Can our past experiences of place influence our presentrelationship to home? In this episode of Design Deep Dive, I offer a 15-minute guided visualization exercise to connect with a favorite place in childhood or another period of your life.

Through engaging in this reflective practice, you can revealimportant aspects of home or place that can support you at your current stage of life. Dive into the magic of your imagination and lived experiences with this simple, yet powerful meditation to clarify your relationship to place.

In this episode:

• Guided meditation to connect with a favorite past place
• Suggested practices for integrating these insights into your understanding of relationship to place
• The reality of home carrying different emotional meanings for different people
• The potential for past memories of place to facilitate action towards aligning with a supportive home space

Chapters

00:00 Exploring Design Psychology and Its Importance

04:14 Guided Meditation: Journey to Your Favorite Place

19:41 Reflecting on Your Experience and Next Steps

Connect with Dr. Za:

Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/designwithdr.za/⁠⁠

Book a Design Psychology Consult Call: ⁠⁠https://designwithdrza.com/place

Chapters

00:00 Exploring Design Psychology and Its Importance

04:14 Guided Meditation: Journey to Your Favorite Place

19:41 Reflecting on Your Experience and Next Steps

How do we create spaces that reflect our authentic selves, especially during periods of transition in life? In this episode of Design Deep Dive, I chat with June Reese, a creative strategist, experience architect, and designer, about navigating our emotional connections to place, authenticity, and designing spaces that feel true to who we are.

June shares her unique journey as a designer and the process of creating her NAACP-nominated book Iconic Home, celebrating Black designers and providing accessible ways to engage with interior design. We also discuss June’s experience of engaging in the design psychology process, the importance of mentorship and community in the design industry, her evolving professional identity, and the power of creating a home that supports your current phase of life.

In this episode:

• Navigating working with design clients and supporting their emotional needs
• Embracing one's unique journey and allowing your home to reflect that
• The importance of being true to yourself in making design choices
• The potential for collaboration between psychologists and designers to enhance our understanding of how we relate to spaces

Connect with June:

Website: ⁠⁠https://junereese.com⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thejunereese__⁠⁠

Book: Iconic Home

House of June Interiors

Black Interior Designers, Inc.

Connect with Dr. Za:

Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/designwithdr.za/⁠⁠

Book a Design Psychology Consult Call: ⁠⁠https://suzan-ahmed.clientsecure.me

How does our personality influence the design choices we make? In this episode of Design Deep Dive, I chat with Sophia Trinh, an artist based in Seattle, WA, about personality, social-emotional needs, and designing spaces that reflect and support our authentic selves.

Sophia shares her journey of self-discovery through her art and engaging in the design psychology process. We discuss navigating cultural influences in creating a comfortable home, the importance of communicating our needs when sharing space with others, the power of space to enhance creativity, and why understanding one's personality is essential for creating a home that truly supports us.

In this episode:

• The value of personality assessment in creating spaces that reflect identity and emotional needs
• How to navigate different social and other personality needs in shared spaces
• The importance of allowing our environments to evolve as we do

• The role of design psychology in helping us align our internal world with our external environment

Connect with Sophia:

Website: ⁠https://sophiatrinh.com⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/philosophiatrinh⁠

Connect with Dr. Za:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/designwithdr.za/⁠

Book a Design Psychology Consult Call: ⁠https://suzan-ahmed.clientsecure.me