America Belongs to You: Four Small Actions for Parents of LGBTQ Kids Before November — More Human. More Kind. | Parenting LGBTQ Kids, Unlearning Fear, Becoming More Human

How do you stay hopeful and engaged when the news makes everything feel hopeless? What if the answer is smaller than you think?

This is the butterfly effect episode for Tuesday’s episode on the load-bearing walls of democracy. Heather offers one word, one 15-minute action, one urge to resist, and one line for the next time someone says they’re just not political. Her reminder is that those walls aren’t made of granite. They’re made of people, and that includes you.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

Use one word to change how you see your place in all of this
Pick one race outside your state and do one thing for it from your couch
Count the wins alongside the losses when the news feels hopeless
Respond to “I’m just not political” with one line that brings the conversation back to the kids

Press play for four small ways to stay hopeful and engaged between now and November 3rd.

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