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 Our Counseling and National 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

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Keri Kompakis is an author, speaker, podcaster, and newspaper columnist from Birmingham,

Alabama. Her books for teen girls, ten ultimate truths girls should know and liked,

whose approval are you living for? And her bestselling book for moms love her well,

ten ways to find joy and connection with your teenage daughter have been used widely across the

country for small group studies. Keri's work has been featured on the Today Show, focus on the

family grown and flown, motherly, the Huffington Post, and many other national outlets. She and her

husband, here, have four daughters and a dog named Lola. Keri, we are so excited to get to sit down

with you today. And I was thinking, you know, I don't think over the last, I don't know how many

years you've been writing. How many years have you been writing? Oh gosh, probably eight years.

Okay. I was thinking ten maybe, but I don't know that there's any author's name that I have heard

on the lips of girls more than yours, which has made me so excited every time a parent or a

girl talks about reading one of your books. I just am thrilled because I trust your voice so much.

I was recommending it yesterday in my office. I mean, all the time I'm telling kids they need to

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