I met Paula at an addiction recovery conference and was very impressed with her wonderfully entertaining and profound “inner child” puppets. Her cleaver puppets express the emotions, beliefs, and thoughts underlying addiction. I have been working in the field of addiction counseling for over 42 years and have seen different forms of puppet therapy for addictions come and go quickly, nothing lasting. I suggested she put them on the internet to get them out to the general public because I know many people will identify with them and want to buy and use them.
I believe Paula’s passion for therapeutic puppetry and commitment to recovery will have a strong influence on those she works with including the therapists she trains to use her puppets. Her puppetry is a personal, but also universal, expression of healing from childhood trauma and addiction. Her workshop give adults the opportunity to make and use these puppets for themselves or to use in conjunction with their therapists. Though I haven’t had the opportunity to experience one of her workshops, I would recommend others to attend.