Christene Barberich: How to Edit Your Life at 57

About this episode

Christene Barberich discusses how to make meaningful changes in midlife to enhance well-being and reflect current identity.

A conversation with the Refinery29 founder and mind behind A Tiny Apt. about what midlife sharpens: your sense of what matters, what no longer fits, and how your surroundings affect your mood, sleep, and energy. Christene explains why small changes at home can reduce background stress, why reinvention feels more urgent with age, and how to make choices that reflect who you are now rather than who you used to be. Listeners will come away with a clearer way to think about editing their space, p...

People in this episode

Host: David Stewart

Guest: Christene Barberich

Topics covered

• midlife
• self-improvement
• home environment
• stress reduction
• reinvention
• personal choices

Keywords

• midlife
• self-improvement
• home changes
• stress
• reinvention
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Refinery29, A Tiny Apt.

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