Paul graduated as a registered nurse in 1994. He became a specialist addiction nurse in prevention, treatment, aftercare, dual diagnosis, training and innovation in addiction treatment services in the Netherlands and the UK. For his innovative NHS online recovery project, he received a clinical excellence award in 2011. He coordinated an NHS alcohol outreach pilot project in London, became an independent nurse prescriber and somatic practitioner with a specific interest in trauma to support his clients better. Paul is focused on transitioning addiction services become trauma-integrated which will benefit clients, staff and culture. He was awarded certification as a global nurse consultant by the international council of nurses and was an expert reviewer for the first universal nurses addiction curriculum. He published his first book in 2023 with the title “Shadow Dancing; embodied recovery for trauma and addictions”. He founded the ERA-Institute which stands for Embodied – Radical – Attunement and its mission is to create and support a cultural infrastructure that is trauma integrated. He currently lives and works in London as a nurse in a drug and alcohol community service.