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ORGANIZE WITH GRACE | Declutter | Downsize | Move
98 | The Curator's Mindset: Breaking Free From The Accumulation Trap With Dr. Christine Koh, PhD
Are you tired of decluttering your home only to find it filled with stuff again months later? In this enlightening conversation with Dr. Christine Koh, host of the Edit Your Life Show, we chat about the psychology behind our attachment to possessions and discover practical strategies to break the "re-cluttering" cycle for good. Christine shares her transformative mantra that changed how she approaches consumption and reveals the surprisingly simple Sunday habit that keeps her home clutter-free. Whether you're downsizing, organizing, or simply seeking to live more intentionally, this episode offers refreshing wisdom for...
2025-04-28
46 min
The Kettle with Meagan Francis
The healing power of herbs with Christine Koh
Are 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...
2025-02-15
48 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
How to Reduce Entertaining Pressure
In this episode from the locked archive, Christine and Asha share 8 tips for reducing entertaining pressure. Christine also shares about the recent delight of a food demo from a friend (in advance of which she did not tidy a thing).For links and related episodes, visit the show notes.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn...
2024-11-14
36 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Easy Pantry Meal Ideas
Even if you enjoy cooking, it can feel like a slog at the end of a busy day. In this episode brought forth from the locked archives, Christine and Asha talk about 13 of their favorite pantry meals that make meal prep easy. Following the conversation, Christine adds 5 additional staples on regular rotation in her house. See the show notes for links to resources and related episodes.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with...
2024-10-24
33 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
20 Parenting Lessons
In this momentous month—which signals Christine’s 20th year as a parent—Christine shares two birth stories and 20 parenting lessons learned.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-09-26
43 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
At-Home Date Ideas (with Friends or Partners)
Looking to reconnect with your partner or friends on a budget? In this episode brought forth from the locked archive, Christine and Asha share eight ideas for at-home dates. Christine introduces the conversation with fresh commentary on fostering mindful connections and modeling rest, relaxation, and fun in a low pressure, no-guilt, creative manner. For related episodes and links, visit the show notes.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail...
2024-09-19
37 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Negotiating Time In Relationships
Time can feel like the scarcest resource. In this episode from the locked archive, Christine and Asha respond to a listener's letter asking for advice about the very evergreen issue of negotiating time in relationships. Christine and Asha talk about conversational tactics and adjustments, fostering goodwill in small ways, and more.RELATED EPISODES: Learning To Compromise Well (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) How To Improve Partner Communication (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Mental + Physical Load Management (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Mini Edit: Prioritizing Time for Yourself Edit Y...
2024-08-22
36 min
Spawned Parenting Podcast with Liz of Cool Mom Picks
5 Small Life Edits to Create Big, Positive Change in Your Life: Dr. Christine Koh
"Life is hard. Adulting is hard. The political climate is hard," confesses Dr. Christine Koh, one of my favorite humans and the host of the Edit Your Life Show. So she's here to share 5 small (really!) life edits you can make right now, that have immediate and positive impact.One of my favorite: Identifying the kinds of people you should be spending time with, thanks to a 4-question litmus test. It's brilliant.You'll find Christine's tips to be actionable, specific, and above all, realistic! I know you'll get so much out of her wisdom and...
2024-07-15
35 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Essential Non-Spa Self-Care
To care for the self requires some essential adulting. Christine and Asha talk about eight areas of non-spa self-care in the medical, financial, and long-term planning domains. Christine also includes a few optimizations and updates she has implemented in the years since the original recording.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
2024-06-06
35 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Finding and Articulating Purpose
Christine shares her thoughts on finding purpose in the world.RELATED EPISODES/LINKS: Where do you find purpose in life? The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) An ageist incident at work made my blood boil. Then I realized something essential. 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...
2024-05-20
11 min
Wannabe Clutter Free | Declutter, Organize, Calm the Chaos
From Clutter to Clarity: The Path to Minimalist Parenting with Author Christine Koh
Join host Deanna Yates in this enlightening episode of the Wannabe Clutter Free podcast as she chats with Dr. Christine Koh, a former music and brain scientist turned minimalist parenting advocate. They dive deep into the transformative world of minimalism, discussing the journey of decluttering, the power of micro decluttering, and how minimalism impacts parenting.Links in this episode (some may be affiliate links - thanks for supporting the show at no extra cost to you):Resources Mentioned Check out my favorite resources Podcast Feed for Supporters Minimalist Parenting by Christine Koh & Asha Dornfest: A...
