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 journey from our little yellow house to yours.

Happy New Year, David. Happy New Year.

So excited to be starting a new year and sad to be winding down the raised emotionally

strong portion of this season. It's gone so fast. It's gone so fast. How do we get to the last

section of this amazing book? If you've missed this before, somehow in all these recordings,

if you don't have raising emotionally strong boys today, go put it in your cart on Amazon or drive

yourself to your local bookstore right when you stop listening to this podcast because every

person with a boy in their life needs this book. You are so kind. No, it's true.

I've been so grateful for all the conversations that we have had around this with so many neat

guests and parents in the trenches. It's just been so fun to develop this content way beyond

what I wrote in the book. I just loved where we've gone this whole season. Me too. And we're

going to keep doing that. Don't think our season's over. It's just part two. We're really just

getting going. That's right. With some worry-free info. Yes. We got any little warriors up coming up.

Yes. So okay, I want to talk a little bit about the fact that you devoted the entire last third

of this book to purpose, which I love that idea. I think it's so important for boys and girls.

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