Meet Marilyn Joyce
RN, BSN, CDVC, certified domestic violence counselor, author, columnist, media personality, talk show host, speaker. As a retired, disabled Veteran, Marilyn Joyce is no ’soft touch’ on the issues. She’s taking the discussion of domestic violence, personal crisis, and recovery strategies to totally new levels.

Marilyn’s media adventures started quite accidentally during Desert Storm while serving as an Army nurse in Honolulu, Hawaii where she took her 10 & 11 year old sons with her to do volunteer work as a family for a local television station (KWHE). One day, the owner of the station asked her to sit in on a new women’s talk show to do a segment to support and encourage the families and friends of deployed members of the 13 military bases on the island (Oahu). She was given the liberty to write her own script, soon became a co-host of the show and the rest - as they say - is history.

Marilyn on The 700 Club TV broadcast talking about domestic violence and her book, ‘If He Doesn’t Deliver, When Women Have No Where to Turn’

Her first opportunity to do live talk radio came in 2001, when the late James Brown, Godfather of Soul was the owner of WAAW 94.7FM radio based in Aiken, South Carolina (which broadcasted from Broad Street in Augusta, Georgia). The weekly show, ’Chit Chat’ was a precursor of things to come. No stranger to engaging the public, major doors opened for Marilyn to speak about the issue of abuse, domestic violence and her personal empowerment concepts for re-claiming your life via radio, television, correctional institutions, conferences and seminars in 1991, after the release of her first book about domestic violence in the religious community. ‘If He Doesn’t Deliver‘ is the story of her own escape, survival and triumph over domestic violence, homelessness, divorce and disability.

Marilyn has been a radio talk show host for 6 years and writes a column for The Spiritual Voice newspaper. She is a member of the National Association of Forensic Counselors, The American Nurses Association, The National Association of Black Journalists, The Women's Success Institute, The Richmond County Juvenile Court Review Panel and the Disabled Veteran's Association.

Marilyn on the set with Tom Campbell of WRDW CBS Midday News.

Marilyn received her BSN from M.H. Baylor University and retired (medically) from the US Army Nurse Corp in 1996. She is a Certified Domestic Violence Counselor, and serves as the Chief Executive of Empowerment Concepts, Inc. For 3 years she did a monthly segment (Destiny Steps to Your Success) on WRDW, CBS Midday News (Augusta, GA), and has authored 5 books.

Contact Marilyn: MJ@ThePurposeZone.com

P.O. Box 204099 * Martinez, GA 30917 * 706-993-1462