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

I'm David Thomas. And I'm Melissa Trevathan. And we are so glad you've set us 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 Days Are 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

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Hey, David Thomas. Hey, Sissy Gough. I'm so glad we're sitting down again together and that

today we're getting to talk about hope. We can't talk too much about hope. We can't talk too much

about hope. You're exactly right. So if you were going to start us off saying something that has made

you feel hopeful lately or that helps you full hope, what would you say? You know, a habit that I

think has come out of the year 2021 when we talk about things we want to carry forward is that

I have never walked so much in my life. I haven't, you know, because it's one of the only forms

of exercise that any of us could do in the very beginning. And I have carried that forward. And

what I've tried to do in that time is use that as an opportunity to listen to podcast of voices

that I really trust. And I think move me toward hope also. So I've been really selective

on my walks of what voices I really want to hear in this time. Can you name one? I've loved listening

to Renee Brown's new podcast in Kelly Corrigan, both I think our hope filled people and also make

me laugh, which is a great thing also. That is a great thing. What about you? I think for me,

something that my whole life brings me back to place of hope is worship music. And I forget it

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