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I used to live in a cabin in the woods. Not a charming stone cottage with wildflowers by the mailbox – a cabin off a dirt road where your social circle is basically whoever delivers your packages.

I loved that cabin. But it matched a version of me I was outgrowing.

When I moved to a new city and signed the lease on a penthouse I was terrified of being able to afford, I didn't start with a Pinterest board. I started with a question: Who is the woman who lives here?

That question changed how I designed my space, how I showed up in my life, and ultimately, who I became.

In this episode, I'm sharing how your environment is your identity made visible – and how editing just one room can create a ripple effect across your entire life. From my bookshelf purge to the dinner parties that deepened every friendship I had, this is the story of how I stopped decorating and started designing for the woman I was becoming.

Here's what we cover:

Why your environment is your identity made visible – and how it's shaping you whether you realize it or not
The one question I asked before designing my penthouse that changed my self-image
How a single bookshelf kept me stuck in "perpetual repair mode" – and what happened when I cleared it
Why starting with "who" instead of "what" is the secret to transforming any room
The unexpected ripple effect of redesigning just one room
What it means to edit your environment with intention, not just decorate or organize it

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