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

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Making Space for Passion Projects May 25, 2023

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How do you make space for passion projects, especially when there isn’t a monetary goal or your partner isn’t supportive of your endeavors? Christine offers recommendations for how to identify new passion projects and internal goals, create and protect that space, and communicate the importance of them with your partner.

LINKS + RELATED EPISODES:

Creating A Self-Directed Practice
Healing Through Expression (with Kristen Mei Chase)
The Power of Expressing Gratitude (with Nancy Davis Kho)
Making Time for What Matters (with Laura Vanderkam)
Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde)
Healing and transformation
Chapter 15 announcement

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.

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Mini Edit: Favorite Family Games May 22, 2023

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Christine answers the question, “What are your favorite family games?”

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:

21 Family Games (That Are Actually Fun For Adults Too)
(5+) Qwirkle
(8+) Dragonwood, Guesstures, Clue, Ticket to Ride
(10+) Catan, Codenames

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How To Deal With Difficult People (with Kristen Howerton, MFT) May 18, 2023

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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

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Mini Edit: How To Handle Food Allergies May 15, 2023

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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.

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Advocating For Your Needs At Work (with Leslie Forde) May 11, 2023

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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

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Mini Edit: Finding New Books To Read May 08, 2023

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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

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The Power of Expressing Gratitude (with Nancy Davis Kho) May 04, 2023

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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

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Mini Edit: Simple Skincare Routines May 01, 2023

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Christine answers the question, “What is your skincare routine?”

For the links to the products Christine talks about, head to the show notes.

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Tackling Dreaded or Mundane Tasks Apr 27, 2023

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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.

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