Heather is a writer/creator/director of TV, film, and audio projects about messy, complicated family relationships – chosen and otherwise – often told through a genre lens. Her work strives to destigmatize mental illness, disabilities, and poverty. She recently wrote on REVIVAL (Syfy/Peacock) and co-wrote KNOW YOUR NEWLYWED (Simon&Schuster). Heather co-hosts BRAAAINS, a podcast exploring the portrayal of mental health and disabilities on film and TV. Her career started as a playwright in England, where she authored three poetry collections. Heather’s a former journalist and ad(wo)man, an idea machine, and the Indiana Jones of research.
