1 Year 1 Fear with Cara Flynn

Keely Dickenson is a veteran, yoga and ayurveda practitioner and teacher, among many other things! In this episode she will talk about growing up in Dactuer, IL, her parents' divorce and the struggles that came with it, joining the military and serving in Iraq for 8 years, as well as finding yoga, ayurveda, and integrated medicine.

Today's episode is sponsored by:

This episode is sponsored by MedSpa Solon, where self-care feels comfortable, personal, and never intimidating. Led by Michele Haege, PA-C, MedSpa Solon offers medically guided weight-loss treatment, natural-looking injectables, advanced skin treatments, laser services, and carefully selected skincare—all without pressure to become someone different. Whether you're ready to address something that has bothered you for years or simply want to feel more confident in the skin you're in, the MedSpa Solon team will help you explore your options honestly and create a plan that feels right for you. Learn more or book your visit at medspasolon.com.

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This episode is sponsored by Daphne Patton with Urban Acres Real Estate - Daphne Patton is a founding owner of Urban Acres Real Estate with 21 years of experience helping buyers and sellers reach closing with less stress. She works with a limited number of clients at a time, bringing clear communication, honesty, and a tireless, endurance athlete's work ethic to every transaction. Learn more at Urban Acres Real Estate. "I climb mountains so your move doesn't feel like one."

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Justin Wohlford is a veteran, yoga teacher, app developer, heart attack survivor, among other things! In this episode he will talk about growing up in Curtis, NE on a farm in a very small town, attending college, his time in the military and deployment to Iraq, working in cardiology, suffering a heart attack, becoming a yoga teacher, learning to play the guitar, and developing a social app for people on the spectrum.

Today's episode is sponsored by:

This episode is sponsored by MedSpa Solon, where self-care feels comfortable, personal, and never intimidating. Led by Michele Haege, PA-C, MedSpa Solon offers medically guided weight-loss treatment, natural-looking injectables, advanced skin treatments, laser services, and carefully selected skincare—all without pressure to become someone different. Whether you're ready to address something that has bothered you for years or simply want to feel more confident in the skin you're in, the MedSpa Solon team will help you explore your options honestly and create a plan that feels right for you. Learn more or book your visit at medspasolon.com.

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This episode is sponsored by Daphne Patton with Urban Acres Real Estate - Daphne Patton is a founding owner of Urban Acres Real Estate with 21 years of experience helping buyers and sellers reach closing with less stress. She works with a limited number of clients at a time, bringing clear communication, honesty, and a tireless, endurance athlete's work ethic to every transaction. Learn more at Urban Acres Real Estate. "I climb mountains so your move doesn't feel like one."

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Linda Varvel is the Administrative Director, Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. In this episode she will talk about growing up in Climax, Michigan, moving to and living in Kansas City, MO as well as Lincoln, NE and eventually Iowa City, IA in 2011. She will talk about her college career, her work at the university, and meeting her husband in the very early days on "online dating."

Today's episode is sponsored by:

This episode is sponsored by MedSpa Solon, where self-care feels comfortable, personal, and never intimidating. Led by Michele Haege, PA-C, MedSpa Solon offers medically guided weight-loss treatment, natural-looking injectables, advanced skin treatments, laser services, and carefully selected skincare—all without pressure to become someone different. Whether you're ready to address something that has bothered you for years or simply want to feel more confident in the skin you're in, the MedSpa Solon team will help you explore your options honestly and create a plan that feels right for you. Learn more or book your visit at medspasolon.com.

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This episode is sponsored by Daphne Patton with Urban Acres Real Estate - Daphne Patton is a founding owner of Urban Acres Real Estate with 21 years of experience helping buyers and sellers reach closing with less stress. She works with a limited number of clients at a time, bringing clear communication, honesty, and a tireless, endurance athlete's work ethic to every transaction. Learn more at Urban Acres Real Estate. "I climb mountains so your move doesn't feel like one."

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Boda Bain is a phenomenally successful barber based in North Liberty, Iowa. In this episode Boda will talk about gorwing up between Kansas City, MO and Portland, OR. Boda's story is deep and wide an encompasses homelessness, the loss of his grandmother to murder, his being falsley accused for the crime, and spending 10 years in prison for it. Boda will also talk about discovering the art of being a barber and eventually opening his own shop and winning Rookie of the year at the Barber Grammys. Boda will also talk about why he ended up in Iowa.

