Pam Sears is an author, a poet, a massage therapist, a hospice worker, a volunteer Park Ranger, stage 4 cancer survivor AND a psychic medium with a TikTok following of over 250,000 followers, where she is generous with her wisdom, her personal stories, her dance videos & more. She is also a mother and grandmother. Inspired by an experience with her grandson, Pam is now a children's book author. No! No, Nap tells the story of a little boy who resists a nap and is visited by his spirit guides ...
Jul 01, 2025•39 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Welcome to Signs from the Other Side with Fern Ronay! In the summer of 2025, this podcast will be relaunched with episodes available on YouTube as well as wherever you listen to podcasts. Of course, it will still be all about stories of signs from the other side, dream visits, all things spiritual and life lessons too. Thank you for being here and hope you are looking forward to all of the new episodes! FernRonay.com
Mar 23, 2025•3 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Maryanna Nardone is a globally renowned skincare professional with a celebrity clientele, the founder of her own skincare line, an educator for Deepak Chopra’s Perfect Lifestyle Program, and now the author of Finding My Ruby Slippers, A Soul’s Journey to Self Love. In Ruby Slippers, Maryanna shares her journey from growing up in an Italian family in New York, as one of four siblings, to ending up on her balcony in Manhattan overlooking the East River and breathtaking views. I’m not spoiling anyt...
Dec 03, 2024•27 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Kathy McCabe has the ultimate dream job. As the host of PBS’s Dream of Italy, she travels to locations all over the country, tasting, talking and taking in the culture in, as you hear before every episode, and I rightly agree, “the most fascinating country in the world.” You can find her at Andrea Bocelli’s house receiving a personal serenade, or alongside Francis Ford Coppola getting a tour of his hotel, or chatting over a glass of wine with Marisa Tomei or hanging out with Sting himself. After...
Nov 12, 2024•24 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Carol Pivot, like any good hairdresser, lent her ear to her clients for over 30 years, helping them navigate life’s ups and downs. Despite having always been a seeker with a natural curiousity, she still never expected to be on the path she’s on now – healing others as a Reiki master and serving as a connection to loved ones on the other side through readings as a psychic medium. After experiencing signficant losses, hear how Carol sought the teachings of psychic medium John Edward, and where th...
Oct 29, 2024•24 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Michael didn't want to be a rock star. Yes, it was fun. They released two albums and went on tour. But he wanted to be a teacher, and has been for over 25 years. This is the story of honoring the gift of doing what you were truly meant to do. There was also the stint on Wall Street. Michael discusses how he talked his way into that job, schmoozed his way up the ladder, had way too much fun, and then how he came to the realization that it was time to step aside. Also, hear the story of how Michae...
Aug 13, 2024•53 min•Season 7Ep. 9
As the CEO of Happy Vibes LLC, Kathy Mou empowers clients to achieve wellness and vitality though science-backed and holistic practices. Uniquely qualified after her own journey with endometriosis and infertility, Kathy knows first hand what it takes to heal and achieve one’s goals. Now, as the proud mom of a little girl, and the host of the Ignite Your Power podcast, Kathy shares what she’s learned on her own journey, and as a certified coach, help clients on their own path. Kathy also shares s...
Apr 08, 2024•26 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Sydnei Kaplan is a mom, wife, blogger, freelance writer and author of the children's book, The Heaven Phone. The Heaven Phone, beautifully illustrated by Vanessa Alexandre, is a comforting and poignant story about love and loss, and helps children forge a connection to our loved ones who have passed by using a device that can bridge the two worlds (heaven and earth). On this episode, Sydnei describes a certain dream visit with her mother and the subsequent earthly validation that confirmed it wa...
May 20, 2023•30 min•Season 7Ep. 7
ORIGINALLY AIRED on IGTV on July 26, 2021 There was a time in Washington, DC in the late 80s/early 90s when author Jeannie Zokan was a girl about town reading palms at high end hotels and parties. In her second novel, Courage Without Grace, main character Josie Wales, a palm reader in DC, finds the courage to face her future, and to face a secret from her past. In this IGTV episode, Jeannie reads Fern’s palm! And discusses a letter of recommendation she received from none other than Ben Bradlee....
Dec 08, 2022•35 min•Season 7Ep. 6
ORIGINALLY AIRED on IGTV on June 1, 2021 In 2006, Jennifer Anton’s life changed. She went into heart failure, after giving birth to her daughter, and her beloved grandmother passed away. A series of life-altering events that set into motion a journey: Jennifer started to ask the questions she meant to ask her grandmother while she was alive and she began to write. Traveling to Italy and uncovering her family's history, Jennifer wrote Under the Light of the Italian Moon, based on the lives of the...
Dec 02, 2022•29 min•Season 7Ep. 5
ORIGINALLY AIRED on IGTV on March 7, 2021 Chatting with Debby Kruszewski (@debbykrusz), Diane Michael (@universenudge) and Sabrina Palazzo (@selfhealingwithsabs) about Surviving Death and our own experiences with signs (of course), mediums, near death experiences, end of life experiences and reincarnation. So grateful to this series for helping to bring to light these ideas and concepts! Thank you for watching, listening and being part of this conversation. ~~~ To learn more about host Fern Rona...
Nov 23, 2022•53 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Dr. Catherine Andrews is a practicing psychotherapist who specializes in working with families who are experiencing illness, death or other losses. She holds a doctorate from George Washington University and is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the American Academy of Bereavement as well as the American Counseling Association.Dr. Catherine Andrews is a practicing psychotherapist who specializes in working with families who are experiencing illness, death or other...
