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Send us Fan Mail Getting published should not feel like a high-pressure sales call. We hear from first-time authors all the time who are trying to figure out whether they are talking to a legitimate hybrid publisher or a vanity press dressed up with big promises and shiny branding. So we get specific about what “hybrid publishing” really means, why paying for services is not automatically a scam,...

Send us Fan Mail The moment you start healing, somebody close to you might call it “acting different.” We get real about generational sabotage, the kind of toxicity that hides behind family titles, fake loyalty, and tradition. When you refuse manipulation, gossip, emotional abuse, and control, your boundaries don’t just protect you, they expose what others have normalized for years.  We talk about...

Send us Fan Mail The hardest part of growth is not the work, it is the reaction. When you finally stop asking for permission and start walking in purpose, some people do not just disagree, they take it personally. We talk about that shift and why it happens when God gives you a vision directly, especially if someone has gotten comfortable acting like the “middleman” to your gift. We unpack the wor...

Send us Fan Mail The hardest part of launching a book is not writing it. It’s realizing the people closest to you might never be your biggest buyers, loudest sharers, or most consistent readers. We get honest about the question authors keep asking: should friends and family automatically support your book, or is that expectation setting you up for disappointment and unnecessary conflict?  We talk...

Send us Fan Mail Somebody in your life keeps making you the problem, and deep down you can feel it: the real issues are never addressed, only your reaction to them. We get honest about scapegoating, the toxic group habit of projecting frustration, anger, insecurity, and dysfunction onto one person so everyone else can dodge accountability. If you have ever been labeled “difficult” for speaking up,...

Send us Fan Mail Being the black sheep can feel like you’re getting punished for telling the truth. When you’re the one who finally notices the dysfunction everyone else has normalized, you don’t just stand out you become the “problem,” the “difficult one,” the “too sensitive” one. I’m putting language to that experience and naming what’s really happening when growth collides with denial. We talk...

Send us Fan Mail You can be a great writer and still publish a book that looks rushed. That’s the uncomfortable truth we dig into, starting with a simple question: do you really need an editor if you already know how to write? We say yes, and we explain why without sugarcoating it. When you read your own manuscript, your brain auto-corrects what’s on the page into what you meant to say, which is e...

Send us Fan Mail “God told me, you better obey” can sound like faith, but it often functions like control. We talk about spiritual manipulation as a toxic trait that has harmed a lot of people, especially in church spaces, and we draw a clear line between spiritual guidance that helps you grow and spiritual control that keeps you emotionally dependent. If you’ve ever been pressured by guilt, fear,...

Send us Fan Mail Some of the harshest judgment doesn’t come from “the streets” it comes from people who know how to look holy while refusing to heal. I’m Dr. Jacqueline Cox, aka Listen Linda, and today’s word cuts straight through church performance: Pharisee. We talk about what happens when someone masters church language, scripture, and public praise, but still treats people with cruelty behind...

Send us Fan Mail Betrayal doesn’t always come from an obvious enemy. Sometimes it comes from the people who sit closest to you, clap the loudest in public, and quietly resent you in private. We get real about what “betrayal disguised as support” looks like when someone wants your updates, your secrets, and your access, but can’t bring themselves to celebrate your growth. If you’ve felt the energy...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been praying for more, but your life still feels stuck on the same loop, we get into the uncomfortable reason why: alignment. We talk about the gap between what we ask God for and what we keep allowing around us, from distractions and confusion to old doors we keep reopening. Alignment isn’t perfection. It’s intentional movement where your spirit, your decisions, your en...

Send us Fan Mail Your book isn’t frozen in time just because it already hit publish. We kick things off by celebrating Fee Davis and the breakout success of Alabaster Heart Deluxe Edition, then we answer a question we hear constantly from authors: can you republish your own book as a deluxe edition if you previously used a different publisher? We walk through what republishing really means and why...

Send us Fan Mail People are giving up on love fast, but real covenant does not fold the first time life gets loud. We sit down with best-selling author Dr. Velma Bagby to talk about the kind of lasting love you cannot fake for social media, the kind built over 50 plus years through prayer, patience, and a whole lot of fight. Her book, *My 70s Love Story 50 plus Years Later*, is a reminder that end...

Send us Fan Mail Your heart can be breaking and still be holy. We sit with poet and author Fe Davis as she opens up about Alabaster Heart, a faith-based poetry book born from real journal entries, real heartbreak, and a real decision to let God use the story instead of burying it. We talk about the meaning behind “alabaster” and why pouring out your alabaster heart is a sacred offering, not a publ...

Send us Fan Mail Listen Linda Presents:International Black Womens History Month Special Guest Rev. Margaret Williams Walker and her book Ninzi's Secret Support the show

Send us Fan Mail One choice can split a life into before and after. We sit with author and poet Thomasine Kitt, a truth teller who turned family loss into pages that carry both warning and hope, and we don’t rush past the hard parts. Her upcoming book I Came Off The Porch Too Soon tells a heartbreaking story from the voice of the one who didn’t make it back, and the message lands like a siren for...

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Send us Fan Mail Host: Dr. Jacquiline Cox aka Listen Linda Keynote Speakers: Christal Y. Scott, Dr. Rhonda Lawson, Mary L. Beal Featured Speakers: Dr. Stacy Shepard & Lissette Hidalgo Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Silence can feel safer than truth until you realize it is the thing slowly tearing you apart. We sit down with memoir author Tia Strickland to talk about Echoes In Her Bones: Memoirs of the Old Me, a deeply personal survivor story that faces childhood sexual abuse, trauma, pregnancy resulting from assault, infant loss, courtroom moments, and the mental health aftermath that so man...

Send us Fan Mail A blank page can feel loud with doubt, but the moment you finish a book—and own the path to readers—everything changes. We sit down with author and host Danny Nicole to trace that journey from childhood stories to a romantic drama debut, then onward to a purpose-driven platform that helps other writers claim visibility with confidence. Along the way, we unpack the emotional high o...

Send us Fan Mail Start where it hurts. That’s where Dr. Brandi Florence found a new life—tilting canvases in her garage after losing a cousin, watching color teach her what structure never could. Our Women’s Month spotlight turns into a masterclass in reinvention as Brandi shares how a healthcare executive, researcher, and best-selling author became a multidisciplinary artist whose work charts a f...

Send us Fan Mail Growth can feel like betrayal to people who only loved the smaller version of us. We open with a grounding prayer and move straight into a clear, challenging word: you didn’t lose a friend—you outgrew a version of love that demanded competition. Drawing from the story of Leah and Rachel, we examine how comparison distorts community, how “monitoring spirits” turn support into silen...

Send us Fan Mail What if the rain wasn’t punishment but preparation? We gathered a powerhouse circle of women to tell the unpretty truths behind their breakthroughs—stories of church hurt that cut deep, manipulation dressed up as ministry, leaks that became collapses, grief that emptied the room, and domestic violence where home turned hostile. Each voice stands its ground and shows how God didn’t...

Send us Fan Mail The bravest moment isn’t the breakthrough; it’s the decision to stop pretending. We sit down with author and prophetess Leah M. Kelly to trace a raw arc from generational trauma and domestic violence to faith-led healing, clean boundaries, and an unshakable sense of worth. Leah’s story dismantles the “pretty face” myth with startling honesty—soaked pillows, secret wars inside a di...