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Shaparak Khorsandi in Conversation: Scatter Brain

“Some brains, through no fault of their own, pack a bag, turn the lights off and run away to the seaside the moment they are meant to be doing homework, paying bills or not putting the cat in the fridge. These are ADHD brains, and I have one.” You’ll know her from Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. Much-loved comedian, Shaparak Khorsandi, shares her rollercoaster ride of a life shaped by undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in her latest publication, Scatter Brain. Khorsandi talks all things, from shoplifting and her attraction to toxic men, and you’ll discover what it’s really like to live a life out of control. Whether you suspect you may have ADHD, or you’re just here for the ride, Khorsandi will share her heart-breaking and hilarious journey of self-discovery. Who knows where it may lead to?!

About the Chair

Stephen Pritchard

Stephen Pritchard is Secretary of the Blake Society. He studied Blake at Exeter College, Oxford, teaching undergraduates and running classes on Blake. Stephen co-founded the WOMAD Festival in 1982 with four friends and Peter Gabriel. He is also on the committee and a host for the Jung Lectures, Bristol. Stephen taught drama for many years and has made eight educational drama films, and recently created and directed a multimedia play, Albion, Awake! about William and Catherine Blake’s life and work.

About the Author

Jason Wright

Jason Wright is a Transpersonal and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, and author. For twelve years, he was Clinical Director and CEO for the CORE Trust the holistic addictions charity. Prior to this he was a company manager, producer and director in theatre. He has since founded Number 42, a group psychotherapy practice in Central London offering a diverse range of therapeutic practices: he sustains his private practice there and in North London. His interest in psychotherapy has been the development of a communal and shared foundation to our becoming, which he articulates in Blake’s Job: Adventures in becoming, as movement from a consciousness of exploitation to a consciousness of resonance.