Is your home helping or harming your nervous system? Mandi sits down with trauma-informed interior designer and author, Sarah Trop, to explore how our environments impact emotional safety, regulation, and peace. How can small, thoughtful changes make a big difference?

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why earth tones and nature-inspired elements tend to feel more grounding and calming
  
  
  
• How light, texture, and color affect the nervous system
  
  
  
• Simple, low-risk ways to add color without overwhelm
  
  
  
• How to create nourishing spaces even if you’re renting or living somewhere temporarily
  
  
  
• What “dignified design” means and why it matters in therapy offices, nonprofits, and healing spaces
  
  
  
• Budget-friendly ways communities can come together to create safer, more welcoming environments
  
  
  
• How to design sacred personal spaces that support rest, regulation, and self-care
  
  
  
• Why clutter, organization, and shared routines can impact your ability to truly relax
  
  
  

This conversation is filled with practical ideas to help your home or workplace feel more supportive, comforting, and aligned with how you want to feel.

RESOURCES

Connect with Sarah Trop:

- Website: FunCycled.com (Book a virtual consultation or buy her book)
- Free Design Tips PDF: Funcycled.com/free
- Instagram: @FunCycled
- Facebook: @FunCycled
- Pinterest: @FunCycled

Connect with Mandi:

• Website: WomenAwareAndPrepared.com
• Take the Free Intuition Quiz WomenAwareAndPrepared.com/Quiz
• Instagram: @WomenAwareAndPrepared
• LinkedIn: Mandi Pratt

The primary purpose of the Women Aware and Prepared Podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast series does not constitute advice or services. Please use common sense for your own situation.