How Flowers Helped Me Hope & Heal | Kayla Moon | Founder of XFLOS, Stay Soft Studio & Writer | #249 | Re-Educated

At a time when Kayla Moon was struggling with her health and addiction, her mother suggested she try growing something. Caring for a tiny garden began to change the way she cared for herself. Kayla is a floral artist and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, we talk about how flowers helped her find hope, how discovering something she loved changed her relationship with learning, and the people who believed in her when she was struggling. She shares the messy reality of building a creative business and why making beautiful things and supporting her community have always been connected. We also talk openly about shame, sexuality, and the parts of ourselves we find difficult to face. Kayla reflects on how journaling helped her stop hiding the truth, how we learn to perform intimacy, and why a culture obsessed with making our bodies more desirable can leave us disconnected from them. Throughout the conversation, we keep returning to sensitivity: learning to notice what we feel, question what we’ve been taught, and care more deeply for ourselves and each other.