Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space
Episodes
Becoming More Present
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The tension between getting more stuff done and slowing down enough to savor and appreciate what’s happening around you is an ongoing challenge. Chr...
Introducing Motherhood Sessions
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve listened to our media and entertainment review episodes, you’ve heard Christine rave about the Gimlet Media shows Homecoming, Science Vs...
How to Teach Kids Life Skills
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's always a good time for kids to learn real-world life skills, no matter how old they are. And judging by the viral popularity of our recent “100...
How To Talk About Gender Identity (with Casey Brown)
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Language evolves over time; we need to evolve with it. Christine interviews Casey Brown about gender identity, language, and parenting. They talk abou...
Helping Kids Handle Disappointment
14 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We all know intellectually that kids learn from challenges, and they grow stronger and have more self-confidence when they learn to navigate those cha...
How To Teach Kids To Cook
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cooking = essential life skill. Christine and Asha talk about 10 tips for teaching kids to find inspiration in the kitchen and get cooking -- notably,...
Our Parenting Do-Overs Wish List
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting is all about trial and error. You make the best decisions you can in the moment and often times don’t know how things will play out. Also,...
Letting Go + Making Leaps (with Dr. Ken Jeong)
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Change can be hard and scary -- the uncertainty, the letting go of security, the need to trust in the act of trying. In this episode, Christine and As...
Letting Kids Experience Risk
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Protecting our kids is the most basic of parenting jobs, but how much is too much? When we shield kids from anything that’s remotely risky, we erase...
How To Bust Through Paper Clutter (with Erin Doland)
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The never-ending nature of paper clutter -- incoming mail, bills, and school papers -- is both irritating and anxiety-provoking, and yet most of it ca...
Modeling Imperfection
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The notion of modeling behavior makes many parents feel like they’re in the perfection hot seat; that if they don’t act like paragons of humanity ...
How To Get Kids To Do Chores
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chores represent a double parenting win -- you’re teaching your kids life skills while taking something off your load. But this seemingly everyday r...
Questioning The KonMari Decluttering Method
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marie Kondo’s “Japanese decluttering book” has taken the world by storm. The book details the author’s philosophy about organizing and declutt...
Saying Yes to Saying No
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Christine and Asha share 9 tips to help you master the fine art of SAYING NO. Because while there are some things in life that are essential, a lot of...
Serendipity Space
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If your schedule is jam-packed to the max, there’s no room for unexpected awesome to happen. Christine and Asha introduce the concept of surrounding...
Why Edit Your Life?
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Wondering why it’s worth editing your life, or whether doing less = being lazy? Christine and Asha address why it can be hard to edit your life, how...
Conquering Procrastination
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone procrastinates about something at some point, right? Christine and Asha share their own sorry tales of procrastination, along with actionable...