2024-03-20
40 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
How To Raise Thriving Teens (with Ellen Galinsky)
Are you daunted by the prospect or experience of raising teens? Christine talks with Ellen Galinsky, author of “The Breakthrough Years: A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens.” Christine and Ellen talk about dismantling negative teen narratives, communication tactics, achievement culture, and more.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that offers tips, recommendations, and expert advice to simplify and declutter your home, schedule, to-do list, relationships, and mental space. Connect with host Christine Koh at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM @edityourlifeshow or @drchristinekoh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
2024-03-14
38 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 2 (with KC Davis, LPC)
Hard seasons are ever present. In a pair of conversations on Struggle Care and Edit Your Life, KC Davis and Christine Koh talk about reframing perspectives on gratitude, flexing emotional muscles, accounting for lived experiences, practical coping skills, and more.LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: KC Davis: Struggle Care, “How to Keep House While Drowning'' Struggle Care 63: Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 1 with Christine Koh Struggle Care 52: When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work with Dr. Raquel Martin Embracing Micro Goals Tiny Moments of Self-Love Navigating Holiday Grief + Joy Identifying Your Values The Power of Expressing Gratitude (with Nancy Davis...
2023-11-16
55 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Pie Tips & Recommendations
Christine shares pie tips and recommendations from three Thanksgivings of only making pie! 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: The Book on Pie by Erin McDowell + online recipes including all-buttah pie dough Mini Edit: How To Get Kids Functional In the Kitchen Mini Edit: Favorite Baking Tools 28” x 20” counter rolling mat Christine's epic pie planner The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your questions abou...
2023-11-13
08 min
Struggle Care
63: Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 1 with Christine Koh
As Thanksgiving is just around the corner, gratitude is an important topic. It is important to offer a more nuanced perspective, because gratitude can be complicated and can look very different for different people. Gratitude goes beyond the simple phrase, “Just be grateful.” In today’s Part 1 of two episodes, we want to give people a brave place to let their true feelings be what they are, regardless of others’ expectations. How do we practice gratitude in a way that isn’t toxic positivity but still validates our feelings and raises our quality of life? My friend, Christine Koh, is here to...
2023-11-13
52 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Tips for Simplifying Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving feels like it ought to be simple—gratitude, togetherness, food—but it gets complicated. In this throwback episode, Christine and Asha share 8 tips for simplifying Thanksgiving oriented NOT around getting mega efficient to do more in less time, but to figure out how to edit and do less. LINKS/RELATED EPISODES: Pursuing A Life of Good Work (with Danielle Coke Balfour) Smart + Simple Holiday Food Planning Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) Why Holiday Delegation is Awesome 10 Simple Yet Chic Holiday Table Tips Struggle Care 63: Gratitude in the Hard Seasons, Part 1 with Christine Koh Grati...
2023-11-09
30 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Favorite Foods to Prep & Freeze
Christine shares about her favorite foods to prep and freeze. 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 visit the show notes): A New Beginning Mini Edit: Trader Joe’s Quick Meal + Snack Favorites Mini Edit: The Magic of Kitchen Batch Prepping Weekend Food Prep Food Reframes + Practical Tactics (with Stacie Billis) Back-To-School Food Tactics (with Laura Fuentes) The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh ans...
2023-11-06
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: October Micro Delights
Christine shares five micro delights from October. 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 visit the show notes): Embracing Micro Goals Tiny Moments of Self-Love Elevating Small Comforts Small Yet Powerful Home Edits Summer of Small Delights Mini Edit: Puzzle Tips & Recommendations 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...
2023-10-30
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Taming Reusable Container Clutter
Christine shares about the process she developed to finally tame reusable container clutter. 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: The Magic of Kitchen Batch Prepping 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.
2023-10-23
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: The Magic of Kitchen Batch Prepping
Christine shares about the magic of kitchen batch prepping. 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 (for recipe links head to the show notes): Weekend Food Prep Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Mini Edit: Favorite Baking Tools 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...
2023-10-16
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: My 13-Week Calendar System
Christine shares about how poster board changed her calendaring life. 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: Serendipity Space Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam) Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger) Finding Your Fringe Hours (with Jessica Turner) Intentional Pauses Time Management + Productivity (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...
2023-10-09
09 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: How To Get Kids Functional In the Kitchen
Christine shares 7 tips for how to get kids functional in the kitchen. 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: How To Teach Kids To Cook How To Get Kids To Do Chores How to Teach Kids Life Skills Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman) Putting the fun in functional 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...
2023-10-02
08 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Puzzle Tips & Recommendations
Christine responds to a listener question about puzzle sourcing, materials, and approach. 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: Awesome Puzzles for Kids + Adults Cavallini bird puzzle Galison ombre eggs puzzle 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 @d...
