PinnedBridey Thelen-HeidelROB the Trauma: Steal Back Your LifeI was thirty-three and had beaten the odds stacked against someone raised by addicts and abusers.Feb 14Feb 14
Bridey Thelen-HeidelOffensive AFThe people who broke us — or tried to — were already broken.May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Bridey Thelen-HeidelLet’s Do the Time Warp — Again: Triggers & Quantum PhysicsKarma slammed me face first onto the New York City sidewalk.May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
Bridey Thelen-HeidelGimme ShelterShelter is not a home. Sometimes, it’s not even protection. It’s a trap, a cage, an open casket.Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Bridey Thelen-Heidel#YESgirl: Actual Fear vs. ImaginedSimon LeBon, the incredibly charismatic lead singer of Duran Duran, knows me as #YESgirl.Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
Bridey Thelen-HeidelThe Grammar of Resiliency: to be, to have, and the hardest of all — to do.Resilient is an adjective, complimenting our strength, optimism, and courage.Jan 16, 2023Jan 16, 2023
Bridey Thelen-HeidelBULLSEYE: When our audience targets itself— and why it surprised me to find out who is actually reading my blogJan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Bridey Thelen-HeidelRitual de lo Habitual: The habits we try on and take off every new yearI learned to bite my nails watching women in my family bite theirs to bleeding. Looking down at my crusted, busted cuticles, I always felt…Jan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
Bridey Thelen-HeidelI’m a Believer.It’s easy to believe in Santa when you’re raised by drunks and drug addicts.Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022
Bridey Thelen-HeidelTime to Fly — & other ideas from Anne LamottLamott’s Bird by Bird is freaking fantastic for the newbie writer who has zero clue what they’re doing. Less than zero, in fact.Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
