In today’s episode Cecilia shares her story of moving through fear, learning to fly & dismantling the perceived limitations that gripped her. For little girls & women aspiring to achieve great things, it’s the story of overcoming incredible barriers & achieving your dreams. For the rest, it’s a reminder of the consequences of unexamined implicit bias, privilege, bullying, and negativity.

Liz Booker shares what drives her dedication to amplifying the voices of women in aviation and her ingenuity. With just a GED, she worked herself up the ranks from a non-rate enlistee in the US Coast Guard to lieutenant commander, and eventually attended Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Liz shares the need behind amplifying the voices of women in aviation any how she promotes books, authors, and discussions via the Aviatrix Book Review website and Facebook Group Aviatrix Book Club.

Marissa Colclasure helps to redefine what we think of as the “typical” mom. A single mother of three, Marissa has found a way to integrate her love for flight and adventure with her work and family responsibilities. In this episode, Sylvia and Marissa discuss how pursuing our passions can influence our loved ones, the light we become for the world when we lean into what sets our heart on fire, navigating the inevitable turbulence in life and in the air, and much more.

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 talks to Sarah Halas, flight instructor and mountain guide. Challenging assumptions and defying gender roles from the beginning, she has built her life around a love for exploring and pushing limits of endurance, a passion for travel, language, and culture. We dive deep into the issues around valuing transience, crafting a life rid of preconceived notions of womanhood, and so much more.

Sylvia is joined by Tara Geraghty-Moats, the Nordic combined — an original men's event in the first 1924 Winter Olympic program — Women’s World Cup champion in 2021, the first season females were granted a World Cup. Sylvia and Tara discuss the challenges and successes faced in her career as a female athlete and an advocate for gender equality. This story of gender inequity is dismal but Tara is spirited, optimistic and always ready to pivot, ski, race, and fly on skis — so watch out!

Being born without arms has not deterred Jessica Cox from being an ambitious dream chaser. In this episode, Sylvia is joined by Jessica to discuss the remarkable life she's created for herself as a pilot, martial artist, athlete, and keynote speaker. Jessica shares with listeners how we can dig deep and cultivate the resiliency needed to overcome life's greatest challenges.

In this episode, Sylvia is joined by Ashaba Faridah, one of a small handful of female pilots in Uganda, to discuss interweaving our personal and spiritual lives, finding ways to give back and be of service, what flying can teach us about life, and much more. Ashaba was 1 of 9 women innovators to represent the UN women’s “Impossible to Ignore” campaign in 2019 and was listed among the most influential women in Africa by The Africa Diversity and Inclusion Center.

In this episode, Sylvia is joined by Linda Lindquist-Bishop to discuss how we can set up the women of today to be successful in leadership positions, what it means to choose love over fear in our relationships and in our lives, why racing sailboats is the best leadership development strategy, and much more.