When Women Fly
Every woman harbors the spirit of flight. We talk about it, one story at a time. Our guests include superstar athletes, world champions, aviators, gritty moms, and women who can't be ignored. Join us each week and connect with women who dare to pursue their dreams and fly.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
102 Mental Health, Resilience, and Dispelling the Myth of Work-Life Balance with Edy Greenblatt, Shaesta Waiz, Mandy Hickson, Nikki Stone
This compilation episode is for mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and women everywhere who are challenged by work, life, and everything in between. It’s for women pushing to make a …
101 Persevere and Become: How to Unlock Life's Outsized Returns
Our culture repeatedly tells us that the goal is to be the best, and to be the best you need talent or perseverance... but this message could be misleading. What if success isn't found …
100 True Success Requires Serving a Higher Purpose: Melanie Curtis on Challenging Fear and Collective Meaning
Welcome to Episode 100 of When Women Fly! To celebrate we go back to where it all began, Episode 1 with skydiver, life coach and writer - the amazing Melanie Curtis. True success—the k…
099 Becoming Mom: Transitioning Into Motherhood With Sonya Looney, Kikkan Randall, Kimmy Fasani, Belinda Baggs, and Marissa Colclasure
This is an episode for all women everywhere. If you are finding motherhood hard, this episode is for you. If you are finding it hard to mother yourself, this episode is for you. If you …
098 The Hidden History of Women Who Fly, Rebels, Witches, Divas, and Other Archetypal Airborne Females with Serinity Young (2021)
Archetypes. Fleeing. Freedom. Flight. And the roles we play. How do we break out of the limiting versions? And why has it always been important for women to express authentic and uncut …
097 A Real Perspective on Moving, Belonging, and Expat Parenting with Shannon Polson of the Grit Institute
Shannon Huffman Polson is continuously challenging herself to move out of her comfort zone, whether it’s by flying attack helicopters, climbing the tallest mountain in North America, or…
096 Cirrus Life & Moxie with Ivy McIver – Visionary, Pilot, Endurance Athlete (2021)
In this episode, Sylvia talks with pilot, visionary, and strategist Ivy McIver, the Director of the SR Product Line at Cirrus Aircraft.
Ivy talks about parachutes in airplanes, where pla…
095 Equestrian Jan Byyny on Following Your Passion and Making It Your Profession, Recovering from a Life-Altering Accident, and Why Mentoring is Meaningful
After discovering her passion at an early age, Jan was determined to put her heart, mind, and soul into riding. She knew that riding was her calling and had no doubts that she would bec…
094 On Fear, Motherhood, and Mindfulness with Professional Snowboarder and Cancer Survivor Kimmy Fasani (2021)
What happens when you have two very big but different dreams vying for your focus? Do you choose one? Or do you risk pursuing both and stretching yourself thin?
Meet Kimmy Fasani — Snowb…
093 Moving, Flying, Change, and Lessons for the En Route with Host, Sylvia Winter
In this solo episode, Sylvia shares what prompted her to move her family and three kids across the ocean to Switzerland. She digs into the challenges they've faced, her house rules for …
092 The Story of Shaesta Waiz: An Afghan Refugee Who Flew Around the World in a Single-Engine Aircraft
Shaesta Waiz is an American pilot, the first female certified civilian pilot born in Afghanistan and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft (new rec…
091 An Officer, Not a Gentleman: The Story of Pioneering Fighter Pilot Mandy Hickson
Mandy’s hope of becoming a fast jet pilot in the Royal Air Force was once an impossible dream. When Mandy first became interested in flying, women were not permitted to fly in the milit…
090 Lessons On Mindset, Determination and the Turtle Effect from Olympic Gold Medalist Nikki Stone (2020)
When Nikki Stone injured her back in 1996, the pain was so excruciating that she couldn't stand for more than 15 minutes at a time. Bedridden by her spine injury, Nikki was advised by 1…
089 Ask Me Anything with Host Sylvia Winter: Trusting Your Gut, Finding Your Flow, and Walking Through Life with Flight as a Metaphor
Join Sylvia in her first ask me anything episode of Season 3 as she responds to audience questions about her life, flying, and the metaphor of flight.
In this episode, Sylvia shares what…
088 Creating Space for Deep Healing, Connection, and Nature with Eliza Kerr - Climber, Surfer, Ayurvedic Specialist (2020)
Today's guest is Eliza Kerr from Yosemite, California. Eliza has been leading people on adventures in the outdoors for more than 30 years in Tibet, Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, and Yosemite…
087 Secrets to a High Performance Life with Sonya Looney - World Champion Mountain Biker, Entrepreneur and Mother
Sonya Looney is a professional mountain biker and racing cyclist who has competed in over 20 countries and has over 25 career wins including a World Championship, UCI Wins, and USA Nati…
086 Surfing, Science, and Storytelling with National Geographic Explorer Shannon Switzer Swanson (2021)
Today's episode features Shannon Switzer Swanson, a National Geographic Explorer, marine social ecologist, and surfer who explores the intersection of storytelling, research, art, and s…
085 Learning to Love the Turbulence with Amelia Rose Earhart
Amelia Rose’s parents wanted her to have an aspirational name — one that she could live up to. So, with her dad’s surname, she was given the name Amelia Rose Earhart.
Growing up, her na…
084 Trapeze Lessons with Burnout and Resilience Coach with Dr. Edy Greenblatt – Entrepreneur, Educator, and Dancer (2021)
Today's episode features dance ethnologist, flying trapeze artist, and executive coach Dr. Edy Greenblatt.
As part of Season III, we are revisiting some of our favorite episodes that gra…
083 The Impact of the Past and the Hope for the Future with Amy Spowart
What makes one an icon, an idol, an exemplar? What defines our heroes? What does honor and greatness teach us—and why does it matter?
Amy Spowart is the president and CEO of the National…