Paulla Schmidt, a Calgary-based massage therapist and natural health educator, shares how her personal and family experiences transformed her understanding of wellness. With more than twenty years of involvement in natural health, she has dedicated her career to helping people find non-pharmaceutical options for pain relief and holistic wellbeing. In this interview, Paulla recounts two major experiences that shaped her work—one involving her young son’s rare and potentially fatal skin condition, and another involving her own health challenges. Both journeys pushed her to explore natural methods when conventional medicine offered limited answers.

Her persistence led her to study nutrition, detoxification, and the use of herbs and supplements, ultimately restoring her family’s health and inspiring her to teach others. Paulla now operates a massage therapy and education business in Calgary, where she combines hands-on healing with personalized natural health coaching. Her story reflects the growing number of Canadians who rely on natural health products not only for prevention and recovery but as a way to live in harmony with their body’s intelligence.