Raising Boys & Girls
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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 th...
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Episode 337: Helpful Habits for the New Year with Justin Whitmel Earley
Sissy Goff and David Thomas talk with Justin Whitmel Earley about his new book The Body Teaches the Soul and how our everyday physical habits—like bre...
Episode 336: Managing the Holidays with David and Sissy
In this warm and super-practical holiday episode, Sissy and David share 10 grounding tips to help families navigate Christmas with more connection and...
Episode 335: The Enneagram Comes Home with David and Sissy
Sissy and David reflect on the meaningful conversations and listener feedback from their Enneagram parenting journey, offering a quick, hope-filled re...
Episode 334: Moving from Knowledge to Relationship with Kids / Enneagrams Wrap Up with Jill Phillips and Hunter Mobley
In this rich and hope-filled conversation, Sissy and David are joined by beloved friends and Enneagram teachers Jill Phillips and Hunter Mobley to exp...
Episode 333: Finding Your Peace as a Parent (and Finding Your No, too) with Enneagram 9’s, Hillary Rector & Andy Gullahorn
Hillary Rector and Andy Gullahorn share an honest, thoughtful look at what it’s like to move through the world—and parent—as Enneagram Nines. They dis...
Episode 332: Understanding the Peacemaker and Enneagram 9's with David and Sissy
In this episode, Sissy and David dive into Enneagram Nines—their calming presence, deep empathy, and quiet, steady love that makes home feel like a sa...
Episode 331: When to Speak, When to Listen with Enneagram 8’s, Amy Fenton & Brian Camp
In this Enneagram 8 episode, Sissy and David sit down with longtime friends (and parents of six young adults between them) Amy Fenton and Brian Camp....
Episode 330: Understanding the Challenger and Enneagram 8's with David and Sissy
Sissy and David explore the bold, protective world of Enneagram 8s, celebrating their fierce loyalty, honesty, and justice‑driven strength while also...
Episode 329: Managing the Holidays with Niro Feliciano
Author and therapist Niro Feliciano joins Sissy and David to talk about her new book, All Is Calm-ish, and how we can find contentment and calm in the...
Episode 328: The Power of Pause in Parenting with Enneagram 7s, Mary Killett & Aaron Weber
In this episode, Sissy and David sit down with Enneagram Sevens Mary Killett and Aaron Weber, who share how their natural optimism, humor, and energy...
Episode 327: Helping Kids Find Fun & Feelings with Enneagram 7’s with David and Sissy
In this episode, Sissy and David turn their attention to Enneagram Sevens—the Enthusiasts, Optimists, and Adventurers who bring joy, imagination, and...
Episode 326: Anxiety, Trust, and Parenting with Courage / Enneagram 6's with Melissa Trevathan and Allye Gray
In this episode, Sissy and David sit down with two beloved Enneagram Sixes: longtime Daystar founder and leader Melissa Trevathan and Daystar counselo...
Episode 325: Understanding the Loyalist and Enneagram 6's with David and Sissy
Sissy and David celebrate the strengths of Enneagram Sixes—their loyalty, courage, diligence, and care for the common good—while naming the real cha...
Episode 324: You're More Prepared than You Think / Enneagram 5's with Kris Plunkett & Lauren Rupley
Enneagram 5 parents Lauren Rupley and Kris Plunkett talk curiosity, intentionality, and energy management in family life. They describe how fives’ lov...
Episode 323: Understanding the Investigator and Enneagram 5's with David and Sissy
Enneagram Fives—the Investigators—bring curiosity, insight, independence, and a calming, steady presence to both life and parenting. Sissy and David h...
Episode 322: When you Struggle with the Practical in Parenting / Enneagram 4's with Jon McLaughlin & Kendra Allen
What a heartfelt and deeply human conversation with two incredible Enneagram Fours—therapist Kendra Allen and artist Jon McLaughlin. Jon McLaughlin is...
Episode 321: Understanding the Individualist and Enneagram 4's with David and Sissy
Fours bring depth, texture, and beauty to the world—helping all of us see what’s true and lovely through story, song, nature, and the poetry of everyd...
Episode 320: Letting Go of Pressure & Performance with Enneagram 3 Parents, Kelli Haywood & Brandon Verner
We loved this honest, hopeful conversation with two dear friends—Kelli Haywood and Brandon Verner—who both live as Enneagram 3s at home and at work. I...
Episode 319: Understanding the Achiever and Enneagram 3's with David and Sissy
In today’s episode, we’re diving into the world of Enneagram Threes—the Achievers. Threes bring incredible energy, focus, and drive into everything th...
