The Living Story: Where Fiction, Faith, and Healing Begins
What if the stories we love are mirrors of the stories we live?
The Living Story is a soulful podcast that explores the intersection of fiction, faith, and emotional healing.
Hosted by Tennille Martinez, a writer, teacher, and spiritual storyteller, this show dives into the lives of beloved book characters both classic and contemporary to uncover the deeper truths they reveal about identity, purpose, heartbreak, growth, and God.
Each episode blends literary analysis, biblical reflection, and personal testimony to help you rewrite limiting narratives, reclaim your voice, and live a story worth telling.
Whether you’re navigating a season of waiting, walking through grief, or standing at the edge of your next chapter, you’ll find wisdom in the pages of novels, the scriptures of the Bible, and the softness of storytelling that makes space for transformation.
Expect story-driven devotionals, character-based episodes with spiritual parallels, and bonus reflections that speak directly to the soul.
This is not just a podcast. It’s a gentle companion for women of faith, creative seekers, and those ready to turn the page.
📚 Books. Bible. Becoming.
You don’t just read stories. You are one.
The Living Story: Where Fiction, Faith, and Healing Begins
S3 E2 | The Blank Notebook: When You Can’t Go Back to Who You Were
What happens when life forces you to start from scratch?
In this episode, I share how The Book Advantage, my first podcast, planted the seeds for something deeper, but never quite scratched the surface of why stories matter. It was beautiful, but it wasn’t the whole truth. I enjoyed the interviews, the insights, the flow… but I was craving more—connection, reflection, calling.
Then came the accident. The silence. The blank page.
This is the story of what came next.
I open up about my painful recovery—how it stripped me of my voice, my independence, and left me staring at a notebook with nothing to say… until I remembered who I was.
Through 50+ books, divine stillness, and middle schoolers who wouldn’t stop asking when the next episode was coming, I found my way back to the mic.
This is where The Book Advantage ended… and The Living Story began.
📖 Includes a nod to The Outsiders, reflections on healing, how God speaks in silence, and how storytelling became a sacred lifeline.
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