Signs From The Other Side with Fern Ronay

Dominic Flores is a film and television actor who has worked alongside Sandra Bullock and Susan Sarandon and appeared on some of the most popular television shows including Hawaii Five-0 and Law & Order True Crime. He is a father of four, married to producer Kristin Ridgeway Flores and a walking example of how there are no coincidences, which you will understand as you listen.  Hear about...

Corie Skolnick is the author of Orfan, the story of Jimmy Deane a resilient adoptee, and America’s Most Eligible, the story of an ambitious young writer trying to uncover what’s true in pretentious Southern California. She is also a licensed marriage and family therapist and, forty years ago, she was going through a divorce and was not a believer in the things we discuss on this podcast. But then...

When Sabrina Quiroga lost her dad, within a month of losing her father in law, all she wanted was to speak to him again. After a conversation with her aunt, who has the ability to feel Sabrina’s dad coming through, she told Sabrina her dad would be sending her “something” because he knew how hard she was taking the losses of him and her father in law. That is when Sabrina embarked on a spiritual a...

Victoria Shaw had it all: a PHD from Princeton; she was a published author; she had two beautiful children. It was perfect on paper but, as she describes on her website, “We often make our biggest spiritual leaps in response to extreme pressures and difficulties of life. The tipping point for me was when my children started to struggle”. Victoria embarked on a path of healing, peeli...

Silvi Martin is the author of three novels in the contemporary sweet romance genre and she is working on book 4 of her Coronado Island series. A masters in English, fluent in French, Silvi spent part of her childhood in Africa where her father was teaching Spanish. She has lived in London, Texas and now sunny California. Silvi has seen the world but it’s people she loves to write about most. She s...

Jeannie Zokan grew up in Colombia, South America, as the child of missionaries. She read almost every book in the American school she attended and her love of books lead her to a degree in Library Science and then to write books of her own, including The Existence of Pity, the story of an American teenager in Colombia in the 1970s who, while discovering who she is, also discovers family secrets. A...

Lisa Ruggiero lives for manifestation, as she says on her website, because it changed her life drastically. After a dark period, things began to change for Lisa when she stripped away the things that no longer served her. She went on to create Soul Led Boss Babe, an online community to help others step into their purpose and shift into a new reality.  Hear Lisa discuss a visit from her fiancé...

When Diane Michael was ten years old, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. When she was 19, her mother passed away. And for many years, Diane avoided coming to terms with her mother’s death. In her book After Mom: An Insightful Journey to Healing After Her Death, she writes “I had wasted too much time avoiding and refusing to face the truth of what her death meant and still means to my dai...

Whitney Dineen is an award winning author of eighteen books and counting, a former Ford model, the creator and baker behind Whitney’s Goodies and a wife and mother, raising children, chickens and organic vegetables in the pacific northwest. As it says in her Amazon bio, Whitney loves to play with her kids, bake stuff, eat stuff, and write books for people who "get" her. Hear how Whitney’s father d...

Author Brett McKay lost a beloved uncle who left behind three grown children. When Brett was visited by his uncle in a dream, it came with a message that meant the world to his cousin.  Brett also discusses dreaming of his grandfather on the night his grandfather passed and seeing him being helped to the other side, as well as a visit with his mother in law who had profound message. Brett McK...

Robbie Holz was fighting for her life after she contracted hepatitis C from a blood transfusion, and from the treatment for that, she developed fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and temporary brain damage. She was bedridden and fighting to survive. When traditional western medicine could no longer help, she discovered alternative medicine that saved her life.  She has written the books&n...

When Mariana Cotromanes’s great-grandmother was a young woman in Greece, the local fortune teller told her something - she would move to America, she would have five children, and she would die before the age of 50.  And that’s exactly what happened. Hear Mariana’s story and the story of her family and how Epigenetics helps to heal not only our own wounds but wounds that may be carried in our...

