Bridey Thelen-Heidel is a teacher, writer, and youth advocate. She’s given a TEDx, performed in Listen to Your Mother NYC, published in MUTHA Magazine, and is a frequent podcast guest. Voted Best of Tahoe Teacher several times, her work with LGBT+ students is celebrated in Read This, Save Lives and California Teachers’ Association’s California Educator. Bridey lives with her husband and daughter in South Lake Tahoe, California where she teaches high school English.