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Life Kit
GPB RADIO
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH NPR’S LIFE KIT
If you’re looking for help with your New Year’s resolutions or ideas for improving your overall well-being and productivity in 2022, NPR’s Life Kit, airing Sundays at 10 a.m. on GPB Radio, is the place to go for advice on personal finances, health, parenting, relationships and more.
At press time, Life Kit managing producer Meghan Keane shared that upcoming episode topics include how to start practicing mindfulness, how to be single and how to break up with diet culture.
In the meantime, Keane is sharing a few of her favorite episodes that she says “resonate with the New Year mindset.”
How To Spend Less Money, Starting With A Budget
Budgeting gets a bad reputation. In this episode, guest Jesse Mecham, founder of the budgeting software You Need A Budget, says that rather than being restrictive, budgeting is really about being liberated.
Tune in to hear more from Mecham and learn six key budgeting tips that will help you track your spending and make more informed decisions about your money and your life.
Making Art Is Good For Your Health. Here’s How To Start A Habit.
In this episode, guest Girja Kaimal, a leading researcher in art therapy, explores how the act of creation can reduce stress and anxiety and improve your mood.
But you don’t have to be a full-time artist to get in on those health benefits. All you need to do is just make art. This episode offers six things you need to know to kick-start your creative art habit.
Glued To Your Phone? Here’s How To Rethink Your Relationship With Social Media
Navigating the internet can feel like a lot. Guest Chris Stedman, author of IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning and Belonging in our Digital Lives, warns it can divide our attention and make us feel fractured.
This episode offers four tips to balance your consumption of social media.
