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Raising Boys & Girls
Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast with Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll share some of what we’re learning in the work we do with kids and families on a daily basis at Daystar Counseling Ministries. Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding, a little more practical help, and a whole lot of hope. So pull up a chair and join us on this journey of raising boys and girls. Connect with us…
Episodes
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 245: Helping Kids do the Important Work of Racial Reconciliation with Esau McCaulley
Esau McCauley is a professor of New Testament and Public Theology at Wheaton College, as well as the bestselling author of seven books. In this week’s episode…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 244: Navigating the Loss of a Child and Miscarriage as a Family with Annie F. Downs & Tatum Green
It is a topic more of us need to be talking about, in our own lives. And it’s certainly a topic we need to be helping the kids we love navigate. We were deeply…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 243: Practical Ways to Build Boundaries at Home with Emma Pasquale and Sherman Bucher
Boundaries are hard at home. Some kids don’t respect them. Some kids have lots of them. It can be tough to know how to help build healthy boundaries at home…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 242: Helping Kids Develop Sexual Integrity with Jim Burns and Erin Mashaw
Sexual Integrity…sounds like a hard concept to grasp and an even harder concept to teach the kids we love. But our new friend Jim Burns and our long-time…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 241: Milestone Eight - Boundaries
Where do your kids struggle, in regard to boundaries? Your sons? Daughters? When we wrote Are My Kids on Track, one of the things we talked about was how boys…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 240: Adoption, Fostering and Healing from Trauma with Tori Hope Petersen
We had the privilege to sit with Tori Hope Petersen recently and hear, not only her powerful story, but the difference she is making in the world for children…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 239: Understanding the Social Dynamics of Teenagers with Rosalind Wiseman
Do you have a teenager living in your house? Or an almost teenager? This was one of our favorite conversations with one of our favorite authors, Rosalind…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 238: Helping Kids Learn How to Say I’m Sorry with Blair McFadden and Tommy Hart
This week we’ve got two more wise and wonderful staff members from Daystar...Blair Baird and Tommy Hart. Blair and Tommy bring so much thoughtful, practical…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 237: 1000 Hours Outside with Ginny Yurich
So many of you all know and adore her already—like we do. But, if you haven’t yet encountered Ginny Yurich and her amazing resources, you are going to LOVE…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 236: Milestone Seven - Ownership
Ownership is foundational to healthy relationships…being able to own our part in conflict or even in disagreements. In this episode of the podcast, we talk…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 235: Moving Closer to God as a Family with Jeannie Cunnion
Jeannie Cunnion is a wise and dear friend of ours, who has written another fabulous book, this one called Closer to God. In this episode, she talks candidly…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 234: A Family Reset for the New Year
Happy New Year’s Eve, friends! We love an opportunity to reset around here, and New Year’s gives us one both as individuals and as families! In today’s…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 233: The Christmas Eve Episode
Merry Christmas Eve, friends! We know there is a LOT going into these next few days. And so we wanted to arm you with our three favorite tips to navigate all…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 232: How Parents Can Support Young Adults with Mary Spencer Veazey
The twenties are a notoriously tough time of loneliness and confusion about relationships, job choices and LIFE! Our friend and co-worker has written a…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp. 231: Understanding Your Child's Brain and Best Practices for Neurodivergent Kids with Dr. Lauren King
Dr. Lauren King is a brilliant psychologist who started Southeast Psyc in Nashville, an organization we refer to often. You’ll see why as you listen to this…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp. 230: Practical Ways to Help Kids Develop Reciprocity Including Littles with Allye Gray & Aaron Weber
This week, we’ve got two more of our favorite co-workers and friends (one who happens to be one of Sissy’s family members) on the podcast talking about…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 229: How Pets Help Kids and Process Loss with Dr. David Edwards
One of our favorite comments—whether in counseling or on the road is when we meet folks who tell us that we’re the reason they got a dog (unless they got a bad…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 228: Milestone Six - Reciprocity
This week on the podcast, we’re talking about reciprocity, which simply means the back and forth of conversation—or even relationship. Most kids—most of…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 227: Creating Connection with Adoptive Kids with Emma Soechting and David Denton
