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Fear of flying help from a team of aviation experts and Lovefly graduates...all at various stages of managing their fear. Lovefly Podcast is independent.
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Feb 21, 2024 • 39min
Ep. 165 - Jenny Matthews, Licensed mental health therapist and former nervous flyer
Jenny Matthews, LMFT is a licensed mental health therapist (and former fearful flyer) and the owner of State of Mind Therapy—dedicated to supporting individuals facing anxiety disorders and OCD. Jenny is on a mission to empower people that are navigating overthinking, avoidance, and the persistent grip of anxiety. She specializes in OCD, emetophobia, and those with a fear of flying. She and her husband Justin (a former aviator) have teamed up to lead fear of flying courses in Minnesota to help people gain confidence to fly.
Jenny's therapeutic approach seamlessly blends science-backed strategies with a warm, flexible touch—ensuring that your journey to a peaceful state of mind receives the thoughtful, personalized care it truly deserves.
Learn more about Jenny's work by visiting her website: stateofmindtherapy.com and you can follow her on Instagram @state.of.mind.therapy
Jenny Matthews, LMFT, LADC Mental Health Therapist, State of Mind Therapy
#fearofflying #lovefly #flyingwithoutfear www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ FB - Lovefly Insta - @loveflyhelp YouTube - @loveflyteam
Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King

Feb 14, 2024 • 38min
Ep. 164 - The Flying Theatre ...helping nervous flyers at an international airport
The Flying Theatre is the world’s first theatre in an international airport (BLL) under the direction of Giuseppe L. Bonifati and creative producer Linda Sugataghy. Alongside the artistic activity, they have taught theatre and performance in drama schools and universities in Europe and America, and took part in various movies for cinema, television, alongside world-famous Hollywood stars and directors. www.detflyvendeteater.dk www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ Facebook 'Lovefly' Instagram @loveflyhelp YouTube @loveflyteam
Intro music 'Fearless' by Daniel King #fearofflying #lovefly #flyingwithoutfear #virgin

Feb 7, 2024 • 37min
Ep. 163 - Solo Female Travel Blogger (@blondwayfarer) who is still fighting her fear of flying Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller @blondwayfarer Solo Female Travel Blogger who is still fighting her fear of flying. This is her story! @blondwayfarer www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ @loveflyhelp FB - 'Lovefly' YouTube 'Lovefly Team'. Rachel is a solo female travel blogger who runs the blog Blond Wayfarer. She has been scared to fly for over ten years now, but loves to travel even more. She loves traveling across the USA and Canada, as well as Europe, and is finally flying to Japan this summer after putting it off for way too long. She loves encouraging other travelers to see the world - even if they're alone or afraid of flying or both! #fearofflying #flyingwithoutfear #lovefly #anxiety
Intro Music 'Fearless' by Daniel King

Jan 31, 2024 • 37min
Ep. 162 - Dr Billy Hoffman on Airline Pilot Mental Health
William R. Hoffman, MD is a neurologist and aircrew brain health researcher with an interest in aeromedical screening and healthcare behavior. He is an affiliated assistance professor of aviation at the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Science. He is an internationally invited speaker on pilot health behavior and leads the Aerospace Medical Association Mental Health Research Subgroup. N.B. The views expressed are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of any other organization.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-change-the-system-that-keeps-pilots-from-seeking-mental-health-care/
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/we-study-airline-pilot-mental-health-heres-how-we-can-do-better/
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/106432
www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ FB - 'Lovefly' Insta - '@loveflyhelp' YouTube 'Lovefly Team' #fearofflying #flyingwithoutfear #lovefly #airlinepilots #mentalhealth
Intro Music 'Fearless' Daniel King

Jan 24, 2024 • 1h 6min
Ep. 161 - Lori Nasso, Air Canada Cabin Crew 'Hand Holder' that went viral recently - also nicknamed 'passenger whisperer'
The image of Lori holding a nervous flyers hand during a flight went viral. Lori has been working for Air Canada for many years and she shares her sheer passion and love for her job and passengers. Lots of tips and care for the fear of flying. www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ FB - 'Lovefly' Insta - @loveflyhelp YouTube - @lovefly Team Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King #fearofflying #flyingwithoutfear #lovefly #aircanada #passengerwhisperer #handholder

Jan 17, 2024 • 1h 2min
Ep. 160 - Captain John Tye, Concorde pilot and Author 'Life of a Concorde Pilot - from the orphanage to the edge of space.'
Captain John Tye, Concorde Pilot (among many other aircraft types) and author. John shares his humble yet inspiring story of literally self funding and educating himself into Commercial Aviation and becoming a pilot of Concorde for British Airways. This is a great story of not just about the safety of flying but also, what is truly possible when you put your mind to it. Amazing. www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ FB - Lovefly Insta - @loveflyhelp YouTube - Lovefly Team. #fearofflying #flyingwithoutfear #lovefly #concorde
Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King

Jan 10, 2024 • 42min
Ep. 159 - Charlotte’s story...nearly over her fear of flying with some tips for all nervous flyers
Charlotte is a regular in the Lovefly Facebook group and her very down to earth and easy to relate to story is packed with help. www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ Next course Manchester 13th April 2024. FB - Lovefly. Insta @loveflyhelp YouTube - Lovefly Team #fearofflying #lovefly #flyingwithoutfear #anxiety #claustrophobia
Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King

Jan 3, 2024 • 52min
Ep. 158 - End of year review and what’s next for Lovefly with John Bond, Pete Higgins, Sarah Fowler, Susan Mungeam & Paul Tizzard
This is some of the Lovefly core team coming together to look back at 2023, favourite moments and tips. Plus, looking forward to all the exciting things coming up that we are working on to build the lovefly community. More and more help available for nervous flyers. www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ #fearofflying #lovefly #flyingwithoutfear
Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King

Dec 20, 2023 • 45min
Ep. 157 - Meet Mike from SkyPeople, a Fabulous provider of training for cabin crew with tons of reassurance for fearful flyers
Mike is head of training for SkyPeople who specialise in training cabin crew in all the aspects they need to know to keep you safe. We are using their facilities to run our Manchester Fear of Flying course 13th April 2024. Very helpful for nervous flyers but also just shows how well trained and capable cabin crew are. #fearofflying #flyingwithoutfear #skypeopletraining https://www.skypeople.training/ www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ FB - Lovefly Insta @loveflyhelp YouTube - @lovefly Team
Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King

Dec 13, 2023 • 39min
Ep. 156 - Mark Searle, Global Director, Safety, International Air Transport Association, whose mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry...
'IATA’s mission is to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry.' You will find this massively reassuring to help your fear of flying. Mark has tremendous experience in aviation and you should find this super helpful as a small indication of some of the amazing work organisations like IATA do to keep us all safe. www.iata.org for more information. www.lovefly.co.uk/courses/ FB - 'Lovefly' Insta - @loveflyhelp YouTube - @lovefly Team #fearofflying #flyingwithoutfear # virginatlantic #iata
Intro music 'Fearless' Daniel King