Life Kit

Host Mariel Sagarra guides listeners through creating a holiday spending plan to avoid debt, featuring financial therapist Chdozi Ibubuchi and travel expert Scott Keys.

Psychologist Marissa Franco joins Mary El Sagara to explore memory reconsolidation, a technique for updating negative childhood memories to improve self-esteem and secure attachment.

This Life Kit episode explores the psychology of quitting, featuring cognitive psychologist Annie Duke and grit researcher Angela Duckworth.

Life Kit reporter Andy Teale joins host Mariel Segarra to guide new parents through building a financial nest egg for their children.

Mary El Sedarara speaks with author and conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker about her new book, *The Art of Fighting*.

This Life Kit episode offers six research-backed strategies to quickly boost your mood in under 15 minutes.

This Life Kit episode offers five strategies to embrace the back-to-school spirit as an adult.

Host Mariel Segarra interviews Itamar Schatz, author of *Solving Procrastination*, to discuss why we delay tasks and how to overcome it.

Host Malika Haider shares six evidence-based strategies for finding lost items, drawing from her own stressful passport search.

This Life Kit episode features psychologist Diana to discuss "body image flexibility," shifting focus from appearance to how the body connects us to life.

Life Kit reporter Andy Tegel interviews psychologist Cassidy Freitas about her book *Mom Needs a Moment*, offering strategies for parents to manage stress and overwhelm.

This Life Kit episode provides a six-step framework to help listeners make smarter purchasing decisions and resist retail pressure.

Hosts Mariel Segarra, Andy Tegel, and Malika Karib answer listener questions on navigating social dynamics.

Life Kit reporter Andy Tegel interviews psychotherapist Catherine Morgan Schaffler about reframing perfectionism as a neutral tool rather than a flaw.

Host Mariel Segarra interviews Dr.

This Life Kit episode features pelvic floor physical therapist Janelle Frederick discussing dyspareunia, or painful sex.

Host Mariel Segarra interviews therapist Nero Feliciano on how to combat the feeling of doing too much.

Beth Monsell, founder of BudgetBytes, shares strategies for reducing grocery costs, such as calculating per-serving recipe prices and stretching…

Host Marielle Segarra interviews authors Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden about their book, *Tiny Pep Talks*.

Life Kit reporter Andy Tegel explores safe exercise guidelines for pregnant women, debunking myths that they are too delicate to work out.

Host Mariel Segarra explores the concept of "side quests"—deliberate, playful deviations from routine that foster curiosity and personal growth.

In this Life Kit episode, reporter Andy Tegel interviews author Charles Duhigg about his book *Super Communicators*.

Host Mariel Segarra interviews financial planner Tanya P.

Host Mariel Cigarra interviews psychiatrist Shereen Risby about distress tolerance skills from dialectical behavior therapy.