Addressing Anxiety and Resilience with Sissy Goff and David Thomas

Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Sissy Goff and David Thomas to discuss how their books “Lucy Learns to be Brave” and “Owen Learns He Has What it Takes” help teach our kids about anxiety and resilience.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is anxiety so prevalent in children?
• Why did y’all choose to use dogs in “Lucy Learns to be Brave”?
• In “Lucy Learns to be Brave.” you tell the story of how fear makes Lucy start to believe things that aren’t true. Is that the approach that parents should take with their kids, helping them see what’s real or not?
• How do you see the lesson on resilience in “Owen Learns He Has What it Takes” as an important biblical principle for families?
• How do you help parents decide when it’s appropriate to let their kids face difficult circumstances and resist the temptation just to rescue them from their challenges?
• Can you explain what a “thermometer chart” is for and why you wanted to include that in the book?
• Can you tell us how you use a “feelings chart” in your counseling with kids?
• Can you tell us more about the books you have coming out this fall?
• Are these resources you see churches being able to use?
• How would you connect what y’all are teaching in these books with what Spiritual Leadership looks like at home?

Guest Bio:

Sissy Goff is the Executive Director of Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works alongside her puppy counseling assistant-in-training, Patches the Havanese. Since 1993, she has been helping girls and their parents find confidence in who they are and hope in who God is making them to be. Sissy is a sought-after speaker for parenting events across the country and is a frequent guest on media outlets including NBC News, CNN, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and Christianity Today. She is the bestselling author of 14 books including her first full-color children’s book, Lucy Learns to be Brave: A Lesson in Courage. She is the co-host of the 11 million+ downloaded podcast, Raising Boys and Girls. A transplanted Razorback who lives in Nashville, you can follow Sissy on Instagram.

David Thomas is the Executive Director of Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the co-author of eleven books, including his first full-color children’s book, Owen Learns He Has What It Takes: A Lesson in Resillience. He is an in-demand speaker and frequent guest on national television, radio and podcasts and has been featured in publications like The Washington Post and USA Today. He is the co-host of the 11 million+ downloaded podcast, Raising Boys and Girls. He and his wife, Connie, have three adult children, a new son-in-law, a soon-to-be daughter-in-law, and a yellow lab puppy named June. Follow David on Instagram.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• John 16:33, Romans 5:1-5, Romans 8:22-23,
• “Lucy Learns to be Brave” by Sissy Goff
• “Owen Learns He Has What it Takes” by David Thomas
• Hope Heals

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