Melissa Trevathan, M.R.E. first became a youth director at the age of 16. Since that time, she has been a teacher, retreat leader, head of spiritual life at a private school in Nashville, and is now founder and Executive Director of a counseling ministry called Daystar Counseling Ministries that began in 1985. She is the author of five books including: The Back Door to Your Teen’s Heart, Raising Girls, and Modern Parents, Vintage Values, as well as Mirrors and Maps (for 11-14 year-old girls) and Growing Up Without Getting Lost (for 15-19 year-old girls). Melissa has spoken to various churches and schools across the country, has taught graduate courses in counseling adolescents and has been a guest on television and radio programs throughout the United States and Canada. She is a regular speaker at Lifeway’s You and Your Girl events as well as a popular speaker for parents and kids of all ages. She and her Old English Sheeppuppy, Blueberry, divide their time between Nashville and Kentucky Lake.
Sissy Goff, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP has worked as the Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling and the Director of Summer Programs at Daystar since 1993. She is the author of five books, including: The Back Door to Your Teen’s Heart, Raising Girls, and Modern Parents, Vintage Values, as well as Mirrors and Maps (for 11-14 year-old girls) and Growing Up Without Getting Lost (for 15-19 year-old girls). Sissy is a regular guest on OnTheHomeStretch.com and has been a guest on television and radio programs across the United States and Canada. She is a frequent contributor to ParentLife magazine. A sought after speaker to parents and girls of all ages, Sissy is a featured speaker at Lifeway’s You and Your Girl events. She lives with her Havanese puppy, Lucy, in Nashville.
Coming October 2010
Modern Parents, Vintage Values talks about the specific issues facing kids today, helping parents to more fully understand the challenges being faced.
In today's complex world, parenting a girl is harder than ever. It takes more than love. It takes insight into the things that make your daughter tick as she grows from childhood to young adulthood.
