Room to Think

Епизоди

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  Season 1 Rewind: The Science of Feeling 11.08.2026 26мин

  In this special Season One Rewind episode, Lyssia revisits some of the most compelling conversations from Room to Think to explore the science behind why spaces make us feel the way they do. Bringing together insights from Dr. Sally Augustin, Dr. Esther Sternberg, Dr. Anja Jamrozik, Dr. Kati Peditto, and Professor Justin Hollander, this episode looks beyond aesthetics to understand how our surroundings affect attention, stress, comfort, health, and the way the brain processes the world around...
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  Murals, Memory, and the Meaning of Home 04.08.2026 53мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Hollis Callas, a California-based illustrator, muralist, and designer, to explore how art, nature, memory, and personal expression can bring a space to life. Working across illustration, textiles, tile, interiors, and large-scale murals, Hollis creates art rooted in the natural world and in the small experiences that make a place feel meaningful. From flowers sketched on neighborhood walks to birds painted across the sides of buildings, her work asks wha...
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  Desire by Design 28.07.2026 58мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Professor Beatriz Colomina, architectural historian, theorist, author, and professor at Princeton University, to explore the hidden forces shaping the spaces we live in and what those spaces reveal about us. Known for her groundbreaking work connecting architecture with media, medicine, sexuality, technology, and modern life, Beatriz has spent her career challenging the idea that architecture is simply about buildings. Instead, she argues that our spaces...
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  The Art of a Collected Home 21.07.2026 1ч 6мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Maggie Wilkerson, interior consultant and founder of Collected Home, to explore why a house can be filled with things you love and still not feel quite right. Known for helping people create thoughtful, layered interiors that feel cohesive without becoming overly designed, Maggie approaches decorating as both a creative practice and a form of problem-solving: understanding what you are drawn to, identifying what actually works in your space, and creating...
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  The Rooms People Remember 14.07.2026 1ч 5мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Emilie Munroe, founder and creative director of Studio Munroe, to explore what makes a beautifully designed room become a home people actually remember. Known for creating colorful, sophisticated, and deeply personal interiors, Emilie approaches design less as the creation of a signature look and more as an act of translation: understanding how someone lives, what they value, and what they may not yet recognize about themselves, then turning those clues ...
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  Space Beyond Square Footage 07.07.2026 59мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Shavonda Gardner, an interior designer, writer, and small-space expert rethinking what it really means to live well at home. Known for her bold, moody, and deeply personal interiors, Shavonda has built her work around a belief most people forget: just because a home is small does not mean your life, style, or sense of possibility has to be. The conversation breaks down why so many people assume they need more square footage, when what they may actually n...
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  Ayurveda for Your Home 30.06.2026 1ч 4мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with France Brunel, a home wellness coach, interior designer, and Ayurvedic coach rethinking how our homes affect the way we feel, function, and move through life. Blending interior design with principles from Ayurveda, France has built her work around a question most people never think to ask: what if your home is either supporting your well-being or quietly working against it? The conversation breaks down why so many people focus on wellness through food, f...
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  Materials, Mood, and Heatproof Living 22.06.2026 53мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Tim Sperry, a material scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur rethinking how the built environment affects the way we live. From developing the first air purifying paint to creating heat reflective coatings through his company CoolCoated, Tim has spent his career asking a question most people in the industry never think to ask: what if the materials around us are doing more harm than we realize? The conversation breaks down why heat is one of the most ove...
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  Beautiful On A Budget 16.06.2026 58мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Alyssa Martin, the creator behind Alyssa Martin Home, whose content has helped thousands of people design spaces they actually love without spending more than they need to. After years of watching people feel stuck, overwhelmed, or convinced they needed a bigger budget to fix what was bothering them about their home, Alyssa became focused on a question most of us never think to ask: what if the problem was never money to begin with? The conversation bre...
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  The Streets We Stopped Walking 09.06.2026 53мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Paul Stout, the creator behind Talking Cities, whose content has helped millions of people understand why some places feel alive and others feel completely soulless. Growing up in Los Angeles and experiencing walkable city life for the first time in Salzburg, Austria, Paul became obsessed with one question most of us never think to ask: why do some cities feel good to move through, and others make you want to leave as soon as possible? The conversation b...
