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Designing for 'DOSE': How Your Home Can Boost Your Happy Hormones

Your home can do more than look good — it can support the chemistry of happiness. This post explores how to style your space to boost dopamine, oxy...

Designing Happiness: What It Really Means in a Home

What makes a home truly happy? In this reflective manifesto, I explore the lessons learned through grief, rebuilding, and designing from the inside...

One Year On | The Rebuild That Changed Everything

One year after the fire that took our family bach, the grief still echoes—but so does something else: clarity. This post is a reflection on loss, r...

The Locus of Control in Everyday Life: A Design Philosophy for Uncertain Times

I once heard a little nugget of wisdom from a therapist: “The key to surviving uncertainty is to focus on what you can control — not out of fear, b...

Dear 18-Year-Old Me: 38 Lessons From 38 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning

Today I turned 38 — and with this birthday came a deeper reflection. After a year that tested and softened me, I sat down with a coffee and gathere...

Ritual, Rhythm, and Rest: The Foundations of a Feel-Good Home

After losing our family bach to fire, I found myself searching for stability in the smallest of things. What I discovered was that the deepest sens...

Rituals of Focus: How the Five Minute Journal & Productivity Planner Transform Your Day

Discover how the Five Minute Journal and Productivity Planner by Intelligent Change can anchor your day with calm, clarity, and purpose. In this po...

Beauty as Medicine: Why Aesthetics Matter More Than Ever

Beauty isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. In seasons of trauma, transition, or quiet rebuilding, beauty becomes a source of nervous system regulation,...

Designing with Materials That Support Well-Being

The textures you live with affect how supported you feel in your space. Learn how to choose natural, grounding, and low-toxin materials to design a...

Minimalist white side table styled with a sculptural tulip vase, designer books including Chanel Catwalk, and a modern cream pleated lamp against sheer white curtains

For the Days That Feel Heavy—Come Back to This

When life feels loud or you wake up already overwhelmed, come back to this. A gentle reminder that you’re not behind, you’re not broken—you’re simp...

Evening Anchors: Designing a Wind-Down Ritual for Rest and Emotional Reset

Evening rituals aren’t just for better sleep — they’re for emotional grounding, nervous system support, and creating space to exhale. This post exp...

Heirloom Moments: How to Create Traditions That Last Generations

The most treasured gifts aren’t always wrapped in ribbon. Often, they’re woven quietly into our days — in recipes passed down, rituals repeated, an...

Timeless Homewares That Carry Meaning: Everyday Objects, Lasting Stories

The most powerful objects in a home aren’t always the boldest — they’re the ones used with care, remembered with feeling, and passed from one momen...