As a sought out speaker, Paula combines her thirty years of experience as a teacher with her twenty years of expertise in creating celebrations to charm her listeners and readers. She has facilitated retreats and classes across the country, in which women have learned to express themselves in order to unlock their personal power and to connect their choices in life with their health. Her material sparks interest in hospital settings, churches, book clubs, libraries, book stores, and women's groups when Paula demonstrates how to create a circle of sharing, building trust through hearing stories and telling stories. Paula has degrees from St. Olaf College, San Francisco State University, and is trained as a PeerSpirit facilitator.

Paula lives in the Northwest with her patient husband, crazy dog and two wonderful elderly horses. She plays the violin in the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra and in weekly quartet gatherings. Her two daughters are both health care providers. She has two granddaughters with whom she delights in creating meaningful moments.