A bit about Emily Owen

My story

I’m passionate about communication, regularly teaching on the topic to students at university, secondary, and primary level.  This passion has grown from my own story when, as a teenager, I was diagnosed with the neurological condition NF2-Schwannomatosis (NF2), eventually losing my hearing overnight, aged 21.

I’ve undergone multiple surgeries - an on-going battle - in between which I’ve written a dozen books and spoken at many events. I enjoy speaking to groups, both Christian and secular, be they big groups, small groups, one-to-one, covering such topics as ‘Living Life to the Full’, ‘Faith’, ‘Disability’, ‘Communication’, ‘My Personal Story’, ‘‘Deaf Awareness’…anything you like really. (Though probably not astrophysics!)

I love writing, be it blogs, articles or books about life, faith, the bible or anything else that grabs me. In 2018, I was awarded The Association of Christian Writers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Christian Publishing.

When walking outside I use crutches. I once dropped one as I was boarding a train and it fell down the little gap between the train and the platform, landing on the track - right under the train. This is not an un-typical scenario for me.

I’m a Christian. I’ve no idea how I’d get through life without God, and am so glad I don’t need to know. 

‘Joy’ is one of my favourite words.