Edit Your Life
Summary: Overwhelmed by the crap that's getting in the way of the things you actually want to do? In this award-winning show, Christine Koh + Asha Dornfest offer inspiration and tactics to help you edit the unnecessary from your life so you’ve got room to enjoy the awesome.
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The upcoming 2020 U.S. election is a turning point for our future. But when your mind and heart is already breaking under the weight of today's news, how do you find the energy—or even the willingness—to do more? In Episode 192, Christine and Asha acknowledge the political overwhelm most of us feel, and share small, simple, and even silent things you can do (beyond voting) to increase your election impact. This is an open-hearted and practical conversation about how to express your values through your political engagement, with options for everyone, no matter what your time, experience, or personality. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
We’re nearly a month past Valentine’s Day, which means that it’s possible your focus on romance has completely evaporated! In Episode 191, Christine and guest Thien-Kim Lam talk about how to prioritize romance and connection in the face of barriers such as time and money, the importance of tuning in to one another’s love languages, and how to prime yourself for happy connection via self-care, letting go of date night pressure, and romance books. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Having “the tech talk” with kids can be daunting, especially given how quickly the tech landscape changes. In Episode 190, Christine and Asha talk about essential topics to cover with kids (e.g., tech safety, screen time) as well as key things to consider (e.g., building trust, modeling behavior) as the first generation of parents contending with the Internet, mobile devices, and social media. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Friendships are crucial to our happiness yet when life gets busy, it’s easy to let our relationships fall to the wayside. In Episode 189, Christine and Asha share their favorite quick ways to make their friends feel loved and seen when time is tight. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
For many of us, the climate emergency is this massive, scary topic that’s hard to bring down to the level of our own lives. But the reality is, small eco-friendly edits make a difference. In Episode 188, Christine and Asha share easy habit changes that will help you use less water, energy, and resources. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Oftentimes when people hear the word “frugality” they think about clipping coupons and depriving oneself of anything that lands in the “want” (vs. “need”) bucket. If that sounds familiar, get ready to have your perspective on frugality turned completely upside down! In Episode 187, Christine talks to Amiyrah Martin about how to instill in kids the importance and meaning of frugality in a not-heavy-handed way, how to set frugal living goals, where to make the most impact with frugality in relation to food, fashion, and family, and how to reframe frugality as an expression of love and intentionality. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Well hello, 2020! In Episode 186, Christine and Asha catch up about the holiday break and talk about their plans for the new year spanning nutrition, movement, emotional work, personal exploration, and professional goals. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
A lot has happened in 2019—both good and challenging! In Episode 185, Christine and Asha reflect on their favorite Edit Your Life moments of 2019. Note that this is the last episode of 2019; regular releases will resume Thursday, January 16. During the winter hiatus, feel free to browse the Edit Your Life archives + you can connect with Christine and Asha on Instagram at @edityourlifeshow @bostonmamas @ashadornfest. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Food is so much more than food during the holidays...it’s tradition and celebration and socializing and family dynamics and everything that comes with that. It’s a big story to tell and in Episode 184, Christine and Asha talk about the end-of-summer meltdown that led Christine to tackle her hobbling physical dumpster fire self with a 16-point plan of action. Christine and Asha talk about Christine's anti-inflammatory detox; specifically, how she got started, what she has cut, added, and substituted, how she handled the holidays, what happens when you eat differently than your family, the emotional impact of these changes, and the physical effects of the detox. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Given how much we communicate our feelings through texts, GIFs, and public status updates, it may seem archaic to send letters—real letters!—but there’s science-backed power behind the act of expressing gratitude through written letters. In Episode 183, Christine talks to Nancy Davis Kho about her new book, "The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time." Christine and Nancy talk about the science of gratitude, whether or not to send letters, gratitude and forgiveness, nostalgia traps, and the power of playlists. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
We’re a week out from Thanksgiving, which means our minds are on food—all the food! In Episode 182, Christine and Asha share their favorite holiday food hacks, spanning logistics, local love, food inclusivity, and other small but impactful ways to make holiday food easier. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
To say that navigating divorce and single parenthood is challenging is a massive understatement. In Episode 181, Christine welcomes content creator, content strategist, and divorce coach Jessica Ashley to answer some listener questions. Christine and Jessica talk about respectful separation, how to navigate the overall divorce transition and holidays with kids, and how to work less as a single parent, as well as the bigger picture issues of how to reclaim your sense of self and thrive through, and after, divorce. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Jobs, travel, home management, babies, complicated relationships...the stress of these things can have a major impact on our physical selves. How do we manage the mental and physical load of modern life? In Episode 180, Christine welcomes back Edit Your Life’s most requested guest: therapist Jonathan Baxter. In response to a listener letter, Christine and Jonathan talk about the physical manifestation of stress, gender roles, the “having it all” myth, how to let go of how things “should” be done, doing vs. owning tasks, and family systems. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
When life is a dumpster fire, sometimes the best medicine is to...jump further into the fire? Perhaps not for everyone, but in Episode 179, Christine flies solo as host and flips her recent experiences dealing with some very painful things to a positive space, sharing 9 ways that have proven helpful in managing dumpster fire life. + + + + + Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
Back-to-school season feels like a distant memory, and now many families are feeling the weight of school achievement pressure. In Episode 178, Christine and Asha rebroadcast an episode from the archives and add fresh perspective as parents of a third grader, high school sophomore, high school junior, and college sophomore. + + + + + Every week, Edit Your Life shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Hosts Christine Kohi and Asha Dornfest are award-winning bloggers and the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and won the 2017 Iris Award for Podcast Of The Year. Share: #edityourlifeshow Show notes: http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edityourlifeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edityourlifeshow/ Email: edityourlifeshow@gmail.com
