A 20-week live seminar series for truth-tellers, bridge-builders, and bold souls ready to go deeper.
Bridging Worlds
Faith, Identity, and the Power To Change
Ready to do more than just talk about change?
We’re done with surface-level solutions.
This series is for those ready to get uncomfortable, question deeply, and lead transformation in themselves, their communities, and the systems they move through.
Over 20 powerful weeks, join Dawn Bates as she walks through the intersections of faith, identity, belonging, racism, generational trauma, feminism, business, and what it means to live and write a legacy of change.
What You’ll Get
20 weeks of raw, transformative conversations
Weekly 90-minute sessions that go beyond “woke” into what it really takes to dismantle and rebuild.
Weekly “Reflect & Act” worksheets
to turn insight into action.
Tools and frameworks
for navigating identity, faith, racism, and trauma.
Real talk
about business, storytelling, and living your truth without selling out.
A global community
of rebels, thinkers, doers, and dreamers.
Series commences Thursday July 24, 2025
What's Covered in Each Week?
The Series is divided into sections and there are four sections with 5 weeks in each.
SECTION 1: ROOTS & RECKONINGS
Exploring Identity, Faith, and Britishness
Week 1: Who Do You Think You Are?
Deconstructing labels, heritage, and the British identity crisis.
Week 2: Finding Faith in the Fire
Why Islam? What does conversion really mean, and challenge in the West?
Week 3: God, Drugs, and Techno
From hedonism to healing; how rave culture shaped (and nearly broke) me.
Week 4: Multicultural Mythologies
The truth behind world’s diversity illusion.
Week 5: Britain Post-9/11: Fear, Faith, and Fabrications
A raw look at the impact of 9/11 and 7/7 on Muslims across the world.
SECTION 2: HURTS & HEALING
Overcoming Generational, Social, and Institutional Wounds
Week 6: Bullying in Blazers
School as the first battlefield of identity and exclusion.
Week 7: The Weight We Carry: Generational Trauma & Wounding
Healing what we didn’t cause but still carry.
Week 8: White Coats, Black Pain
Medical negligence, systemic bias, and surviving the system.
Week 9: Expatriation & Alienation
Finding home when your homeland won’t claim you.
Week 10: Racism Rebranded: Why It Still Exists
The business, psychology, and denial of modern-day racism.
SECTION 3: BRIDGES & BREAKTHROUGHS
Creating Connection, Change, and a New Way Forward
Week 11: Between Two Worlds: East, West, and Everything In Between
How to live (and thrive) in cultural liminality.
Week 12: Faith, Femininity, and Fierceness
Women, modesty, empowerment, and the politics of it all.
Week 13: Love, Marriage, and the Multicultural Minefield
What no one tells you about intercultural relationships.
Week 14: Truth Telling in a Cancel Culture
Speaking up without being shut down.
Week 15: Building a Business With Backbone
Purpose-led entrepreneurship that disrupts and heals.
SECTION 4: POWER & POSSIBILITY
From Pain to Purpose: Becoming the Changemaker
Week 16: Owning Your Narrative
Rewriting the story they told you about yourself.
Week 17: Faith in Action: Islam, Justice & Leadership
What the faith really teaches us about equity and courage.
Week 18: Beyond Allyship: Becoming a Co-Conspirator
From nice words to real-world solidarity.
Week 19: Visioning a New Britain
What an inclusive, just society actually looks like.
Week 20: Legacy Work: Living the Story You Want to Leave Behind
Your final call to action, turning insight into impact.
Sessions starts 2:00PM GMT and last 1 hour 30 minutes
Who Is This For?
Changemakers & Social Justice Advocates
Why?
They’re tired of performative allyship, burnt out by token panels, and desperate for spaces that move the needle. They want to go beyond hashtags and slogans to truth, healing, and strategy.
What They’ll Get:
Real talk about power, privilege, and identity
A chance to deepen their practice, not just their politics
Tools to build inclusive movements and avoid burnout
Leaders, Managers & DEI Professionals
Why?
Because corporate diversity training is broken. Many are ticking boxes, not shifting culture. These leaders want to be part of meaningful change, but don’t know where to start (or how deep the work really goes).
