Sylvia connects with high school friend, Kim Havell, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming — a mountaineer, professional skier, and mom. Outside Magazine named Kim as a “Preeminent Female Ski Mountaineer of our Time” in 2012. She was listed by Backcountry Magazine as one of “37 Most Important Women in Backcountry”. …

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 Patty Wagstaff to discuss her journey to becoming a US National Aerobatic Champion. Patty was the first woman to achieve this title, a feat she repeated twice thereafter, and has garnered worldwide recognition for her aerobatic routines. “Flying is not the hardest part of it…

Sylvia connects with climber, surfer, and ayurvedic specialist Eliza Kerr. Eliza is a founding member of Balanced Rock, and Moonstone Retreat Center. “There is repression, and there is expression or letting emotions out all the time, and then there is the middle path which is transformation.” — Eliza Kerr TOPICS INCLUDE: Eliza’s transition from Illinois to Yosemite Studying in Nepal Teaching at the Yosemite Institute

Sylvia connects with Enid Otun to discuss overcoming childhood trauma and learning to fly. Enid was the first female chief pilot in Nigeria, and hosts the podcast If Women Were Meant to Fly, The Sky Would Be Pink. “I struggled with believing in myself, I struggled with my mental…

Sylvia is joined by US National Ski Hall of Famer Nikki Stone. Nikki became the first American to win a gold medal in inverted aerial skiing in the 1998 Winter Olympics. “If I wanted to be successful, I needed to be soft on the inside, I had to have…

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. “It takes you to the extreme edges of fear, where fear would and should absolutely…