Samantha March describes herself as a multi passionate entrepreuner. And with good reason! She is the creator of ChickLitPlus, the author of 8 novels, the host of the Start Inspired podcast, and a successful beauty, fashion and lifestyle vlogger with over 90K subscribers on YouTube and 10.5M views. She recently launched a collaboration with Ofra Cosmetics, which includes a collection of highlighte...

TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of sexual abuse is discussed in this episode.  Brianna Remus is the author of Walking with Fear: An Exploratory Guide to Conquering Your Fears and Living Your Most Fulfilled Life.  She has two master's degrees and is currently a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology. Brianna discusses the root of her own fears, how they manifested years later, and what she...

Gina Lauri discusses a moment in high school that saved her life. Also, Gina shares how, only a couple of years ago, she found herself in a very dark place and, this time, it was the power of yoga that saved her.  Also discussed: the healing effects of therapy and meditation, as well as the importance of releasing the need to be perfect.  To learn more about Gina, check ou...

Kristine Raymond is the author of sixteen novels, including the Hidden Springs series comprised of nine historical western romance novels. She is also the author of contemporary romance novels, a cozy mystery and non fiction as well. In addition to writing, Kristine is the host of the Word Play podcast where she has “unrehearsed, unscripted real conversations with authors.” Every winter solstice,...

In 1991, Michele Matto was running late to a board meeting for a 12 step church she created. When she arrived a woman she’d never seen before said “If you ever make us wait like this again, you’ll find we left when you get here!” The woman’s name was Jenny and though Michele didn’t know it at the time, she just encountered a soul mate. For over two decades, Michele and Jenny learned from each othe...

In 2013, Fred Magnanimi’s younger brother Danny passed after an eleven month, hard fought battle with leukemia. At the time, Fred was living in New York City and working as an investment banker. He was certain that he would never live in Rhode Island again or work in the family jewelry business but hear how that all changed after his brother’s passing. Hear too about the meaning of the cardinal to...

Got ten minutes? Host Fern Ronay's husband Howie joins the podcast once again, back by popular demand, to interview Fern about her latest book and a little bit about Gary, the squirrel living on their balcony.  To learn more about Fern Ronay, visit FernRonay.com and follow her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Almost three years ago, Susan Cross died. At the time she was a successful public relations professional married to the love of her life and with two grown and married children. She was on vacation with her husband on the remote Caribbean island of Dominica when her appendix ruptured and she received life saving surgery while in the Caribbean. This event and long recovery changed Susan’s life in t...

Danika Miller shared a photo on Twitter and said “This is one of the very few pictures I have taken with both of my parents since my brother passed away 7 years ago. And look who decided to show up for the family photo. Can we all just believe that heaven is real and angels exist?” In the photo, you see Danika’s mom, Danika, her dad, and a light shining down as if to say, “See this perfect spot ri...

Dr. Peggy DeLong is a clinical and forensic psychologist in private practice in New Jersey. She is also a public speaker and gratitude expert, holding public events and workshops on the power of gratitude. She is the creator of Peggy’s Midnight Creations, bracelets with inspirational messages for life’s transitions and challenges. And, she is an author as well. I Can See Clearly Now: A Memoir...

Linda Spellman is a psychic medium who came by her gift after a traumatic event. For many years, she was a successful marketing VP for a number of large corporations, when an experience changed her life. While at a treatment center, she began to “see” things. Her gift was realized and there was no turning back. The Light of the Phoenix was born.  Also discussed: the night that changed her lif...

If you had or are having a difficult relationship with a parent, listen to this episode. If you have ever been or are going through a betrayal or breakup, listen to this episode. If you believe, or want proof, that everything happens for a reason, listen to this episode.  And read Maira Rayanne’s compilation memoir Beyond These Green Eyes.  Maira Rayanne is the author of two memoirs, Geo...

Debby Kruszewski remembers being born, as well as her baptism. She incorporated this experience in her novel, Precious and Fragile Things. She also had a very close relationship with her godfather. Before he passed, he promised he would always be there for her and has come through in many ways. Through signs and symbols, he has made his presence known.  Also hear about Debby's frien...