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What if the right words
COULD CHANGE
EVERYTHING?

Guidance for parents, teams, and leaders ready to repair relationships and communicate with courage. Because real change starts in the conversations we dare to start.

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Heather
a SPEAKER, WRITER, PODCAST HOST,
BRIDGE BUILDER.
Heather Hester helps parents, educators, and communities support LGBTQ+ kids and navigate the messy, human work of showing up with less fear and more compassion. Her work is rooted in lived experience, deep listening, and fierce love. Shaped by the belief that real allyship starts at home.
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Because every hard conversation starts with how we show up.
Heather helps people practice the skills that make connection possible: listening deeply, speaking honestly, and repairing with intention. Her Human-first approach bridges the personal and the professional, bringing these same principles to stages, workshops, and one-on-one coaching.
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"Heather was a passionate and informed speaker on the topic of LGBTQ2S parenting. Heather shares her personal and professional experience through family storytelling and is able to connect to the audience in this candid way. Heather provided thoughtful and supportive feedback to parents’ questions and employees shared positive feedback after her informative session."

KALLIE JACKSON

CN PRIDE ERG Co-Chair of Canadian National Railways

"…From introducing parents and guardians to accurate nomenclature, to modeling language to use with their kids, to recalling her own missteps as a parent, at every step in her presentation and dialogue with our parents and guardians, Heather’s authenticity shone through, immediately making her feel trusting and trustworthy, and thereby creating a safe space for caregivers to share their own struggles and to ask questions…"

KANE OSBURN

Superintendent of Avoca School District

"I am very happy to know that Heather is available to serve as a resource for parents of LGBTQ+ kids, and really to any parents at all. Everyone talks about being “inclusive”, but Heather lives it. Heather is able to accept whatever comes her way and use the power of unconditional love and kindness to turn challenges into gifts. We can all learn a lot from Heather."

ADAM SIMON

Executive Director of Odyssey Teen Camp

THE PODCAST
MORE HUMAN.
MORE KIND.
A podcast for anyone learning to love better, lead better, and listen better– especially through the messy middle of life’s hard and beautiful moments. Her episodes explore parenting, allyship, identity, and what it means to be fully human.
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THE BOOK
PARENTING
WITH PRIDE
Heather’s book is a compassionate guide for raising LGBTQ+ teens, grounded in her four pillars: Embrace, Educate, Empower, and Love.It’s not about getting it perfect. It’s about showing up fully and embracing the beauty in the messiness.
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YOUR WORDS MATTER
Our words have the power to heal, connect, and create change. Heather offers even more ways to help you use yours with intention and care, including developmental editing, essay support, and sensitivity reading for LGBTQ+ authors, students, and inclusive storytellers. She also leads The More Human. More Kind. Journaling Hour, a weekly writing practice for reflection and reconnection in community, and More Human. More Kind. on Substack, where she shares exclusive content including articles, reflections, writing prompts, and videos, all created to help you listen, speak, and lead with more compassion. Because how we use our words can change everything.
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