{"podcast":{"title":"Shine In & Out: Where Science Meets Soul","slug":"shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180","podcast_index_feed_id":7502180,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7148290.rss","website_url":"https://samanthastoltz.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7148290/121123fe989a1e551419209c55e7852d.jpg","author":"Sammy Stoltz","episode_count":59,"summary":"Where molecules meet mindsets, biology speaks in poetry, and healing is the art of becoming who you truly are.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:20:22.109668+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180"},"episode":{"title":"She Left Nursing to Write 90 Books: A Leap of Faith & Reinvention at 50","slug":"she-left-nursing-to-write-90-books-a-leap-of-faith-reinvention-at-50","published_at":"2026-03-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180/she-left-nursing-to-write-90-books-a-leap-of-faith-reinvention-at-50","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180","url":"https://samanthastoltz.substack.com/p/she-left-nursing-to-write-90-books-24e","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193752019/d2d03dd5e87979a260b5129d209b9018.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Shine In-N-Out, Samantha Stoltz sits down with Rhonda Ruether, a woman who walked away from stability to answer a calling she couldn’t ignore. After serving in the military, raising a family, and working twelve years in nursing, Rhonda realized something honest and uncomfortable — she wasn’t fulfilled. What began as a childhood love for books and crayons became a life-altering decision in 2014 when she quit her full-time job to pursue writing, despite not knowing anything about the publishing world. Today, she’s the multi-genre author of over 90 books. This conversation is about betting on yourself when you feel unqualified, pushing through self-doubt, ignoring the pressure to shrink or hide behind a pen name, and choosing courage over comfort. If you’ve ever felt the pull toward something bigger but were afraid to leap — this episode is your permission slip. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samanthastoltz.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"In this episode of Shine In-N-Out, Samantha Stoltz sits down with Rhonda Ruether, a woman who walked away from stability to answer a calling she couldn’t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180/episodes/she-left-nursing-to-write-90-books-a-leap-of-faith-reinvention-at-50/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180/she-left-nursing-to-write-90-books-a-leap-of-faith-reinvention-at-50.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}