In this episode of The Redeeming Stories Podcast, I sit down with Michelle Dean, financial services professional, author, speaker, and founder of WHOW (Women Helping Other Women).

Michelle's story begins in a place many survivors know well. After experiencing years of childhood sexual abuse, life became about surviving. Like so many women, she learned how to endure, but somewhere along the way she lost the ability to dream.

Today, Michelle helps women prepare financially for retirement while also encouraging them to invest in something just as important: themselves. Through her nonprofit organization, her speaking, and her book My Journey from Surviving to Thriving, Michelle reminds women that healing is not only about recovering from the past. It is about rediscovering the dreams, strengths, and purpose that trauma tried to  ...