Your home is your nervous system. Realtor & creator Diahnna Curtis shows how to set energy boundaries, ditch chaotic relationships, and use small DIYs to turn any space into a calming, beautiful refuge—without big money.

What you’ll learn

• Energy hygiene: placing people at the right “distance” without drama
• Scent & sound therapy at home (lavender, woodsmoke, ritual cues)
• Budget-friendly DIYs that actually change how your space feels
• Project cadence: start tiny → stack wins → maintain momentum
• Raising creators: modeling grit so kids become fearless makers

What if the bravest renovation is the one you make to your life? We sit down with Diahnna Curtis—realtor, creativity maven, and president of a historic minority real estate trade chapter—to trace a journey from misaligned marriage to solo homeownership, from chaos to calm, and from projects as chores to projects as therapy. This is a story about choosing your climate on purpose: if one of you wants Canada and the other craves Mexico, wish each other well and pack accordingly.

We dig into the art of the graceful exit: no fireworks, no speeches, just a firm boundary that keeps your mind clear and your spirit light. Diahnna shares how she protects her peace—blocking harmful messages, refusing to host secrets in her spirit, and measuring relationships by equilibrium: do the perks outweigh the costs emotionally, mentally, and financially? When the math doesn’t math, she steps back with love. That same clarity powers her home life, where small, consistent DIY wins—an accent wall, shelves, a refreshed mantel, the steady anchor of lavender—turn rooms into refuge.

You’ll also hear how leadership can crowd a house with banners and gear, and how reset rituals—leaving for a night, returning with fresh eyes—restore order. Diahnna’s hands-on grit became a family language; her daughters now tackle renovations with the same courage, proving that resilience is learned by doing. Expect practical takeaways: start tiny, embrace imperfect first attempts, and design spaces that hold you when the world gets loud. Expect heart, too: you can love someone and still choose distance; you can be powerful and still need rest.

If you’re ready to trade draining habits for healthy boundaries and transform your home into a sanctuary, this conversation is your blueprint. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs calm more than clutter, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your peace is worth the work.

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