Boda on Instagram: @fadezbyboda

Today's episode is sponsored by:

This episode is sponsored by MedSpa Solon, where self-care feels comfortable, personal, and never intimidating. Led by Michele Haege, PA-C, MedSpa Solon offers medically guided weight-loss treatment, natural-looking injectables, advanced skin treatments, laser services, and carefully selected skincare—all without pressure to become someone different. Whether you're ready to address something that has bothered you for years or simply want to feel more confident in the skin you're in, the MedSpa Solon team will help you explore your options honestly and create a plan that feels right for you. Learn more or book your visit at medspasolon.com.

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This episode is sponsored by Daphne Patton with Urban Acres Real Estate - Daphne Patton is a founding owner of Urban Acres Real Estate with 21 years of experience helping buyers and sellers reach closing with less stress. She works with a limited number of clients at a time, bringing clear communication, honesty, and a tireless, endurance athlete's work ethic to every transaction. Learn more at Urban Acres Real Estate. "I climb mountains so your move doesn't feel like one."

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Dirk Keller is an entrepreneur and owner of Common Sense Advertising. In this episode dirk will talk about growing up in Jacksonvill, IL, his parents who were radical civil rights activists, attending the University of Iowa, working at the rock radio station KRNA for 15 years, his wild dinner with Jackson Brown (!), and starting his own company, Common Sense Advertising.

Check out Common Sense Advertising: https://www.collectivecommonsense.com/

Today's episode is sponsored by:

Iowa Recovery Room - For the past eight years, Iowa Recovery Room has provided holistic health services to Iowa City and the entire state of Iowa, offering relaxation, mental and physical stress/pain relief, and overall well-being. Offering float therapy services (sensory deprivation float tanks), traditional sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge, yoga/Pilates classes, red light therapy, a massage chair, and leg compression boots, you will leave feeling relaxed and well.

Owner/operator Patrick Krier is a certified yoga teacher through Hothouse Yoga in Iowa City and has a lifelong passion for approaching health and wellness with a holistic approach, implementing services for 'preventative maintenance' to decrease the need for medications and surgeries later in life. With a strong belief that the right tools and knowledge can help prevent health issues like anxiety, depression, mobility issues, Alzheimer's, heart attacks, and more, we will continue to institute many offerings to our community and beyond.

For more information about all of our offering and to book your private wellness services visit https://IowaRecoveryRoom.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @IowaRecoveryRoom or stop by our wellness center at 1509 Mall Drive, Ste 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be well.

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QC Kinetix - "At QC Kinetix-Coralville, we understand pain. Whether its knees that ache at the end of the day, a shoulder that can't reach the top shelf anymore or a back that makes it hard to sit for long periods of time. We have a solution for you.

You might have heard that you need shots, surgery, or daily medicine to help with swelling. But what if those things don't fix the problem?

That's where we come in. QC Kinetix uses your body's own materials to help heal itself through treatments like PRP, A2M and Stem Cell Therapy. You won't need drugs, surgery or long recovery times to get back to doing the things you love.

Call 319-429-7984 to schedule your free consultation to see if our treatments are right for you!"

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Matt O'Neil is an artist and entrepreneur from West Branch, Iowa. In this episode he will talk about growing up in Downey and West Branch in Iowa, going to school outside Chicago to be an automotive technician, working in masonry for 20 years, his artistry, and becoming an entrepreneur.

Matt on Instagram: @oneil.09

Today's episode is sponsored by:

Iowa Recovery Room - For the past eight years, Iowa Recovery Room has provided holistic health services to Iowa City and the entire state of Iowa, offering relaxation, mental and physical stress/pain relief, and overall well-being. Offering float therapy services (sensory deprivation float tanks), traditional sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge, yoga/Pilates classes, red light therapy, a massage chair, and leg compression boots, you will leave feeling relaxed and well.

Owner/operator Patrick Krier is a certified yoga teacher through Hothouse Yoga in Iowa City and has a lifelong passion for approaching health and wellness with a holistic approach, implementing services for 'preventative maintenance' to decrease the need for medications and surgeries later in life. With a strong belief that the right tools and knowledge can help prevent health issues like anxiety, depression, mobility issues, Alzheimer's, heart attacks, and more, we will continue to institute many offerings to our community and beyond.

For more information about all of our offering and to book your private wellness services visit https://IowaRecoveryRoom.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @IowaRecoveryRoom or stop by our wellness center at 1509 Mall Drive, Ste 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be well.

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QC Kinetix - "At QC Kinetix-Coralville, we understand pain. Whether its knees that ache at the end of the day, a shoulder that can't reach the top shelf anymore or a back that makes it hard to sit for long periods of time. We have a solution for you.

