Shows
The Kettle with Meagan FrancisMay journal: generosityHello friend,Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve given eleven livestreamed interviews and three or four (or was it five?) podcast interviews. I’ve been on TV twice, done two in-person signing events and have two more coming this weekend. And my book has only been out for nine days. A launch is an exercise in stamina, and this one is hitting me pretty differently at 47 than it did when I wrote my last book as a wee lass of 34.Other things have changed since then, too; namely, how much I find myself lean...2025-05-1519 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceHow To Let Kids Go and Embrace What's Next (with Meagan Francis)Does the prospect of moving from having your arms full of kids to being hands free worry you? Christine chats with Meagan Francis about “lasts” with kids and the fact that they can be sad, scary, and confusing as well as freeing, exciting, and wonderful. They talk about this duality related to dealing with uncertainty, identity shifts, aging, and more—and ultimately, how to let kids go and embrace what’s next. For links and related episodes, see the show notes.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to...2025-05-0144 min
The Kettle with Meagan FrancisThe healing power of herbs with Christine KohAre you even a midlife lady if you don’t suddenly drop everything and start a garden? In today’s episode, I talk with Christine Koh about our shared adult-onset passion for herbal medicine and our attempts - with varying degrees of success - at growing things. Christine shares how her adventures in gardening and herbalism - part of what she jokingly calls her #gloriouswitch transformation - were a force for healing as she came out of a stressful stage of life, and now provide her with a grounded, embodied way to connect her with the physical world, community, and...2025-02-1548 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpacePreparing For The Empty Nest (with Meagan Francis)The empty nest can feel like it comes on suddenly, despite the fact that it takes many years. Christine chats with Meagan Francis about supporting kids who are at home and out of the nest, as well as how to orient towards your anticipated empty nest with intention.RELATED EPISODES (for additional links, see the show notes):
Empty Nest Report
Cultivating Hobbies + Interests
Mini Edit: Easing College Transitions
Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick)
Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics
Pursuing A Life of Good Work (with Danielle Coke Balfour)
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Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental SpaceRethinking Summer Losses (with Meagan Francis)The pandemic has brought on all manner of disappointments, and while it’s healthy and necessary to feel sad about those losses, given all the other stressors in the world right now, our nervous systems need a few wins. Christine and guest host Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour talk about how they’re rethinking summer losses into periodic wins.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...2020-06-2546 min