Thomas, Veranda, and Mike read your emails about growing up LGBTQ+ and talk to author/speaker/podcaster Heather Hester in this episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is author, speaker, and professional podcaster Heather Hester. is the founder of Chrysalis Mama which provides support and education to parents and allies of LGBTQIA adolescents, teenagers, and young adults. She is also the creator and host of the podcast Just Breathe: Parenting your LGBTQ Teen. As an advocate and coach for parents and allies, she believes the coming out process is equal parts beautiful and messy. She works with her clients to let go of fear and feelings of isolation so that they can reconnect with themselves and their children in a meaningful, grounded way. Heather creates a space where growth and shifts can occur through education and empowerment, instilling the confidence that anyone can move through the coming-out process with understanding and love. She is also a speaker and consultant for corporations, teaching how to be better LGBTQ+ allies from the inside out. Heather is a writer and entrepreneur, married to her best friend of 28 years, the mother of four extraordinary kids (two of whom are LGBTQIA), and a student of life who believes in being authentic and embracing the messiness.
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Thomas, Veranda, and Mike read your emails about growing up LGBTQ+ and talk to author/speaker/podcaster Heather Hester in this episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is author, speaker, and professional podcaster Heather Hester. is the founder of Chrysalis Mama which provides support and education to parents and allies of LGBTQIA adolescents, teenagers, and young adults. She is also the creator and host of the podcast Just Breathe: Parenting your LGBTQ Teen. As an advocate and coach for parents and allies, she believes the coming out process is equal parts beautiful and messy. She works with her clients to let go of fear and feelings of isolation so that they can reconnect with themselves and their children in a meaningful, grounded way. Heather creates a space where growth and shifts can occur through education and empowerment, instilling the confidence that anyone can move through the coming-out process with understanding and love. She is also a speaker and consultant for corporations, teaching how to be better LGBTQ+ allies from the inside out. Heather is a writer and entrepreneur, married to her best friend of 28 years, the mother of four extraordinary kids (two of whom are LGBTQIA), and a student of life who believes in being authentic and embracing the messiness.
Thomas, Veranda, and Mike read your emails about growing up LGBTQ+ and talk to author/speaker/podcaster Heather Hester in this episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is author, speaker, and professional podcaster Heather Hester. is the founder of Chrysalis Mama which provides support and education to parents and allies of LGBTQIA adolescents, teenagers, and young adults. She is also the creator and host of the podcast Just Breathe: Parenting your LGBTQ Teen. As an advocate and coach for parents and allies, she believes the coming out process is equal parts beautiful and messy. She works with her clients to let go of fear and feelings of isolation so that they can reconnect with themselves and their children in a meaningful, grounded way. Heather creates a space where growth and shifts can occur through education and empowerment, instilling the confidence that anyone can move through the coming-out process with understanding and love. She is also a speaker and consultant for corporations, teaching how to be better LGBTQ+ allies from the inside out. Heather is a writer and entrepreneur, married to her best friend of 28 years, the mother of four extraordinary kids (two of whom are LGBTQIA), and a student of life who believes in being authentic and embracing the messiness.
Thomas, Veranda, and Mike read your emails and talk to publicist Amanda Cagan in this episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is publicist Amanda Cagan. Amanda has taken the music business by storm with her thriving independent publicity firm, ABC Public Relations. Having worked on press campaigns for a wide range of music artists such as Alanis Morissette, Backstreet Boys, Korn, David Lee Roth, P.M. Dawn, Styx, Collective Soul,and most everyone in-between, she's now concentrating her energies on her talented clients.
Thomas and Veranda (and Mike!) read your emails and talk to Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore in this episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is author and activist Mattilda Barnstein Sycamore, whose work includes four novels, three nonfiction titles, and editor of six nonfiction anthologies, a short film, and numerous activist groups. Her new novel, "Terry Dactyl" will be published Nov. 11, 2025.
Thomas and Veranda (and Mike!) read your emails and chat with McKenna Michels in this incredibly positive episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is McKenna Michels, a singer-songwriter hailing from the vibrant city of Austin, a place where creativity lives on every corner. Her heart-driven songs tell stories of profound resilience and strength, often discussing her journey through an abusive situation in her childhood, as well as navigating life as an autistic woman and member of the LGBTQIA+ community. She aims to give voice not only to the traumas she endured, but to countless survivors who have faced similar challenges in their own lives.
Thomas, Veranda, and Dr. Pete talk self-care, music, identity, and more answers to your emails!
This episode's guest is Pete Finnerty, a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor (LPCC-S), advocate, consultant, educator, and founder of Grow Well Cleveland LLC.
Thomas and Veranda talk Halloween, voting, and answers to your emails! This episode's guest is Michael Herkes, genderqueer author, astrologer, tarot reader, intuitive stylist, and glamour witch.
Thomas, Veranda, and Chris are joined by award-winning author, Najah Lightfoot, as they discuss her spirituality and life in the day of a witch... and it's not what you'd think!
#1 Best-Selling Romance Author [Football Sundae; Heteroflexible], Composer, and Gamer, Daryl Banner, gets Thomas all hot and bothered as they discuss some spicy scenes from Daryl's novels.
Thomas, Veranda, and Mike read your emails about growing up LGBTQ+ and talk to author/speaker/podcaster Heather Hester in this episode of the Tit for Tat Show!
This episode's guest is author, speaker, and professional podcaster Heather Hester. is the founder of Chrysalis Mama which provides support and education to parents and allies of LGBTQIA adolescents, teenagers, and young adults. She is also the creator and host of the podcast Just Breathe: Parenting your LGBTQ Teen. As an advocate and coach for parents and allies, she believes the coming out process is equal parts beautiful and messy. She works with her clients to let go of fear and feelings of isolation so that they can reconnect with themselves and their children in a meaningful, grounded way. Heather creates a space where growth and shifts can occur through education and empowerment, instilling the confidence that anyone can move through the coming-out process with understanding and love. She is also a speaker and consultant for corporations, teaching how to be better LGBTQ+ allies from the inside out. Heather is a writer and entrepreneur, married to her best friend of 28 years, the mother of four extraordinary kids (two of whom are LGBTQIA), and a student of life who believes in being authentic and embracing the messiness.
