This article was originally published on December 8th, 2021 in Voyage San Antonio Magazine.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Susie Vybiral.

Hi Susie, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers?
I am a big believer in doing all things. I have a band, Salubrious Fox, I’m an officiant, I have an honorary doctorate, and I am a published writer.

One of my childhood dreams was to become a psychologist so at 41, after 18 years of being Susie Homemaker (literally!) I decided to finally pursue my doctorate. In another year or so I’ll be Dr. Suz! I had originally thought I would have my own practice or work in a hospital but as my journey in school progressed, my intentions shifted. I have always had a heart for the innocents.. animals, the elderly, and children. I was a family advocate for an advocacy center for a few years and every day I heard the unfathomable things that were happening to children in our area.

Parents and caregivers would express the fact that, although counseling was helping their children heal from the trauma they had experienced, they were still going back to a bedroom where the abuse occurred. The triggers in their rooms inevitably caused setbacks causing children to avoid being in their rooms at all. It made sense that changing their environment would help facilitate healing. I started Room Redux to offer another piece of the healing puzzle.

We transform the rooms and LIVES of children who have faced sexual and/or physical abuse or any type of trauma. We do this anonymously so the children never see us and we do this in one day! Room redux is now a global organization and I believe this is a result of all of us spreading the word and sharing our passion with anyone and everyone.