Episodes

  • Our favorite tips on exercise, sleep, and play

    Our favorite tips on exercise, sleep, and play
    Jun 5 2025
    Dan Harris of the 10% Happier podcast interviews Life Kit host Marielle Segarra as part of their Get Fit Sanely series. Marielle talks her favorite tips, like building in exercise snacks, preventing revenge bedtime procrastination, finding your play personality and more.

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    56 mins
  • So you got laid off. What next?

    So you got laid off. What next?
    Jun 3 2025
    Whether you saw it coming or were completely blindsided, getting laid off is one of the most stressful experiences in life. It can also be a huge hit to your mental health, making it even harder to focus on logistics. This episode, we lay out concrete next steps for the first day, week, month and onward after a layoff. That includes how to find health insurance, apply for unemployment and create a job search plan.

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    20 mins
  • How to make decisions you won't regret

    How to make decisions you won't regret
    Jun 2 2025
    Should you move across the country? Take that job? Have a baby? Life is full of big decisions and it can be easy to get stuck in the "what-ifs" of them. As a decision coach, Nell Wulfhart helps people address indecision head-on. In this episode, Wulfhart shares exercises to make speedier decisions, when to bring others in to your decision-making process for guidance and how to deal with post-decision regret.

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    22 mins
  • Avoid debt with these credit card tips

    Avoid debt with these credit card tips
    May 29 2025
    Even if you use a credit card all the time, it can be difficult to understand the ins and outs of how they work. Whether you're a new credit card owner or just want to make sure you're getting the most out of your card, this episode will walk through the fundamentals of the credit card game. This episode originally published August 29, 2024.

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    19 mins
  • How to pack for your summer travel

    How to pack for your summer travel
    May 27 2025
    Nailing the vacation packing list is a difficult art. Overpacking or underpacking can make an already unpleasant travel day go off the rails. But when you bring exactly what you need and nothing more, the whole trip runs more smoothly. This episode, Life Kit experts outline the ideal packing list and how to customize it based on your destination, the weather, how you're getting there and more.

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    15 mins
  • 5 essential water skills to know this summer

    5 essential water skills to know this summer
    May 26 2025
    Knowing how to swim can help you have fun at the pool or beach this summer. But it could also save your life. Here are some tips to start swimming if you never learned as a kid. This episode originally published June 29, 2023.

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    20 mins
  • Dear Life Kit: I'm having neighbor drama

    Dear Life Kit: I'm having neighbor drama
    May 22 2025
    What should you do if your next-door neighbor plays the drums all the time? Or shows up uninvited? Or leaves trash in their front yard? In this episode of Dear Life Kit, professional mediator Sasha Philip and writer Celeste Headlee share advice on these thorny neighbor dilemmas.

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    20 mins
  • How to lead a more creative life

    How to lead a more creative life
    May 20 2025
    Psychologist Zorana Ivcevic Pringle says creativity isn't a trait. It's a choice, something you can foster and prioritize. In this episode of Life Kit, in collaboration with NPR's science podcast, Short Wave, Ivcevic Pringle explains how to bring creativity into your everyday life, overcome creative blocks and stick with creative ideas and projects.

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    14 mins
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