Writing & Publications

A place for words that support how we live.

Across books, magazines, and digital guides, these offerings explore how our homes, habits, and environments shape how we feel — and how we might live with more care, steadiness, and connection through different seasons of life.

Rooted in lived experience and design practice, the writing here is reflective but practical, grounded rather than aspirational. It’s meant to be returned to slowly, not consumed all at once.

A HOME FOR WORDS

Writing shaped by space, rhythm, and lived experience

THRVE’s writing emerged from years of working closely with people in their homes and communities.

As design conversations unfolded, they often led to deeper questions: how space affects mood and energy, how homes change as we age, how caregiving reshapes daily life, and how environment influences wellbeing over time.

The writing explores these themes through reflective essays, seasonal publications, and longer-form work such as the Soulful Home series and Rooted in Home.

This is not instructional content or aspirational lifestyle writing.
It is interpretive — offering language for lived experiences that sit at the intersection of home, care, aging, and place.

Writing also informs THRVE’s education, speaking, and community work, helping translate design thinking into shared understanding.

What You’ll Find Here

This collection includes:

Each piece stands on its own, but all are connected by a shared intention:

to support thoughtful, humane ways of living with space, time, and change.

Current & Ongoing Works

Regenerative Living for Everyday Life:Living Well Through Change

A forthcoming book (The manuscript is currently under consideration with a publishing house.)

This manuscript explores regenerative living as a humane response to modern depletion, focusing on energy, rhythm, and steadiness rather than optimization or escape. Grounded in biophilic design, environmental psychology, and lived experience, it begins in everyday life — the body, the home, and the seasons of change people move through. Home is framed not as an aspirational project, but as a quiet tool for daily restoration. The work offers practical frameworks and reflective guidance for living well through burnout, transition, caregiving, aging, and uncertainty.

THRVE Passport

A seasonal magazine

A modern almanac focused on wellness, place, and everyday living. Each issue gathers essays, prompts, and practical reflections designed to be read with the seasons rather than rushed through.

Soulful Home Series

Digital guides and seasonal PDFs

Short-form guides offering sensory practices, room-based reflections, and nature-informed ideas for living more gently at home. These are designed to support small shifts, not major change.

Additional Guides & Resources

A growing digital library

From focused ebooks to short workshops and printable resources, these materials are created to make wellness- and design-informed thinking accessible without requiring a design background.

How to Engage With This Work

You’re welcome to:

  • browse a single piece and return later

  • read selectively rather than comprehensively

  • engage only when something feels useful or timely

There is no expectation to keep up.

This work is offered as support, not instruction.

Writing, like space, can offer a place to pause.

These pages are intended to meet readers where they are — whether that’s in the midst of change, reflection, or simply a desire to read something that feels thoughtful and steady.

You are welcome here.

Best Sellers

Wellness By Design
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Wellness By Design
$29.00

Wellness by Design: How Our Built Environments Shape Health, Happiness & Connection

Why Wellness Interior Design Matters – Now More Than Ever

Why settle for surface-level design when you can create a life that’s truly aligned—inside and out?

The ““Wellness by Design: How Our Built Environments Shape Health, Happiness & Connection” is a transformative guide for those ready to live with more intention, connection, and vitality—by reimagining the spaces they call home.

This is more than a book—it’s a journey toward whole-person wellness, rooted in conscious design and regenerative living.

Inside the eBook, You’ll Discover:

Why Wellness Interior Design Matters: Explore how the built environment affects your body, mind, emotions, and spirit—especially in a time of global overwhelm.

From Decoration to Intention: Shift from styling for looks to designing for lifestyle, health, and harmony.

Minimize Toxins: Learn simple ways to detox your home—air and water filtration, healthy sleep environments, and choosing safer materials.

Design Healthy Habits: Discover how your space shapes your daily rituals—from food prep and hydration to movement and rest.

Biophilic Design for Mental Wellbeing: Use light, plants, textures, and views of nature to soothe stress and awaken joy.

Community-Centered Design: Design for deeper belonging—at home and in your neighborhood—with shared spaces, accessibility, and connection.