2023-09-25
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Minimalist Packing Tips
Christine shares her top minimalist packing tips. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow.LINKS: Substack: Minimalist packing tips Base carry-on options: A small duffel like this one or this lightweight roller luggage Madewell Transport Tote Coach wristlet gold Birkenstocks Birdies flats Woosh Beauty fold out face kit 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 m...
2023-09-18
08 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: How To Be A Good Human Being on the Sidelines
Christine shares tips for being a good supporter on the sidelines of kids sporting events. Send your questions to Christine at edityourlifeshow@gmail.com or DM or comment on a post on Facebook or Instagram at @edityourlifeshow.RELATED EPISODE:Editing Out Extracurricular PressureThe 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...
2023-09-11
09 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Trader Joe’s Quick Meal + Snack Favorites
Christine shares her favorites from Trader Joe’s, with a lens towards quick meals and snacks since the fall is often chaotic. 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: How To Handle Food Allergies Food Reframes + Practical Tactics (with Stacie Billis) Weekend Food Prep Back-To-School Food Tactics (with Laura Fuentes) Phone It In Dinner Ideas The Mini Edit is a short-form series from Edit Your Life, where host Christine Koh answers your qu...
2023-08-21
08 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Easing College Transitions
Christine shares about how she and her college freshman stayed connected through the challenging transition. 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: Raising Teenagers (with Mary Dell Harrington) How To Be An Adult (with Julie Lythcott-Haims) College Application First Steps College Application Reality Check Mini Edit: Handling College Admissions Feelings 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...
2023-08-14
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: School Lunch Life Skills
Christine shares tips on how to get kids in the school lunch making game. 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: How to Teach Kids Life Skills How To Get Kids To Do Chores Mini Edit: How To Handle Chores 110 easy and healthy school lunch ideas 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 a...
2023-08-07
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Talking To Kids About Death + Afterlife
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 questi...
2023-07-31
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Quick Mood Boost Ideas
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 h...
2023-07-24
06 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Favorite Baking Tools
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 que...
2023-07-17
08 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Identifying The Best Time To Exercise
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...
2023-07-10
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Cultivating Hobbies + Interests
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 Rebo...
2023-07-06
24 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Embracing Role Shifts
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...
2023-06-26
08 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Three Books For Your Booklist
In honor of Juneteenth, Christine shares three incredible books for your booklist. 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: The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (also see Young Readers version for ages 12+) How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (Antiracist Baby Picture Book, How to Raise an Antiracist, How to Be a (Young) Antiracist) Master Slave, Husband Wife b...
2023-06-19
10 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Summer of Small Delights
We all deserve a life that involves more joy and ease. Christine shares how she will be reorienting, calibrating, and crafting her personal and work life to this effect, including what she is calling the Summer of Small Delights.RELATED EPISODES (see show notes for additional links): Mini Edit: My Simple Holistic Wellness Tracker The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Making Space for Passion Projects Tiny Moments of Self-Love Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Finding Adult Friendships + Community (with Melody Warnick) Guilt-Free Decluttering (with Tracy McCubbin) Cultivating Hobbies + Interests
2023-06-15
21 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Favorite Baking Soda Hacks
As we move into the season of stink, Christine shares about her favorite uses for baking soda. 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: Natural armpit stain removal STEM activities with baking soda and vinegar 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 o...
2023-06-12
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: My Simple Holistic Wellness Tracker
Christine shares about the new holistic wellness tracker she developed and has been using with great delight since mid-April. 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: Embracing Micro-Goals Creating A Self-Directed Practice Mini Edit: Movement Routine Reboot Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites Mini Edit: How To Use Todoist 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...
2023-06-05
10 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
How To Deal With Difficult People (with Kristen Howerton, MFT)
Because we live among people, it’s inevitable that some of them will be difficult. Christine talks with therapist Kristen Howerton about how to handle friendship conflict, toxic family members, strained family relationships, difficult co-workers, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Kristen Howerton: book, podcast Christine’s episode with Kristen on Introversion and Self-Care Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde) Identifying Your Values Reframing the Abortion Narrative (with Gabrielle Blair) Mini Edit: Toxic Friendships Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and...
2023-05-18
42 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde)
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...
2023-05-11
43 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Finding New Books To Read
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...
2023-05-08
06 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Simple Skincare Routines
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
2023-05-01
08 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Tackling Dreaded or Mundane Tasks
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...
2023-04-27
20 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Handling College Admissions Feelings
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 @drchristine...
2023-04-17
07 min
Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Mini Edit: Gluten-Free Favorites
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....
2023-04-10
09 min
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The Power of Cognitive Reframing
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 h...
