Grateful to have earned this award from my community several times!
Started writing Sept 14, 1999
(morning after this photo!)
My work with LGBT+ youth is featured in California Educator
Advocating for LBGT+ youth
Sameer graciously titled my chapter
"Profile of an Extraordinary Teacher"
https://www.amazon.com/Read-This-Save-Lives-Classrooms-ebook/dp/B07H78KTZR
Excited to speak to your organization, Book Club, school staff, community group, or you! Look forward to connecting
Excited to talk with Lisa about TEDx, Bright Eyes, teaching, ALLYSHIP, and writing our way through the tough stuff. LISTEN IN!
https://www.lccommunityradio.org/archives/live-true-from-trauma-to-triumph-with-bridey-thelen-heidel
"We Owned the Night" published in
MUTHA Magazine Jan 2023
PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEE!
https://www.muthamagazine.com/2023/01/we-owned-the-night/
SheWrites Press is distributed by
Simon & Schuster
BRIGHT EYES-A Memoir
available from
Simon & Schuster
September 24, 2024!
Thrilled
Bright Eyes-A Memoir
made the list of FINALISTS in the SFWC Writing Contest!
October 14, 2023
Speaker TEDx Talk--
ROB the Trauma:
Steal Back Your Life
https://tedxsouthlaketahoe.com/2023-lineup
August 24, 2023
Thrilled to be back with
Two Old Bucks to give updates about Bright Eyes-A Memoir
Shared the episode with my talented friend, Bruce Rettig
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1483333/13464539
April 26, 2023
As a member of Anna's group, Independent Creators' Community, we chat about the writing our way through
&
out of out of trauma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBkpaIlVRYk
April 19, 2023
Spoke at Alpine County's
First Five Rainbow Awards--celebrating the adults who support and nurture our youth.
Amazing evening!
April 1, 2023
LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER
Shared my story
"A Great Fucking Mother"
on stage in NYC!
Producer/Director Heather Christie
Chat with Live Violence Free about how we can use the same traits we developed to survive abusive/dysfunctional childhoods to hen create our own happily ever after
https://rss.com/podcasts/oneconversation/870893/
Discussed Bright Eyes
&
"We Owned the Night"
UPDATE: Became TOB's
#1 EPISODE for 2023!
Honored to have my story featured in
MUTHA Magazine's
January issue
Essay here:
Duran Duran invited me to write about my journey to meet them!
Published Duran Duran's website March 2020
I was the ice cream lady!
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