We’re looking forward to introducing you to Paola Bayron. Check out our conversation below.
Paola, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
Yes! Getting my first tattoo for my 30th birthday made me feel incredibly proud. It felt risky in the best way, especially since I’m someone who’s always been afraid of getting in trouble or coloring outside of the lines. But here I am, a full-grown woman, still learning so much about what I love and what I don’t, and this tattoo was a no-brainer; it was a marking of the old me and a bridge to the new version of me. It’s incredibly important and it holds deep meaning. I decided to go with the number 8, which is our daughter’s birthday, my husband’s and my favorite number, a symbol of infinity, of the divine feminine, of strength and blooming. I also needed roses to be a part of it because not only is it my favorite flower, but I also found out at the tattoo shop that it’s my birth-month flower. Also in tarot, the major arcana 8 is the strength card, which is a reminder of the courage and resilience I’ve had through it all. This tattoo was so much more than a quick stop and a fling; it is the exact representation of what this season of life has felt like, the closing of one chapter and the start of a new.
There’s a quote I always go back to: “Sometimes you feel as if you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
During postpartum, I didn’t realize I was the seed, but now, I do. I’ve flourished and am in full blooming season!
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Paola Bayron. I’m a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist turned spiritual medium. I am also a motivational speaker, mental health advocate, and the founder of The Inner Puzzle. The Garden of Ezer is an extension of my work; it’s a soul-led movement rooted in healing, community, and divine remembrance. Through energy work, storytelling, and intuitive workshops, I help people remember who they are beneath the pain, the trauma, and the roles they’ve had to play. The Garden of Ezer started as a thought in October of 2024, a calling to create space for people to reconnect to the divine, their gifts, and their authentic self. Today, it’s a sanctuary for spiritual awakenings, emotional breakthroughs, and deep connection within this community and outward. We host live gatherings and intimate retreats that leave people transformed and anchored in truth. I also work privately with clients, guiding them through spiritual coaching and mentorship programs, reiki, and mediumship. What makes my brand different is that it lives at the intersection of spiritual and emotional intelligence, and it reminds people that you can be soft and powerful, holy and human, grieving and still full of hope. It’s also a graceful reminder that change and death, don’t have to be scary; instead, they should be embraced as sacred transitions that guide us back to presence and to the essence of who we really are.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. Who saw you clearly before you could see yourself?
My daughter. She came with a mission and knew exactly what she came to awaken in me. She’s always seen me as her safe place, nurturing, funny, open-hearted, and honest, and she never once asked me to be anyone else. Until she arrived, I often felt like the traits that made me “me” were the reasons I didn’t fit in. I was too sensitive, too curious, too soulful, but through her eyes, I saw myself clearly for the first time. She helped me see myself as someone deserving of unconditional love. She also taught me that softness isn’t weakness; it’s strength. Especially after so many moments in life that were meant to harden my heart, the fact that I remained kind has been the biggest blessing, and it’s all because of her and the role she’s given me as her mama.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
The passing of my father marked a deep wound in my life—a wound so deep that it haunted me for almost a decade. He died when I was 19, on a day I was auditioning for a role I thought I wanted at the time, but I didn’t end up entering the race because of the circumstances. He was never really present while I was growing up, and I thought I had more time to change that story, but time ran out. For years I carried bitterness and regret, but over time, I began to heal, not only through therapy and prayer, but also through divine encounters, dreams, and undeniable signs from the spirit realm. Grief, if we let it, can transform into grace. My father communicates with me now more than ever, from beyond the veil. I’ve realized love doesn’t end; it just changes form. Our healing has happened across planes, and I carry his legacy with infinite love and forgiveness every single day.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
Smart people often think you need to be perfect to live a meaningful life, but it’s our flaws, our cracks, our detours that shape the masterpiece of who we are. I used to believe I had to choose one path—be one thing, one profession, one identity. The truth is, we are made to be multidimensional. You can be a healer and a journalist. A mother and an entrepreneur. You can change directions and still be in alignment. Another thing we get wrong is thinking we have to be liked by everyone. I spent years shrinking myself to fit expectations. I now know I was only ever in competition with one person: the version of me God created me to become.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. If immortality were real, what would you build?
The Garden of Ezer is the embodiment of my belief that we are both eternal and human. It’s a space where souls remember who they are before the world told them who to be. We gather in circles to cry, to laugh, to move our bodies, to reclaim our voices, to connect with our ancestors, and to give thanks to the divine. I’ve watched lives shift in just a few hours. I’ve seen people return time and time again because the space speaks to a part of them they didn’t know lacked connection. Even I feel addicted to it, not because it’s mine, but because it so clearly isn’t. It’s God’s. I just get to steward it. If I had all the time in the world, I’d keep expanding it—globally, virtually, and energetically. Therefore, no matter where someone is, they can always return to The Garden of Ezer.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://theinnerpuzzle.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbayronofficial
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Pbayronofficial
Image Credits
Jose C. Ortega