2023-04-06
27 min
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Identifying Your Values
The reason it’s important to think about and articulate your values is that they will help you edit your life. Christine shares about her key values, an exercise to help you identify yours, and framing for the connection between values and creating a life that feels true to you. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Managing Anxiety with Self-Awareness & Compassion (with Morra Aarons-Mele) The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh) Why Edit Your Life? Serendipity Space Embracing Micro Goals Saying Yes To Saying No Modeling Imperfection Becoming More Present Elevating Small Comforts Tiny Moments of Self-Love Self-Care for Stubb...
2023-03-23
24 min
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Favorite Things Right Now
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 fo...
2023-03-09
29 min
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Thriving In Midlife (with Lizzie Bermudez)
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 Foam...
2023-03-02
37 min
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Simple + Compassionate Parenting Tactics (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)
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...
2023-02-23
57 min
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Winter Comfort Foods & Beverages
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 d...
2023-02-16
32 min
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How To Prioritize Romance & Connection (with Thien-Kim Lam)
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...
2023-02-09
38 min
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Living with Authenticity + Compassion (with Rebecca Woolf)
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...
2023-02-02
43 min
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Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics
Friendships are wonderful and necessary, and can be a source of stickiness and conflict. Christine details her historical issues around friendships, how she has grown over the years and what she still wrestles with, and shares 8 simple tactics to find moments of reconnection with friends.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Embracing Micro Goals How To Talk About Gender Identity (with Casey Brown) Navigating Big Feelings + Hard Conversations (with Katie Hurley, LCSW) Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Reviving & Rethinking Friendships Jane Fonda, on friendships Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo ...
2023-01-26
28 min
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Healing Through Expression (with Kristen Mei Chase)
We all need to heal, and healing can come through many forms of expression. Christine chats with former creative arts therapist and writer Kristen Mei Chase about different ways to work through logistical and emotional barriers, including the many ways in which writing her debut novel “A Thousand Miles to Graceland” helped her heal and find empathy for both herself and others. They talk about narrative busting on old patterns in relationships, becoming brave, Asian American representation, and more.LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Kristen Mei Chase: website, Cool Mom Picks, Spawned with Kristen and Liz Kristen’s debut...
2023-01-19
47 min
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The Power of Curiosity (with Rachel Koh)
Curiosity can be healing and it is important to disrupt the narrative that you are too busy, old, etc., to consider trying new things that could bring joy or fulfillment to your life, or returning to things that used to help you in different stages of life. In this episode, Christine talks to her mother, Rachel Koh, who has lived a bright life replete with curiosity.RELATED EPISODES: Self-Care For Stubborn People Birthday Reflections + Extraordinary Care Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical...
2023-01-12
32 min
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Lessons From Being A Covid Late Bloomer
Whether or not you are part of Team OMG Finally Contracted Covid, we are still in this. Christine shares about her experience contracting Covid over Thanksgiving break, addresses the many questions she has received on social media since sharing about her positive test, and what she has learned from the experience.Resources mentioned in this episode Related episode: Smart & Simple Holiday Food Planning Christine's day to day sharing about Covid via Instagram Stories Gnome for the Holidays advent calendar The Morning Show (Apple TV) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that...
2022-12-08
29 min
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Smart + Simple Holiday Food Planning
Are you feeling overwhelmed by holiday food planning? Christine shares her mixed feelings about how to navigate holidays in a way that is loving and relationships-oriented while also low on run-around and stress. She revisits a conversation with Asha where they share 8 smart and simple holiday food planning tips.Resources mentioned in this episode Minimalist Parenting Christine’s Piesgiving 2021 Christine’s Piesgiving 2020 Cheesy monkey bread (Violet’s favorite) 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 perfec...
2022-11-17
36 min
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Decluttering For Everyday Living (with Rachel Rosenthal)
Are you feeling grumpy about, or overwhelmed by, the clutter around you? Christine shares about how the season of family change in her home has led to a major phase of decluttering and reshuffling. She then revisits an interview with organizing expert Rachel Rosenthal, in which Christine and Rachel talk about tactical yet compassionate decluttering and organization tactics, as well as how to diffuse power struggles and sustain organization.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...
2022-10-20
40 min
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Reframing the Abortion Narrative (with Gabrielle Blair)
Are you rage stroking over the state of women’s reproductive rights and wondering what to do next? Christine talks with Gabrielle Blair, author of the new book, “Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion.” Christine and Gabrielle talk about the viral Twitter thread that started it all, where people often get stuck in the abortion debate, Gabrielle’s campaign to get her book into the hands of the Supreme Court Justices, and more.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting...
2022-10-06
55 min
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Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam)
Do you feel out of control, overstretched, and perhaps sometimes resentful when it comes to your own time? Christine chats with Laura Vanderkam, author of the new book, “Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters.” Christine and Laura discuss reframing the perception of time, becoming agents of our time, prioritizing what matters to us, and practical time tactics.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 c...
