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Key Points for Dr Tim Baker

  • Dr Tim Baker speaks from lived experience of stage four metastatic prostate cancer, offering rare insight into resilience, agency and long term perspective under pressure.
  • He challenges organisations and healthcare leaders to rethink patient empowerment and adopt more integrative approaches that strengthen outcomes and wellbeing.
  • As a research fellow and award winning journalist, Tim combines academic insight with storytelling that makes complex medical and cultural issues accessible and actionable.
  • Tim's keynotes resonate across corporate, medical and community audiences seeking grounded leadership lessons drawn from real world adversity.

Topics for Dr Tim Baker

  • Take your meds – Meditation, exercise, diet, sleep
    Tim is a passionate advocate for a more integrative approach to cancer care, treating the whole person and not just the tumour. “I am a great believer in medical science,” says Tim. “I believe I am alive today thanks to medical science, but I am alive and well because of all the lifestyle strategies I have adopted to manage side effects of treatment and maintain quality of life.” Tim’s self-care mantra “Take Your MEDS – Meditation, Exercise, Diet, Sleep,” has been promoted by Australia’s leading prostate cancer specialists.
  • Men's health – Initiating vulnerable conversations
    There is a quiet crisis unfolding in men’s physical and mental health, with alarming rates of suicide, chronic illness, loneliness and the societal issues these feed into. Tim’s storytelling skills allow him to initiate delicate conversations on difficult topics men tend to avoid, with a warm blokey honesty and humour that encourages men to drop their guard and engage. “I’m not the first to observe that when you are vulnerable you give others permission to be vulnerable,” says Tim. “I hear people say men aren’t great at having these kinds of intimate conversations, but in my experience, they are just waiting for someone to initiate them.”
  • Living with passion and purpose – And the power of story
    Long before his diagnosis, Tim was living the dream, combining two of his favourite activities – surfing and writing – into an unlikely and deeply gratifying career. Through it all, the principles of storytelling have guided his own Hero’s Journey, setting out from an unremarkable suburban childhood in search of adventure and allowing imagination and curiosity to guide him. The power of story, he believes, can be a fuel source and north star that allows us to write the script of our own dream lives. Since his diagnosis, these same tools have been key in finding passion, purpose and meaning in facing this mortal threat.

Testimonials for Dr Tim Baker

After Kathmandu announced the acquisition of Rip Curl, Tim did a magnificent job bringing The Rip Curl Story to life at our Kathmandu management conference. He was inspiring, full of humour and very knowledgeable sharing the essence of Rip Curl and its founders. The entire management team – around 70 team members – had a great evening listening to Tim. We are even more excited about partnering up with an iconic brand like Rip Curl after Tim’s presentation.
Group CEO
Kathmandu Holdings

Tim Baker is an Ubud Writers and Readers Festival favourite and the success of his writing workshops is testimony to both his skill in teaching and also writing. For some people it can be a life-changing experience.
Founder and Director
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Tim is an engaging speaker who gives a unique insight into prostate cancer treatment from the perspective of a patient. He is not afraid to share emotion and the human side of this disease. Multiple attendees at our conference were experienced prostate cancer clinicians and many described Tim’s session as one of the most impactful and enlightening sessions they had attended.
Associate Professor David Pook
Monash University

Tim Baker is a blast on stage. He has the audience in stitches in one moment, then in tears the next (including me, the moderator!) A natural performer, he has a powerful story to tell and people hungry to listen to it. He's warm and blokey and empathetic, with a wonderful undercurrent of tenderness and sensitivity to others in there too. The session with Tim that I was moderating at Byron Bay was packed, and the signing queue was enormous. It was the best session I've ever conducted - thanks to the huge-hearted Tim.
Nikki Gemmell
Best-selling author, Moderator, Bryon Writers Festival 2022

Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT) were honoured to host Tim Baker as one of our Feature Five authors at our inaugural event staged in 2019 in Macau ...Tim has the rare talent of being able to distil complex ideas and research into an accessible and entertaining ride. He draws people into the narrative and takes them on a journey that feels rich with colour, anecdote and story.
Executive Director
Asia Pacific Writers and Translators

We truly value Tim’s presence at Outdoor Health Australia's National Forum's. Having Tim as part of our gatherings is always a privilege—he brings a generous spirit, heartfelt connections and important perspectives that deeply enhance the experience for everyone. Tim is thoughtful and reflective in his contributions, whether sharing insights or responding to questions, including those that are difficult. His wisdom and authenticity, grounded in his own experiences and journey, creates a space where attendees feel encouraged to lean into raw and challenging topics with support and openness. Tim speaks to the specifics of his story; surfing as medicine, his personal journey and his role as a Health Justice Advocate, in ways that are relatable, universal and connect across diverse audiences and contexts.
Event Manager
Outdoor Health Australia