She Left Nursing to Write 90 Books: A Leap of Faith & Reinvention at 50

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.

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