Feeling overwhelmed by the political chaos and unsure how to support your LGBTQ+ child through it all?

In this powerful episode, Heather Hester shares why now more than ever is the time for parents and allies to center themselves, get educated, and build stronger bonds with their children. From navigating misinformation to holding space for grief, this episode guides you through what it really means to lead with love and resilience during turbulent times.

• Discover how to process current events without drowning in anxiety or burnout.
• Learn about Heather’s Learning to Parent With Pride course—your step-by-step guide to confident, compassionate parenting.
• Hear why building connection, awareness, and advocacy within your family isn’t just powerful, it’s necessary.

Listen now to equip yourself with calm, clarity, and confidence to show up fully for your LGBTQ+ child in today’s uncertain world.

Independent news sources mentioned in this episode:

• The Guardian
• ProPublica
• The Atlantic
• Politics Girl
• Pod Save America
• No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

Hi, I’m Heather Hester, and I’m so glad you’re here!

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At the heart of my work is a deep commitment to compassion, authenticity, and transformative allyship, especially for those navigating the complexities of parenting LGBTQ+ kids. Through this podcast, speaking, my writing, and the spaces I create, I help people unlearn bias, embrace their full humanity, and foster courageous, compassionate connection.

If you’re in the thick of parenting, allyship, or pioneering a way to lead with love and kindness, I’m here with true, messy, and heart-warming stories, real tools, and grounding support to help you move from fear to fierce, informed action.

Whether you’re listening in, working with me directly, or quietly taking it all in—I see you. And I’m so glad you’re part of this journey.

More Human. More Kind. formerly Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen is a safe and supportive space where a mom and mental health advocate offers guidance on parenting with empathy, inclusion, love, and open-minded allyship, fostering growth, healing, connection, and empowerment within the LGBTQ community while addressing grief, boundaries, education, diversity, human rights, social justice, and the power of human kindness through a lens of ally support and community engagement.

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