I’ve been where you are. And I know the way home.
Metaphysical Hypnotherapist | Author | Speaker
I didn't choose the path of healing - it chose me.
Growing up, I experienced significant trauma that would shape decades of my life. Childhood abuse. A broken family system. Generational patterns of addiction and dysfunction that felt impossible to escape.
I had a deep yearning to break the cycles that I felt bound by.
However, I fell into the same patterns that ran deep in my familial lines and friendships alike. By my late teens, I was drowning. Substance abuse became my coping mechanism, my escape from a reality that I didn't know how to deal with. I was making many reckless choices and living as if I wanted to die.
I hitchhiked through life - literally and figuratively - trying to outrun the demons that lived inside me.
I felt deeply damaged and trapped, with no clue how to change my trajectory. The cycle was vicious.
Rock bottom whispers in the quiet moments when you realize you can't keep living this way. It reaches your soul with feelings of deep despair and defeat.
Mine came in the form of broken promises. I knew that I had wanted to break the chains of generational trauma and addiction. Yet, I was following the same path so many before me had walked. I knew that I was making every attempt I could to escape the pain I felt and every promise to myself that I would be different was broken.
I had a choice: continue down the path I was mimicking by familial conditioning and let it destroy me, or find another way.
I wanted to live a different life from what I had witnessed and experienced in my youth.
But I had no idea how.
In 1988, I made a feeble attempt at prayer, "God, if you are real, I need help."
The chain of synchronicities that followed was nothing short of miraculous.
I was picked up hitchhiking by someone who had been in recovery for two years. That ride led to a path of awakening I never knew was possible.
I began my own path of recovery at the age of twenty. It was messy, painful, and required me to face everything I'd been running from.
My entire life's trajectory changed.
I learned that healing isn't just about stopping destructive behaviors - it's about reconnecting to yourself, to others, to your purpose, and to something greater than yourself.
The Four Pillars of Connection were born from this understanding.
As I healed, I walked with many others who understood the degree of defeat I had experienced. I befriended those who had done more healing work than I and those who were barely beginning. I felt a deep alignment with my history, my present, and my future as I connected with others who felt broken, those who wanted to break the chains.
As I continued my own healing journey, I knew that there were many layers of awakening and thriving that could be achieved.
I immersed myself in training: hypnotherapy, metaphysical studies, energy work, and intuitive development. But my greatest teacher was my own journey - the lived experience of transformation that no certification could teach.
For almost 40 years now, I've been walking alongside others on their healing paths. While I hold many titles - Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Metaphysician, Author, Speaker - the one that matters most is simply: someone who's been there and found the way through.
Today, I guide others as a mentor, therapist, teacher, and friend. Through The Lighthouse community, group hypnotherapy sessions, and one-on-one work, I've been honored to help people in over fourty countries around the globe.
I've written "Hitchhiking into Recovery" to share my story and the framework that changed my life.
I work with people worldwide—those in recovery, those experiencing spiritual awakening, conscious entrepreneurs building aligned businesses, and anyone feeling disconnected and seeking wholeness.
My mission is simple: to help you remember that you're not broken. You're not too far gone. And you don't have to do this alone.
Healing is possible. Transformation is real. And connection—to yourself, to others, to your purpose, and to Source—is the pathway home.
I'm living proof.
Born from my own journey from disconnection to wholeness, the Four Pillars of Connection provide a roadmap for anyone seeking transformation.
These aren’t just theoretical concepts – they’re living practices that guide my work and the work of thousands who’ve walked this path.
THE FIRST PILLAR
You weren’t meant to heal alone. When you find people who understand your journey – whether in recovery, spiritual awakening, or transformation – everything changes.
This pillar involves:
The Rat Park study proved it: Connection is the opposite of addiction. When you have community, you choose wholeness over escape. When you belong, you heal.
GIVING FROM YOUR SPIRIT
Giving your time and energy to others creates profound purpose, fulfillment, and connection. Service takes you out of your own struggles and connects you to something greater.
This pillar involves:
Service fills your cup even as you pour from it. When you serve from your spirit with humility and love, you enrich both others and yourself. You cannot keep what you have unless you give it away.
LEARNING FROM THOSE WHO'VE WALKED BEFORE
A mentor is someone who’s walked the path before you. They possess wisdom from overcoming the very challenges you’re facing now, and they guide you with compassion and experience.
This pillar involves:
In twelve-step programs, this is called sponsorship. In life, this is finding a guide who’s been there, done that, and made it through. Their wisdom becomes your lighthouse in the storm.
DAILY DIVINE ALIGNMENT
The practice of daily connection to the Divine – however you define it has been the single most life-changing practice in Paula’s journey and the journeys of thousands she’s guided.
This pillar involves:
When you align with Source each morning, you respond to life rather than react. You feel supported, intuitive, and trusting of the Great Mystery. This connection becomes your anchor in all of life’s storms.
While my lived experience is my greatest credential, I’m also professionally trained and certified to support your healing journey
Completed comprehensive training and certification in clinical hypnotherapy, specializing in trauma, addiction recovery, and spiritual transformation. Accredited through the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association since 2007.
Decades of study, practice, and exploration in metaphysical principles, energy healing, intuitive development, and spiritual evolution that has ascended to many levels of personal and professional evolution.
Author of "Hitchhiking into Recovery: A Journey of Connection, Healing and Hope" - a memoir and healing framework that is guiding thousands to a deeper understanding of the value of connection.
Speaking at recovery conferences, spiritual retreats, wellness events, and corporate gatherings on transformation, healing, and connection.
Founder of The Light House community and facilitator of group healing experiences since 2012.
Over three decades of walking alongside others in early recovery support, many levels of spiritual growth, deep trauma healing, and soulpath ascension.
I believe in holistic healing – addressing the body, mind, and spirit as interconnected aspects of the whole person.
Think of it as a wheel with many spokes. Traditional therapy might focus on one spoke. Medical treatment on another. Spiritual practice on yet another. But true, lasting healing happens when we tend to all the spokes.
That’s why my approach integrates:
Accessing the subconscious for deep transformation
Making sense of patterns and behaviors
Clearing blocks and restoring flow
Reconnecting to Source and purpose
Healing in relationship with others
Real-world strategies you can use daily
Safety and compassion first
Channeling wisdom straight from the Divine
This integrated approach is what makes transformation stick. We’re not just treating symptoms – we’re creating lasting change at every level.
When I’m not facilitating sessions or writing, you’ll find me:
Because even guides need guidance. Even healers need healing. The journey never ends – it just gets richer.
No masks. No pretending. Real, raw, honest healing.
Meeting you exactly where you are, without judgment.
Believing that community and relationship heal us.
Knowing that change is always possible, no matter how far gone you feel.
Helping you remember your own power and wisdom.
Walking my talk and honoring my own healing journey.
To guide seekers from disconnection to wholeness, from isolation to community, from despair to hope—through authentic sharing, proven practices, and the unwavering belief that everyone deserves healing.
I’m here to remind you: You’re not broken. You’re not too far gone. And you don’t have to do this alone.
Your healing matters. Your journey matters. You matter. Let’s walk this path together.
Personalized hypnotherapy, spiritual counseling, and intuitive guidance tailored to your unique journey.
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