2022-09-29
40 min
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Fall Plans
What’s on tap for your fall? In Episode 277, Christine reflects on some highlights from a too-much-work summer and talks about her fall plans and priorities as related to family (notably, this fall one of Christine’s kids went to college!), work, home, and self-care. It's apparently the season of listening and observation (and maybe lighting a few things on fire).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 Chri...
2022-09-15
24 min
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Supporting Kids Through Continued Uncertainty & Stress (with Lisa Damour)
Are you feeling anxious in the face of continued uncertainty about COVID (and probably a million other things) as your kids head back to school? Christine chats with Dr. Lisa Damour, a psychologist, bestselling author, and podcaster who helps families untangle the inevitable messes of family life. Christine and Lisa talk about navigating pandemic fatigue, the importance of warmth and structure for kids and teens, emotional regulation, friendships and more. 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...
2022-08-11
48 min
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Living with Intention (with Ali Edwards)
Have you ever wondered how to live with intention when life is overwhelming and chaotic? In response to a listener request (and the state of the world), Christine chats with Ali Edwards, a creative committed to words, images, and documenting everyday moments. Christine and Ali talk about living with intention and authenticity, guiding life mantras, how to simplify life amidst chaos, and more. 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...
2022-07-14
45 min
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Check-In with Asha Dornfest
Have you been wondering what former Edit Your Life co-host Asha Dornfest has been up to? It has been six months since Asha was last on the microphone with Christine. Christine and Asha chat about Asha’s life since retiring from Edit Your Life, including updates on empty nesting, family, travel, food, gardening, and more.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. Le...
2022-06-16
43 min
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Compartmentalizing Remote Work (with Amy Nelson)
Are you struggling with the challenge of focusing on work from home amidst the chaos and clutter of everyday life? In response to a listener letter, Christine talks to Amy Nelson, community builder and mom of four, founder of The Riveter, and co-host of the podcast “What's Her Story with Sam & Amy.” Christine and Amy talk about the challenges of compartmentalizing remote work and practical tactics to get things done, including how to give yourself plenty of grace.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space with...
2022-06-09
32 min
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Simple, Everyday Coping Tactics (with Janine Halloran, LMHC)
Do you ever hear wellness advice and think, “OMG I DO NOT HAVE TIME OR ENERGY FOR MORE THINGS?” Christine chats with Janine Halloran, a licensed mental health counselor and mom of 2 who offers families and professionals practical ways to help kids cope with stress, anxiety, and anger. Christine and Janine talk about the state of kids’ mental health, moments of hope, and simple, everyday coping tactics to get through the end of the school year and reset over the summer.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and me...
2022-05-12
32 min
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Couch to People'ing Training Plan
According to a 100% unofficial poll Christine conducted on Instagram Stories, 99% of respondents have gone ridiculously soft in terms of being-in-the-world endurance. Christine shares about the recent real life people’ing exhaustion that inspired her poll and the key tenets of what she is calling her Couch to People’ing Training Plan, including people-endurance building ideas, travel tactics, how to deal with mom guilt, and more. 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 c...
2022-04-07
25 min
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Storytelling, Uncertainty & Optimism (with Mary Laura Philpott)
What do you do when life serves up a moment that upends your perspective on parenting and leads to uncertainty and anxiety? Christine talks with Mary Laura Philpott, bestselling author, former bookseller, former public television host, and turtle enthusiast. Christine and Mary Laura talk about storytelling, wrestling with uncertainty, small delights, writerly habits, and more. Mary Laura’s new book “Bomb Shelter” arrives everywhere April 12. 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 con...
2022-03-31
37 min
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Raising Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber)
When we’re struggling with the unknown, is it possible to reframe the narrative? The answer is, resoundingly, yes. Christine talks with Debbie Reber, author of “Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World” and creator of the TiLT Parenting community and podcast. Christine and Debbie talk about Debbie’s work focusing on the strengths in differences, creating a community for parents of neurodivergent children, and tactics for parents. 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 edityour...
2022-03-24
34 min
Best Laid Plans
Planning a Full and Thoughtful Life with Dr. Christine Koh
In this fun conversational episode, Sarah joins Dr. Christine Koh -- former professor, podcaster, author, and self-proclaimed internet unicorn -- to chat abut all things planning and planning-adjacent!Christine shares her favorite planning techniques, her gentle way of goal-setting, and tips for family calendar management. Her approach to planning is thoughtful and kind, just like she is!Find Christine online at https://www.christinekoh.com, on Instagram @drchristinekoh, and on the podcast Edit Your Life, available on all podcast platforms! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-03-07
28 min
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Perfectly Imperfect Planning (with Sarah Hart-Unger)
What do you do when your best intentions around 2022 planning have gone to crap? Christine talks about perfectly imperfect planning with Sarah Hart-Unger, a mom of 3, pediatric endocrinologist, and podcaster at Best Laid Plans and Best of Both Worlds. Christine and Sarah talk about planning as the heart of intentionality, reset tactics, planning for joy, and more.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.
