About Bridey Thelen-Heidel

Bridey Thelen-Heidel

Bridey Thelen-Heidel is a teacher, TEDx speaker, MUTHA Magazine contributor and Pushcart Prize nominee. Her memoir, Bright Eyes: Surviving our Monsters and Learning to Live Without Them, earned a Zibby Award “Best Story of Overcoming,” New York City Big Book Award “Distinguished Favorite,” and Runner-up from the San Francisco Book Festival.



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We Owned the Night

January 4th, 2023 | by Bridey Thelen-Heidel

Those who know me recognize my smile is too tight, not nearly enough teeth showing. I’m faking it because the



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