Paula Audrey Rivero
Creator of Outstanding Operations
Love Fiercely. Dare Greatly. Play with Colour. Create Awesome. Celebrate Life.
Paula is a fun, courageous, energetic, and feisty person who loves life. Also known as the "Burning Fire of Love", her awesome shines bright when she is engaged in meaningful activities like ping pong, bike riding through the city or along the countryside, running through the River Valley, and swimming in a majestic lake. Paula also loves playing with colours, rapping songs like "Baby Got Back", eating delicious food, and creating beauty. She is passionate about leading with love to create connection and a sense of belonging for all people.
Paula has a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a clinical specialization and is registered with the Alberta College of Social Work. She is also a Certified Trauma Practitioner-Clinical with the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. Her experience connecting with traumatized youth in Alberta and with children living with trauma around the world with the Balikbayan Project, have allowed Paula to share the power of love, connection, and play in healing trauma and building resilience.
She is the author of I am AWESOME! and co-authored the International selling book, My Name is Trauma, and facilitates workshops and training programs about trauma informed care and helping traumatized children heal through play.
The driving force behind her practice is the belief that everyone has talents and strengths that make them awesome and that everyone’s awesome is worth celebrating. She loves with her whole heart and is willing to dare greatly in the journey of life to serve others.
“If I could teach you anything-it would be to hear your heart, and know your beauty and to believe in your possibilities.”
