What if delight is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child? In this episode, Amy Julia Becker talks with therapist and author Sissy Goff, LPC-MHSP, about how parents—especially those raising children with disabilities—can bring delight into everyday family life. Together, they explore:

• What gets in the way of delighting in our children
• How to shift focus from deficits to strengths
• Why a parent’s own sense of being delightful matters
• How honesty about both joy and sorrow helps children build resilience
• Simple, practical ways to start delighting in your kids today

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00:00 Introduction to Delight in Parenting

03:04 Understanding Delight and Its Importance

06:02 Expressing Delight: Practical Examples

09:14 Barriers to Delight: Agenda and Anxiety

12:06 Focusing on Strengths Over Deficits

15:05 Balancing Delight with Hardship

18:09 The Role of Self-Care in Parenting

21:09 Practical Steps to Cultivate Delight

23:59 Conclusion and Future Conversations

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Raising Girls by Melissa Trevathan and Sissy Goff
• Hope Heals Camp
• Amy Julia’s Reimagining Family Life with Disability workshop

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Sissy Goff, M. Ed., LPC-MHSP, 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 @raisingboysandgirls and @sissygoff and at www.raisingboysandgirls.com.

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Take the Next Step is produced in collaboration with Hope Heals. Hope Heals creates sacred spaces of belonging and belovedness for families affected by disabilities to experience sustaining hope in the context of inclusive, intentional, inter-ability communities. Find out more about our resources, gatherings, and inter-ability communities at hopeheals.com. Follow on Instagram at @hopeheals.

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