216 - Becoming Boundless with Carolyn Flynn artwork
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

216 - Becoming Boundless with Carolyn Flynn

  • E216
  • 47:01
  • August 20th 2026

Memoirist, novelist, journalist and essayist Carolyn Dawn Flynn is the author of the memoir Boundless and seven books of transformational nonfiction; longtime editor of Sage magazine; and a trauma-informed book coach. Boundless was longlisted for the 2021 Mslexia International Memoir Prize and the 2022 First Pages Prize. Her work has been published in Fourth Genre, Under the Gum Tree, Arts and Letters, Hunger Mountain, The Colorado Sun, The Tampa Review, The Whitefish Review (Montana Prize for Fiction), Albuquerque Journal, Sage Magazine, Albuquerque the Magazine and Wilde Frauen. Her most recent journalism pieces include guide to emotional agility and living boundlessly, "How to Get Unstuck: (Hint) Think Like a Twentysomething" for AARP magazine in April/May 2026. In her TEDx Women talk, "Tell a Better Story, Live a Better Life," she has inspired countless others to live their sacred yes—even in a world that may split open, as the writer Muriel Rukeyser once famously said, if one woman spoke the truth. She is owner of The Story Catalyst, which has offered book coaching, developmental editing and publishing consulting for many author clients for more than 10 years. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she is a hiker and a pilgrim and a desert dweller who is an appreciator of horizons. Find out more at www.carolynflynn.com.


www.carolynflynn.com 

Facebook: facebook.com/authorcarolynflynn

abqjournal.com/author/cflynn 

Substack: carolynflynn.substack.com 

Instagram: carolyn_flynn 

Medium: carolyndawnflynn.medium.com 

Twitter: @carolynflynn 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carolynflynn 

BlueSky: https://www.carolyndawnflynn.bsky.social 

TEDx talk: "Tell A Better Story, Live a Better Life

YouTube: @carolynflynn4777

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Boundless is available in these places: 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/noresults/9798891324824 

https://bookshop.org/p/books/boundless-carolyn-dawn-flynn/7a20188b7f93a5ad?ean=9798891324824&next=t& 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMSW1GCV 

Audiobook https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Boundless/dp/B0GP1TKNML/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0 


PRODUCT/SERICE PROMO: 

I am a book coach who works with authors to get their bold and illuminating books out in the world. I work in memoir, fiction and transformational self-help nonfiction. For anyone wanting to write their story, and listening to your show, I'm offering a free Find Out More 30-minute consultation, and people can book here: 

https://calendly.com/carolyn-777/30min-free-find-out-more 

Together with my co-founder of the Stories + Songs Writing Retreat, we offer a free monthly zoom with pristine writing time and warm-hearted community, and your listeners can join any month. It's on the last Monday of the month, and here's the registration link

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yQwt-sftQFScOMI0xIqBhw


Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota is a podcast about people who've turned their emotional shit into fertilizer for success. It's about seeing our darkest moments as opportunities for learning, growth and transformation. We'll cover topics like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, narcissism versus self-care and difficult family and work relationships. For more, visit http://marciasirotamd.com/.

Dr. Marcia Sirota is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in health and wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity and empowering people to be their best self. She is the author of 5 books and an instructor of Udemy online courses. In her spare time, she enjoys screenwriting, yoga and working out.