Life Kit

Life Kit

NPR

31 episodes

Episodes

There's still time to reach your 2026 money goals
Oct 1, 2026 · 19m
Host Mariel Sagarra and guest Jill Schlesinger discuss applying corporate quarterly reporting concepts to personal finance.
Worried you’re being overcharged when shopping online? Listen to this
Sep 29, 2026 · 23m
In this Life Kit episode, host Mariel Sagarra speaks with Lindsay Owens, author of *Gouged*, about how big tech has reinvented pricing through surveillance and algorithmic experiments.
A head-to-toe check in for your health
Sep 28, 2026 · 22m
Life Kit reporter Andy Teale shares head-to-toe health tips from experts, including an audiologist, ophthalmologist, and dermatologist.
Beat performance anxiety with these quick tips
Sep 24, 2026 · 15m
In this Life Kit episode, host Mary El-Segarra interviews performance psychologist Cindra Campoff on managing performance anxiety and building confidence.
Is IVF actually right for you?
Sep 22, 2026 · 24m
Host Mariel Sagarra and reporter Andy Telle explore the complexities of assisted reproductive technology, including IVF and IUI.
Dear Life Kit: How much advice is too much advice?
Sep 21, 2026 · 13m
Hosts Mary El Seada, Andy Teale, and Malika Greb answer listener questions on relationship boundaries and household dynamics.
No, it's not too early to start saving for the holidays
Sep 17, 2026 · 16m
Host Mariel Sagarra guides listeners through creating a holiday spending plan to avoid debt, featuring financial therapist Chdozi Ibubuchi and travel expert Scott Keys.
Feeling insecure? Try this memory-update exercise
Sep 15, 2026 · 17m
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.
Quitting is sometimes the right decision. Here's how to know when to walk away
Sep 14, 2026 · 17m
This Life Kit episode explores the psychology of quitting, featuring cognitive psychologist Annie Duke and grit researcher Angela Duckworth.
How to jumpstart your child's financial future
Sep 10, 2026 · 18m
Life Kit reporter Andy Teale joins host Mariel Segarra to guide new parents through building a financial nest egg for their children.
Want more intimacy in your relationships? Conflict could help
Sep 8, 2026 · 21m
Mary El Sedarara speaks with author and conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker about her new book, *The Art of Fighting*.
Boost your mood in 15 minutes
Sep 7, 2026 · 23m
This Life Kit episode offers six research-backed strategies to quickly boost your mood in under 15 minutes.
5 rituals to reclaim that back-to-school buzz
Sep 3, 2026 · 15m
This Life Kit episode offers five strategies to embrace the back-to-school spirit as an adult.
The reasons you procrastinate -- and how to finally stop
Sep 1, 2026 · 15m
Host Mariel Segarra interviews Itamar Schatz, author of *Solving Procrastination*, to discuss why we delay tasks and how to overcome it.
Find your lost keys faster with these techniques
Aug 31, 2026 · 17m
Host Malika Haider shares six evidence-based strategies for finding lost items, drawing from her own stressful passport search.
How to stop fixating on your body in the era of GLP-1s
Aug 27, 2026 · 21m
This Life Kit episode features psychologist Diana to discuss "body image flexibility," shifting focus from appearance to how the body connects us to life.
Mom needs a moment! How to pause parental rage
Aug 25, 2026 · 21m
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.
5 questions that can save you from a bad purchase
Aug 24, 2026 · 17m
This Life Kit episode provides a six-step framework to help listeners make smarter purchasing decisions and resist retail pressure.
Dear Life Kit: Should I put my life on hold for my partner?
Aug 20, 2026 · 16m
Hosts Mariel Segarra, Andy Tegel, and Malika Karib answer listener questions on navigating social dynamics.
Your perfectionism isn't a problem -- if you know how to use it
Aug 18, 2026 · 21m
Life Kit reporter Andy Tegel interviews psychotherapist Catherine Morgan Schaffler about reframing perfectionism as a neutral tool rather than a flaw.
Is hormone therapy the cheat code to perimenopause?
Aug 17, 2026 · 17m
Host Mariel Segarra interviews Dr.
If sex is painful, you have options
Aug 13, 2026 · 23m
This Life Kit episode features pelvic floor physical therapist Janelle Frederick discussing dyspareunia, or painful sex.
Feeling short on time? Do a time audit
Aug 11, 2026 · 18m
Host Mariel Segarra interviews therapist Nero Feliciano on how to combat the feeling of doing too much.
Shrink your grocery bill
Aug 10, 2026 · 16m
Beth Monsell, founder of BudgetBytes, shares strategies for reducing grocery costs, such as calculating per-serving recipe prices and stretching…
Tiny pep talks for everyday problems
Aug 6, 2026 · 13m
Host Marielle Segarra interviews authors Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden about their book, *Tiny Pep Talks*.
Don't stop exercising just because you're pregnant
Aug 4, 2026 · 29m
Life Kit reporter Andy Tegel explores safe exercise guidelines for pregnant women, debunking myths that they are too delicate to work out.
Find your side quest
Aug 3, 2026 · 26m
Host Mariel Segarra explores the concept of "side quests"—deliberate, playful deviations from routine that foster curiosity and personal growth.
Free yourself from 'information overload'
Jul 30, 2026 · 23m
How to have better conversations
Jul 28, 2026 · 19m
In this Life Kit episode, reporter Andy Tegel interviews author Charles Duhigg about his book *Super Communicators*.
Savings strategies that actually work
Jul 27, 2026 · 22m
Host Mariel Segarra interviews financial planner Tanya P.
What to do when you're too upset to think straight
Jul 23, 2026 · 22m
Host Mariel Cigarra interviews psychiatrist Shereen Risby about distress tolerance skills from dialectical behavior therapy.
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