Disability Inclusion Author Talk Series: Dr Sarah Brooker

INCLUSIVE FUTURES BOOK CLUB

A Conversation with Dr Sarah Brooker - Neuroscientist, teacher and author of My Lucky Stroke.

Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability invites you to attend our Author Talk with esteemed guest Dr Sarah Brooker (author of My Lucky Stroke), hosted by Dr Maretta Mann.

In 2002 Sarah Brooker was only 20 years old and on the brink of realising her dreams. She had graduated from Monash University and was about to become a neuroscientist. Then, a series of catastrophic events – a stroke, a car accident, a coma – and she was robbed of that life forever.

I woke up in her place. I was a broken body, with little memory of who I had been, and little understanding of the world I was in. I have spent the past 22 years trying to put my life back together. In that time, I have had to learn to walk, talk, and eat again. That was easy.

I have completed several University degrees, including returning to Neuroscience to complete my PhD. That was easy too. What has been difficult has been learning and re-learning my place in the world, and what it means to live with an acquired brain injury.

I have been a rehabilitation counsellor, a radio DJ, a student support officer and have finally found my place as a teacher. I am Dr Sarah Brooker and I have come along today to share the story of my recovery with you.

Find out more about Dr Sarah Brooker and her book “My Lucky Stroke” here.

EVENT DETAILS

Tuesday, 13 August 2024
12 noon–1 pm AEST | 11.30 am–12.30 pm ACST
This online event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be shared with you upon registration.

RSVP

Please register your attendance before Thursday, 9 August here or via the QR code.