Nov 15, 2022•37 min•Season 7Ep. 3
ORIGINALLY AIRED on IGTV on February 8, 2021 Who wouldn’t want to be trained by my cousin? She has all of the certificates and is getting more - never stops learning! - but she has something else too - she’s been there, and she is so open about it and willing to share her journey with grief and where she was even just last year at this time. She pulled herself up and through and she can help you do it too. And she is hysterically funny to boot. She is truly the trainer extraordinaire - physicall...
Nov 10, 2022•21 min•Season 7Ep. 2
ORIGINALLY AIRED on FACEBOOK LIVE on 9/24/22. Laura Chapman is an award-winning and best-selling author of over 100 works of fiction, under both the name Laura Chapman and Kate Tilney. She is a lover of Jane Austen, cats and baking shows, and her Instagram stories always make Fern laugh! Listen to Laura tell the story of how her two boy cats found their way to her (#NoCoincidence), the dream visit and signs from her Aunt Brenda, and more incredible stories that you will also be certain were #sig...
Sep 26, 2022•45 min•Season 7Ep. 1
This episode I am so grateful to Susan Cramer Kinney for sharing her brother Chris with us. He loved Jimmy Buffet, traveling and having a good time! Susan shares stories of how the number 22 became Chris’s sign for her, certain weather incidents that were characteristically Chris, as well as other incredible signs and dream visits including one where Chris couldn’t wait to share some big news. To donate to St. Jude’s in Chris’s name, visit - https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html ~...
Sep 07, 2021•20 min•Season 6Ep. 5
This episode, I am so grateful to Caryn Wiley for sharing her stories of signs from her dad Mark Rasweiler. Mark was a vice president at Marsh & McLennan on September 11, 2001. Hear how Caryn experienced an incredible sign while sitting in his car and hear about the dream visit she had with him while pregnant with her son. Hear too about the legacy he left just by being the kind of person who truly listens. I reached out to Caryn after reading Bonnie McEneaney’s book Messages: Signs, Visits,...
Jul 20, 2021•20 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Francesca DeVito’s dad, Police Lieutenant Robert Cirri, was with the Port Authority Police Department on September 11, 2001. Francesca has received countless signs from him over the years, especially in the form of numbers. He has also come through in ways that show his personality, including through electricity. Tuesday’s Children is a charity Francesca endorses, not only for the work they have done for children like her of 9/11 families but also for the work they continue to do in providing me...
Jul 14, 2021•35 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Tillie Geidel is the author of 9/11 Through the Eyes of a Daughter. Her father Gary Geidel was a fireman at Rescue One FDNY when he answered the call on 9/11 and did not return home. Tillie shares her stories of signs from her dad, including gravity defying pennies from heaven and the story of a very timely visit from a hawk. Listen for the penny and hawk connection, and what Tillie would like everyone to know about her dad. To purchase 9/11 Through the Eyes of a Daughter, visit this link on Ama...
Jun 15, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Monica Iken is the founder of September's Mission, a nonprofit organization devoted to building a positive and meaningful legacy out of the events surrounding 9/11. Iken lost her husband Michael, who was a bond broker in the World Trade Center, on 9/11. She is also working on a podcast of her own to help anyone affected by sudden loss or tragedy to tell their stories, called Once Upon a Time Dot Dot Dot. Monica shares her stories of signs from Michael, including one that assured her Michael appr...
Jun 08, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Thank you so much for listening to Signs from the Other Side with Fern Ronay! Here's to 50 episodes! I hope you enjoy this look back at some of the chill-inducing moments - the good kind of chills - from some past episodes. If you haven't already joined the Facebook group, just search Believers in Signs on Facebook (be sure to answer the three membership questions) and you can also find me on Instagram @SignsFromTheOtherSidePod or @FernRonay. I love hearing from you and hearing your stories of s...
Dec 01, 2020•16 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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 Dominic’s experiences with ayahuasca ceremonies and the truths about our existence that are revealed. Hea...
Nov 24, 2020•26 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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 something changed that. Listen to hear Corie’s amazing story. Corie also talks about a feeling she r...
Nov 17, 2020•37 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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 and self-healing journey to be ready to receive whatever messages her dad had for her. As she writes ...
Nov 10, 2020•36 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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, peeling back the layers in order to be the mother and person she was meant to be, a path of growth, alignment and now, j...
Nov 03, 2020•34 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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 says “There is a story behind every person I meet, and those stories have inspired me for years, fuel...
Oct 27, 2020•22 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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. As it says in her Amazon bio, Jeannie writes “to relive, to understand, to remember, to renew.” Hear ...
Oct 20, 2020•28 min•Season 5Ep. 3
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 Lance, as well as the ways his personality has come through in signs and a very funny message from a medi...
Oct 13, 2020•31 min•Season 5Ep. 2
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 daily life. I had pushed too many people away. I was in and out of bouts of depression and I was tired ...
Oct 06, 2020•38 min•Season 5Ep. 1
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 delivered a special message via Scrabble, and how he always comes through during his favorite movie, ...
Aug 11, 2020•26 min•Season 4Ep. 10
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 McKay is a Seattle Crypitcon winner and the author of The Other Side of Elsewhere, Tree of Souls and the Dama...
Jul 21, 2020•31 min•Season 4Ep. 9
