John Awen
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Life Coaches
John Awen
5 Farndon Grn, Nottingham NG8 1DU
# John Awen - Author & Public Speaker
John Awen is an author, writer and inspirational speaker based in Nottingham who shares powerful personal narratives drawn from an extraordinary and unconventional life journey. He works with individuals, groups, organisations and institutions seeking authentic, candid perspectives on resilience, personal transformation and alternative ways of living.
His speaking engagements cover topics including compassion and cruelty-free living, overcoming addiction, survival and recovery from serious illness, and reimagining one's relationship with life itself. John has delivered talks in prisons, community spaces and educational settings, bringing lived experience rather than theory to his audiences.
What distinguishes John is his unflinching honesty about his past—spanning eleven years of drug addiction, multiple imprisonments, violent assault, and a diagnosis of advanced heart failure in 2015—combined with his articulate ability to transform these experiences into meaningful lessons. He writes across multiple genres and subjects, a rare versatility he attributes to genuine curiosity about human experience and the written word's transformative power.
Rather than offering platitudes, John takes readers and audiences on genuine journeys of understanding, presenting alternative perspectives on life and the universe. His recently published memoir provides an unfiltered account of his path through darkness towards a compassionate, cruelty-free existence. His work appeals to those seeking authentic inspiration, deeper self-understanding and connection with someone who has genuinely walked through adversity.
John Awen is an author, writer and inspirational speaker based in Nottingham who shares powerful personal narratives drawn from an extraordinary and unconventional life journey. He works with individuals, groups, organisations and institutions seeking authentic, candid perspectives on resilience, personal transformation and alternative ways of living.
His speaking engagements cover topics including compassion and cruelty-free living, overcoming addiction, survival and recovery from serious illness, and reimagining one's relationship with life itself. John has delivered talks in prisons, community spaces and educational settings, bringing lived experience rather than theory to his audiences.
What distinguishes John is his unflinching honesty about his past—spanning eleven years of drug addiction, multiple imprisonments, violent assault, and a diagnosis of advanced heart failure in 2015—combined with his articulate ability to transform these experiences into meaningful lessons. He writes across multiple genres and subjects, a rare versatility he attributes to genuine curiosity about human experience and the written word's transformative power.
Rather than offering platitudes, John takes readers and audiences on genuine journeys of understanding, presenting alternative perspectives on life and the universe. His recently published memoir provides an unfiltered account of his path through darkness towards a compassionate, cruelty-free existence. His work appeals to those seeking authentic inspiration, deeper self-understanding and connection with someone who has genuinely walked through adversity.
Services offered
Public speaking engagementsInspirational talksWorkshopsPrison outreach programmesAuthor consultationsSigned book salesLife story mentoringCorporate and community events