Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast. I'm Sissy Gough. I'm David Thomas and I'm

Melissa Trevathan. And we're so glad you've set out a few minutes to spend with us today. 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 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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 from our little

yellow house to yours. The Raising Boys and Girls Podcast is brought to you in

partnership with Mino. Mino provides meaningful screen time and shared experiences for families to help you grow in your faith together.

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On today's episode we're going to tell you a little bit more about what goes on within the

walls of our yellow house and we're going to start with Melissa who is our founder and executive

director and started Daystar in 1985,

which David now always like to point out is when we were still in high school.

So, Melissa, will you tell them a little bit about how Daystar started, how you got the idea?

Okay, on that encouraging note, I do want to tell you a little bit about what was happening in the 80s,

and I will only say one word that would describe what we wanted to encourage kids during that part.

We were wanting to help them feel special and that was what I was

continually as head of a private school and teaching religion and just being the head of a spiritual side.

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