You might have heard that you need shots, surgery, or daily medicine to help with swelling. But what if those things don't fix the problem?

That's where we come in. QC Kinetix uses your body's own materials to help heal itself through treatments like PRP, A2M and Stem Cell Therapy. You won't need drugs, surgery or long recovery times to get back to doing the things you love.

Call 319-429-7984 to schedule your free consultation to see if our treatments are right for you!"

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Annie Brozene is a private chef who has worked with Cara and beyond Barriers! In this episode, she will talk about growing up half-Thai and half-Loatian, being the daughter of immigrants, growing up in different parts of Iowa, becoming an optician, working in her mother's Thai restaurant, meeting her husband, having kids, and much more.

Today's episode is sponsored by:

Iowa Recovery Room - For the past eight years, Iowa Recovery Room has provided holistic health services to Iowa City and the entire state of Iowa, offering relaxation, mental and physical stress/pain relief, and overall well-being. Offering float therapy services (sensory deprivation float tanks), traditional sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge, yoga/Pilates classes, red light therapy, a massage chair, and leg compression boots, you will leave feeling relaxed and well.

Owner/operator Patrick Krier is a certified yoga teacher through Hothouse Yoga in Iowa City and has a lifelong passion for approaching health and wellness with a holistic approach, implementing services for 'preventative maintenance' to decrease the need for medications and surgeries later in life. With a strong belief that the right tools and knowledge can help prevent health issues like anxiety, depression, mobility issues, Alzheimer's, heart attacks, and more, we will continue to institute many offerings to our community and beyond.

For more information about all of our offering and to book your private wellness services visit https://IowaRecoveryRoom.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @IowaRecoveryRoom or stop by our wellness center at 1509 Mall Drive, Ste 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be well.

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QC Kinetix - "At QC Kinetix-Coralville, we understand pain. Whether its knees that ache at the end of the day, a shoulder that can't reach the top shelf anymore or a back that makes it hard to sit for long periods of time. We have a solution for you.

You might have heard that you need shots, surgery, or daily medicine to help with swelling. But what if those things don't fix the problem?

That's where we come in. QC Kinetix uses your body's own materials to help heal itself through treatments like PRP, A2M and Stem Cell Therapy. You won't need drugs, surgery or long recovery times to get back to doing the things you love.

Call 319-429-7984 to schedule your free consultation to see if our treatments are right for you!"

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Welcome to the Beyond Barriers 2026 Colorado Adventure reflection! In this episode (part 3 of 3), you will hear from various people who joined Cara and Beyond Barriers on their adventure to Colorado for some harrowing rock climbing. You will hear Then you will hear from Collin Yarborough, Sydney Robb, Anne Johnson, Lori Mascardo, and Cara, all while the sounds of carabiners clipping, nervous laughter, and cheers of encouragement can be heard in the background.

Today's episode is sponsored by:

Iowa Recovery Room - For the past eight years, Iowa Recovery Room has provided holistic health services to Iowa City and the entire state of Iowa, offering relaxation, mental and physical stress/pain relief, and overall well-being. Offering float therapy services (sensory deprivation float tanks), traditional sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge, yoga/Pilates classes, red light therapy, a massage chair, and leg compression boots, you will leave feeling relaxed and well.

Owner/operator Patrick Krier is a certified yoga teacher through Hothouse Yoga in Iowa City and has a lifelong passion for approaching health and wellness with a holistic approach, implementing services for 'preventative maintenance' to decrease the need for medications and surgeries later in life. With a strong belief that the right tools and knowledge can help prevent health issues like anxiety, depression, mobility issues, Alzheimer's, heart attacks, and more, we will continue to institute many offerings to our community and beyond.

For more information about all of our offering and to book your private wellness services visit https://IowaRecoveryRoom.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @IowaRecoveryRoom or stop by our wellness center at 1509 Mall Drive, Ste 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be well.

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QC Kinetix - "At QC Kinetix-Coralville, we understand pain. Whether its knees that ache at the end of the day, a shoulder that can't reach the top shelf anymore or a back that makes it hard to sit for long periods of time. We have a solution for you.

You might have heard that you need shots, surgery, or daily medicine to help with swelling. But what if those things don't fix the problem?

That's where we come in. QC Kinetix uses your body's own materials to help heal itself through treatments like PRP, A2M and Stem Cell Therapy. You won't need drugs, surgery or long recovery times to get back to doing the things you love.

