Modern spaces often prioritize speed and aesthetics over psychological safety. Dr. Melvald explains how design decisions can unintentionally increase stress, conflict, and burnout.

Our homes now serve as offices, classrooms, and recovery zones. NEURODESIGN offers a blueprint for supporting regulation and connection in the new reality of daily life.

From couples to multigenerational homes, Dr. Melvald shows how space can amplify conflict or support calm, repair, and reconnection.

Trauma-informed principles belong in homes, schools, senior housing, and communities, not only in therapy rooms.

With an aging population, housing is becoming a health intervention. Dr. Melvald discusses how developers and policymakers can respond with design that supports dignity, independence, and well-being.

Dr. Melvald breaks down the psychology behind emotional resonance and perceived safety in real estate and how design and staging can ethically support better decisions.