Dr. Amina Abdat is an academic, speaker, and founder of The Round Table Writing Retreats. She holds a PhD in Education and works closely with women and doctoral researchers navigating growth, healing, and self-reclamation alongside ambition and purpose.
Through her work, Dr. Abdat creates spaces where women are supported not only to succeed, but to become, to rise after going through hard times, rediscover their voice, and step into the woman they are meant to be. Her talks are rooted in lived experience, reflection, and quiet strength, offering both honesty and hope.
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“The fire didn't change me. It revealed who I was all along.”
Synopsis:
The Woman You Become After the Fire is a reflection on women’s resilience, identity, and transformation. In this heartfelt talk, Dr. Amina Abdat explores the quiet battles many women endure, the unseen disappointments, the silenced voices, and the invisible strength required to keep going. She challenges the idea that resilience is simply about surviving, and instead reframes it as growth: the courage to reflect, rebuild, and rise with clarity.
Through story and insight, this talk invites women to reclaim their worth, protect their peace, and recognise that the fire did not break them, it revealed who they were all along.