In this episode, Sylvia talks to Serinity Young PhD, about her astonishing study into women and flight. Weaving together the concept of airborne women, she unfolds an investigation into the recurrent motif of women free from earthly constraints and empowered with the ability of flight. They discuss the ways flying women appear in a variety of cultures’ historical periods, in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions. They dive into how airborne women have been both influenced and understood by society and religious traditions.

Sylvia is joined by Melissa Lowe to discuss being a pioneer in the sport of skydiving who holds 23 skydiving world records. Also a writer, The Sugar Alpha Chronicles are a series of books based on the life of the late skydiving pioneer and Melissa’s father, Roger Nelson's life as a drug smuggler, iconic figure in the sport of skydiving, family man, and eventually a convicted felon. She shares openly the way she integrates her entrepreneurship, skydiving, yoga and family with her history, personal struggles, and lessons.

In this first episode of 2021, Sylvia talks with Alaska native and speaker Shannon Huffman Polson about her journey as a thought leader on grit and resilience. She served as one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the US Army and earned her MBA at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth before writing The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World and founding The Grit Institute where she coaches people on developing grit in careers and workplaces.

In this episode of When Women Fly, Sylvia is joined by Bethany Miller to discuss living without limits. Bethany is a social scientist, aviator, businesswoman, and self-defined flux agent.

Sylvia is joined by professional skydiver, author, and podcast host Melanie Curtis. Melanie has completed over 11,000 jumps and has been a leading figure in the sport of skydiving for more than twenty years.