How To Prioritize Romance & Connection (with Thien-Kim Lam)

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Edit Your Life Show

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4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Prioritizing connection time is important all year round, but it can be a challenge amidst the busyness of everyday life. Christine chats with author and entrepreneur Thien-Kim Lam about simple ways to be intentional about relationships and find ways to show your partner you care without needing a ridiculous amount of money or time. LINKS + RELATED EPISODES: Thien-Kim Lam: website + books Happy Endings, Full Exposure, subscription service Bawdy Bookworms Simple Friendship Reboot Tactics Tiny Moments of Self-Love Embracing Everyday Moments (with LaShawn Wiltz) Becoming More Present Love Languages quiz Thien-Kim’s book recommendations: Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski + Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn Christine’s examples of “spicy” level by authors Helen Hoang: The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient (high spice) Jasmine Guillory: The Wedding Date (medium spice), Christina Lauren: The Unhoneymooners (mild spice) Thien-Kim’s recent book pick: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (high spice!) Thien-Kim’s recommended romance book blogs and podcasts: Love in Panels, Smexy Books, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, RomBkPod 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.
0:04.5	We're having a baby.
0:05.5	We're having a baby!
0:07.2	I've always wanted to be mom.
0:09.4	And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.
0:12.4	I have no idea what we're doing.
0:13.6	Thank you. I have more of an idea.
0:15.6	I think of it like a Tamagocchi.
0:17.8	At the end of all of this...
0:20.0	We're going to have a little baby.
0:21.6	Raising Chelsea, a Hulu original series streaming April 2nd exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.2	18 plus subscription required T's and T supply.
0:35.3	Welcome to Edit Your Life, a podcast to help you edit the unnecessary from your life so you have more room to enjoy the awesome.
0:42.6	Through episodes with me, your host, Christine Coe, and a range of super smart, compassionate, and thoughtful guests,
0:48.8	you will come away with big picture insights and practical ways to declutter your home, schedule, and mental space
0:55.0	without getting bogged down by perfection. I have always believed that small moments and actions
1:00.2	matter tremendously. My goal is to help you find agency and space in your life through doable
1:05.8	baby steps that will leave you feeling accomplished instead of overwhelmed.
1:15.4	If you are in a relationship, connection is important all year round.
1:20.5	But given that it is that time of year, when Valentine's Day might feel like a nice reminder and also a totally annoying reminder, I thought it would be a good time to bring this conversation
1:27.1	with Tin Kim Lam back from the archives.
1:30.6	She is a wonderful person I initially met through blogging.
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