Simple Conflict Tools for LGBTQ+ Parents and Allies [DAY 4]

DAY 4

MORE HUMAN MONETS FOR THE MOST WONDERFUL (AND MOST COMPLICATED!) TIME OF THE YEAR!

12 Rebellions Against Holiday Chaos

Is your stomach in knots before a holiday gathering, already dreading that one comment you know is coming? You’re not alone. Conflict is hard enough. But when you're an LGBTQ+ parent or ally, it comes with an emotional cost most people don’t see.

In this holiday capsule episode of More Human, More Kind, Heather Hester offers a calm, clear strategy to handle those moments when tension bubbles up without spiraling, freezing, or feeling like you have to fight. You’ll learn how to stay grounded, protect your nervous system, and exit hard conversations with dignity and intention.

You’ll walk away with:

• The real reason anticipated conflict is so draining especially for LGBTQ+ parents and advocates
• A set of shame-free, emotionally neutral exit lines you can use to shut down tension without escalating
• A 30-second breathwork ritual to reset your system, wherever you are
• A powerful reframe: you don’t have to “win” the moment, you just need to protect your peace

🎯 Your Strategy: Pre-script 1–2 clear exit lines to carry into every holiday space

🧘‍♀️ Your Ritual: Try the Peace Over Proving breathwork practice: inhale for 4, exhale for 6, repeat the mantra: I choose peace

📓 Bonus prompt: What am I choosing not to engage with to protect my peace?

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.

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