Thank you for joining us for episode 477 of Live Happy Now.

We've all heard the advice to stop and smell the roses, but this week's guest also wants

us to take a moment to arrange them.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and this week I'm joined by Talia Boone, a social entrepreneur

whose work has centered around

human and civil rights issues. As you're about to learn, she discovered flower arranging as a form

of meditation and self-care, and in the height of the pandemic, she launched postal pedals to help

others relieve the anxiety they were feeling. Today, her company's mindful approach to flower arranging is being used by companies,

individuals, and community groups who are discovering just how life-changing her workshops can be.

Let's have a listen.

Telia, thank you for joining me on Live Happy Now.

Yes, absolutely, Paula.

Thank you so much for having me. You are doing something

that is truly different. And as soon as I read about it, I was just like, oh my gosh, I can't believe

had never crossed my mind before. We talked so much about the benefits of nature here at Live

Happy Now. And you are using floral arranging as a form of healing. And so I wanted to know you've got

a very interesting story. Can you tell us when you first realized that that could affect your

mental health? Yes. So it's an interesting story. It came to me very unexpected way.

So I have a really good friend, and she and I, whenever we get together, we're really intentional about doing things that we've not done before, always trying some new activity, never like, oh, let's go to lunch or let's go to dinner. Like that's boring. Like always, let's do something different. And for one of our friend Haines, she actually suggested that we try flower arranging.

And I was like, cool, I haven't done that before.

Let's do it.

And I liked it, not just because I was really proud of what I've made, but just something

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