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About Me
About Me
Paula Jewell is a Registered Counsellor, qualified Trainer & Assessor, with post-graduate studies in Education (specialising in Autism) who combines years' of human services experience with a passion for animal advocacy and professional education. Paula believes in the unique potential of each and every being, both human and animal, and brings this into her work, delivering support and programs that bridge the therapeutic power of animals with human wellbeing.
Paula Jewell is a Registered Counsellor, qualified Trainer & Assessor, with post-graduate studies in Education (specialising in Autism) who combines years' of human services experience with a passion for animal advocacy and professional education. Paula believes in the unique potential of each and every being, both human and animal, and brings this into her work, delivering support and programs that bridge the therapeutic power of animals with human wellbeing.
Located in the picturesque Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Paula offers both in person and online services, supporting individuals of all ages and from all backgrounds across the globe.
Located in the picturesque Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Paula offers both in person and online services, supporting individuals of all ages and from all backgrounds across the globe.
Why Sunshine?
Why Sunshine?
“Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.”
“Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.”
― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
On the 8th of June 2013, I lifted Little Miss Sunshine out of the battery cage in which she had lived for her entire two years of life. This was made possible after a battery hen farmer had a change of heart. One day, whilst walking through one of his many sheds, pausing momentarily to peer inside one of the musty, dusty and cramped cages, a chicken met his gaze. And in doing so, touched his heart. He determined then and there that this gentle bird, along with all of her cage mates (of which there were thousands), deserved none of what society had afforded them. And therein followed Australia’s largest rescue of factory-farmed animals.
On the 8th of June 2013, I lifted Little Miss Sunshine out of the battery cage in which she had lived for her entire two years of life. This was made possible after a battery hen farmer had a change of heart. One day, whilst walking through one of his many sheds, pausing momentarily to peer inside one of the musty, dusty and cramped cages, a chicken met his gaze. And in doing so, touched his heart. He determined then and there that this gentle bird, along with all of her cage mates (of which there were thousands), deserved none of what society had afforded them. And therein followed Australia’s largest rescue of factory-farmed animals.
From that day forth, Sunshiney was to rise to even greater heights, as she taught the world many things about the most prolific, yet most forgotten domesticated species on the planet ‒ not the least, that chickens count. And they do so in more ways than one. Amongst her impressive repertoire, this incredible hen could count up to ten, pecking out a number when randomly called out, with 100% accuracy! This plucky little hen showed an endless enthusiasm for learning and showed extraordinary cognitive abilities so few thought chickens could ever possess.
From that day forth, Sunshiney was to rise to even greater heights, as she taught the world many things about the most prolific, yet most forgotten domesticated species on the planet ‒ not the least, that chickens count. And they do so in more ways than one. Amongst her impressive repertoire, this incredible hen could count up to ten, pecking out a number when randomly called out, with 100% accuracy! This plucky little hen showed an endless enthusiasm for learning and showed extraordinary cognitive abilities so few thought chickens could ever possess.
But it was not her smarts that won us over; it was indeed her resilience, her charisma and her capacity to forgive that opened us up to the enormous possibilities of chickens such as she. Right from the get go ‒ having stretched her wings for the very first time, felt the sun’s glorious rays on her back and then scratched about upon the ever-inviting earth, this incredible bird experienced life beyond a cage as something that was always meant to be. She went on to dine with stars, set her chicken feet inside the Sydney Opera House, she made numerous media appearances, and took centre stage in a national television, radio and billboard campaign to champion the cause of her kind.
But it was not her smarts that won us over; it was indeed her resilience, her charisma and her capacity to forgive that opened us up to the enormous possibilities of chickens such as she. Right from the get go ‒ having stretched her wings for the very first time, felt the sun’s glorious rays on her back and then scratched about upon the ever-inviting earth, this incredible bird experienced life beyond a cage as something that was always meant to be. She went on to dine with stars, set her chicken feet inside the Sydney Opera House, she made numerous media appearances, and took centre stage in a national television, radio and billboard campaign to champion the cause of her kind.
Even when her entire world was nothing more than a tiny battery cage, this little hen knew exactly who she was. A star. A shining light. An intelligent and emotional being deserving of so much more than the hand she’d been dealt. I saw Little Miss Sunshine transform from a forgotten, frightened battery hen into a superstar who undoubtedly knew her worth. And she never once looked back.
Even when her entire world was nothing more than a tiny battery cage, this little hen knew exactly who she was. A star. A shining light. An intelligent and emotional being deserving of so much more than the hand she’d been dealt. I saw Little Miss Sunshine transform from a forgotten, frightened battery hen into a superstar who undoubtedly knew her worth. And she never once looked back.
In simply being herself, Little Miss Sunshine not only taught me who I was deep down in my heart, she showed me exactly what it means to live a life that is unapologetically unique, courageous and beautiful.
In simply being herself, Little Miss Sunshine not only taught me who I was deep down in my heart, she showed me exactly what it means to live a life that is unapologetically unique, courageous and beautiful.
I haven’t always been as brave as she was, because sharing your true self with the world means knowing and accepting all parts of yourself too. The scared parts. The sensitive parts. The uncertain parts. And all the many parts you once believed to be entirely unlovable. But I’m learning. And with each new day I’m taking yet another leaf out of Sunshiney’s book in becoming a little bit braver than before, a little more ready to say ‘Hey there World, This is Me’. I’ll forever be grateful for every single day I had my little best friend by my side, simply being her beautiful self and in doing so, showing me the way.
I haven’t always been as brave as she was, because sharing your true self with the world means knowing and accepting all parts of yourself too. The scared parts. The sensitive parts. The uncertain parts. And all the many parts you once believed to be entirely unlovable. But I’m learning. And with each new day I’m taking yet another leaf out of Sunshiney’s book in becoming a little bit braver than before, a little more ready to say ‘Hey there World, This is Me’. I’ll forever be grateful for every single day I had my little best friend by my side, simply being her beautiful self and in doing so, showing me the way.
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine
2011 - 29/3/2017
2011 - 29/3/2017
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