Live a Life
You Don’t Need a Vacation From
We all have that “thing” we turn to when life feels unmanageable.
Sometimes it’s a substance (drugs and alcohol), sometimes it’s a behavior (gambling, gossiping), sometimes it’s another person (co-dependency, cha-cha-cha), and many of us rely on pessimism and negative thinking. Whatever your “thing” is, it doesn’t have to bind you to live a life you don’t enjoy.
To live a life you don’t need a vacation from
means creating a life that doesn’t require numbness, escape, or distraction just to get through the day.
It’s waking up without dread, without the ache for a fix, without the heaviness of pretending you’re okay. It’s opening your eyes with a sense of purpose, peace, and presence—rather than counting the hours until you can check out. It’s rebuilding your days with intention, balancing what keeps you stable on the outside with what keeps you steady on the inside. It’s alignment—where your choices, relationships, habits, and routines support your healing instead of sabotaging it.
In short, it’s not about running from your pain or fighting to stay afloat.
It’s about finding that golden space where your mind, body, and energy feel connected again—where regulation replaces chaos, clarity replaces craving, and your ShiNe returns from the inside out.
That’s when life starts to feel different.
That’s when you experience true freedom.
I’m not here to offer some never-before-seen formula for peace and joy.
There are no secret steps, no magic shortcuts.
What I do offer is a clear, honest way of bringing together the psychological and the spiritual—two aspects of the same human experience—in a voice and perspective that may feel refreshingly different. My work is designed to help things click in a new way, to lift you up, and to make the inner work feel accessible and meaningful.
At the heart of it, my intention is simple:
to help you return to yourself, take genuine joy in who you are, and honor your life with clarity, compassion, and truth.
ShiNe even offers tools, courses, and inspiration designed to help you reconnect with your inner light - to give yourself permission to. . .
slow down
breathe
rediscover joy
in your everyday life
You don’t need to reinvent yourself to feel at peace.
Transformation isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about coming home to yourself.
We don’t chase change; we uncover truth.
When your thoughts, values, and energy fall back into alignment, peace isn’t something you strive for—it’s something you remember.
What Others Are Saying
My experience with Paula was nothing short of PHENOMENAL! She was professional, listened, and helped me feel ready to tackle a very hectic day!
-Rachel
“Thank you for being a key part to this major accomplishment in my life. You helped me save myself and become a man my mom would be proud of. You taught me a way to move forward and believe in myself. There aren’t words, Paula. Thank You."
-James
SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU!
-Austin
“…the feedback made sense and the direction was exactly what I needed to hear. What an amazing experience. I highly recommend.”
-Sherie
“May you Find Your ShiNe and spread your light wherever you go!”
