The life story of Athena Dean Holtz is a tale of a search for affirmation, meaning, and significance that trapped her in spiritual deception and caused her to lose everything she had. Out of the great loss of her marriage, family relationships, home, her reputation, and a twenty-year career in publishing after thirteen years in a toxic and restrictive cult, has come great restoration.Athena Dean Holtz now uses her growing and multi-faceted platform to encourage and uplift others through sharing the faithfulness of God. Her turnaround story continues. The founder and publisher of the hybrid Redemption Press, Athena was recently named Publisher of the Year (2022) by the Soul Café Awards, Best Female Podcast Host of the Year (2021) by the national Spark Media Conference, and Redemption Press was named a 2021 Best Christian Workplace by the Best Workplaces Institute. Her All Things Podcast uses Romans 8:28 as a theme and her memoir, Full Circle: Coming Home to the Faithfulness of God, continues to resonate with and inspire readers. The acclaimed She Writes for Him virtual events birthed during the pandemic continue to connect, inform, and inspire writers globally with training and community. Read more about this authorRead less about this author