Getting Real with Michelle Mace Curran: Upside Down at 1,500 MPH: How She Turns Fear into Fuel

Get Real with Caroline Hobby

Nashville Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Michelle “Mace” Curran has stared fear in the face—at 1,500 miles an hour. A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with nearly 2,000 hours in the F-16, she’s flown combat missions in Afghanistan, mastered the skies around the world, and made history as only the second woman to lead the Thunderbirds’ elite solo act—famous for her jaw-dropping upside-down maneuvers performed for millions.

Now, in The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower, Mace reveals the hard-won tactics she used to turn fear into her greatest asset. Our candid, chapter-by-chapter conversation was more than inspiring—it’s a masterclass in taking control of your mindset and creating the life you’ve always wanted.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.1	When your car is making a strange noise, no matter what it is, you can't just pretend it's not happening.
0:12.2	That's an interesting sound.
0:13.8	It's like your mental health. If you're struggling and feeling overwhelmed, it's important to do something about it.
0:19.1	It can be as simple as talking to someone, or just taking a deep, calming breath to ground yourself
0:23.8	because once you start to address the problem,
0:26.3	you can go so much further.
0:29.0	The Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council
0:31.0	have resources available for you at loveyourmindtay.org.
0:34.3	Here insightful, entertaining discussions
0:36.8	on today's important health and wellness topics
0:39.2	on the Health Discovered podcast from WebMD. Through in-depth conversations with experts,
0:44.5	Health Discovered covers everything from tips for healthier living to the latest on therapy and
0:49.2	mental health. My goal is to really destigmatize mental health treatment and looking at it from a whole health perspective.
0:56.8	Physical health and mental health can be intertwined.
1:00.2	Listen to WebMD Health Discovered on the IHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:09.0	Hey!
1:09.1	Hey! Hey! Ooh! Caroline, she's a queen of talking hey, what's on her, just let her flow, just let her flow.
1:27.3	No one can do it quite like Caroline.
1:32.0	It's time for Caroline.
1:34.4	I'm so happy to be with the legend.
1:37.9	Michelle, Mace, Curen.
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