Call 319-429-7984 to schedule your free consultation to see if our treatments are right for you!"

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Welcome to the Beyond Barriers 2026 Colorado Adventure reflection! In this episode (part 2 of 3), you will hear from various people who joined Cara and Beyond Barriers on their adventure to Colorado for some harrowing rock climbing. You will hear from Chef Amber, Terrence Walsh, Jenn Robb, and Tanya Decker prior to the adventure. Then you will hear from Ben Coryell, Kimberly Hendricks, and Cara, all while the sounds of carabiners clipping, nervous laughter, and cheers of encouragement can be heard in the background.

Today's episode is sponsored by:

Iowa Recovery Room - For the past eight years, Iowa Recovery Room has provided holistic health services to Iowa City and the entire state of Iowa, offering relaxation, mental and physical stress/pain relief, and overall well-being. Offering float therapy services (sensory deprivation float tanks), traditional sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge, yoga/Pilates classes, red light therapy, a massage chair, and leg compression boots, you will leave feeling relaxed and well.

Owner/operator Patrick Krier is a certified yoga teacher through Hothouse Yoga in Iowa City and has a lifelong passion for approaching health and wellness with a holistic approach, implementing services for 'preventative maintenance' to decrease the need for medications and surgeries later in life. With a strong belief that the right tools and knowledge can help prevent health issues like anxiety, depression, mobility issues, Alzheimer's, heart attacks, and more, we will continue to institute many offerings to our community and beyond.

For more information about all of our offering and to book your private wellness services visit https://IowaRecoveryRoom.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @IowaRecoveryRoom or stop by our wellness center at 1509 Mall Drive, Ste 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be well.

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QC Kinetix - "At QC Kinetix-Coralville, we understand pain. Whether its knees that ache at the end of the day, a shoulder that can't reach the top shelf anymore or a back that makes it hard to sit for long periods of time. We have a solution for you.

You might have heard that you need shots, surgery, or daily medicine to help with swelling. But what if those things don't fix the problem?

That's where we come in. QC Kinetix uses your body's own materials to help heal itself through treatments like PRP, A2M and Stem Cell Therapy. You won't need drugs, surgery or long recovery times to get back to doing the things you love.

Call 319-429-7984 to schedule your free consultation to see if our treatments are right for you!"

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts

Welcome to the Beyond Barriers 2026 Colorado Adventure reflection! In this episode (part 1 of 3), you will hear from four of the women who joined Cara and Beyond Barriers on their adventure to Colorado for some harrowing rock climbing. You will hear from Crista Shawler, Jenn Robb, Kim Martin, Daphne Patton, and Cara, all while the sounds of carabiners clipping, nervous laughter, and cheers of encouragement can be heard in the background.

Today's episode is sponsored by:

Iowa Recovery Room - For the past eight years, Iowa Recovery Room has provided holistic health services to Iowa City and the entire state of Iowa, offering relaxation, mental and physical stress/pain relief, and overall well-being. Offering float therapy services (sensory deprivation float tanks), traditional sauna, infrared sauna, cold plunge, yoga/Pilates classes, red light therapy, a massage chair, and leg compression boots, you will leave feeling relaxed and well.

Owner/operator Patrick Krier is a certified yoga teacher through Hothouse Yoga in Iowa City and has a lifelong passion for approaching health and wellness with a holistic approach, implementing services for 'preventative maintenance' to decrease the need for medications and surgeries later in life. With a strong belief that the right tools and knowledge can help prevent health issues like anxiety, depression, mobility issues, Alzheimer's, heart attacks, and more, we will continue to institute many offerings to our community and beyond.

For more information about all of our offering and to book your private wellness services visit https://IowaRecoveryRoom.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @IowaRecoveryRoom or stop by our wellness center at 1509 Mall Drive, Ste 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be well.

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QC Kinetix - "At QC Kinetix-Coralville, we understand pain. Whether its knees that ache at the end of the day, a shoulder that can't reach the top shelf anymore or a back that makes it hard to sit for long periods of time. We have a solution for you.

You might have heard that you need shots, surgery, or daily medicine to help with swelling. But what if those things don't fix the problem?

That's where we come in. QC Kinetix uses your body's own materials to help heal itself through treatments like PRP, A2M and Stem Cell Therapy. You won't need drugs, surgery or long recovery times to get back to doing the things you love.

Call 319-429-7984 to schedule your free consultation to see if our treatments are right for you!"

Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast

1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by Su Madre Podcasts