Full Circle: Trauma, Healing, and the Faithfulness of God with Athena Dean Holtz- Episode 1

About this episode

In this episode, JD Ross and Athena Dean Holtz discuss her memoir and the themes of trauma and healing in relation to faith.

JD here. Just click this link to get a message to me. Peace In this opening conversation of a three-part series, host JD sits back down with Athena Dean Holtz, founder and publisher of Redemption Press, to talk about her powerful memoir, Full Circle: Coming Home to the Faithfulness of God. JD shares how he read the book in a single 24-hour period—falling asleep and waking up with Athena’s story—because it spoke so personally to his own journey, and he wanted that same impact for listeners. At...

People in this episode

Host: JD Ross

Guest: Athena Dean Holtz

Topics covered

• trauma
• healing
• faithfulness
• memoir
• personal journey

Keywords

• trauma
• healing
• faithfulness
• memoir
• Christianity
• spirituality
• Redemption Press

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Full Circle: Coming Home to the Faithfulness of God

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