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Christine answers the question, “How do you make homemade fire starters?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: 100% cotton makeup pads Soy wax 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

How do you find traction and move forward in the face of anxiety? Christine chats with award-winning speaker, author (including the new book, “The Anxious Achiever”), podcaster, and entrepreneur Morra Aarons-Mele about anxiety management tactics, toxic bosses, authenticity of feelings at work, boundary setting, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Morra Aarons-Mele: website | Books: Hiding in the Bathroom + The Anxious Achiever Are Women Punished For Being Emotional At Work? (The Anxious Achiever podcast) Digging Deeper on Perfectionism (The Anxious Achiever podcast) Modeling Imperfection Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) 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 are the first sex ed conversations I should have with my kid?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) Advocates for Youth AMAZE.org 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 shares about her current favorite things spanning home, entertainment, work, beauty, and apparel. She also talks about a new short-form Edit Your Life series: the Mini Edit! Send your Mini Edit questions to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack newsletter, including Making a case for slow reading and Is the second-semester ache a thing? Embracing Micro Goals My Clothing Rental Experiment + Rent The Runway; use code CHRISTINEKRTR for 40% off Navigating Divorce + Single Parenting (with Jessica Ashley) Thriving In Midlife (with Lizzie Bermudez) See this episode's show notes for the remaining links to things discussed during this episode 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 recommend getting back into a movement routine?”LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Embracing Micro Goals Why Self-Care Is Hard + How To Make It Happen 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 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’s a lot of grousing about midlife AND there are many gifts this stretch of life brings. Christine talks with Lizzie Bermudez, an Emmy winning TV journalist and co-host of the forthcoming podcast Our Halftime Show. Christine and Lizzie talk about midlife pain points, the upsides around boundary setting and handling judgment, menopause, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Lizzie Bermudez: website, Instagram, Our Halftime Show podcast Untamed by Glennon Doyle (book recommendation by Lizzie) Lizzie’s beauty picks: Kosas: Air Brow Tinted Clean Volumizing Eyebrow Gel, Natura Bisse: Stabilizing Cleansing Mask, Tatcha: The Rice Polish Foaming Enzyme Powder Christine’s eye cream: MIZON Snail Line Snail Repair Eye Cream Saying Yes To Saying No The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Christine’s CNN article: Experiencing Hulk rage and terrible sleep? It may be perimenopause — here’s what to do 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

The days are long but the years are short. And the stress and pressures in everyday parenting seem greater than ever. Christine talks with mom of three, best-selling author, and psychotherapist Dr. Tina Payne Bryson about the brain’s natural developmental runway. Dr. Bryson shares a slew of practical and compassionate parenting tactics and also talks about what kids need in order to thrive, and how to let go of the baggage that gets in the way of us seeing our children for who they are, not what we want them to be.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson Books mentioned: The Power of Showing Up, The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline Christine’s CNN article: 5 ways to support tweens' and teens' developing brains The Case for Sleepovers via The Atlantic How to Teach Kids Life Skills Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Dr. Lisa Damour) Simple, Everyday Coping Tactics (with Janine Halloran, LMHC) Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) 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) 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

What foods and beverages bring you comfort and delight during the cold winter months? Christine shares about her seasonal intake patterns, preferred beverages, and the baked goods and mealtime items that are on high rotation right now. She also shares a favorite recipe collection hack and an update on her micro goals.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Christine’s Substack newsletter, There's Always A Story @drchristinekoh on Instagram Embracing Micro Goals Self-Care for Stubborn People The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Yoga with Adriene 30-day “Center” journey Video on Christine’s random calendar invite drops; she’s 2 for 2! Christine’s recipe binder system Sally’s Baking Addiction Carrot Cake Cupcakes Shalane Flanagan’s Superhero Muffins Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread Mark Bittman’s How To Cook Everything Mushroom Barley Soup via Food & Wine *Increase the richness by adding cornstarch slurry, balsamic vinegar, and Trader Joe’s Multipurpose Umami Seasoning Blend Lentil Soup via Cookie & Kate Chicken and wild rice soup via Food & Wine Magic salt Eric Kim’s Korean American cookbook Mark Bittman’s baked sweet potato fries @halfbakedharvest: Pull Apart Christmas Tree Garlic Bread + Roasted Balsamic Parmesan Brussels Sprouts 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

Prioritizing connection time is important all year round, but it can be a challenge amidst the busyness of everyday life. Christine chats with author and entrepreneur Thien-Kim Lam about simple ways to be intentional about relationships and find ways to show your partner you care without needing a ridiculous amount of money or time.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Thien-Kim Lam: website + books Happy Endings, Full Exposure, subscription service Bawdy Bookworms Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Tiny Moments of Self-Love Embracing Everyday Moments (with LaShawn Wiltz) Becoming More Present Love Languages quiz   Thien-Kim’s book recommendations: Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski + Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn Christine’s examples of “spicy” level by authors Helen Hoang: The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient (high spice) Jasmine Guillory: The Wedding Date (medium spice), Christina Lauren: The Unhoneymooners (mild spice) Thien-Kim’s recent book pick: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (high spice!) Thien-Kim’s recommended romance book blogs and podcasts: Love in Panels, Smexy Books, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, RomBkPod 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

Giving another person the safety to express themselves limitlessly and honestly is a gift. Christine chats with writer and mom of four Rebecca Woolf about her compelling memoir, “All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire.” Christine and Rebecca talk about the power of honesty, the ability to love and loathe with compassion, the interplay between authenticity and shame, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Rebecca Woolf: website, memoir All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire, Substack: the braid Healing Through Expression (with Kristen Mei Chase) Finding Your Confidence + Voice (with Wendi Aarons) Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Embracing Vulnerability + Power In Sharing (with Laura Tremaine) Reframing the Abortion Narrative (with Gabrielle Blair) 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