We have the privilege of walking alongside so many adoptive families at Daystar. Two of our dear friends and fellow therapists, David Denton and Emma…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 226: Reimagining Family Life with Disability with Amy Julia Becker
We have been waiting for this conversation for so long. We have multiple friends who have told us how much they adore Amy Julia Becker for years and it was a…
Raising Boys & GirlsEp 225: Building Awareness in Kids with Rachel Pritchett and Richie Presley
Who better to talk about helping kids build the social milestone of awareness than a therapist who has been caring for kids for six years and a middle school…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 224: Healthy Kids, Happy Kids with Dr. Elisa Song
Dr. Elisa Song is a Stanford, NYU, UCSF-trained pediatrician, and one of the foremost pioneers and trusted medicine experts in pediatric integrative and…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 223: Milestone Five - Awareness
In these post-covid, technology-ridden times, we believe it’s never been more important to talk about the social milestones, with the first being the milestone…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 222: Hope for Election Day
How are you feeling today? It seems to be one filled with lots of anxiety and trepidation, for lots of us. We kept talking about what we most wanted to hear on…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 221: Parenting with Confidence with Allye Gray and Blair West
We are thrilled to introduce you to two more of our amazing co-workers at Daystar Counseling who also happen to be dear friends! Allye Gray and Blair West are…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 220: Parenting in the Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer B. Wallace
Jennifer Breheny Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the instant New York Times bestselling book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 219: Milestone Four - Resourcefulness
In Raising Worry-Free Girls, Sissy defines anxiety as an overestimation of the problem and an underestimation of themselves. The same is true for boys. In 30…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 218: Using Politics to Strengthen Your Family Connection with Michael and Melissa Wear
Y’all—this one is a PLEASE LISTEN episode. We have been really excited about this episode coming out at this time in our world since we got it scheduled. But…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 217: Cooking with Kids and the Difference Food Can Make with Danielle Walker
How many of you have read one of Danielle Walker's fabulous cookbooks? Her newest is called Make It Easy, but she’s also got Against All Grain, Celebrations…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 216: Practicing Empathy as a Family with Shannon Flynn and Sherman Bucher
This week, we’ve got another amazing episode with some of our Daystar therapists. Have you listened to these yet? We are loving the episodes and so proud of…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 215: Milestone Three - Empathy
We’re so grateful to be talking about empathy on the podcast this week. We believe the muscle of empathy is one that kids are struggling to develop more than…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 214: Incorporating Faith as a Family and Building Strong Sibling Relationships with CAIN
We were so blessed (see what we did there?!) to have our new friends Madison Johnson and Logan Cain from CAIN with us on the podcast today! We got to talk…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 213: The Blessing of a Skinned Knee with Dr. Wendy Mogel
Okay, you all, this will go down in history as one of our VERY FAVORITE episodes of all time! We have long loved and admired the work of Dr. Wendy Mogel, who…
Raising Boys & GirlsIntroducing Pardon the Mess with Courtney DeFeo
We are coming to you on a Friday to do a fun little feed swap with a podcast that we love - introducing, Pardon the Mess Podcast! As parents, we know raising…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 212: Introducing Instagram New Teen Accounts with Naomi Gleit
We were thrilled to be invited to the big announcement from Meta this week introducing their Instagram Teen Accounts! We got to sit down with Naomi Gleit, Head…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 211: Helping Kids with Perspective Taking with Amy Jacobs
How are your kids doing on taking another’s perspective? In this important conversation, our dear friend and coworker, Amy Jacobs, helps us not only understand…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 210: Moving From Pain to Purpose as a Family with Davey Blackburn
Nothing is Wasted. It’s the name of his podcast, and also his powerful and inspiring book. Davey Blackburn has lived out these words in a way not many of us…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 209 - Milestone Two: How to have an Emotional Perspective
Y’all, we really believe this episode is a MUST LISTEN. On a 1 to 10 scale when it comes to emotions, we’re seeing more kids who are living at 10 than ever…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 208: Parenting with Heart with Dr. Chip Dodd
Dr. Chip Dodd has been working in the field of recovery and redemption for over 30 years. He has taught and trained thousands to not only use an emotional…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 207: Strengthening the Mother/Daughter Connection with Sandra Stanley and Allie Stanley Cooney
