Podcast Title: Designed 4 Recovery

Episode Title: Trauma-Informed Design in Healthcare Settings: Creating Safe, Non-Triggering Spaces

Host: ‘Lowo Adeyemi

Episode Summary

How do healthcare environments impact individuals with a history of trauma? In this episode of Designed 4 Recovery, host ‘Lowo Adeyemi explores the transformative role of Trauma-Informed Design (TID) in shaping safe, supportive, and non-triggering spaces for patients and staff alike.

Drawing from SAMHSA’s six guiding principles of trauma-informed care, we break down how these concepts translate into physical space—shifting healthcare design from sterile institutions to environments that actively promote healing, dignity, and trust.

Listeners will gain insights into:

The fundamentals of trauma in the context of care and why design matters. ...