Ms. Ranee A. Spina, an alluring Venus of today, uses humor to empower young women to lower the divorce rate. This is a book about self-awareness and the power of choice. The focus is on the commitment a woman must make to herself before making a commitment to a long-term relationship. This humorous, but no nonsense, conversational book should be purchased by two groups of people. 1) Single women seventeen and up who have questions regarding self-worth and relationships, and 2) people in those same women's lives that want to send a message but are uncomfortable being the messenger. I AM Before "I Do" is an empowering road map for women, leading them out of the mysterious realm of chance happiness. Every page of this beautifully-designed book is a wake-up call to the would-be victim of avoidable heartache. It says what many family and friends are too timid, too tired, or forbidden to say out loud. I AM Before "I Do" was a Fresh Voices 2006 Finalist and the Winner of the USA Book News 2006 National Book Award. Ms. Spina is a Relationship and Leadership speaker who performs across the country.
Ranee Alison Spina has found her calling in helping young people navigate their relationship choices. For over 8 years, she has helped the love-struck tackle their most heart-breaking, intimate challenges. In 2003, with the outline for her first book I AM before "I DO," she took a leap of faith onto the college lecture circuit and a new style of speaker was born.
It all began in 2001 with Java Relationship Night at a coffee house in Los Angeles. One day, Ranee received a call from the executive producer at Dick Clark's The Other Half airing on NBC daytime. Shortly after a brief guest spot, Ranee became a regular on the show alongside hosts Mario Lopez and Danny Bonaduce. Fast forward to today, she has succeeded in changing the mindset of thousands of women who have read her book or attended one of her live lectures. She is on a lifelong mission to give readers and audiences around the world the distinct advantage when making relationship choices. "In short," says Ranee, "I think women have the power to drastically reduce our insane divorce rate. I am tired of women blaming men."
Most public speakers proclaim to be "inspirational" or "motivational" to their audiences. Ranee believes that if you need to be motivated or inspired from someone else, you will continually need reassurance from that person. Instead, she strives to be a catalyst for her audience with a fresh point of view to common relationship issues we all face each day. Her uncompromising honesty about sex and relationships arouses age-old issues with humor and candor.
What does Ranee want for you? By giving you a fresh perspective and the tools necessary, she wants YOU to become a fearless, intelligent, open-eyed, experienced, confident, loving, and in-turn the most lovable woman out there on this planet.
Raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, Ranee attended New York University's College of Business and Public Administration. She relocated to Los Angeles to be in the entertainment business and now lives in "The OC". When she is not crisscrossing the country to speak on college campuses, she is working on her next book.