2022-03-03
34 min
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Weekend Food Prep
Christine has received a lot of questions about how she approaches weekend food preparation…especially a week’s worth of green smoothies that don’t separate (OMG so many questions!). In this episode, Christine shares how she thinks about food preparation, what she makes (including easiest, easy, and a bit more effort categories), and how she fits it in with other weekend activities. 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 h...
2022-01-27
29 min
The Mom Hour
How Planners Plan: Voices 68 With Christine Koh & Sarah Hart-Unger
Digital task mastery, pen and paper planning, and keeping the family organized: no two moms do this exactly alike – even those of us who love to plan and organize! In our first interview episode of 2022, Sarah Powers sits down with fellow planner people Christine Koh and Sarah Hart-Unger to discuss our favorite digital resources, pen-and-paper tools, and methods of staying organized at work, home, and school. We get into the nitty gritty of color coded everything, what works and what doesn’t for our personalities, and how we use planning tools to avoid over-scheduling and leave white space for joy...
2022-01-07
57 min
The Ski Moms Podcast
Christine Koh City Mom Carving Family Time Out for Skiing
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Christine Koh. Christine is a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative. Christine spent a decade in academia before changing career paths in favor of more flexible and independent ventures. Christine wears many hats including writer, creative director, podcaster, designer and of course ski mom!Christine grew up in an immigrant family with almost no recreational activities (outside of playing the violin). Christine learned to ski as an adult and fell in love with it from the start....
2021-12-23
27 min
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How To Improve Communication with Kids (with Ned Johnson)
Finding the right words to say is one of the ongoing challenges in parenting. Christine chats with Ned Johnson, co-author of the recently released "What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home." Ned and Christine talk about communication challenges in the time of the pandemic, empathy pitfalls, the power of no-force, stress tolerance, and more. 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...
2021-09-16
47 min
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Raising Functional + Kind Kids (with Catherine Newman)
There are obvious reasons why it’s a good thing to teach kids to be functional human beings. But learning how to do things and how to be helpful and kind has deeper importance, impacts relationships, and is backed by science. Christine talks to Catherine Newman, author of “How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up.” Christine and Catherine talk about the connection between happiness and being a functional human being, why it matters for relationships and community, and more. Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas...
2021-07-08
45 min
No Guilt Mom | Overcoming Mom Guilt, Parenting Tips, & Self Care for Moms
090 Why We Need to Rethink What is Self -Care with Christine Koh, Ph.D.
What if we told you that we can live better, happier, and simpler lives by making a few adjustments to how we think about self-care? Would you try it? In this episode, we are talking with Dr.Christine Koh. She’s a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative! She spent a decade in academia, during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institutes of Techn...
2021-07-01
36 min
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The Addiction Inoculation (with Jessica Lahey)
How do we prevent substance abuse and raise healthy kids in a culture of dependence? Christine talks to Jessica Lahey about her new book "The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence." Christine and Jessica talk about the danger of secrecy, how to help kids manage their emotions and moods, modeling, mindfulness, and more.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.
2021-05-06
47 min
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Embracing The Broken & Awkward (with Jenny Lawson)
Wouldn’t life just be better if we got real about and embraced the broken and awkward in our lives? Christine talks to Jenny Lawson about her path to becoming a bestselling author and her new book, Broken (in the best possible way). Jenny and Christine talk about the path that led to Broken, the power of embracing awkward, how healing is a moving target, parenting teenagers, finding comfort within yourself, and more.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 pe...
2021-04-15
38 min
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How To Be An Adult (with Julie Lythcott-Haims)
The joke is, adulting is no joke. And it is, in fact, the case that there’s way more to adulting than the typical five markers of adulthood (finish education, get a job, leave home, marry, have kids). Christine talks to Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the new book “Your Turn: How To Be An Adult,” about how to get beyond learning basic adulting skills to the power of wanting to be an adult and having to adult. Christine and Julie talk about vulnerability, perfectionism, people pleasing, and more.Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practi...
2021-04-01
39 min
Dear Family,
Christine Koh- Music and Brain Scientist Turned Multimedia Creative on Enjoying Life by Doing Less
Christine Koh thinks we should all enjoy life by doing less- and this comes from a woman with many businesses and kids who are still at home. She’s a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative who spent a decade in academia and was awarded prestigious fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and MIT. On the verge of becoming a professor and after her first baby, she decided to change her career path to focus on creating content to help people live better, happier, and with elevated purpose and intention. She’s the founder of Bo...
