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Make room for your brilliant life. Design For Your Mind by Annie Guest is a refreshing look at how we can create spaces to support our emotional and intellectual needs-now, and for the rest of our lives. Annie Guest tells how she drew on her background as a mental health therapist to renovate her house and recharge her life after years of family caregiving. She takes us through her process, room by room, always with an eye to pursuing the purpose of the room and its potential to support creativity and focus and promote healthy living. Annie shows how she achieved big results without spending a fortune. The book is filled with some 95 'Before' and 'After' photos and stories, and discussions of the science behind good design are lively and easy to follow. Design For Your Mind is an absorbing dive into what we humans need to thrive, and it's sure to spark your ideas for meeting those needs with design choices for your own home. Whether you're designing rooms to promote your focus and creativity, creating a space that helps you stay organized and productive, or switching things up to give yourself a lift, Design For Your Mind is just the guide you need.

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At the heart of Design for Your Mind, is a focus on the fundamental relationship between our environment and our mental and emotional health. It's not simply about creating beautiful rooms, it's about crafting spaces that foster comfort, stability and a sense of personal connection. As the full title clearly states, Guest astutely recognizes that knowing a little something about how our brains work can be a game-changer when it comes to creating a space we truly love. Anne Willoughby, Designer, PorchLight Home Interior Designs With clear and honest prose, humor, photos, and straightforward explanations of the science, Annie Guest shows how she redesigned her home to galvanize her life... This book is a must read, a testimony to life, loss, acceptance and rebirth. Christine Haythorn, CEO, Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania As an integrative neurologist specializing in chronic conditions, I witness the profound physical and emotional toll caregiving imposes on my patients and their families. This book deeply resonates with me because it not only acknowledges the unique challenges caregivers face, but also provides practical strategies for creating environments that foster healing, balance, and mental clarity. I was especially struck by the accessible suggestions that combine beauty and functionality, making them achievable even for those with limited time or resources. It serves as a powerful reminder that small, thoughtful changes in our surroundings can significantly enhance our ability to care for others-and ourselves. Sushma Kola, MD, Director of Integrative Neurosciences, Movement Disorders Specialist, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA The passage from one life stage to another often involves transformation of one's inner self as well as one's environment. Annie mixes her personal story with professional wisdom, technical know-how, and loads of resources that one can use for inspiration toward the goal of living in a home that is safe, beautiful, peaceful, and enriching. Reading this book brought a tear to my eye because it is just what I need at this stage in my life. I'm grateful to have her written 'voice'. Lisa Jones, M.A., Professional Counselor ...[P]erfect for anyone seeking inspiration as well as concrete ideas to re-imagine both their home and their life... [O]ffers a unique awareness of research on both psychological challenges and resources... [A] most engaging read and resource. Lisa C. Krueger, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Poet - Floriography Child: A Memoir in Poems

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Annie Guest had a varied career in book publishing, advertising, and law, before she took another jump to work as a mental health therapist and publish her first book. As a therapist, Annie treats children, teens, and adults in traditional sit-down sessions. But more often, she brings horses and ponies together with clients for a therapy called equine assisted counseling. As a writer, Annie combines her passion for people and their potential with her love for interior design and her appreciation for the life choices that support mental health.

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