TPP 281a: Dr. Christine Koh Talks About Vulnerability, Overwhelm, and Mental and Emotional Well-Being
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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Who is Dr. Christine Koh and what unique background does she bring to parenting conversations?
Hey there, it's Debbie. For the month of February, Playback Friday episodes are focused on self-care and self-maintenance. If you're feeling worn down, stretched thin, or just in need of some tending right now, these episodes from the podcast archives will offer perspective and practical ways to support yourself through this season. Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber. This week I'm thrilled to share with you a friend who is someone I learned from, grow from, and continue to be inspired by, Dr. Christine Koe. Christine is a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative and a fierce believer in the power of humans, small moments and actions, and vulnerable, authentic storytelling.
She's a contributor at the Washington Post, Boston Globe Magazine, and CNN, as well as the co-author of Minimalist Parenting and founder of the award-winning blog Boston Mamas. She also hosts the podcast of the Edit Your Life, which I love by the way, and Hello Relationships. And a full disclaimer, this is a bit of a different episode than my more typical fare because we're not going to be focusing on a specific diagnosis or even really talk about neurodivergent kids. But we are going to talk about ways that we can more fully show up for ourselves as creative, resourceful, and whole humans. And because I benefit so much from Christine's authentic and vulnerable way of being in the world, in her social media, her podcast, and her writing, I really wanted to share some of Christine's goodness with all of you too.
Thank you so much, and now here is my conversation with Christine. Hey Christine, welcome to the podcast. Hi Debbie, how are you? Thank you for having me today. I'm good. Thank you for asking. And I'm super happy to be having this conversation. I've been wanting to have you on the show. For a long time, I'm a listener of your podcast, the Edit Your Life podcast. And there's just so many things we could talk about today. So I'm gonna do my best to guide listeners along in a in just a lovely conversation between the two of us.
Oh, I'm so excited. And Debbie, if you if I can just embarrass you for a second to your listeners and just say that you are one of my favorite people I have met virtually through the pandemic, who I've yet to meet in person. So One of my upcoming goals in the next year or two, whenever, you know, things settle down, is to actually hug you in person. It will happen. We will manifest.
That sounds amazing. I was thinking of you this morning that also you are someone who has really leaned into baking in the time that I've known you. And this may have been a pre pandemic thing for you. For me, it's new, but your stuff looks
amazing.
As does yours. And I was thinking that too. We need to bake together someday. So
yes.
We'll look forward to that. Awesome. Well, what I would love to do to start this conversation, you are someone who to me can't really be defined. Such a great thing for this audience because we are raising kids who don't f neatly fit in any boxes. I don't think you fit in any boxes. And, you know, I've already read your formal bio, but if you could just share with us how you define or describe yourself and and the work that you do in the world.
Yeah, sure. I'll I'll give the super short summary, which is that in a previous life I was a music and brain scientist and then I pivoted about fifteen years ago and now I'm in a career in a position where I am just super passionate about creating meaningful content to help people figure out how to make the small tweaks in their life in order to live better. feel less pressure, find ways to just tune into more meaning in their lives. And it applies to everything, whether it's mental, emotional, physical types of clutter. And I've just in various mediums, whether it's video, podcasting, writing, I've just grown incredibly passionate about this space.
You know, as you mentioned, we've gotten to know each other over the past year and a half virtually.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Dr. Christine Koh and what unique background does she bring to parenting conversations?
0:01–4:59
2
How did Christine’s pandemic‑era hair‑cut story illustrate the power of vulnerability?
4:59–9:44
3
What practical strategies does Christine recommend for setting clear family boundaries during the holidays?
9:44–13:59
4
How can parents reduce overwhelm by saying ‘no’ without feeling guilty or giving excuses?
13:59–18:10
5
Why does Christine believe that intention requires attention and how does that shape daily life choices?
18:10–21:36
6
What lessons did Christine learn from her failed book‑publishing attempt and how did she ask for help?
21:36–30:03
7
How is Christine planning her next creative pivot – from solo podcasting to a memoir?
30:03–38:54
8
What final advice does Christine give listeners about embracing discomfort and living authentically?
38:54–39:37
Speakers
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