by the prompt, “What do I want my everyday life to look like when I’m in my 60s, 70s, and 80s?” Christine shares 5 visions she has for older years and how she is manifesting them now. For links and related episodes visit the show notes. 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

Are you in need of some compassion and care? Christine shares 10 examples of tiny moments of self-love (originally shared in 2022 when she was in a very tough season), then follows with reflections on some of the changes in the last three years, and 10 additional sources for tiny moments of self-love in the present. For links and resources, visit the show notes. 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

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes references to abusive relationships, suicide, and disordered eating. Please take care and feel free to pass on this episode.  Christine reflects on body stories, shares 5 ways to feel better in your body right now, and includes recommendations for how to help dismantle negative body narratives. For links and resources, visit the show notes. 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

Even if you have a partner who is a competent, functional human being, imbalances and double standards are common. Christine talks with Mary Catherine Starr about her compelling comic artistry related to subconscious beliefs, double standards, maternal gatekeeping, and more. For links and resources visit the show notes. 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

Discover eight compelling reasons to love libraries and their vital role in community life. Explore how these institutions enhance education and foster social connections. Learn practical ways to advocate for your local library, from volunteering to donations. Christine shares personal anecdotes that inspire active engagement and support for these beloved community resources.

Christine shares 5 delightful things from May. For links and resources, visit the show notes. 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

Struggling to stay connected to your friendships? Christine shares 8 friendship reboot tactics followed by 4 encore notes related to making social gatherings with your favorite people happen more readily. 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

Christine shares 8 tactics to manage the logistical end-of-school year chaos so you can enjoy the actual moments. For links, visit the show notes. 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

Did you know that awe has superpowers? Christine chats with Deborah Farmer Kris, a former educator turned child development expert and author of “Raising Awe-Seekers: How the Science of Wonder Helps Our Kids Thrive.” They talk about finding awe in the everyday, and cover practical tactics around slowing down, dealing with technology, the power of looking for the good in hard times, and more. 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