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

Christine answers the question, “How do you handle food allergies with kids, navigating school functions, birthday parties, and other situations?”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

The workplace has changed a lot over the last few years. It’s also become more complicated given that work and home life is more blended than ever. Christine talks to Leslie Forde about common challenges for people juggling caregiving, work, and personal needs, and how to advocate for yourself at work.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Leslie Forde: Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs + Allies @ Work Tackling Dreaded or Mundane Tasks Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) Christine’s Substack essay: Coupon to chill 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 get out of a book rut or find your next book?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s essay Making a case for slow reading Why Kids Aren't Falling in Love With Reading Bookpage.com KJ Dell’Antonia and Mary Laura Philpott on Instagram Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club 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

Gratitude has the power to heal and delight. Christine talks with Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time” about personal lessons learned and the science behind the power of expressing gratitude. The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time by Nancy Davis Kho Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley: Nancy’s recommendation for resources on the power of positive psychology 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 is your skincare routine?”For the links to the products Christine talks about, head to 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

There is just so much minutia in life. Christine talks about how she tackles dreaded or mundane tasks with intention and an efficiency lens, so she can get to the other side and do the things she is excited to do.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist Todoist productivity app Christine’s Adulting Fridays 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

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