Rola is a powerful and authentic speaker, who is able to connect and  inspire listeners to believe in their own inner remarkable self.  She encourages her audience to believe in their power to stand up, speak out and create positive change.

Using lessons from her work on the frontlines of healthcare and warzones, Rola tells the stories of everyday ordinary people who do extraordinary things, who everyday risk their own lives for others – who are the beacons of light in the darkness of war. Through this she challenges each of us to connect to our inner beacon and dare to believe in our potential, in our possibilities as individuals and as a collective.

Rola shares her message – to truly change the world we need to embrace changing ourselves, that we can’t heal others when we are deeply wounded; that we can’t destroy systems of prejudice and oppression until we can love and accept ourselves and that we can’t create peace until we end the conflict within.

The journey to bettering the world is inextricably linked to our personal journey of self realisation. Central to that self mastery is realising we must nurture and nourish ourselves as we work to create change – love, care and compassion start within ourselves. It is a journey of facing our limitations and embracing our brilliance. Of seeing the worst yet the best of humanity, of facing trauma and burnout and realising we must put the oxygen mask on ourselves first, if we are to lead on the frontlines of change.

As a woman of Arab and Muslim descent, a migrant who didn’t speak English when she arrived in Britain, she speaks with authority on self-belief, the importance of believing in your inner power, making your dreams come true and embracing our feminine qualities.