Brendan Mahan, MEd, MS

About the Author

Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., grew up with undiagnosed ADHD. He has spent the last twenty-five years becoming the person he needed. Mahan draws on his experience as a former teacher, principal, and mental health clinician in his work as a highly esteemed ADHD coach, consultant, celebrated podcast host, and speaker. He has coached hundreds of clients with ADHD, autism, and anxiety through their most difficult challenges. Over that time, he has built a groundbreaking model that helps people understand and solve their challenges at a deeper level. That model is the subject of this book, “The Wall of Awful.”

About the Co-writer
Alex Hughes Capell is an award-winning career writer of 22 book length projects and numerous shorter pieces. Her ghostwritten books have earned clients accolades and speaking engagements, with one recent project being called, “a delightful surprise in the world of business literature… with the sharpness of a seasoned strategist and the charm of a natural storyteller.” She is highly conversant with psychology and behavior, neurodiversity and mental health, science, business, and the technology industry. Alex met Brendan on ADHD Twitter, and they became mutuals through discussions on mental health and neurodiversity before deciding to collaborate on a book. In addition to her expertise as a writer, Alex adds patient expertise on the mental health community, anxiety, and trauma informed approaches to the book.