Episode 318: Not Getting Tangled Up in Our Kids Emotions / Enneagram 2's with Sherman Bucher & Heather Flener
In this week’s episode, we sit down with two of our favorite Twos—Heather Flener and Sherman Bucher—for a conversation full of warmth, laughter, and s...
Episode 317: Understanding the Helper and Enneagram 2's - David and Sissy
In this week’s episode, we’re diving into one of our favorite Enneagram numbers—Twos, “The Helpers.” We love Twos. They’re the nurturers of the world—...
Episode 316: Parenting Beyond Perfectionism / Enneagram 1's - with Briana Pitt & John Allen
Oh, friends, what a beautiful conversation about the heart of Type Ones! We love how this episode unpacks the inner world of these incredible, respons...
Episode 315: Understanding the Reformer and Enneagram 1’s with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
As 1’s, we want to do good things in the world, we want to redeem things in the world. We want so much to bring goodness and rightness to the world…
Episode 314: Enneagram Intro with Suzanne Stabile and Rev. Joe Stabile
Folks, when we began dreaming about the Parenting Personalities series, we had a lot of fun ideas about what we’d hoped to cover. The central idea for...
Episode 313: Enneagram Intro with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
Okay I’m going to read a quote, “If you’re not paying attention to how you affect other people, you’re missing a big piece of what makes life work. Wh...
Episode 312: Understanding Attachment Styles with Dr. Alison Cook
We are so excited for you to listen to this conversation with our friend Dr. Alison Cook. Folks are going to feel so hopeful! It’s so easy to just fee...
Episode 311: Understanding Attachment Styles with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
Attachment has become a buzzword in parenting circles—but what does it really mean for your kids and your family? In this episode, we unpack the histo...
Episode 310: A Deeper Dive: Understanding Birth Order with Dr. Kevin Leman
Okay you guys, Buckle up! We just interviewed Dr. Kevin Leman, whose work on Birth Order, we have talked about, referenced, more times than we could p...
Episode 309: Understanding Birth Order with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
We’re jumping back in with another episode in our Parenting Personalities series, and we are excited about this episode! This episode is on Birth Orde...
Episode 308: Raising Introverted Kids in an Extroverted World and the One Question Every Parent Needs to Ask with Holley Gerth
Holley Gerth is an expert on introversion and extroversion and what a great conversation we had, I loved it! Every bit of it. I feel like I learned so...
Episode 307: Understanding Extrovert and Introvert with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
We’re so excited about this episode, because we want every kid who may be extroverted or introverted to know that their gifts are amazing and that the...
Episode 306: Parenting Personalities Intro with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
We are so excited about this new series! It is something we wanted to talk about for a really long time. It’s something we talk about in our offices w...
Episode 305: What Does Speaking Truth over your Kids and the Bachelor have in Common with Madi Prewett Troutt
Ya’ll it was the first time in history that we have had a contestant from the Bachelor, and let me tell you in my counseling office how many years I’v...
Episode 304: Faith, Family, and the Power of a Good Devotional with Melanie and Caroline Shankle
Melanie Shankle is the New York Times bestselling author, a popular speaker, and cohost of The Big Boo Cast podcast. A graduate of Texas A&M, she love...
Episode 303: ADHD Wisdom - How All Kids Learn with Dr. Kelly Cagle
With a PhD in Education, Dr. Kelly Cagle is the founder of the IQ network. Which includes Mom IQ Community and Coaching the Parenting IQ Podcast, wher...
Episode 302: How to Set Your Child—and Yourself—Up for a Healthy School Year with Dr. Caroline Leaf
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a clinical and research Neuroscientist who specializes in Psychoneurobiology, the science of how the mind can change the brain. S...
Episode 301: Five Essential Needs for Every Kid with Trusted Pediatrician Stacy Furlow
Dr. Stacy Furlow is a dedicated Pediatrician with 25 years of experience. Caring for children and guiding families through every stage of their child’...
Episode 300: Looking Outward - Two Things to Know & Prepare Boys, Girls and Parents with Going Back to School with David Thomas and Sissy Goff
Happy Back to School! In this episode, we’re going to talk about two things we want girls to know going back to school, two things we want boys to kno...
Episode 299: Parenting with Humility through Chronic Illness while Seeing your Family's Life on the Big Screen with Bart & Shannon Millard
Bart Millard is a Christian singer songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the contemporary Christian band MercyMe. He is also the author of t...
Episode 298: Calling, Community, and the Mother-Daughter Relationship with Sandra McCraken, Leslie Jordan, Taylor Leonhardt
In the summer months, not only am I the director of our little summer camp program called Hopetown. I’m also the worship leader and worship music choo...