Mar 30, 2013 | Capt Rons Blog, Fearless Flight
Received this message from a new subscriber: Flying scares me because I am always worried that something will go wrong. Turbulence makes me very nervous and I freeze up. I can’t do anything during turbulence except look out the window and wait until it stops....
Mar 28, 2013 | Capt Rons Blog, Fearless Flight
In response to the question asked of all new subscribers, “What about flying scares you the most?” I received the following: “Take off, hitting an air pocket, and turbulence scares me. I think it’s not having control of the situation.” Takeoff is at the top of...
Mar 20, 2013 | Capt Rons Blog
I get emails daily from fearful flyers who express some manifestation of their fear. Here’s one I received today: What happens when the plane is cruising down the runway, or in standby for takeoff. I’m thinking ” Oh no, now I can’t get out of...
Feb 19, 2013 | Capt Rons Blog, Fearless Flight
Research demonsrates that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is effective in treating trauma. If you know anything about my experience helping people overcome fear of flying, it’s my belief that many, if not most, have trauma somewhere in their...
Dec 30, 2012 | Capt Rons Blog
I’ve observed that overcoming fear of flying is a process. There are no “quick fixes.” Recently I received the following email from Suzanne, another traveler on her path to flying fearlessly, that illustrates this in detail. Hello, I want to thank you for your help...
