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

Christine answers the question, “How do you use Todoist?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Todoist productivity app Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger) Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) 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

Decluttering often feels overwhelming, but it can be simple, especially when you address your emotional blocks. Christine and professional declutter Tracy McCubbin talk about reframing your thinking about clutter, letting go of shame, and moving through emotional blocks related to your stuff. They also talk about tactics related to clothes, kids stuff, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Tracy McCubbin | website | “Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want” | “Making Space, Clutter Free” Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Identifying Your Values The Power of Cognitive Reframing My Clothing Rental Experiment; visit https://edityourlifeshow.com/rent and use code “CHRISTINEKRTR” for 40% off 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, “How do I handle all of the feelings around college results?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack essay, College results season baggage College Application Reality Check  Christine’s Boston Globe Magazine article College rejection season doesn’t have to hurt this much Identifying Your Values 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

When you claim space and time in your life, you have an opportunity to use that space to beautiful effect. Christine talks with author and digital content creator Jessica Turner about finding fulfillment in tiny pockets of time, setting boundaries, getting past the shoulds, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Jessica Turner: The Fringe Hours, The Mom Creative Minimalist Parenting Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Serendipity Space Identifying Your Values Mini Edit: How To Handle Chores 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, “Can you share ideas for gluten-free mealtime options?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Weekend Food Prep Winter Comfort Foods & Beverages (includes links to lentil + chicken and wild rice soup recipes) Shalane Flanagan superhero muffins Christine’s green smoothies Martha Stewart salmon cakes Purple Carrot energy bites 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

Shifting your perspective is powerful. Inspired by a listener’s letter about the power of pivoting, Christine shares about her journey with cognitive reframing, including three tactics she uses to guide her practice.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Identifying Your Values Letting Go of the Hero Role What Is Cognitive Reframing? (Verywell Mind) Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Weekend Food Prep Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Tiny Moments of Self-Love Mini Edit: Toxic Friendships Making Time for What Matters Christine’s Substack (a paid subscription gives access to her mantras series) 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, “How do you handle chores?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: How To Get Kids To Do Chores How to Teach Kids Life Skills 100 Life Skills You Can Teach Your Kid in 5 Minutes or Less (printable PDF) Modeling Imperfection 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

We all need reminders that we don’t need to do it all. Inspired by a listener's voice memo about the power of creating intentional pauses in life and letting go of feeling the need to keep all the plates spinning, Christine shares an archived episode about the power of letting go of the hero role. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Identifying Your Values Intentional Pauses  How To Get Kids To Do Chores 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, “How do you move on from a toxic friendship?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Reviving & Rethinking Friendships  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

This podcast explores the importance of identifying your values to simplify and declutter your life. They discuss their own key values and how they relate to creating a life that feels true to you. Topics also include finding balance as a parent, embracing baby steps, and the benefits of small steps and decluttering.