EPISODE · Jul 3, 2025
Second Chances, Prison Ministry Through Music, and New Beginnings at 40 with Mia Stokes
from Up Close and In Focus · host Kerry Douglas
Singer-songwriter Mia Stokes opens up about her transformation during 25 months of incarceration, where she wrote 60 songs in six months and discovered her gift for prison ministry through music. Fresh out seven months ago, Stokes is pregnant at 40, engaged to the man who waited for her entire sentence, and ready to relaunch her music career with a new perspective on life's timing. She shares the story behind writing her country song 14 years ago that nearly landed with Carrie Underwood, and how she learned to let songs find their own destiny rather than boxing herself into one genre. The conversation weaves between Stokes' early days interning at Interscope Records, her natural talent for rewriting songs in her head, and her current search for a new production team as she prepares to re-release music under her own publishing company. This episode proves that sometimes the most beautiful comebacks happen when you're willing to embrace new beginnings at any age.Connect with Mia Stokes: Instagram: @miastokeshtha1Facebook: Mia StokesTwitter/X: Mia Stokes
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Singer-songwriter Mia Stokes opens up about her transformation during 25 months of incarceration, where she wrote 60 songs in six months and discovered her gift for prison ministry through music. Fresh out seven months ago, Stokes is pregnant at 40, engaged to the man who waited for her entire sentence, and ready to relaunch her music career with a new perspective on life's timing. She shares the story behind writing her country song 14 years ago that nearly landed with Carrie Underwood, and how she learned to let songs find their own destiny rather than boxing herself into one genre. The conversation weaves between Stokes' early days interning at Interscope Records, her natural talent for rewriting songs in her head, and her current search for a new production team as she prepares to re-release music under her own publishing company. This episode proves that sometimes the most beautiful comebacks happen when you're willing to embrace new beginnings at any age. Connect with Mia Stokes: Instagram: @miastokeshtha1 Facebook: Mia Stokes Twitter/X: Mia Stokes
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