Your Age Is Not Your Cage™

On today’s episode I’m sharing some end-of-the year thoughts that I hope speak to you and give you inspiration to finish the year strong with hope and excitement for 2025.   This will be my last episode for 2024!  I’m taking these next 6 weeks to enjoy a slower pace in my days, be intentional with my time, rest, embrace and savor my family & friends, and seek the Lord’s wisdom and guidance for the new year and what He has for me.   I encourage you to do the same in whatever capacity you’re able to do so.  Make memories, spend time with your people, bring joy to others, take care of yourself through nutrition and fitness, and soak in this amazing Thanksgiving and Christmas season.  Don’t allow the stress and chaotic pace & troubles of the world dictate your schedule or take over your mindset.   Put your phones down and be present where you’re at.  You’ll never look back and regret the time you took to rejuvenate, rest, and make memories with family and friends.   May the Lord bless you and your family during this Holiday season.  I’m praying for you as you end the year strong and go into 2025 with excitement, anticipation, and joy for all that is to come.     I’ll see you in 2025!  Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.     Love y’all Carla   JOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP HERE   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Speaking, Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode I’m celebrating my 60th Birthday on November 7th by talking passionately about age, seasons of life, goals, mindset, health, exercise, and enthusiasm for life at any age!   60 years of life-lived is pretty amazing! Some good years, some not so good.  But all stepping stones and learning tools for the story God gave me for my life.  I wouldn’t change a thing because it’s my story that makes up who I am today.  I’m truly thankful for the gift of life every single day.  My hope is to enjoy these next many years with excitement, anticipation, energy, good health, and enthusiasm that I get to live out the passion the Lord gave me to help be a tool in changing the lives of others to THRIVE as they age ACTIVELY & POWERFULLY!   Join me in changing the narrative around aging and get excited about the beauty of aging!  Enjoy the podcast and please share with your friends so they can jump onboard with us.   I’d love it if you could give me a quick rating and a review and also subscribe to my YouTube channel.  Thank you for listening!   JOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP HERE   ORDER GIVE THEM WINGS BOOK   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Speaking, Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode, I’m talking all about protein and the many benefits it has for women of all ages, but even more so for women 35+.  Are you getting enough protein in your diet?  Most women think they are, but I guarantee that you’d be surprised that most are not.   This is a topic that I feel so strongly about because I’ve seen the positive impacts in my own life and I want to share those with you.  I’m passionate about helping women to achieve their very best optimal health.  I believe making protein a priority is one of the most important things you can do toward reaching your health & fitness goals.   Please share this with the women in your life!  We all want to THRIVE as we age actively and powerfully together!   I’d love it if you could go give me a quick rating and review.  It’ll take only a minute and also subscribe to my Youtube channel.  Thank  you, as always, for listening!   JOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP HERE   The Great Menopause Myth Book CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today’s episode is your encouragement to prepare yourself for the holidays doing something that will optimize your health and keep you energized, rested, joyful, peaceful, and excited to enjoy all the beauty that comes from this holiday season. Doesn’t that sound better than being fatigued, nauseous, exhausted, and feeling defeated by the time you get to January 1?   We are Wellness Warriors that are on a mission to THRIVE as we age ACTIVELY & POWERFULLY!  After all, who doesn’t need friends, a little extra accountability, coaching, and encouragement during the holiday season?  Let’s go into the new year healthy, strong and feeling like a superhero for all that comes our way!   I’m ready, are you??  Let’s do this!   JOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP HERE   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode I’m talking about ways that I fill my cup.  This means the ways that I fill that need and innate desire in my life for friendship and community with other women.  I’ll share some of the things that I’m doing and offer suggestions on how you too can get involved or start your own community.   We are made to do life together.  Women need other women.  We need close friendships, safe spaces to laugh and share, and other women that are more interested in cheering us on rather than tearing us down.    Women out there need you!  If you’ve felt a nudge to get involved in a group or start your own, I pray that this episode speaks directly to your heart.     Share this podcast with women that want to hear this message too!  Life is so much better together, so let’s be the one to get that started in our communities.   