On June 30 2025, I had the honour of delivering my talk She Rises: A Journey to Inner Peace at the breathtaking House of Wisdom in Sharjah.
It wasn’t just a keynote—it was a soul conversation.
We gathered in a sacred space to talk about something so many women experience but rarely speak about: the silent unraveling beneath the surface.
I shared my personal story of burning out after months of sleep deprivation, battling PMDD and undiagnosed ADHD, and trying to hold it all together while my husband faced a quintuple bypass.
From the outside, I looked functional.
But on the inside—I was falling apart.
And when conventional medicine offered me SSRIs to “feel better,” something deep inside me said no.
Instead, I took a different path.
One that led me into root-cause healing, nervous system regulation, functional testing, and a return to ancient tools like mindfulness, breathwork, and writing.
I shared with the audience how I slowly began to rebuild—not just my energy, but my identity.
🔹 We dove into the science behind burnout, adrenal fatigue, and how being stuck in fight or flight affects every part of your life.
🔹 I guided the audience through powerful breathing practices, including the 4-7-8 breath and mindful awareness tools.
🔹 And for the first time publicly, I shared how writing my own book became the medicine that helped me heal.
“It didn’t need to be perfect. It needed to be mine.”
This talk was more than an event—it was a movement.
A reminder that healing is not linear. That we can rise, even from the depths.
If you’re a community leader, school, wellness center, coworking space, or conference organizer seeking to bring powerful, embodied conversations to your audience—I would love to connect.
Here’s a short highlight reel from the talk:
(coming soon)
Let’s bring She Rises to your stage—
So more women know: they’re not broken. They’re being called to rise.
Let’s stay connected:
📩 caroline@carolinebakker.com
📸 @amazonwarriorau
🌐 www.carolinebakker.com
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