1 Year 1 Fear with Cara Flynn

Cara Flynn
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The 1 Year 1 Fear podcast is all about embracing fear. In each episode, host Cara Flynn will interview an amazing person who has embraced life one fear at a time. The guest will bring to the conversation one fear that they overcame by simply embracing the challenge. Check each episode description to see what fear the guest will be talking about before you jump into the free-form, long-form conversation. 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. 1 Year 1 Fear on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast Please rate this podcast 5 stars if you enjoy it, and share it with a friend who also might find value!

  1. 1d ago

    195: Makin' it up Ever Since w/ Julie Decker

    Julie Decker is the Executive Director at Harvest Preserve in Iowa City, Iowa. In this episode Julie will talk about growing up in Iowa City, going to school in Madison, WI and grad school in Chicago, IL, living in Ohio and North Carolina, her love of volleyball, and her beloved step-dad, Doug Paul, one of the founders of Harvest Preserve. Check out Harvest Preserve: https://www.harvestpreserve.org/ Contact Julie here: julie@harvestpreserve.org 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. - 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

  2. Oct 26

    194: It Is Within Me w/ Keely Dickenson

    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. - 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

  3. Oct 19

    193: Raised by the World w/ Justin Wohlford

    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. - 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

  4. Oct 12

    192: A One-way Ticket to Lincoln, Nebraska w/ Linda Varvel

    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. - 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

  5. Oct 5

    191: Trials and Tribulations w/ Boda Bain

    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. - 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

  6. Sep 28

    190: Roll With The Punches w/ Dirk Keller

    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. - 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

  7. Sep 21

    189: Sh*t, Now What? w/ Matt O'Neil

    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. - 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

  8. Sep 14

    188: The Obedient Child w/ Annie Brozene

    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. - 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

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The 1 Year 1 Fear podcast is all about embracing fear. In each episode, host Cara Flynn will interview an amazing person who has embraced life one fear at a time. The guest will bring to the conversation one fear that they overcame by simply embracing the challenge. Check each episode description to see what fear the guest will be talking about before you jump into the free-form, long-form conversation. 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. 1 Year 1 Fear on Instagram: @1year1fearpodcast Please rate this podcast 5 stars if you enjoy it, and share it with a friend who also might find value!

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