We open the episode with Paula's beautiful poem 'Listen with an open heart' and we close with her poem 'Shopping' - another great piece! Paula shares her wonderful and inspiring story and how her dynamic work has remained true to her own passion and desire to give other people a voice. Her writing stuck around and last year, she decided to stand forward and started sharing her poetry on the Yorkshire poetry scene where she headlined at 'High Five' in Howarth. Paula also discusses how 'the power of your own words' can act as a powerful source in being open as an individual. Why is being open important? How can it aid us in our journey? Listen, find out and be inspired ☺️ 💫 more about Paula: Paula is a poet and performs her poetry on the Yorkshire poetry scene. As a child, Paula danced and did gymnastics and it won't come as a surprise to you, that the performer in Paula won and she completed drama school in Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. Paula has worked as an actor and has directed 'The Tempest' with a group of 28 learning disabled young people, which they performed on the main stage at The Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. She has also been an Associate Artist with Blaize for many years and toured rurally and worked in community theatre. She has worked as a lead artist on many projects and in community engagement and project management. Paula is also an Accredited Relational Dynamic Coach. She has written her first play: 'The Mounting' which is work in progress. Find out more about Paula on Instagram here: @paula_horton 👉 and on Twitter here: @pjh012