Annie Guest had a varied career in book publishing, advertising, and law, before she took another jump to work as a mental health therapist and publish her first book. In Design For Your Mind, Annie combines her passion for people and their potential with her love for interior design and her appreciation for the design choices that support the mind and body.
Annie's approach to design reflects her lifelong passion for interior design and what she understands about its power to bolster focus, creativity, and health. Design For Your Mind has struck a chord with readers, reviewers, podcasters, radio hosts, and print journalists. The book has been featured by more than 80 U.S. and international media outlets, including NPR, LA Talk Radio (Los Angeles, CA), Talk Radio NYC (New York, New York), as well as on podcasts reaching audiences in Seattle, Boston, Honolulu, Santa Barbara, Dallas, Chicago, St. Louis, Birmingham, AL, the United Kingdom (UK), Europe, and Australia. Readers and interviewers want to learn about the quick, easy, and affordable design choices they can make to boost their well-being today and help them thrive over a lifetime.
Annie Guest's ideas for using design to foster a young child's healthy mental development were featured in First Time Parent magazine. Her article "How to Design a Bedroom Your Toddler (and You) Will Love" was published in the magazine's January 2026 Special Edition.
Better Homes & Gardens magazine has featured Annie's design tips in two issues in 2026. See "Style Your Home to Beat the Winter Blues: 5 Designer-Approved Tricks" (January 2026) and “3 Easy Steps to Completely Transform Your Living Room” (April 2026).
In February, 2026, Ankha Azzura magazine published Annie's tips in its featured article, "How to design your home to improve your mental health."
Annie's suggestions for designing a dream home office and media studio were published in BrownStyle magazine's Women in Media 2026 Special Edition.
Real Simple magazine published Annie's tips for creating a space that promotes mental wellness in its April-May 2026 issue. The article is entitled "Make Space to Thrive."
