Design is more powerful than we often realize. Trauma-informed design is the intentional creation of spaces that help people ...

A child may survive violence, homelessness, or other profoundly distressing circumstance, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. The stress-response system that trauma activates in the body can have ...

Many architects and designers have highlighted the importance of taking into account all five senses during the design process, in order to create a successful user experience. Fortunately, many ...

It’s no wonder, then, that most of us live amid a background of anxiety and stress that, for many, borders on the traumatic. Such constant stress can lead to health issues from headaches, high blood ...

Ikea Small Home mockup. All photos courtesy Ikea and WestEast Design Group. Hopefully, most of us won’t have to deal with being homeless during our lives — however, that shouldn’t keep us from feeling ...