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 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

Menno. Menno provides meaningful screen time and shared experiences for families to help you grow

in your faith together. Check them out at podcast.govmento.com. That's podcast.govminno.com.

In honor of Black History Month, we thought it would be a great time to re-air this important

episode we did with Dr. Chinway Williams about race. Dr. Chinway Williams is a board certified

and licensed professional counselor in the state of Georgia. She has served as a school counselor,

counselor supervisor, and an executive coach. Her expertise lies in the areas of trauma recovery,

enhancing resilience, and adolescent and young adult wellness. She's taught at Georgia State

University University of Central Florida and Rawlands College. Dr. Chinway currently speaks and writes

in the areas of stress and anxiety management and wellness. She maintains an active private

practice in Roswell, Georgia, serving individuals, couples, adolescents, and young adults.

Her website is meaningfulsolutionscounseling.com and we can't wait for y'all to meet her.

So it was probably what? Now a year and a half ago when the pandemic had just gotten started that

we were going to be speaking in an event and we were told that we needed to have a conversation

with someone before we ever did it so that we could be like-minded in our approach about kids

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