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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 1H 7M

ANNIE GUEST - DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND

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annieguestdesignforyourmind.com 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. In Design For Your Mind, Annie combines her passion for people and their potential with her love for interior design and her appreciation for the design choices that support mental health. Reading the room. We have a lot on our minds, right now. Not a great time for a book about how to make your house pretty. Right? Or maybe it is. DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND is about more than aspirational countertops. It's a story about how any of us can use interior design to help us find our voice and our strength and creativity, build community with other people (IRL!), and recharge our lives. If you could use a boost, right now, check it out. DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND: How a Family Caregiver and Mental Health Therapist Renovated Her Home to Recharge Her Life—and Didn’t Break the Bank by Annie Guest is hot off the proverbial press. We can find hardbound, paperback, and ebook editions on Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Just click on this UBL (Universal Book Link) to order a copy. https://books2read.com/DesignForYourMind But wait, there’s more. The Limited Edition is AVAILABLE NOW! Copies of Design For Your Mind - Limited Edition are available exclusively on this website. Printed on luxurious 80-lb. coated stock, the Limited Edition makes an elegant coffee table book and the perfect gift. The Limited Edition will be available while supplies last. Use coupon code FRIENDSHIP20 at checkout, and shipping within the U.S. will be FREE. We welcome payment by credit card, Venmo, and PayPal. The Limited Edition will be shipped within the U.S. only, but our friends in other countries are still welcome to order the handsome regular edition on Amazon and other outlets. Just click on the Universal Book Link below or on the Order Now button at the top of this page to find your favorite retail outlet. https://books2read.com/DesignForYourMind What is the book about? Homes are more than buildings; they are environments that embrace loved ones who make us a family. But when those we’ve cared for under that roof depart—whether from growing up or growing old—we can feel overwhelmed. How do we move on and rejuvenate our lives after years of putting others first? After years of caring for my parents and working with clients as a mental health therapist, I faced just such a dilemma. When my parents passed away, they left their house to me. I decided to reimagine it in ways that would help me remember the whole of my parents’ lives – not just those sad final years – as I rebuilt my own life. I wanted to uncover the house’s beauty, dust it off, and maybe reinterpret it. I wanted to bring the house alive. The process has helped me work through my grief over my parents’ final struggles and appreciate the fullness of their lives. It has also helped me take stock of my own life and find my way forward. Come join me on my journey of reinterpretation in DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND: How a Family Caregiver and Mental Health Therapist Renovated her Home to Recharge Her Life—and Didn’t Break the Bank (B.D. Walsh Publishing) and see for yourself how I transformed the house sustainably and on a budget. DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND takes you step-by-step through the renovation that jumpstarted my creativity, refreshed my life, and allowed me to mourn my parents. Using 95 “before” and “after” photos accompanied by easy-to-follow explanations of the science of good interior design, I’ll help you discover the true purpose of each room in your own home and how those rooms can promote healthy living.

annieguestdesignforyourmind.com 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. In Design For Your Mind, Annie combines her passion for people and their potential with her love for interior design and her appreciation for the design choices that support mental health. Reading the room. We have a lot on our minds, right now. Not a great time for a book about how to make your house pretty. Right? Or maybe it is. DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND is about more than aspirational countertops. It's a story about how any of us can use interior design to help us find our voice and our strength and creativity, build community with other people (IRL!), and recharge our lives. If you could use a boost, right now, check it out. DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND: How a Family Caregiver and Mental Health Therapist Renovated Her Home to Recharge Her Life—and Didn’t Break the Bank by Annie Guest is hot off the proverbial press. We can find hardbound, paperback, and ebook editions on Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Just click on this UBL (Universal Book Link) to order a copy. https://books2read.com/DesignForYourMind But wait, there’s more. The Limited Edition is AVAILABLE NOW! Copies of Design For Your Mind - Limited Edition are available exclusively on this website. Printed on luxurious 80-lb. coated stock, the Limited Edition makes an elegant coffee table book and the perfect gift. The Limited Edition will be available while supplies last. Use coupon code FRIENDSHIP20 at checkout, and shipping within the U.S. will be FREE. We welcome payment by credit card, Venmo, and PayPal. The Limited Edition will be shipped within the U.S. only, but our friends in other countries are still welcome to order the handsome regular edition on Amazon and other outlets. Just click on the Universal Book Link below or on the Order Now button at the top of this page to find your favorite retail outlet. https://books2read.com/DesignForYourMind What is the book about? Homes are more than buildings; they are environments that embrace loved ones who make us a family. But when those we’ve cared for under that roof depart—whether from growing up or growing old—we can feel overwhelmed. How do we move on and rejuvenate our lives after years of putting others first? After years of caring for my parents and working with clients as a mental health therapist, I faced just such a dilemma. When my parents passed away, they left their house to me. I decided to reimagine it in ways that would help me remember the whole of my parents’ lives – not just those sad final years – as I rebuilt my own life. I wanted to uncover the house’s beauty, dust it off, and maybe reinterpret it. I wanted to bring the house alive. The process has helped me work through my grief over my parents’ final struggles and appreciate the fullness of their lives. It has also helped me take stock of my own life and find my way forward. Come join me on my journey of reinterpretation in DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND: How a Family Caregiver and Mental Health Therapist Renovated her Home to Recharge Her Life—and Didn’t Break the Bank (B.D. Walsh Publishing) and see for yourself how I transformed the house sustainably and on a budget. DESIGN FOR YOUR MIND takes you step-by-step through the renovation that jumpstarted my creativity, refreshed my life, and allowed me to mourn my parents. Using 95 “before” and “after” photos accompanied by easy-to-follow explanations of the science of good interior design, I’ll help you discover the true purpose of each room in your own home and how those rooms can promote healthy living.

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