What if grief wasn’t something to fix or silence but a truth to live through, honor, and let change you?

In this vulnerable, deeply human episode, Heather Hester reflects on the one-year anniversary of her sister Corinne’s death and the emotional unraveling that followed from the collapse of her book launch to the heaviness of a nation in crisis. With honesty, grace, and fierce love, she invites you into a conversation that holds personal grief and political grief side by side without minimizing either.

You’ll learn how grief intersects with parenting, allyship, and identity, and how it shapes the way we show up, especially for LGBTQ+ youth and marginalized communities. Heather offers compassionate guidance for parents, allies, and anyone navigating grief or burnout in a chaotic world, reminding us that loss doesn’t make us weaker, it makes us real. When we choose to stay present with our sorrow, we uncover what matters most: love, inclusion, and the power to keep going.

Press play to walk with Heather through a year of heartbreak, rage, and rebirth, and discover how grief, when honored, can become a source of deep healing, purpose, and fierce allyship in a more human, more kind world.

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.

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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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