One of our favorite interviews we’ve ever done was with the wonderful and insightful Sandra and Andy Stanley. THIS WEEK, we got to meet their daughter, Allie!…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 206: Practical Tools for Building an Emotional Vocabulary with Jenny Tang and Kenneth Littleton
In this season of the podcast, we are THRILLED to introduce you to, not only some of our favorite people, but some of the wisest counselors we know: The…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 205: Are My Kids on Track - Milestone One: Emotional Vocabulary
When you were growing up, did your parents pass a feelings chart around the dinner table? Or did you have healthy conversations around emotions? We’re…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 204: Are My Kids on Track Season Begins: An Introduction to the Milestones
We are SO EXCITED to be starting a new season of the podcast with Are My Kids on Track?! We’ve got lots of content, lots of fantastic wise guests, including…
Raising Boys & GirlsAre My Kids on Track Season 2.0
Y’all! We are over the moon about this season of the podcast! So many things have changed in the past few years in the lives of kids, particularly around…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 203: Rest, Body Image, and All Good Things with Jess Connolly
We have long admired the difference Jess Connolly makes in this world and so enjoyed recently getting to meet and talk with her on the Raising Boys and Girls…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 202: Parenting through Loss and Finding Joy with Levi and Jennie Lusko
What a gift it was to sit down with our friends Levi Lusko and Jennie Lusko. These two are real, honest, kind, thoughtful, deep, and point all of us to Jesus…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 201: Helping Kids Work Through the Lonelies with Emily Ley
How many of your lives are better organized at the hands of our friend Emily Ley? Ours sure are. We love her organizers, her Instagram account and all the tips…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 200: Intentional Parenting with Siebe and Brandon Heath
It was every bit as much of a delight to have a conversation with Brandon and Siebe Heath as we knew it would be. They are two people we have both liked and…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 199: The Power of Vulnerability and Parenting with Bear and Mary Rinehart
How many of you are Needtobreathe fans out there?! We sure are and are even moreso after this conversation with Bear Rinehart and his wise, wonderful wife…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 198: Co-Parenting with God and Incorporating Scripture as a Family with Ellie Holcomb
Warning: the joy is going to ooze out of your speakers or AirPods this episode. We were grinning from ear to ear the entire conversation with our dear and…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 197: The Family Table and Things that Matter with Charlie Peacock & Andi Ashworth
We loved getting to sit and have a conversation with two people we have loved and admired for so long, Andi and Charlie Peacock Ashworth. In fact, we were both…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 196: Coffee and Creativity with Kailey and Russell Dickerson
Russell Dickerson burst onto the country music scene with four consecutive chart-topping singles on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. You’ve likely heard…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 195: Navigating Boredom, Co-Regulation, and Tossing Cashews with Holly Williams Coleman
Ever since we started dreaming up the Music City Series, we talked about how much we wanted to interview our friend, Holly Williams Coleman. She is a…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 194: Parenting Teens with Natalie Grant
A 9 time GRAMMY nominee—a 5 time Dove Award Female vocalist of the year, 500 million streams and multiple #1 albums and singles on the Billboard Charts. But…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 193: Homeschooling, Bus Schooling, and the Power of Worship for Kids with Ali Gilkeson
The song has been ringing through the rafters of Hopetown already this summer, as it does every year. It’s one of our kids’ favorites. They have hand motions…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 192: Incorporating Worship as a Family with Dwan and Laura Hill
Sissy had one of her favorite experiences of the past few years with this week’s guest Dwan Hill and his delightful wife, Laura. They didn’t have a chance to…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 191: Intuitive Parenting, Blended Families, and the Importance of Washing your Car with Joy Williams
How many people do you know who have written songs (hello, Hunger Games) with Taylor Swift, have matching tattoos with Adele, and four grammy awards—not to…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 190: Parenting Your Child’s Specific Personality with Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander Stewart
We continue our Music City Series today with Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander Stewart. You may not have ever met them, but you’re sure acquainted with their…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 189: Parenting in Truth & Rest with Chris & Hillary Scott Tyrrell (from Lady A)
We are over the MOON about our first podcast episode of our Music City Series this summer with…(drumroll please) HILLARY and CHRIS TYRRELL!!! Y’all—we laughed…
Raising Boys & GirlsMusic City Summer Series 2024
It’s finally HERE!!!! Season 2 of the Music City Series! Y’all! We can’t even believe the talent and the wisdom and the hope and brilliance of every single…