Episode Details

What if parenting your LGBTQ teen could feel less overwhelming and more grounded, connected, and empowering?

Many parents of LGBTQ teens struggle with fear, uncertainty, and the pressure to “get it right.” In this heartfelt episode, Heather shares the story behind Parenting with Pride, the deeply personal journey that transformed years of conversations, research, advocacy, and lived experience into a compassionate guide for parents navigating LGBTQ parenting with courage and allyship.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to:

• Build stronger relationships with LGBTQ teens through understanding, emotional safety, and authentic allyship
• Navigate parenting LGBTQ children with practical guidance, education, and confidence
• Embrace the four core pillars of support: embracing, educating, empowering, and loving your child unconditionally

Press play to hear the inspiring story behind Parenting with Pride and learn how parents and allies can better support LGBTQ teens with compassion, courage, and connection.

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

Feeling uncertain or overwhelmed? Download my free guide to take you from Panic to Plan.

Stay informed - visit my website

Join the Conversation on Substack

Read my book, Parenting with Pride.

Share More Human. More Kind.

Invite me to speak at your workshop or event

Watch on YouTube

Listen to *NEW* episodes every Tuesday and Friday!

This is a place to feel messy while you're figuring it out.

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 grow their capacity for courageous connection.

For parents, allies, and those pioneering a way to lead with love and kindness, I’m here with true, messy, and heartwarming 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 on this journey with me.

More Human. More Kind. formerly Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen is a safe and supportive podcast in a heartfelt and empowering space where a mom and advocate offers the wisdom of lived experience and practical guidance and education to parents and allies, teaching empathy, kindness, love, and strong boundaries while supporting LGBTQ teens and the diverse LGBTQ community, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, transgender, and queer individuals, through conversations about mental health, grief, gender identity, sexual orientation, human rights, s