Paula is a passionate and enthusiastic person who is driven and motivated to support others to achieve their personal goals. From an early age Paula was exposed to the difficulties disability and the environment have on health and well being. However, this led to Paula's understanding of the importance in family relationships and problem solving abilities needed to overcome daily barriers to everyday life. On leaving school Paula gained foundational health knowledge working in a nursing home. Paula then moved into social care working in a residential home, home care then on a rehabilitation unit. It was on this unit where Paula discovered her interest in occupational therapy. Once her degree was secured Paula has never stopped learning, she has completed several roles since her graduation, securing a senior role within a couple of years of graduation. Paula has completed an NVQ level 3 in leadership and management which supported her in implementing new working practices within her current role with the teams/services she supports. Paula has management responsibility and accountable for 18 staff,including Physiotherapists and technical instructors. Paula is passionate to create a positive and nurtured environment where staff feel empowered, confident and supported to become the best they can. Clinical research remains a strong passion and drive to demonstrate the worth of the OT profession to all stakeholders while also developing and implementing best practice guidelines and evidence based practice. Paula has achieved a MSc in Advance Practice. Paula hopes this will support the necessary skills needed to change health and social care to ensure a sustainable future for both the public and professionals through innovation, co- production and determination. Paula completed her thesis on; the impact of fibromyalgia on leisure occupations. Paula has written essays and completed seminars for other occupational therapists on the link between mental health, social anxiety and fibromyalgia. Paula has also participated in conferences in Cardiff Senedd and London on medically unexplained physical symptoms and their link with childhood trauma. Paula hopes her research will contribute to occupational therapy practice, future best practice guidelines through an expansion of her research for PhD study in September 2023 while challenging and supporting the necessary changes in health and social care when supporting people with this type of diagnosis.