Edit Your Life

Each week, Christine Koh and I talk about a parenting or lifestyle topic that's on our minds. We offer practical tips and shifts in perspective to help you simplify, declutter and make room for the awesome in your life. Click one of the show notes links below to listen to an episode, or launch your favorite podcast app and search for "Edit Your Life."

Edit You Life Ep. 134: Tips for Communicating with Teens

in: Life & Relationships

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Edit Your Life Ep. 133: Recalibrating Your Social Media Use

in: Writing & Social Media

Christine and I talk about the *what* and *how* of managing social media, and also dig into the *why.* We share simple tweaks that will help bring your social media use back in bounds while suggesting ways to shift attention to your offline life.

Edit Your Life Ep. 132: Media & Entertainment Favorites, Vol. 5 [Podcast]

in: Food & Mealtime

This week’s episode is sponsored by Epic! Visit getepic.com and use promo code EDIT for two months free! The kids are back to school and (totally related) we’re back to our regular weekly schedule! We’re kicking things off with something light and fun: a rundown of our current media favorites. In Episode 132 of Edit Your Life, […]

Edit Your Life Ep. 131: How To Be A Happier Parent

in: Life & Relationships, Writing & Social Media

I interview KJ Dell’Antonia, author of the new book HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute.

Edit Your Life Ep. 130: Stretched Too Thin

in: Organizing Time & Space

Christine interviews Jessica Turner, author of STRETCHED TOO THIN, about the power of intentionality, the invisible-but-real burden of emotional labor (and what to do about it), the connection between risk and goal-setting, and the simple fact that everyone, no matter how busy, deserves to thrive.

Edit Your Life Ep. 129: How To Teach Your Kids Life Skills

in: Fun & Learning

Christine and I talk about the importance of frustration tolerance, how to nudge to reluctant kids to learn, the reality that kids sometimes learn more readily from other adults, and the welcome reminder that it’s never too late to start.

Edit Your Life Ep. 128: Prioritizing Joy + Optimism [Interview with Katherine Center]

in: Life & Relationships

Christine interviews novelist Katherine Center, author of the instant New York Times bestseller, HOW TO WALK AWAY.

Edit Your Life Ep. 127: Everyday Relationship Tips

in: Life & Relationships

Christine and I share 8 tactics that will help you make everyday communication tweaks to navigate the changing variables of your relationship.

Edit Your Life Ep. 126: Managing Summer Screen Time

in: Fun & Learning

Screen time poses a challenge for most families, but even more so during the summer when school structure falls away and many kids’ free time (good!) defaults to being filled with “zombie” electronics (bad!). Simplistic, catch-all rules ignore the reality that managing screen time is complicated. In Episode 126 of Edit Your Life, Christine and […]

Edit Your Life Ep. 125: Serendipity Space [Rebroadcast]

in: Organizing Time & Space

What is serendipity space? It’s the practice of mindfully leaving (and creating!) pockets of space in your schedule. In Episode 125 of Edit Your Life, Christine and Asha rebroadcast one of their earliest episodes, during which they talk about serendipity space (a term they coined in Minimalist Parenting) and share tactics for how to create it in […]