May 10, 2025

159. Cara Flynn: From Control Top Pantyhose to Mountain Climbing

54 minutes

In today’s episode we speak with the “1 Year 1 Fear” Podcaster Cara Flynn who is an open book dynamo conquering her own fear by bringing women together for life changing experiences and important conversations. Through her organization, Beyond Barriers, she helps women literally climb mountains, get out of their comfort zone, and connect with themselves and one another through challenging experiences. Her vulnerability, humor and honesty is refreshing and endearing.

Today we discuss:

The different versions of Cara, from control top pantyhose Cara who was cautious and afraid… to cigarette smoking Salvation Army jacket wearing Cara in her early 20’s.

Her years of being buttoned up after getting married and becoming a young mother.

The shame and guilt that arose after getting a divorce.

The importance of modeling vulnerability and failure for our daughters.

Her one star podcast review that she opened up about on social media that led to surprising online support from women.

How she found her tribe of women later in life when she became a mom and is learning the power of having women around her.

How women can better support one another and realize there is enough space and room for all of us.

How she takes women to climb mountains together and has found that when women do hard things together something shifts.

Bio: Cara Flynn is an Iowa native, entrepreneur, and has a family and three dogs. She is energetic and enthusiastic and loves to learn about the world and people. She embarked on this journey to embrace fear 8 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. Now, she wants to share the stories of other people who have embraced fear and come out the other side stronger, happier, and more grounded. She is also the host of the 1 Year 1 Fear Podcast and Out of Your Mind. The 1 Year 1 Fear podcast is all about embracing fear. In each episode, host Cara Flynn interviews amazing people who have embraced life one fear at a time. The guests bring to the conversation one fear that they overcame by simply embracing the challenge.

1 Year 1 Fear Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-year-1-fear-with-cara-flynn/id1662013258

Beyond Barriers https://www.beyondbarriersiowa.com

Out of Your Mind Podcast https://www.instagram.com/out.of.your.mind.podcast/

Past Episodes You Might Like:

100: The Upper Limit; Living in Your Full Potential

114: Use Your Voice

123: Delores Reynolds: A True Woman of the World

131: Life Quakes

150: Healing the Three Feminine Wounds

Today’s Episode sponsored by:

Kate Moreland Coaching

Dr Yoga Momma

Heartland Yoga

For more information about the Tend Her 4.0 HOPE program visit here: https://dryogamomma.com/tend-her-4-0-hope/

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