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Bridey Thelen-Heidel

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Bridey Thelen-Heidel is a teacher, writer, and youth advocate. She’s given a TEDx Talk, performed in Listen to Your Mother NYC, published in MUTHA Magazine, and is a frequent podcast guest. She’s been voted Best of Tahoe Teacher several times, and 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.

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"Losing one star because there were parts that I genuinely didn’t want to read because my heart hurt so much for her. She ultimately overcame her terrible upbringing and broke the cycle, but this book really cements my belief that not just anyone shou" Read more of this review »
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"An appalling story of one woman’s journey to make it to the other side. I don’t mean “other side” as in death. I mean “other side” as in the place of normalcy. This young woman is admirable in every way imaginable. When you are reading the story, you" Read more of this review »
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I was lucky enough to be gifted an ARC of this incredible memoir by the author! It is a vulnerable and bold telling of stories that feel like they've been waiting decades to be released.
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