Welcome to the Diverse Minds Summer Shorts, a quick-fire guest series featuring different voices on mental health and inclusion. Today, I’m speaking with Heather Hester, based just outside Chicago, who supports and empowers parents and allies of the LGBTQ+ community. She’s also the author of Parenting With Pride.
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In today’s show on SUMMER SHORTS 5: Heather Hester Taking a Stand in Tough Times
- 00:54 How Parenting With Pride actually started
- 04:20 How to practice allyship every day
- 06:31 Why we need to speak up in politics
- 09:19 How to build a solid mental wellbeing routine
- 10:55 What yoga looks like in its true cultural context
Quotes on SUMMER SHORTS 5: Heather Hester Taking a Stand in Tough Times
- People feel like they need to do some big grand gesture to be an ally, but it doesn’t have to be that at all.
- Being honest and raw about our experiences is the only way other people feel like they’re not alone in this.
- It’s not just about being an ally for the LGBTQ community; being an ally is an ally for any marginalised community.
- Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.
- When my days go differently when I miss my walk, that tells me something about what I need
Resources for SUMMER SHORTS 5: Heather Hester Taking a Stand in Tough Times
- Heather Hester website
- Book: Parenting With Pride
- Heather’s podcast
- Join my Mailing List and receive a white paper on mental health and inclusion here
- Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health
- Leave me a message on my SpeakPipe
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