Create a Future That Feels Like Home: Tune into intuition, sustainability, and soul to make your space a sanctuary of healing and creativity.

All for just $29 – your path to vibrant, intentional living begins at home.

→ Download the eBook now and take the first step toward designing a home—and life—that feels like it’s truly yours.

Designing WELL
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Designing WELL
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designing WELL - Living with Nature: A Transformative Guide to Conscious, Sustainable, and Regenerative Design

Your home is more than just a place—it is a sanctuary, a reflection of your values, and a vital force in shaping your well-being. Designing WELL, Living with Nature invites you to rethink the way you design and experience your spaces, blending beauty, functionality, and sustainability to create environments that nourish both people and the planet.

In this transformative guide, interior design professional Andrea Leja explores the profound connection between our built environment and our overall wellness. With a focus on biophilic design, regenerative principles, and sustainable living, this book provides practical insights and inspiring ideas to help you craft spaces that enhance your health, elevate your spirit, and minimize your ecological footprint.

Discover how to:

  • Infuse nature into your home through thoughtful design choices

  • Create interiors that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being

  • Embrace sustainability without sacrificing beauty or comfort

  • Design with intention to cultivate harmony, balance, and resilience.

Whether you’re redesigning a single room or reimagining your entire living space, Living with Nature empowers you to build a home that is not only aesthetically stunning but also deeply restorative. It’s time to embrace a new way of living—one that honours nature, supports sustainability, and enhances the quality of life for generations to come.

Step inside and embark on a journey toward a healthier, more intentional, and regenerative way of living.

Rooted in Home Digital Guide + Companion Suite
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Rooted in Home Digital Guide + Companion Suite
$69.00

Rooted in Home
A digital guide and companion suite for creating a home that heals, holds, and remembers.

This digital offering includes:

  • a long-form reflective guide

  • a companion workbook with gentle prompts

  • a mini journal for ongoing, seasonal reflection

Designed to be used slowly and returned to as needed, Rooted in Home supports a more steady, supportive relationship with home — without pressure to redesign or perform.

ROOTED IN HOME — Designing a Life That Heals, Holds & Remembers
A book for anyone longing for a home that feels like a sanctuary.

Rooted in Home is more than a design book — it is an invitation to return to yourself. Through gentle story, biophilic wisdom, and sensory-based guidance, Andrea Leja reveals how your home can become a living, breathing source of calm, clarity, and renewal.

Whether you are navigating transition, craving groundedness, or simply seeking deeper connection with the spaces you inhabit, this book offers a path toward a more meaningful way of living.

What You’ll Learn

• How your environment shapes your nervous system
• How to design with intention, purpose, and presence
• Sensory-based wellness strategies rooted in biophilic design
• Rituals and practices to bring ease and beauty into daily life
• A new way of understanding your home as medicine

ROOTED IN HOME — Digital Companion Workbook

A guided journey to create a home that truly supports your wellbeing.

This beautifully designed workbook transforms the teachings of Rooted in Home into an embodied, interactive experience. With room-by-room rituals, emotional mapping pages, sensory checklists, seasonal resets, and guided reflections, this workbook helps you create changes that feel gentle, achievable, and deeply nourishing.

What’s Inside

• 78 pages of guided prompts & rituals
• Chapter-by-chapter integration worksheets
• Room-by-room design rituals
• THRVE sensory wellness frameworks
• Seasonal reset pages
• Home cleansing and energetic rituals
• Micro-journals & reflection spaces
• THRVE line-art pattern pages

ROOTED IN HOME — Mini Workbook (Printable Edition)

A simple, clean, minimalist companion to your personal transformation.

This beautifully minimal printable edition mirrors the structure of the full workbook — with headings, room sections, reflection spaces, and journal pages — but without text inside. Perfect for those who want to write freely, print affordably, and customize their own experience.

Ideal For

• Journaling lovers
• Minimalist thinkers
• Gift purchases
• Therapists, coaches, and wellness professionals
• People who want a low-ink, printer-friendly format

$69 CAD
Digital access • No deadlines • No pressure