The Memoir
Is There Anybody Listening?
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Dr. Brannen's memoir — the long, holy work of learning to speak again.
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Is There Anybody Listening?
A memoir on silence, survival, faith, and reclaiming voice.
About the Author
Dr. Denise Brannen
Dr. Denise Brannen is an author and storyteller who writes about healing, faith, and the long road home to your own voice. She believes silence is something we build to survive — and something we are allowed, eventually, to lay down.
She writes for the woman, and the man, who learned to be quiet long before they ever learned they were worthy of being heard. For the ones who became experts at saying "I'm fine." For the ones who are tired of pretending.
Her work is a quiet permission slip. A reminder that being heard is not a luxury. It is part of being made whole.
From Silence to Voice
The "I'm fine" that was never fine.
A memoir about the voice we learn to swallow long before we learn we are worthy of being heard — and a companion guide to walk you back to your own.
"Your voice was never lost.
It was only waiting."
The Guide
Is There Anybody Listening? — A Companion Guide
$20.00
The memoir told her story. This one is for yours — letters, reflections, practices, and space to write the sentences you've been swallowing.
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The Bundle
Memoir + Companion Guide
$36.00
Both books together — the story and the space to write your own beside it.
Order the bundleAn Excerpt
Turn to the first page.
Before you read another word, do this with me. Put your hand on the center of your chest. Feel that small, steady drum. That is the part of you that has been waiting.
I want to ask you a question, and I don't want you to answer it for anyone but yourself. Not for the people you love. Not for the people who raised you. Not for the church pew, the dinner table, the marriage, the mirror.
Is there anybody listening?
Not out there. In here.
If something in you just got quiet — that's where this story begins. And that quiet, the one you've been carrying so carefully, so politely, for so long — it is allowed to speak now.
A moment
"Your voice has been waiting."
Reader Reflections
You Were Never the Only One
"I read this slowly, with a cup of tea, and cried in the best way. It felt like she was sitting across from me."
— Reader name
AMBER ERVING
"Dr. Brannen names the thing I've been carrying for thirty years. I feel lighter just for being seen."
— Reader name
BEEHIVE PUBLISHING HOUSE
"Tender, honest, and full of faith. This is the book I'll be handing to every woman I love."
— Reader name
JACKIE WILSON
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What did this book stir in you?
Your words may be the ones another reader needs to hear. Reviews appear here after a brief review by Dr. Denise.
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Letters for the Quiet Ones
Just want to keep in touch? A few times a month, a gentle note from Dr. Denise — encouragement, quiet updates, and news about future writing and speaking. No message needed, just your name and email.
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Reach Out
Have something to say or ask? For media, speaking engagements, book-club visits, or a kind word — send a note and Dr. Denise will reply personally. Every message is read with care.
Or email directly at info@thebranneneffect.com