Carlos Baker | Thriving After Childhood Cancer

Carlos Baker is a songwriter, musician, author, father of 4, ex-pat and survivor of childhood cancer and adult depression.Having spent his entire life saturated both in music and writing, his band C.K. Baker Band has released their sophomore album, Find your Way. Carlos’s gift as a songwriter comes alive as an alternative rock sound, a compelling combination of styles from classic rock, rhythm and blues, folk, and soul. By melding hook-filled melody within unexpected chord changes, his lyrics and vocal delivery showcase his ability and willingness to be completely honest in baring his emotional soul to the listener.Carlos is also the author of Songs for Ivy, a love story of hope and resilience. Inspired by his personal tragedies of childhood cancer and having his leg amputated above the knee at the age of 14, this fictional novel is a touching and enlightening perspective on the complexity of the human soul and experience.During our conversation, Carlos shares the amazing way he handled his diagnosis of Osteosarcoma at the age of 12, and eventually the loss of his leg, the incredible story of his miraculous healing prior to surgery to remove one of his lungs, how underlying shame manifested for him in his early 30’s, what led him to finally get help for his depression, and how his life completely changed after moving to Germany and raising his children.Book-Songs for Ivy-https://www.amazon.com/dp/195252153X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_QJRWKS0WAQP8KWWC1BDTC.K. Baker Band on Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1CsZnwTsaJkc6DJE6HvFG4?si=hR4EZ6-ASEicy4Cxd9_tKw&amp%3Bnd=1&nd=1&dlsi=5733f1af10164a5ahttps://ckbakerband.com/The Cancer Liberation Project is sponsored by thekarlfeldtcenter.com