On today’s episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Patty Bear shares her journey as an aviator, thinker, wild soul, and author of the recently released memoir From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom and House of the Sun: A Visionary Guide to Parenting in a Complex World with Pat Shannon. In addition to being an author, Patty speaks, coaches, and writes on how the four forces of flight can be a compass for living. Her mission is to liberate, inspire, and delight. You can follow her on Facebook and she can be reached at patty@theflyingclub.com. Notable Quote: “Trauma can sometimes be a path to liberation.” - Patty BearIn this episode we discuss: Bravery in sharing personal experiences in her new book From Plain to PlaneHow the Four Forces of Flight can be a compass for living Advice for authors who wants to write a memoir, a “hidden” truth The Hero’s Journey to create a structure for writing a story How conflict can drive you to clarity, a purpose for writing a memoir The CALM Method of clarity, awareness, learning, and motion About - I’m Deb Schell, creator, and host of the Find Calm Here Community, a Mighty Network. I BELIEVE that it is possible to find calm in building a community. I bring together Mighty Network Hosts who feel overwhelmed with launching a community, cultivating contribution, and creating an onboarding plan with the tools, resources, and support they need to find calm so that they can confidently create a community on the platform effectively by implementing the CALM Method of Clarity, Awareness, Learning, and Motion.In 2020 I launched my first community and found it to be my passion, and a new career! I started my consulting agency and have worked with more than 20 Mighty Network Hosts over the past year! The Find Calm Here Community will be reopening in June exclusively for Mighty Network Hosts. Subscribe to learn more. Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb