Our Mission
The Inspiration
What pushed Cara to start Beyond Barriers?
“I NEEDED to have a space to grow. I NEEDED to have a space to share the amazing women I know and let their stories out into the world. I NEEDED time to let go of my own bullshit and be awed by other women. I NEEDED a space to let go of the doubt that was holding me back and to push through the years of barriers I had built.
Yep, I started it for me. It sounds so selfish, but it’s the truth and the other truth... I will always believe that I get more from these events than anyone else and that is because of EACH OF YOU who took the jump with me.”
- Cara Flynn, Owner and Founder of Beyond Barriers, 1 Year 1 Fear Podcast
What Beyond Barriers is all about:
My goal for Beyond Barriers was to bring women together to meet and hear the stories of the other amazing women that live and work in their community.
I wanted to give people the space to tell their story from their mouth. Often we 'think' we know someones story... maybe from meeting them over coffee, or at work, or even through social media, but most of the time that is only a glimpse.
The beauty in sharing your story and having people listen to it is that it changes both people. We become connected by the story in both the beauty and in the trials.
To witness someone sharing their story is a gift that I don't take lightly. It is brave, terrifying, and thrilling!
To witness the impact of that story on the others willing to listen...well there are no words to describe those moments.