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

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Apr 3, 2025 • 46min

Disrupting Traditional Fashion Advice + Finding Your Authentic Style (with Dacy Gillespie)

Dacy Gillespie is a weight-inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist dedicated to helping women embrace their authentic style. In this engaging discussion, she delves into body acceptance and the impact of societal beauty standards. Dacy encourages listeners to challenge conventional fashion advice and highlights the importance of individual expression. She also shares practical tips for updating wardrobes, especially after significant life changes like motherhood, advocating for comfort and sustainability in clothing choices.
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Mar 31, 2025 • 9min

Mini Edit: March Micro Delights

Christine shares 5 delightful things from March. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 27, 2025 • 37min

How to Talk + Learn About Race (with Amber Coleman-Mortley)

Amber Coleman-Mortley, an expert in facilitating discussions about race, guides listeners through the important nuances of talking about race with various age groups. She emphasizes the value of curiosity and empathy, making these conversations as relatable as discussing sandwiches. Amber shares practical tips for parents on addressing race with children, promoting inclusivity, and leveraging personal privileges for empowerment. The conversation encourages open dialogue and reflection, making the topic accessible and essential for all.
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Mar 24, 2025 • 9min

Mini Edit: The Power of Seasons Within Seasons

Explore the transformative idea of 'micro seasons' within life's bigger phases. Discover how focusing on these smaller transitions can enhance personal agency and joy. Learn the power of setting six-month intervals for better managing life’s ups and downs, fostering creativity, and maintaining a positive perspective. This discussion unveils how shifting our viewpoint can lead to personal and professional growth, turning challenges into opportunities for renewal.
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Mar 20, 2025 • 41min

Helping Seniors Transition with Compassion (with Grace Rehman)

In this engaging discussion, Grace Rehman, owner of Organize with Grace and a specialist in senior transitions, shares her expertise on helping seniors declutter with compassion. She tackles the emotional challenges of downsizing and highlights the need for empathy and dignity in tough conversations. Grace offers insightful tips for caregivers navigating resistance and emphasizes the importance of self-care. From practical decluttering strategies to fostering joy during transitions, this conversation is filled with valuable advice for the sandwich generation.
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Mar 13, 2025 • 29min

Nurturing Your Relationships Under Stress

In this insightful discussion, Asha Dornfest, former co-host of Edit Your Life, shares her expertise on nurturing relationships under stress. The conversation dives into the crucial role of communication during tough times, offering practical tips for connection. Asha emphasizes the importance of small acts of kindness and open dialogue to deepen bonds. They also explore the power of surprise, the value of support systems, and the need for gratitude in maintaining positive relationships amidst challenges. Tune in for relatable advice that can transform your interactions!
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Mar 10, 2025 • 9min

Mini Edit: 4 Intriguing Relationship Reads

Dive into an intriguing exploration of complex relationships through four recent reads. Discover how friendship and sibling dynamics create powerful narratives filled with compassion and forgiveness. Two sisters face a bear visitor, showcasing their contrasting approaches to fear and bonding. Additionally, two engaging stories illuminate personal growth and the challenges of friendship amid the trials of college life. Each tale offers rich insights into the beauty and intricacies of human connections.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 51min

Lighthouse Parenting (with Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg)

Wondering about how to parent in a way that increases trust, care, and communication while reducing hovering, distance, and conflict? Christine talks with Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg about lighthouse parenting. They discuss the importance of the long view in parenting, hovering vs. preparation, how to handle stumbles, 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 3, 2025 • 7min

Mini Edit: 7 Mood Boosting Tactics

Feeling a bit low? Discover 7 mood-boosting tactics to lift your spirits! Learn how staying hydrated with warm beverages can enhance your wellbeing. Find joy in simple, playful activities and the power of giving back. Delve into creative projects, from DIY to comforting meals like red lentil soup, that bring happiness. Embrace light-hearted fun and personal anecdotes that illustrate the therapeutic effects of these uplifting practices. It’s all about connecting with what makes you feel good!
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Feb 27, 2025 • 60min

Creating Change Through Conversation + Community (with Dr. Nilanjana Dasgupta)

Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless about how to enact change right now? Christine talks with Dr. Nilanjana Dasgupta about focusing on the power of how we make change at a more immediate, community level, starting right in our neighborhoods. They talk about how to keep going during overwhelming times, how to connect within your neighborhood, the power of storytelling, dealing with performative diversity practices in the workplace, 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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