About Me
About Me
From fitting in to truly standing out
From trauma to triumph ...
Paula's journey has been one of profound learning, healing and self-discovery coupled with an unwavering appreciation for the preciousness of life.
After a simple accident turned into a life threatening challenge that saw Paula lose the bottom half of her left leg and very nearly her life, undergoing 32 surgeries and spending 756 long days and nights in hospital over 1,000 kilometres away from her husband and children – Paula’s understanding of trauma and overcoming challenges against the odds is powerful.
Being forced into the darkest places left no alternatives for Paula. She knew she had to rise above it all, no matter how incredibly difficult and painful. She refused to surrender or to give up her sense of self or her sanity! While others would have had this experience lessen them, Paula believes instead this experience has made her into much more.
Her struggle for a new normal has led her to become a beacon of inspiration and … hope.
Hope for anyone who is facing challenges that no matter how small they may seem to others, feel insurmountable right now; or for those who have been through their own traumas in life whether that be physical or emotional, personal or business.
Paula Gowland is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, transformational coach and leader. She opens our eyes to the strength of human resilience, giving us the courage to leap towards the life we are destined to live … She will do the same for you, when you’re lucky enough to read her book, participate in one of her retreats or work with her one-on-one giving you the support you need to transform any adversity into strength, and in the process become MORE, not less.
Her unwillingness to surrender to the depression, loss and suffering while being in and out of hospital beds for more than two and half years, drove her to dig deeper and deeper with every setback. She refused to sacrifice her sanity for the sake of her children, husband, family, and YOU!
Deciding that one day, her experiences would have reason and meaning to help others, she submerged herself into her healing, learning, self-discovery, personal expansion techniques and ultimately, transformation.
Dedicated to supporting others to succeed through adversity or even in spite of it, or to triumph over trauma just as she has, Paula’s experiences have served as the vehicle for her courses, coaching and online resources to support assist others no matter where they find themselves today.
She is relentless in her desire to inspire hearts and move minds to use their trauma as a vehicle to become MORE, not less.
Her resilience and dedication to supporting others on their own journeys has seen Paula:
- Won Silver Award in the National AusMumpreneur Disabled Business Excellence Category 2024
- Announced as number 22 in the Sunshine Coast Daily’s Top 100 Most Influential People on the Sunshine Coast 2022.
- Won the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Sustainable Business Woman of the Year award in 2022.
- Featured in the Women Inspired coffee table book in 2021.
- Won a host of business awards as the co-owner of Sunshine Coast Art and Framing Gallery and Sunquest Signs alongside husband John.
- Tripled the revenue and doubled the team for Sunshine Coast Art and Framing Gallery in just 4 years.
