The Advocates with Martha Mason

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The Advocates is a raw and real podcast featuring open conversations about life's toughest seasons - grief, loss, loneliness, faith, and resilience. Born from lived experience and deep empathy, The Advocates is a space for honest storytelling, spiritual reflection, and powerful reminders that none of us walk alone. Whether advocating for loved ones, their communities, or themselves, these voices share how faith and friendship shape their journey. Come for the honesty. Stay for the healing.

Episodes

  1. 05/28/2025

    The New We (Part 4 of 4)

    Can we ever truly “move on”? Or do we grow forward? In the final part of this live-recorded series from First Christian Church in Roanoke, Martha, Marilyn, and Becky discuss honoring past love, embracing the possibility of new relationships, and the shift from “we to me” — and sometimes, back to “we.” Love doesn’t end. It evolves.

  2. 05/28/2025

    Grief, Faith & the Band-Aid Effect (Part 3 of 4)

    Why do we feel guilty for moving forward? And what does faith look like in the middle of heartbreak? In this heartfelt installment, recorded live at First Christian Church in Roanoke, Martha, Marilyn, and Becky explore the “Band-Aid phase” of grief, spiritual struggle, and the unexpected ways God meets us in our pain. This is an honest, faith-rooted reflection on what comes next.

  3. 05/28/2025

    Echoes of Us (Part 2 of 4)

    How do we keep the memory of a loved one alive? In part two of this live-recorded conversation from First Christian Church in Roanoke, host Martha Mason and contributors Marilyn Peyton and Becky Pritt reflect on the power of storytelling, family legacy, and the comfort that comes from saying their name out loud. Through laughter, tears, and shared memories, they remind us: love lives on in the stories we tell.

  4. 05/28/2025

    From We to Me (Part 1 of 4)

    What happens when half of you is gone? In this deeply personal kickoff, host Martha Mason and contributors Marilyn Peyton and Becky Pritt reflect on the disorienting shift from shared life to solo survival. Recorded live at First Christian Church in Roanoke, this conversation explores everything from missing small routines to rediscovering identity after loss. If you’ve ever wondered how to begin again, this one’s for you.

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The Advocates is a raw and real podcast featuring open conversations about life's toughest seasons - grief, loss, loneliness, faith, and resilience. Born from lived experience and deep empathy, The Advocates is a space for honest storytelling, spiritual reflection, and powerful reminders that none of us walk alone. Whether advocating for loved ones, their communities, or themselves, these voices share how faith and friendship shape their journey. Come for the honesty. Stay for the healing.

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