Paula Swope is an author and speaker in the field of self-development. With a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration, Paula spent a decade raising more than $60 million in grants for impoverished communities. Trained in Transcendental Meditation, Primordial Sound Meditation, and Tapping, she holds a certification in Meditation and Ayurveda Health, and is also a Deepak Chopra-Certified Instructor affiliated with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

Paula coined the term “Thought Snob” and developed her leading-edge THOUGHT S.N.O.B. process [Seeing New Objective Beliefs], designed to help people move out of havoc and into happiness. In Thought Snob: The Modern Spiritual Playbook for a Better Life—written in her trademark down-to-earth style and filled with humor, compassion, and plenty of personal life stories—Paula shows each of us how to create the life we truly deserve through the amazing power that dwells within everyone: our thoughts.

When she’s not providing advice or running workshops for her devoted social media following, Paula enjoys traveling, listening to music, and spending time at home with her husband and two dogs.