For many women, the Proverbs 31 woman feels like a standard they can never quite reach.

In this episode, Melanie unpacks 7 common myths that may have clouded your perception of the virtuous woman, and how you see yourself. This episode will leave you feeling encouraged, grounded, and empowered to grow into the woman God created you to be.

Share this with a woman who needs the reminder...she has more in her than she knows.

For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at www.MelanieDTheAuthor.com.

Originally recorded on 3/24/26, Audio podcast airing on 3/31/26

After a year away, Melanie returns with a heartfelt message for the 100th anniversary of Black History Month and beyond.

Drawing from Scripture, history, cultural voices, and lived experience, Melanie reflects on: generational love that carried us forward, community care that kept us alive, faith that anchored us through uncertainty, self-love as an act of resistance, and why love is still our greatest power today.

That one gift that stands above the rest... you can't hold it in your hands, but you can hold it in your heart. You can't carry it, but it can carry you...

Listen in as Melanie discusses a little on the subject of giving, and why there's no greater gift than love.

For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MelanieDTheAuthor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

(Originally recorded on 12/14/24, airing on 12/24/24)

Amidst the noise and distractions of life, God always has a way of getting through.

Listen in as Melanie discusses a little on the subject of God's reminders - and how His love will find you every single time.

For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MelanieDTheAuthor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

(Originally recorded on 11/14/24, airing on 11/26/24)

There's a hero inside of all of us, and every hero has a choice -- to choose the good and be the light or choose to walk in darkness.

Listen in as Melanie gives her take on Spiderman 3 (starring Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst), expounding on some of the hard things we face in love and encouraging us to continue to be a light.

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(Originally recorded on 10/4/24, airing on 10/19/24)

In any arena we're in, people will know we are disciples of Christ by our love, the #1 fruit of the Spirit. And our connection to that Vine produces fruit that remains, fruit that also draws others to God.

Listen in as Melanie reminds us to check our fruit, and encourages us to continue to be a light in these last and evil days.

For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MelanieDTheAuthor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

(Originally recorded on 9/1/24, airing on 9/13/24)

In a climate of competition and coveting, when seeking for more becomes more about you and less about God, your purpose or others, beware. What part does coveting and competition play in your world? How can love balance everything out?

Listen in as Melanie highlights the impact and effects of coveting and competition on the road to destiny.

For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MelanieDTheAuthor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What can you do to make a difference and best represent God? Keep it simple: Just love... A life that reflects love is a life that reflects God. Listen in as Melanie delves into Matthew 25:35-40 and highlights this powerful truth.

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Drawing from the words of Maya Angelou and her own book, Love Check, Melanie challenges us to go beyond the bare minimum as we love in word and deed and create memories of kindness and love that others can truly feel.

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Originally recorded on 5/25/24, Audio podcast airing on 6/1/24.

Referencing such literary works as The Count of Monte Cristo, Shawshank Redemption, the Bible (1 John 4:7), and her own book, Love Check, Melanie takes another deep dive into the topic of Love. This episode further highlights the evidence, challenges, necessity and supremacy of love, while reminding us to look within and rise up to God's standard.

For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MelanieDTheAuthor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Originally recorded on 4/26/24, Audio podcast airing on 4/30/24.