Podcast
Becoming Mother Martha
Hosted by Martha Hoy · ENGLISH
Becoming Mother Martha is a heartfelt, empowering podcast about healing, resilience, faith, service, and the power of turning pain into purpose.
Through honest conversations, personal insight, and uplifting encouragement, Martha Hoy creates space for listeners to reflect, grow, and rise stronger through life’s challenges.
This series is about more than inspiration—it’s about hope in action, showing up for your community, and remembering that even in hard seasons, your story still holds purpose, value, and the power to make a difference.
Through honest conversations, personal insight, and uplifting encouragement, Martha Hoy creates space for listeners to reflect, grow, and rise stronger through life’s challenges.
This series is about more than inspiration—it’s about hope in action, showing up for your community, and remembering that even in hard seasons, your story still holds purpose, value, and the power to make a difference.
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When Nurses Broke: What COVID Taught Us About Surviving the Unthinkable
4w ago00:36:37Tap to summarizeThe people who saved lives during COVID were quietly falling apart — and most of us had no idea. Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with frontline ER nurse and author Martha Hoy to unpack what it really meant to show up when the world shut down — and what that experience is still costing nurses, patients, and all of us today. You'll learn:🔥 The moment Martha knew COVID was unlike anything she'd trained for🏥 How nurses improvised care when gowns, masks & ventilators ran out💔 Why the "hero" label disappeared — and what replaced it📖 What Martha's new book reveals that official reports left out🌍 How trauma became a calling — from Las Vegas ERs to global missions 📖 Book releases May 22, 2026: "2020, Year of the Nurse: A Nurse's Journey Through the Front Lines"Connect with Martha Hoy & Mother Martha Family FoundationWebsite: mommartha.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17d7FPQ3BH/?mibextid=wwXIfrSupport the mission. Share the show. Help us bring hope from the neighborhood to the nations.
Transcribe →Who Are You After Trauma? Martha Hoy on Rebuilding Identity
May 100:30:12Tap to summarizeTrauma can make you feel like you’ve lost yourself—but healing can begin with one small step.Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Martha Hoy to talk about surviving a devastating car accident, escaping abuse, rebuilding confidence, and turning pain into purpose through her work in Uganda. You’ll learn:💛 How to begin again after trauma🧠 How to rebuild your identity🔥 Why starting over can become a strength🙏 How forgiveness can release fear🌍 How purpose can grow from painConnect with Martha Hoy & Mother Martha Family FoundationWebsite: mommartha.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17d7FPQ3BH/?mibextid=wwXIfrSupport the mission. Share the show. Help us bring hope from the neighborhood to the nations.
Transcribe →From Trauma to Purpose: Healing, Abuse, and Starting Over
Mar 2300:47:59Tap to summarizeWhat does it take to rebuild your life after trauma, abuse, and loss? In this powerful episode, Stacey Chillemi sits down with nurse, author, humanitarian, and founder Martha Hoy to talk about her story of healing after life-changing trauma, leaving abuse, rebuilding identity, and finding purpose again. In this episode, you’ll hear:✨ How purpose can help you keep going through trauma✨ What healing looks like one small step at a time✨ How to rebuild your identity after abuse and loss✨ Why forgiveness can be part of healing✨ How hope can return, even after your darkest seasonConnect with Martha Hoy & Mother Martha Family FoundationWebsite: mommartha.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17d7FPQ3BH/?mibextid=wwXIfrSupport the mission. Share the show. Help us bring hope from the neighborhood to the nations.
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