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Ep 17: HEALing Through Room Transformation


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HONORING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH


‼️‼️Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood abuse and may be triggering for some listeners.


In this episode, I welcome Susie Vybiral, founder and CEO of Room Redux, a nonprofit that transforms rooms for children who have faced abuse. Our conversation highlights the importance of awareness and action in addressing child abuse, emphasizing how Room Redux provides a tangible form of healing by changing a child’s environment and personal space. We

talk about the concept of unconditional love and self-love as crucial elements in the healing process. Be sure to listen all the way through to hear our final message of hope and empowerment, emphasizing the human capacity for healing and transformation.


Susie has a beautiful heart and so much compassion for this work. You’ll feel her passion for this work and her love for the kids who are beneficiaries. It’s infectious!!


I’m a proud supporter of Room Redux! There are any ways that you can become a supporter, too. Susie talks about some of these at the end, including helping to buy items for the room transformations through Amazon. Check out the link below in the Resources section. #weareroomredux


Highlights of this episode

💙Awareness of Child Abuse: The importance of raising awareness about child abuse and taking action. We’re talking about the impact on boys and girls, so if you see something, do something because “Compassion + Action = Results.”

💛Unconditional Love and Self-Love: Unconditional love and self-love are essential for healing. The children who receive a Room Redux room transformation may feel a sense of unconditional love that they have rarely felt. It’s about giving them an opportunity to receive unconditional love and in turn seeing their self-worth which begins to foster self-love.

💙Healing Through Our Environment: Transforming environments aids in healing. Susie

talks about some of the specifics of transforming rooms to achieve specific impacts relevant to the child, their well-being and the theme that they love. Room Redux has a structured intake process to plan the transformation (experiences and challenges the child has and does face, theme, color, texture, placement all have an impact), but she has a gift to almost channel

exactly what the child needs in their personal space to experience healing and unconditional love.

💛Psychology of Healing: Our brains have an amazing capacity to rewire and change, which can be facilitated through positive environments and self-love. The trajectory of our lives can be changed, and the ripple effects are profound, including the potential to stop the cycle of abuse

where someone who has been abused becomes an abuser. Room Redux taps into our potential to rewire our behavior and heal by changing the physical environment of the child—starting early!!


Resources related to this episode

Room Redux (www.roomredux.org): A nonprofit organization that transforms rooms for children who have faced abuse.

Children's Advocacy Center: Where Susie gained experience working with families affected by abuse. Search the bold text to find a Center near you.

✨Book: The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis


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