What They’ll Get:
A grounded understanding of identity, belonging, and bias
Personal transformation that leads to better team cultures
Fresh, honest insights into how race, faith, and power really work in the UK
Educators, Academics & School Leaders
Why?
They’re on the front lines, shaping young minds yet often unequipped to handle the complexity of identity, trauma, and racism. Many are afraid of saying the wrong thing, so they say nothing at all.
What They’ll Get:
Language and frameworks for discussing tough topics with confidence
Greater empathy and self-awareness as educators
Strategies for creating truly inclusive learning spaces
Muslims in Britain & People of Faith Living in Tension
Why?
Because they’re often either under attack or underrepresented. Many are navigating microaggressions, media bias, and isolation while trying to hold onto joy, dignity, and faith.
What They’ll Get:
A space that honours both struggle and strength
Empowerment to reclaim their narrative and share their truth
Validation, visibility, and vision for a better future
People Living Between Cultures (Immigrants, Expats, Mixed Heritage Folks)
Why?
They often feel too much for one world, not enough for the other. Belonging is a battle, and their identity gets questioned constantly from every direction.
What They’ll Get:
Solidarity with others navigating cultural liminality
Tools to embrace complexity instead of choosing a “side”
Support in owning and celebrating their full identity
Aspiring Entrepreneurs & Purpose-Driven Creatives
Why?
They want to build something that matters, but the pressure to conform or commodify their story is real. They’re looking for a model of doing business that’s ethical, soulful, and real.
What They’ll Get:
Insight into building a business rooted in purpose and lived experience
Clarity around personal branding without selling out
Encouragement to turn pain into power and profit with integrity
Anyone on a Journey of Self-Discovery, Healing, or Deconstruction
Why?
They’re unlearning, unpacking, and questioning everything from religion to race to who they even are. They want to do the work, but they’re unsure where to begin.
What They’ll Get:
A clear, compassionate framework for inner and outer transformation
Weekly practices to connect belief, identity, and justice
Community that doesn’t judge or sugar-coat, but holds space
Series Starts: Thursday July 24 2025
What others are saying
"There are few women I have come across with the passion, drive and integrity that Dawn possesses. I have had the pleasure of working with Dawn both as a coaching and author client and every interaction is an opportunity for development and expansion. Her knowledge and experience of moral issues is vast and she is most certainly a woman on a mission in terms of raising awareness of global ethics and social justice.“Would I work recommend working with Dawn? Absolutely… but set your sights and standards high.”
- Su Winsbury
Wellbeing & Empowerment Coach
"Dawn was a bright, cheerful, and positive influence that helped me focus my thoughts and efforts. She basically pushed me off the cliff of research, outlines, and apprehension into the valley of writing. Soon chapters began to come, and she was a positive voice throughout the whirlwind of thoughts and ideas. She followed along with the plot, characters, settings, and events, helping me to make sense of it all. She is a fantastic Author Coach who I have truly enjoyed working with."
- Umberto Nardolicci
Navy veteran & Software Engineer
"Writing can be an emotional thing, you are after all putting some of yourself on the page. Dawn has been there throughout the process of writing, release and promotion, holding the space for us throughout. Her commitment to getting the book out there in front of people and raising it’s profile has been amazing. It’s easy to believe that good books succeed no matter what their publisher’s do PR wise, but this is simply not true. Dawn recognises this and is relentless, her enthusiasm is limitless and her drive extraordinary. Successful books happen because publishers like Dawn make it happen."
- Kate Usher
Speaker/ Trainer/ Coach/ Consultant
Meet the Host
Dawn Bates FRSA
Author-Coach, Writer, Publisher
With positive social change and human rights underpinning everything she does, Dawn Bates is an award-winning author, elite author coach, and global strategist. Her direct yet cheeky sense of humour ensures her books and coaching are both powerful and engaging. Having lived in 40+ countries, she captures life in all its rawness, blending cultural awareness with social justice. While sailing the world, she researches, writes, and challenges the status quo.
The 20-week series starts thursday, 24th july 2025
Bridging Worlds
If you want to do the deep, gritty, liberating work of unpacking identity, faith, trauma, and systemic injustice, not just in theory but in your everyday life, this series is for you.
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