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A Created Life - with Amanda St John

Ep 2 - Comedian & Writer Nuala McKeever on Overcoming Life's Challenges & Using The Pain To Inspire Creativity

Season 1, Ep. 2

Today I interview comedy writer & performer NUALA MCKEEVER who is a bit of a celebrity here in Northern Ireland. It's a very open and heartfelt conversation between old friends and we discuss how life can take on on various journeys of self discovery and how even in your lowest moments you can find something worth looking forward to. It's inspiring to hear how Nuala created such a successful career despite not having a plan and how she worked hard to get to know herself better and to heal those parts of herself that were holding her back in life.

She also shares how she uses these moments of pain as writing material so that it can be transformed into something that can inspire others.


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Nuala McKeever is a professional comedy writer and performer and an amateur student of the human condition.

After having her own show on television, she has written five plays, the most recent of which, In The Window, toured to Edinburgh, the USA and

India. Nuala is also an occasional presenter on BBC Radio Ulster.


After the death of her partner in 2013, she became interested in the

practice of Zen Buddhism, taking lay vows in 2017.


During lockdown she managed to finish her first novel (writing, not

reading!) stay sane.


Nuala is about to tour her brand new stand up show – Life Bites, with dates in Bangor Open House Festival, Lyric Theatre Belfast, Down Arts

Centre Downpatrick, The Playhouse in Derry and the Island Arts Centre in Lisburn.


Tickets are available online at each Theatre/Festival website.


You can also fin her on Twitter - https://www.facebook.com/nuala.mckeever.39


Amanda St John is a professional Singer-Songwriter, Music Mentor, Motivational Coach & TEDx Speaker from Ireland. She has coached/mentored for over 15 years as well as having a successful music career with 2 albums, UK/Irish & USA tours, worldwide airplay (including BBC Radio 6 and RTE Radio 1), a major synch in an international advert campaign and she even sang for the US President in Washington DC. But she only committed to her music career in her mid 30's after a near death experience in a car accident inspired her to reassess her life and finally follow her dreams.


To book Amanda for coaching/mentoring/public speaking email - amandastjohnmusic@gmail.com


or follow her on socials:


A Created Life (Coaching Page)


Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/acreatedlife_coach


Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076151084578


Website for all Amanda St John music links etc - https://www.amandastjohnmusic.co.uk/


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