Fern Brady | Strong Female Character (FULL EVENT)

Video Description

If you’ve ever been on a night out where you got blackout drunk and have laughed the next day as your friends tell you all the stupid stuff you said, that’s what being autistic feels like for me: one long blackout night of drinking, except there’s no socially sanctioned excuse for your gaffes and no one is laughing. Join writer and performer Fern Brady as she discusses her book Strong Female Character. For this unmissable night in, Fern discusses the book, and how she uses her voice as a neurodivergent, working class woman from Scotland to bring her experiences with sex work, abusive relationships and her time spent in a teenage mental health unit to the page. Written with unflinching honesty, Strong Female Character is a game-changing memoir on sexism and neurodiversity. With all of Fern’s caustic wit and electric presence, this is an event you do not want to miss. 00:00 Introduction 2:19 Writing the book 3:30 Communication 20:04 Workplaces 31:16 Living with Autism 42:23 Mental Health and Advice A Night In with Fern Brady was originally broadcast on Tue 14 Feb 2023. To discover more Fane events, visit: https://fane.co.uk/whats-on #FernBrady #britishauthors #autism #comedy #Interview #taskmaster