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What happens when LGBTQ teens are given a safe space to fully express who they are?

Many LGBTQ youth struggle to find environments where they feel truly seen, heard, and celebrated. In this inspiring episode, Heather sits down with Celeste Lecesne of The Future Perfect Project and Lily & Eric from the I’m Feeling Queer Today podcast to explore how creativity, storytelling, and supportive communities help queer teens build confidence, belonging, and hope for the future.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to:

• Better support LGBTQ teens through curiosity, connection, and compassionate allyship
• Understand why safe spaces and creative expression are essential for queer youth mental health and identity development
• Learn how parents, allies, and advocates can help LGBTQ young people feel accepted, empowered, and less alone

Press play to hear powerful stories of queer joy, resilience, and creativity, and learn how your support as a parent or ally can make a life-changing difference for LGBTQ teens.

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 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.

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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, social justice,