Dana Vulin

Hardships prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. At the age of 25, Dana faced hers when she experienced a violent and unprovoked attack from a disturbed woman who broke into Dana’s apartment with an accomplice, doused Dana with methylated spirits and set her on fire whilst laughing and watching her burn alive, causing horrendous third-degree burns to 64 percent of her body and face.

The destruction was unimaginable. The pain, indescribable. Within seconds, Dana’s former life, her physical functioning, her independence and her goals and dreams were ripped away. Upon admission to hospital, Dana was placed in a coma for 10 days, waking to face the horror of what had been done to her. Add to this, the news of a routine pap smear revealing cervical cancer.

Since 2012, she has undergone countless, agonising functionality graphs and necessary reconstructive surgeries, as well as Occupational Therapy and daily physical therapy. Despite the damage, her fighting spirit could not be destroyed.

Dana has discovered a new zest for life and wants to inspire others with her own miraculous story of survival. She has found great success as not only a motivational and corporate keynote speaker but an author, Worth Fighting For. In 2018, Dana was named The Most Inspiring Woman of The Year, at the WA Soulful awards.

In 2021, Dana completed her 3rd degree, a Master’s of Science, specialising in Nursing, and now plans to use her degree to specialise in cosmetics and disfigurements to help burns survivors, breast cancer survivors, and people looking for scar camouflage. In August 2021 Dana Vulin opened her clinic I am D Aesthetics. Through lived experience, her experience in astronomical recovery, and multiple University degrees and courses she has acquired a wealth of knowledge and techniques that set her aside from the rest.

On her 36th birthday in March 2022, Dana revealed her new body in its entirety to the entire world. This reel went viral. So much so that articles around the globe were writing Dana broke the Internet for the second time.

In a time where the world needs hope and inspiration Dana is a beacon for all.