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  Your Home Has A Personality 02.06.2026 1ч 3мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Kimberly Gallagher, founder of The Feng Shui Flow, host of the Calm and Happy Home podcast, and author of The Calm and Happy Home. After leaving her career as a teacher, Kimberly rebuilt her life around one idea most of us never really consider. Your home isn't just where you live, it's something you have a relationship with. The conversation breaks down why the energy in your space shapes the way you think, feel, and move through your day in ways you've...
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  The Eye That Shaped a Skyline 26.05.2026 57мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Kobi Karp, a legendary Miami-based architect whose firm has designed over $36 billion in buildings across the world, from luxury resorts and residential towers to affordable housing and historic restorations. With more than 30 years of shaping the Miami skyline and beyond, Kobi brings a perspective on architecture that goes far deeper than what any building looks like on the outside. The conversation breaks down why the way a building sits on its land, o...
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  Building Behind the Scenes 19.05.2026 55мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Gregg Sulkin, an actor known for his work on screen who has quietly spent the last decade building a real estate portfolio rooted in long-term thinking, renovation, and understanding what actually makes a home work. Coming from an industry defined by uncertainty, Gregg shares how real estate became a way to create stability, structure, and something tangible to build on beyond the spotlight. The conversation breaks down the difference between designing a...
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  A Home That Feels Like You 12.05.2026 58мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Emily Campbell, founder and principal designer of Emily Jane Interior Design, to explore why the most meaningful homes are not just designed to look beautiful, but to feel deeply personal and restorative. Drawing inspiration from nature, memory, and emotional connection, Emily shares how her background in fashion, entrepreneurship, and design led her to create spaces that help people feel more grounded, calm, and connected to themselves. The conver...
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  What Lingers in a Space 05.05.2026 1ч 5мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Tami Sharp, co-founder of Law Enforcement Coaching and a specialist in mental, emotional, and energetic well-being, to explore the invisible forces inside our spaces and how they shape the way we think, feel, and move through life. Working at the intersection of high-stress environments and personal healing, Tami shares how her experience with law enforcement professionals led her to a deeper understanding of energy, intuition, and the unseen impact of o...
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  The Illusion of the Perfect Home 28.04.2026 57мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Alana Nielsen and Kelly Breiter, the duo behind Alana + Kelly Design Co., a residential architecture and interior design studio, to explore why the idea of the “perfect home” often fails in real life. Working across both structure and interiors, they share how designing holistically allows them to bridge the gap between how a home looks and how it actually functions day to day. The conversation breaks down the difference between spaces that are designed ...
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  Designing for the Desert 21.04.2026 57мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Dustin Ence, architect, builder, and founder of Dustin Brent Design Build and Sagewood Homes, to explore what actually makes a home feel good—and why so many homes fall short. Dustin shares how working across both design and construction gives him a unique perspective on what gets lost between the blueprint and the finished space, and why being involved in the entire process allows him to protect the original vision of a home. The conversation breaks dow...
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  The Hidden Forces of Feng Shui 14.04.2026 49мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Danijela Saponjic, founder of Unfolding Space and a feng shui master, to explore the invisible forces inside our homes and how they shape the way we think, feel, and move through life. Danijela shares how she discovered feng shui during a transitional moment in her life, when she came across the idea of clutter clearing and became curious about how changes in her space could influence her reality, ultimately leading her to completely shift her path and c...
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  Confidence, Criticism, and the Fear of DIY 07.04.2026 44мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Harley Gusman, creator of Harley Renovating, to talk about the psychology behind DIY, confidence, and what really stops people from starting. Harley shares how she went from documenting small personal projects to building a platform where she renovates spaces publicly, embracing mistakes, criticism, and the learning process in real time. The conversation explores why so many people feel intimidated to begin, how fear and outside opinions can hold us back...
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  Architecture Beyond the Eyes 31.03.2026 47мин

  In this episode, Lyssia sits down with architect, educator, and author Juhani Pallasmaa to talk about the sensory experience of architecture and why we experience buildings with our entire body, not just our eyes. The conversation explores how modern architecture became overly focused on vision and aesthetics, and what we lose when we ignore touch, sound, shadow, memory, and imagination in the spaces we create and live in. They discuss why old buildings often feel more comfortable than new on...