Seaneen Molloy
Seaneen Molloy-Vaughan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Blogger, columnist |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Period | 2007–present |
| Subject | Mental Health |
Seaneen Molloy is a Northern Irish blogger and activist based in Belfast.[1] [2]
Background
[edit]Molloy grew up in the Twinbrook and Poleglass areas of West Belfast.
Molloy is a columnist for BBC Ouch!, the BBC disability website. She is also a regular contributor to One in Four magazine, and has written for The Guardian and The Observer. Her blog, the Secret Life of a Manic Depressive, was adapted for BBC Radio 4 under the title, Dos and Don'ts for the Mentally Interesting. The play won the award for Best Radio Drama at the 2009 Mind Mental Health Media Awards.[3] [4] [5]
In October 2010, Molloy participated in a comedy show at the Brighton Comedy Festival as part of the Warning: May Contain Nuts project. Warning: May Contain Nuts won gold at the Sony Radio Awards in May 2011. Since 2016, she has been contributing to BuzzFeed and since 2020 she has cohosted the Mentally Interesting podcast on BBC Ouch.
Personal life
[edit]She married Robert Vaughan in 2012.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Logan, Brian (6 October 2010), "Funny, haha: The Comedy of Mental Health Issues", The Guardian, London, retrieved 13 January 2011
- ^ BBC Radio Berkshire Wins Gold in Sony Awards, BBC, 10 May 2011, retrieved 11 May 2011
- ^ Seaneen Molloy, BBC, retrieved 13 January 2011
- ^ Afternoon Play — Do's and Don'ts for the Mentally Interesting, BBC, retrieved 13 January 2011
- ^ Mind Mental Health Media Awards 2009, Mind, retrieved 13 January 2011
- ^ "Seaneen Molloy-Vaughan", BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed, retrieved 24 March 2016
- ^ "Seaneen Molloy", The Guardian, London, 17 December 2010, retrieved 13 January 2011