We all could use more joy in life. Christine chats with best-selling novelist Katherine Center about positive vs. negative valence theory, why prioritizing happiness and joy matters, amazing women writers, and more.
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Katherine Center and her full suite of books


Mini Edit: Quick Mood Boost Ideas

“Making a case for slow reading”


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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Prioritizing Joy + Optimism (with Katherine Center)

Overwhelmed by "shoulds"? Struggle with perfectionism and boundary setting? Feel like you don't have time for the things you actually want to do? 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. Hosted by Christine Koh (+ Asha Dornfest 2015 to 2021).

Society & Culture

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History

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Places & Travel

Christine shares six micro goals she is tackling in her kitchen.
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Mini Edit: Living Area Micro Goals 


Mini Edit: Closet Decluttering Micro Goals 

Mini Edit: Spring Outdoor Micro Goals


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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Mini Edit: Kitchen Micro Goals

Caregivers often work tirelessly and bear their burdens silently, while not being supported by broader systems. Christine talks with author Emily Kenway about caregiver invisibility, anxiety about death, gender inequity, advocating at work, and more.
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Caregiving Across Generations (with Amy Goyer) 


How To Handle the Caregiving Rollercoaster (with Sherry Blake, PhD)


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.
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Navigating the Caregiving Crisis (with Emily Kenway)

Are you struggling with all of the feelings around caregiving? Christine talks with Dr. Sherry Blake about emotional issues such as guilt, historical relationship baggage, self-care, finding your voice, and more.
RELATED EPISODES:


Caregiving Across Generations (with Amy Goyer) 


Navigating the Caregiving Crisis (with Emily Kenway)


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.
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How To Handle the Caregiving Rollercoaster (with Sherry Blake, PhD)

Christine shares her thoughts on finding purpose in the world.
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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.
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Mini Edit: Finding and Articulating Purpose

In response to an outpouring of requests for episodes on caregiving, today is the first in a multi-part series on the topic. Christine talks with caregiving expert Amy Goyer about long-distance caregiving, boundary setting, sandwich generation issues, challenges with siblings, parents who are resistant to reality, and more.
RELATED EPISODES


How To Handle the Caregiving Rollercoaster (with Sherry Blake, PhD)


Navigating the Caregiving Crisis (with Emily Kenway)


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.
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Prioritizing Joy + Optimism (with Katherine Center)

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