2021-02-23
36 min
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
Fresh Take: Dr. Christine Koh On Building a Family After Adverse Childhood Experiences
Dr. Christine Koh, in her own words, is a "music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative." Christine creates content to help people live better, happier, and with elevated purpose and intention, including the Edit Your Life podcast. She's also someone who grew up with adverse childhood experiences, and has experience in building a family when our family of origin was not the kind of family we want.In this episode we discuss the measurable physiological detriments of toxic stress; the importance of safe, stable, nurturing environments; and most importantly, that it is possible for significant challenges of...
2021-01-29
40 min
10 Things To Tell You
Ep 83: Best Books Lately with Christine Koh
This episode is for anyone looking for their next great book to read. It’s time for another episode about the best books we’ve read lately! This time I'm joined by Christine Koh, an author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, designer, and scientist. Yes, Dr. Christine Koh is all of those things, and on this episode she is sharing books that speak to the Asian American experience AND her newfound love of the romance genre. I'm sharing two books about cults, what I'm reading before I fall asleep at night, and the novel that took me tota...
2020-09-22
1h 21
How to Talk to Kids About Anything
How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh
Dr. Christine Koh – This podcast will focus on minimalist parenting- getting more out of life by doing less. Are you finding life seems to be about acquiring more, doing more, overscheduling and overparenting? It’s time to stop the madness! This podcast episode helps us to declutter, pair-down and pull back from the hamster-wheel of […] The post How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh appeared first on Dr Drobyn Silverman.
2020-09-01
00 min
How To Talk To Kids About Anything
How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh
Dr. Christine Koh – This podcast will focus on minimalist parenting- getting more out of life by doing less. Are you finding life seems to be about acquiring more, doing more, overscheduling and overparenting? It’s time to stop the madness! This podcast episode helps us to declutter, pair-down and pull back from the hamster-wheel of […] The post How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh appeared first on Dr Robyn Silverman.
2020-09-01
00 min
How to Talk to Kids About Anything
How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh
Dr. Christine Koh – This podcast will focus on minimalist parenting- getting more out of life by doing less. Are you finding life seems to be about acquiring more, doing more, overscheduling and overparenting? It’s time to stop the madness! This podcast episode helps us to declutter, pair-down and pull back from the hamster-wheel of […] The post How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh appeared first on Dr Drobyn Silverman.
2020-09-01
00 min
How To Talk To Kids About Anything
How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh
Dr. Christine Koh – This podcast will focus on minimalist parenting- getting more out of life by doing less. Are you finding life seems to be about acquiring more, doing more, overscheduling and overparenting? It’s time to stop the madness! This podcast episode helps us to declutter, pair-down and pull back from the hamster-wheel of […] The post How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh appeared first on Dr Drobyn Silverman.
2020-09-01
00 min
How To Talk To Kids About Anything
How to Embrace Minimalist Parenting with Dr. Christine Koh
Dr. Christine Koh - This podcast will focus on minimalist parenting- getting more out of life by doing less. Are you finding life seems to be about acquiring more, doing more, overscheduling and overparenting? It’s time to stop the madness! This podcast episode helps us to declutter, pair-down and pull back from the hamster-wheel of life so we no longer feel overwhelmed and our kids learn to see the bigger picture! We are all part of a family system and we can all get more out of family life…by doing less! This week’s guest is Dr. Christine Koh.
2020-09-01
45 min
Selfie
Introversion and Self-Care with Christine Koh | Selfie Episode 95
Kristen and Christine put on their therapist hats to talk about introversion and self-care. Christine Koh is a former music and brain neuroscientist turned author and blogger. She co-hosts the Edit Your Life Podcast and co-wrote the book Minimalist Parenting. In this episode we also talked about: Humans Exhaust Me t-shirt T25 with Shaun T Plum Beauty Oil Remake Jean Jacket from REMU apparel CBD Essence Hemp Oil Capsules Italic is a great way to buy unbranded, high-end purses, accessories and clothing that is affordable and sustainable: Shop beautiful, unbranded luxury goods from the same manufacturers as Gucci, Chanel, and Ca...
2019-08-07
58 min
Startup Parent
From Music and Brain Scientist to Brand New Career — Christine Koh Episode #099
#099 — From Music and Brain Scientist to Brand New Career with Christine Koh Christine Koh has a fascinating backstory: previously, she was a music and brain scientist who was on track to become a professor after a long career in science. Then, she left that career to become a self-described “internet unicorn.” This was no small leap: she had been awarded prestigious fellowships and one of the highest postdoctoral assignments: a joint appointment at both Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Instead, however, she “hung up her academic spurs” and decided for a brand ne...
