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

Explore how parents face challenges regarding their children's school lunches, including limited eating time. Learn how to involve kids in lunch preparation, establish a routine for school prep, and show them grocery shopping options. Discover the importance of persistence and acts of compassion through making lunch for others.

We all could use more joy in life. Christine chats with best-selling novelist Katherine Center about positive vs. negative valence theory, why prioritizing happiness and joy matters, amazing women writers, and more.LINKS/RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see the show notes): Katherine Center and her full suite of books Mini Edit: Quick Mood Boost Ideas “Making a case for slow reading” Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christine answers the question, “What do you tell the kids about the afterlife, what happens after you die, etc.” 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: Beginning Sex Ed Conversations Dr. Robyn Silverman’s forthcoming book, How to Talk to Kids about Anything: Tips, Scripts, Stories, and Steps to Make Even the Toughest Conversations Easier 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

Christine answers the listener question, “What are your best quick mood boosts?” 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, see show notes): The Power of Cognitive Reframing Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Tiny Moments of Self-Love Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics 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

Middle school isn’t always easy, but it’s also a time where kids can develop superpowers. Christine chats with licensed clinical professional counselor, author, and freelance journalist Phyllis Fagell about resilience, letting go of parental baggage, boundary setting, and more.RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see the show notes): Untangling Overparenting (with Jessica Lahey) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) How To Raise Kids To Be Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba) How To Be An Adult (with Julie Lythcott-Haims) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christine shares about the baking tools that make her life happier and easier. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow.RELATED EPISODES: Weekend Food Prep  Summer of Small Delights  Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites  Cultivating Hobbies + Interests See additional product links at 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

Figuring out how to step back in a culture of involvement is hard but doable. Christine chats with educator and author Jessica Lahey about letting go of control, how ignoring the grade portal actually encourages learning, how lovingly stepping back doesn’t have to feel like walking away, and more.RELATED EPISODES (for additional resource links, visit the show notes) Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)  Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Dr. Lisa Damour)  Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber) How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson) Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman)  How To Raise Kids To Be Thrivers (with Dr. Michele Borba)  The Addiction Inoculation (with Jessica Lahey) Modeling Imperfection Raising Middle Schoolers (with Phyllis Fagell, LCPC) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christine addresses a question from a listener about when to prioritize movement during the day. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow.RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Mini Edit: My Simple Holistic Wellness Tracker  Cultivating Hobbies + Interests Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics  Summer of Small Delights 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

Prioritizing curiosity and learning through everyday interests is powerful. Christine asked her community “What hobbies/passion projects light you up at present, or do you want to try?” and received nearly 200 responses! She shares about the responses with the hope that they will provide inspiration for your next pursuits.RELATED EPISODES: Summer of Small Delights Making Space for Passion Projects The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Letting Go of the Hero Role Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Creating A Self-Directed Practice Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the request of a listener/reader, Christine shares an essay about embracing changing roles with your kids as they grow. 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: On following, Trust is hard and necessary, Is the second-semester ache a thing? Identifying Your Values Modeling Imperfection Making Space for Passion Projects 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