More Human More Kind: Guidance for Parenting LGBTQ+ Teens & Growing Into a Courageous Ally
Do you wish you could better support your LGBTQ child? To be an ally who shows up with courage, clarity, and compassion in your family, workplace, and community?
You're not alone. More Human. More Kind. is a twice-weekly podcast supporting concerned parents and allies of LGBTQ+ kids who are ready to move from fear, grief, and confusion to healing, resilience, and empowered advocacy.
Hosted by Heather Hester, author of Parenting with Pride and a fierce advocate for human rights and social justice, each episode blends grounded insights, personal stories, and practical guidance to help you protect what matters, raise brave kids, and spark collective change.
* You'll learn to navigate mental health challenges, set loving boundaries, and find hope and support through the messiness of parenting, allyship, and becoming.
* Whether you're wrestling with bigotry, searching for connection and community, or ready to shift your mindset toward kindness and open-minded action, this show offers the education and encouragement you need.
New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday, featuring expert interviews, vulnerable Listener Queer-ies, and timely solo episodes that foster growth, empathy, and activism.
Start with fan-favorite Episode 3: Embrace the Messiness of Supporting Your LGBTQ Teen (With Resilience & Hope), an honest conversation that will help you exhale, reflect, and show up more fully and fiercely for the people you love.
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 198
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#177 | Why Misinformation About Trans and Non-Binary People Is Endangering Lives - And What Allies Must Know Now
What do you do when your child starts exploring gender and the world is telling you to panic instead of listen?
In this urgent and compassionate episode, Heather sits down with non-binary speaker and …
#176 | Broken and Brave: What It Means to Be an Ally When Systems Fail
What happens when crisis support is stripped away—but the danger remains? And what do we do with the heartbreak, anger, and fear that follow?
In this timely episode, Heather unpacks the quiet, unannou…
#175 | Five (5) Powerful Ways Families Can Protect Their LGBTQ+ Kids at Home Starting Today
Are you truly protecting your LGBTQ+ child - or just hoping love will be enough?
In a world where safety for LGBTQ+ youth is under attack, many parents and allies feel overwhelmed, unsure how to provi…
#174 | Why Niceness Isn’t Enough: Choosing Kindness, Courage & Allyship in a World That Needs All Three
Can kindness be disruptive—and even radical? What if being “nice” is quietly doing harm?
In today’s episode of More Human. More Kind., we explore the transformative power of kindness—not the performat…
#173 | How Tiny Mindset Shifts Help Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids Move From Fear to Empowered Advocacy
What if one small question could completely change how you experience your life—starting today?
Most of us have been conditioned to seek answers, direction, and validation outside ourselves. But what …
#172 | Five (5) Truths LGBTQ Allies Need to Know About Visibility, Grief, and the Power of Being Seen
What if being seen—truly seen—was both the most courageous and most healing thing you could do?
In this episode, we dive into the layered journey of visibility for LGBTQ+ individuals and their familie…
#171 | Three (3) Signs You’re Struggling as an LGBTQ Ally Parent—And How to Offer Real Courageous Support
What if affirming your child isn’t the final step, but the first in a much deeper journey?
In this heartfelt episode, we explore the often unseen difference between accepting your LGBTQ+ child and ful…
#170 | Five (5) Ways Parents and Allies Fail LGBTQ Kids Without Realizing It—And How to Change That
Pride Month Series | More Human. More Kind. with Heather Hester
What if the words you say in a single moment could shape your child’s inner voice for a lifetime?
Whether you're a parent, ally, or someo…
#169 | Three (3) Ways Perfectionism Derails the Practice of LGBTQ Allyship & How Parents Can Show Up With Courage
Pride Month Series | More Human. More Kind. with Heather Hester
Are you worried about saying the wrong thing to your LGBTQ child or holding back your support until you “get it right”?
In this deeply ho…
#168 | "Be Curious, Not Judgmental" – The Parenting Shift That Changes Everything (Courageous Allyship & LGBTQ Guidance)
Pride Month Series
Are you parenting an LGBTQ child or striving to be a better ally, but worried you’re unintentionally doing more harm than good?
In today’s episode, Heather Hester shares the first of…
#167 | Grief, Identity, and LGBTQ Courage: From the Creators of the new series ‘What About Me?’
Have you ever felt like no one talks about what it really means to grieve as a queer person or as someone who loves one?
In today’s heartfelt episode, Heather Hester sits down with Josh Nagler and Sam…
#166 | What It Really Means to “Mother the World” in Times of Collapse and Rising Hate
Are you feeling the emotional weight of injustice, rising hate, and systemic collapse AND still want to lead with love?
In this final reflection of the More Human, More Kind series on mothering, Heath…
#165 | How to Be an Evolving Ally: Real-World Guidance for LGBTQ-Affirming Parents
Have you ever worried that you're not doing enough - or doing it all wrong - as the parent of an LGBTQ+ child?
In this honest and empowering conversation, Heather Hester is joined by Ash Beckham to br…
#164 | Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish—And How That Lie Is Hurting Parents and Allies Everywhere
Do you feel guilty for resting or like your needs are always last on the list?
In this deeply personal solo episode, Heather Hester reflects on what it truly means to mother yourself and why so many o…
#163 | From Shame to Sovereignty: How LGBTQ People Are Redefining Faith on Their Own Terms
Have you ever questioned your faith — or your worth — because of what you were taught about being LGBTQ+?
In this transformative episode, Heather Hester is joined by therapist and theologian Ann Russo…
#162 | What It Means to “Mother” a Business, Book, or Dream — And Why It’s a Sacred Act of Courage
Ever feel like your project, business, or mission is asking more of your heart than your hustle?
In this reflective solo episode, Heather Hester reframes mothering as a creative, courageous act — not …
#161 | Why Queer Stories Like 'Run Away With Me' Are Essential in a Time of Book Bans and Backlash: Lessons from Brian Selznick's Newest YA Novel
What if young queer people could see themselves in stories that aren’t defined by pain, shame, or violence — but by beauty, belonging, and first love?
In this luminous episode, Heather Hester sits dow…
#160 | How Redefining Mothering Helped Me Grow as an LGBTQ Ally and Parent
What if mothering had nothing to do with gender or parenting — and everything to do with how you show up for others?
In this deeply personal and tender reflection, Heather Hester redefines what it mea…
#159 | How Losing My Sister, My Ally, Transformed My Understanding of Grief and Courage
What if grief wasn’t something to hide, fix, or move past — but something to live through, honor, and let change you completely?
In this raw, courageous, and beautifully human episode, Heather Hester …
#158 | What If Peaceful Protest Is Democracy’s Last Lifeline? What It Means for Democracy, LGBTQ Rights, and Civil Liberties
Is the right to protest quietly disappearing — while most people don't even notice?
In the final episode of the Foundations of Freedom series, Heather Hester explores one of the most misunderstood and…