Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today. 

Bio: Phyllis Thomas was born in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1975, where she excelled in school, loved to read, and attended church on her own. Phyllis had many ups and downs in her childhood and teen years until she found a family to live with and attended church with at the age of 14. At age 17, Phyllis moved to Missouri to be near her brother and sister. She finished high school, and she and Tony were married two weeks later. Tony and Phyllis have two children, Grant and Joel. Phyllis was a stay-at-home mom until their youngest, Joel, started Kindergarten. Back in Missouri, Phyllis attended Crowder College and earned her nursing degree. While in Managua, Nicaragua, Phyllis served as a missionary nurse and teacher. She also earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Phyllis completed her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University in 2024. She is a family therapist at the Center for Children and Families in Monroe, Louisiana, and is passionate about serving children from hard places.

Episode Show Notes: 

Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with Phyllis Robertson Thomas about the power of healing from childhood trauma through faith and counseling. They discuss her upbringing, childhood abuse and neglect, what role teachers played in her life, how faith and professional counselling work together to experience lasting change, learning about the discovery of her biological father Phil Robertson, what were the emotional and spiritual changes she went through. Plus so much more!