Listen Linda! Hosted by Jacquiline Cox
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Word of the Day- Pharisee Behavior
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. ...
Toxic Trait of the Day-Spotting Spiritual Manipulation
“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 spiri...
Ask the Publisher-Every Writer Needs An Editor
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 wit...
Word of the Day-The Black Sheep Mindset
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...
Toxic Trait of the Day-Scapegoating
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, insecu...
Ask the Publisher-Your Book Career Grows When You Market Beyond Home
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 frien...
Word of the Day: Anointed-Who Benefits When You Stay Small
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 whe...
Toxic Trait of the Day: Generational Sabotage
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, goss...
Ask the Publisher: Hybrid Publisher Or Vanity Press
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 promise...
Ask the Publisher: Republish Like A Pro
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 repub...
Word of the Day: Alignment And Gifts
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...
Toxic Trait of the Day: Betrayal In Disguise
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...
What If The Fire Is The Proof MY 70S LOVE STORY 50 PLUS YEARS LATER AUTHOR DR VELMA BAGBY STOPS BY
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 ...
Fe Davis Takes Us Inside Her Alabaster Heart
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 in...
Stay On The Porch
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 Of...
Listen Linda Presents:International Black Womens History Month Special Guest Rev. Margaret Williams Walker
Listen Linda Presents:International Black Womens History Month Special Guest Rev. Margaret Williams Walker and her book Ninzi's Secret
Listen Linda's International Women's History Month PowerHouse Panel
Host: Dr. Jacquiline Cox aka Listen LindaKeynote Speakers: Christal Y. Scott, Dr. Rhonda Lawson, Mary L. BealFeatured Speakers: Dr. Stacy Shepard & Lissette Hidalgo
If Your Story Is Too Much For Them, Write It Anyway
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 ch...
From Hidden Pages To Author Platforms: How Indie Writers Build Visibility
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 o...
Blessed Both Ways, Petty No Ways
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...
Paging Dr. Paint: How A Healthcare Exec Caught A Case Of Creativity
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 reinventi...
Through The Rain
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 col...
Unmasking a Pretty Wreck
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 ...
