Recent Posts

• August 22, 2019Food, Parenting

  Back-To-School Food Tactics (with Laura Fuentes)

  Feeding kids is a fundamental part of parenting, but the particulars of getting everyone fed are onerous for so many parents. Christine interviews Laura Fuentes about back-to-school food sanity. They cover both practical and emotional ground related to meal planning, picky eaters, and negativity around food. The goal: bringing sanity to breakfast, lunch, and dinner as we head back to school.

• July 18, 2019Parenting, Technology

  Raising A Screen-Smart Kid (with Juliana Miner)

  Technology is both wonderful and complicated, and the complications grow exponentially as screens go from educational or entertainment “playback” for younger kids to digital eco-system and social “livelihood” for tweens and teens. Christine interviews Julianna Miner about her new book, Raising A Screen-Smart Kid: Embrace the Good and Avoid the Bad in the Digital Age. Christine and Juliana talk about how to decide when to get your kid a phone, kids and digital affirmation, modeling good tech behavior, teaching kids social skills, identifying digital addiction, and understanding digital mentorship.

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  June 11, 2019Parenting

  Parenting Siblings (Host Swap with The Mom Hour)

  Introducing a new baby to a freshly-minted big sibling can be daunting, and it’s only the beginning of parenting siblings. Tune into this awesome host swap over at The Mom Hour! In Episode 212 of The Mom Hour, Meagan Francis (of The Mom Hour) and Asha look back at how they managed new baby transitions with older siblings and how sibling relationships continue to evolve in new ways. [Read more]

• April 25, 2019Lifestyle

  Becoming More Present

  The tension between getting more stuff done and slowing down enough to savor and appreciate what’s happening around you is an ongoing challenge. Christine and Asha share simple ideas for how to be present in daily life when you’ve got a long to-do list hovering over your shoulder. They talk about communication and scheduling tweaks, device-free tactics, boundary setting, and more.

• April 11, 2019Parenting

  Introducing Motherhood Sessions

  If you’ve listened to our media and entertainment review episodes, you’ve heard Christine rave about the Gimlet Media shows Homecoming, Science Vs., and The Habitat. Today we want to introduce you to a new Gimlet Media podcast we think you’ll love: Motherhood Sessions.

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  August 2, 2018Health

  Facebook Live: Wellness Reboot [Video]

  This summer, we're alternating new podcast episodes with live conversations on the Edit Your Life Facebook page. We're talking about wellness reboots today. Or, should we say, recalibration?