Self-proclaimed “queer, fat, femme, singer-songwriter, mental health advocate, and your new bff,” Heather Mae has been called “the new queer Adele” by L-Mag. As a "social justice singer-songwriter," Heather uses her pain, trauma and unique human perspective as fuel for making the world a little better. With her gorgeous voice and songwriting, she tackles big topics like body positivity, female empowerment, queer discrimination, mental health, and self love. Heather brings something to the table for everyone. She's a living lesson in how to love ourselves and others well and how to live a big and bold life of unapologetic self expression.

Heather now lives in Nashville (we're neighbors!). Catch her on tour in support of her latest full length solo album, Glimmer (and maybe soon a new one??), and/or with her partner Crys Matthews. Expect to discover your new favorite artist. Follow her on Instagram. Expect to be inspired. Join her "Big Loud Love Club" on Patreon. Expect to fall in love with Heather and with yourself too.

We review Star Trek (the Original Series), Season 1, Episode 22, “Space Seed." Topics include: box wine, Heather and Grace moved to Nashville!, all our friends live here too, Grace’s first Nashville attempt, when one should move to Nashville, Patreon, we have the same haircut and color, being bad at math, growing up in a very religious background instilled with homophobia, being queer in Nashville, Heather's forthcoming Americana album and pop album, the South isn’t and has never been white, straight, or cis exclusively, the seat at the table, the backyard and the island, Untamed by Glennon Doyle, responding to courage with courage, Heather’s I Am Enough EP, vocal chord nodules and songwriting in silence, sitting with yourself and your internalized shame, eating disorders and how long it takes straight sized versus plus sized people to get help, having to lose your voice to find it and the best, worst thing that every happened to Heather, queer Americans and what can happen when you have a health crisis in a country with no healthcare and no support from your family of origin, Heather’s darkest mental health moments and how she found help with the support of her partner for her bipolar disorder and manic depression, how Heather began using her music as a tool for making the world a better place and the bargain she struck with God(ess), Heather’s dad introducing his daughters to a female starship captain, Heather’s sister joining the airforce, strong female leads in the 1990’s and their influence on women in the sciences, Khan Noonien Singh and Ricardo Montalbán, the profound optimism of Star Trek, this episode’s commentary on eugenics, how Star Trek inspired the moon landing and social change, the Botany Bay, the James Cook / James Kirk connection, Kirk and Khan’s rugged individualism and drive to command/conquer and how they harness/temper that part of themselves differently, “Everybody knows that that seed is,” Khan’s classic abuser behavior with Marla, resources for victims of domestic abuse, the absolute ruler of our world from 1992-1996, Spock as a stand-in for many experiences of otherness, the human tendency to both admire and abhor strong men in power, Star Trek’s unique ability to talk about social issues of the day, that Milton quote, Kirk and Khan are so much alike but different in the ways that matter, seeing beyond what you can see, interplanetary travel- expectations vs reality, Ricardo Montalbán’s many costume changes and that deep V hospital gown.