Step Away From The World
The Healing Power of Crafting,
Creativity & Finding Stillness in a Noisy World
60-minute keynote (Also available as a 90-minute workshop
with live loom knitting demonstration)
This Program Is Perfect For:
Women's groups, wellness conferences, and organizations looking for an inspiring, practical program about stress relief, self-care, and slowing down
Senior living communities, faith groups, libraries, and anyone navigating the overwhelm of today's always-connected, always-rushing world
Creative arts programs and community organizations exploring the intersection of crafting, nostalgia, and mental and emotional wellness
The Audience Will Leave With:
A fresh, joyful perspective on crafting and creativity as genuine, accessible tools for stress relief, mental wellness, and reconnecting with themselves
Inspiration to slow down, step away from screens, and rediscover the simple, deeply satisfying pleasure of making something with their own hands
Practical encouragement to incorporate creative stillness into their daily lives — and quite possibly, the spark to start a new hobby
We live in a world that never stops. The news is always on. The phone is always buzzing. The to-do list never ends. Something is always demanding our attention, our energy, our worry. And somewhere along the way, we forgot something our grandmothers knew instinctively: that the best way to quiet a loud world is to pick up something beautiful — and make it.
In Step Away from the World, Wambui Bahati — storyteller, actress, speaker, and loom knitting enthusiast with more than 40,000 followers on her crafting YouTube channel — shares her personal journey into the meditative, joyful, and surprisingly nostalgic world of crafting. With the warmth and humor her audiences have come to love, Wambui makes the case that crafting is not just a hobby. It is a lifeline. It is the thing your hands remember even when your mind is exhausted. It connects us to the generations of women who sat together and made things, told stories, and found peace in the rhythm of their work. This program leaves audiences not just inspired — but ready to step away from the world, even for just an hour, and remember who they are when the noise stops. Change
PROGRAM 1:
"70 YEARS AND BEYOND"
The full journey through the 1950s, '60s, '70s & '80s. This is the one that does everything — nostalgia, humor, heart, history. Perfect for all your venues.
PROGRAM 2:
"AGING OUT LOUD"
Aging Out Loud is not a program about getting old. It is a program about getting bold. With humor, honesty, faith, and hard-won wisdom, Wambui Bahati shares her journey from deep struggle to renewed purpose — including the moments when life seemed to say, “There is no way out,” and the surprising turns that reminded her that the story was not over.
PROGRAM 3:
"STEP AWAY FROM THE WORLD"
We live in a world that never stops. The news is always on. The phone is always buzzing. The to-do list never ends. Something is always demanding our attention, our energy, our worry. And somewhere along the way, we forgot something our grandmothers knew instinctively: that the best way to quiet a loud world is to pick up something beautiful — and make it.
In "Step Away from the World", Wambui Bahati — storyteller, actress, speaker, and loom knitting enthusiast with more than 40,000 followers on her crafting YouTube channel — shares her personal journey into the meditative, joyful, and surprisingly nostalgic world of crafting.
PROGRAM 4:
"I AM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"
Domestic Violence is walking and talking. A One-Woman Show and Workshop That Educates, Empowers, and Transforms
PROGRAM 5:
"BALANCING ACT -THE MUSICAL"
How mental illness stole her life and how she took her life back!