Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Dr. Latoya Bosworth , which was live-streamed on March 8, 2026 in honor of International Women’s Day.
Dr. Latoya Bosworth , who honors her paternal great-grandfather with the shortened “Dr.
Boz,” is an author, forever educator, and "your favorite life coach" who holistically helps others connect more deeply with themselves so that they may connect more deeply with others in their work & community. Born Latoya Bosworth, she gave herself the pen name Brenda's Child at the age of 21, in honor of her late mother, Brenda Kay Swinton.
Although she experienced early childhood and adolescent trauma, Dr. Boz attributes her healing and evolution to writing as an outlet, strong mentors, spirituality, therapy and giving back.
Since 2007, she has self-published more than 15 titles in the genres of poetry, fiction, memoir, and journals. Currently, she's writing on self-help and personal growth.
Dr. Boz was a longtime contributor for the monthly publication, Springfield, MA-based An African-American Point of View Newspaper, where she wrote poetry and about issues specifically impacting women of color.
Her parenting and self-esteem articles have been featured on and F . She was also an original columnist for Lioness Magazine, an online publication for women entrepreneurs.
Dr. Boz continuously spreads her message of H.E.R.S. - which stands for health, empowerment, resilience and self-worth in workshops, as a keynote speaker, coach, in print and on stage.
During this episode, we chatted about Dr. Boz’s latest books, Quiet Strength, Loud Confidence...Reflections and Realizations of a Free Black Woman and Joyworthy...
The Little Guide to Experiencing All the Joy You Deserve . Published in 2021, Quiet Strength & Loud Confidence is an anthology of Dr.
Bosworth’s personal essays, poems, and personal growth practices, arranged to guide you through the internal and external work of becoming and remaining free. If you already consider yourself free, may this book be a reminder to celebrate that freedom.
If you are becoming unchained, may this book be the North Star, the moss of the north side of the tree, the drinking gourd on your way to freedom. You can experience joy every single day.
That is, once you know what joy means to you. Published in 2024, Joyworthy...
The Little Guide to Experiencing All the Joy. You Deserve will guide you through the process of asking specific questions that shift your perception and beliefs about what it means to create a joyful life.
Each chapter highlights practices and ways of being so that even in the most difficult circumstances, there is still joy. Take it all in.
You deserve it. Learn more about Dr.
Boz by visiting . Purchase Dr.
Boz's books on Amazon here . Find Dr.
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