2019-02-11
51 min
The SuperMum Podcast
067: Edit your Life, the Key to Minimalist Parenting | Christine Koh
Minimalism can seem like a ridiculous dream when you’re up to your eyes in kiddy paraphernalia. But Editing Your Life doesn’t mean having a spartan home or a frugal lifestyle. It’s about understanding your family’s core values and priorities so you can make wise choices about what gets to stay, and what has to go. In today’s episode of Mum-to-Mum Monday you’ll find out how to pare down your life to create space for the things that really matter. The activities you actually want to do, the information you want to consume...
2018-07-02
46 min
Brenda, Her School and Her Club by REED, Helen Lea
Physicality with Christine Koh: Make Light Season 2, Episode 10
My friend Christine Koh is a neuroscientist, and graphic designer, and a marathoner. She actually came quite late to movement and exercise, and views her movement as a holistic part of her self-care (which also happens to include copious amounts of cake). So join us as we talk about experimenting with movement, exercise as a form of connection, and that one time she oiled herself up for a photo shoot. Christine’s website Christine’s podcast, Edit Your Life Christine’s blog, Boston Mamas Christine’s strategic communications firm, Women Online Sponsor Spotlight: Homework Help from The Princeton Review Homework...
2018-03-12
46 min
The Mom Hour
Becoming A Maker With Christine Koh: Voices 22
When Christine Koh started making t-shirts for herself as a creative release and weekend hobby, she had no idea that within a matter of months her designs would be seen on celebrities, in magazines, and as a meaningful part of social good movements around the country.Join Sarah as she chats with Christine (who is also a blogger, podcaster, and author) about the launch of Brave New World Designs after the 2016 election, what it’s like to go from being a digital creator to a maker of physical products, the cross-section of activism and creativity, and what it...
2018-02-09
36 min
The Tao of Self-Confidence
355: I Can Do Anything With Christine Koh
Christine Koh is a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative. She spent a decade in academia, during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology. Since leaving academia in 2006, Christine has forged a new career focused on creating content to help people live better, happier, and with elevated purpose and intention. Christine shares her story and life experiences in her academic life. After going through some of the...
2017-09-07
16 min
Contemplify
Minimalist Parenting and Cultivating a Family Dynamic with Christine Koh
Christine Koh is a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative via channels as a speaker, writer, designer and consultant. She spent a decade in academia, during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology. Christine was about to become a professor when she decided to hang up her academic spurs in favor of more flexible and independent ventures. Since leaving academia in 2006, Christine has fo...
2017-02-02
51 min
This Week for Dinner
Food Galore with Christine Koh, Author of “Minimalist Parenting” and Co-Host of the Podcast “Edit Your Life” (Ep. 8)
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2015-11-19
00 min
Download High-Quality Free Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Parenting Tips
Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less by Christine Koh, Asha Dornfest
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less Author: Christine Koh, Asha Dornfest Narrator: Karen Saltus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Genres: Parenting Tips Publisher's Summary: We’re in the midst of a parenting climate that feeds on “more”: more expert advice, more gear, more fear about competition and safety, and more choices to make about education, nutrition, even entertainment. The result? Overwhelmed, confused parents and overscheduled, over-parented kids. In Minimalist Parenting, Christine Koh and Asha Dornfe...
2014-02-01
03 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Parenting Tips
Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less by Christine Koh, Asha Dornfest
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211851to listen full audiobooks. Title: Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less Author: Christine Koh, Asha Dornfest Narrator: Karen Saltus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Genres: Parenting Tips Publisher's Summary: We’re in the midst of a parenting climate that feeds on “more”: more expert advice, more gear, more fear about competition and safety, and more choices to make about education, nutrition, even entertainment. The result? Overwhelmed, confused parents and overscheduled, over-parented kids. In Minimalist Parenting, Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest offer...
2014-02-01
7h 25
How to Get Full Audiobook in Self Development, Parenting
Minimalist Parenting by Christine Koh | Free Audiobook
Listen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Minimalist Parenting Author: Christine Koh, Asha Dornfest Narrator: Karen Saltus Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-14 Publisher: Bibliomotion, Inc Genres: Self Development, Parenting Summary: Were in the midst of a parenting climate that feeds on more: More expert advice, more gear, more fear about competition and safety, and more choices to make about education, nutrition, even entertainment. The result? Overwhelmed, confused parents and overscheduled, over-parented kids. In Minimalist Parenting, Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest offer a fresh approach to navigating all of this...
2014-01-31
7h 23