When Your Kid's Identity Shifts: How to Love Before You Understand
About this episode
This episode discusses how to support your child through identity shifts with love and understanding.
Check out in depth essays, meditations, and tips and strategies on the More Human More Kind Substack! Your kid changed how they describe themselves again, and some part of you is still waiting for the "real" answer. This Friday Reset picks up where Tuesday left off. One small shift, one word, one line you can carry into the week for the moments when not-knowing feels like too much, and you need a gentler way to hold it. In this episode you'll learn how to: Use one simple word to make space for what's still unfolding Respond to an unexpected identity shift without needing it to mean something right now Carry a line that lets you love without needing to define Action: Press play for this week's Butterfly Effect, a small shift toward more room, more ease, more yet . Hi, I’m Heather Hester , and I’m so glad you’re here! Feeling uncertain or overwhelmed? Download my free guide to take you from Panic to Plan. Join a private community with other parents and allies just like you! Stay informed - receive my newsletter Invite me to speak at your workshop or event Read my book, Parenting with Pride . Share More Human. More Kind. Please subscribe, rate, and review ! Connect…
People in this episode
Host: Heather Hester
Topics covered
- identity shift
- parenting
- LGBTQ
- support
- compassion
Keywords
- identity
- parenting
- LGBTQ teens
- support
- compassion
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