I appreciate you all for listening and sharing! Join My Private Facebook Group   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health, fitness, & nutrition coaching programs?  Email me for a consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   I’d love to speak at your event!  Contact me at: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode I’m sharing a little bit about me, coaching, and what drives me to do what I do.  I also talk about topics that I truly hope inspire you and light a fire under your butt to cause you to take action steps today!  No more procrastinating and putting it off!  It’s time to make that commitment to you and your health because you are so worth it!   I know you’re going to enjoy this one.  It’s short and sweet, but packs a punch!  Pop your airbuds in and go for a walk or grab a comfy blanket and your coffee and let’s talk.   Please share this with your friends and family! I want women everywhere to hear this.     A quick rating and review would be so appreciated too.  You can also jump over to YouTube and hit subscribe.   Thanks! Love y’all   JOIN CARLA'S FACEBOOK GROUP HERE   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode I have a guest that I’m so excited to share with you. I discovered her on Instagram and I was so intrigued by her and what she does that I knew I just had to have her on the show.     Olga is the “face” of “The Natural Faces” and The Natural Face Bible on Instagram.  She is 48 years old and absolutely stunning. She truly caught my attention by how amazing her skin looks and by watching the methods she teaches on Instagram, and it’s all done naturally.  Graceful Face Aging.  Olga is passionate about sharing her expertise with others on holistic skincare and beauty.  Olga has studied at professional facial massage schools and has completed her education in Osteopathic methods to help promote graceful facial aging.  I can’t wait for you to start incorporating some of Olga’s facial techniques into your daily routine.   TOPICS:   *What does graceful facial aging look like? *Mainstream beauty treatments are not the only options; common misconceptions about mainstream treatments *Skincare is all about “less but better” *Natural botox alternatives *Olga’s products at Natural Faces   CONNECT WITH OLGA: The Natural Faces Website The Natural Face Bible Instagram CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram Facebook YouTube Linktree Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today just might be one of my favorite top 10 episodes!!  You are going to love Heather Yancey of the Badass Reset Club & podcast.  Heather & I became fast friends through Instagram because of our mutual desire and incredible passion to help women.  We are both on fire about women and aging and we knew that we wanted to collaborate on recording a podcast together.   A few of the topics that Heather & I covered:   *Women aging and the workplace *Aging actively & powerfully with exercise & proper nutrition *The importance of community as we age *Evolving as we age & finding your passion and purpose *Empty nesting *Beauty as we age   This was such a fun conversation packed with a whole lot of punch to inspire you and empower you to help us all come together to change the narrative that culture has created about aging!  A strong, aging, confident, active woman is absolutely beautiful because she shines from the inside out.  She is fighting back the culture norms with a happy, healthy, active lifestyle and feeling more amazing with each passing year!  Remember, YOUR AGE IS NOT YOUR CAGE.   CONNECT WITH HEATHER: www.instagram.com/coachheatheryancey www.youtube.com/heatheryanceyfitness   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE   WEBSITE   Let’s connect and chat about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today’s episode is with SIBO expert Jen Yundt Coles.  Jen is an AFMC Certified Functional Medicine & Integrative Health Coach and Creator of the Hydrogen Sulfide Solutions Program.  Not only is she a SIBO survivor, she is also a highly-trained, world-renowned expert in her field. Her passion is rooted in a decades-long self-healing journey & she loves to support those who feel stuck in a revolving door of infection. You’re going to want to take notes for this one. It's so good!   A few topics we discussed: *Jen’s personal health journey with gut issues, anxiety, trauma, relationships and why she felt called to this work. *What is SIBO and what are the common symptoms & root causes? *How SIBO can affect your overall wellbeing - your emotional and mental health, not just physical.  *How SIBO and stress are intimately connected and affect our relationships, careers. *Why a whole body-mind-soul approach is the REAL talk when it comes to chronic illness.  *How conventional medicine is different and is failing SIBO sufferers?   CONNECT WITH JEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Jen's Instagram Jen's Facebook www.thesibocoach.com [email protected]   Links we discussed today: SIBO Quiz: https://thesibocoach.com/sibo-quiz-asssessment-questionnaire Guides: https://thesibocoach.squarespace.com/free-sibo-guides Upcoming events: https://pages.thesibocoach-hydrogensulfide.com/register-now-page   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today’s guest is one of my favorites! Amanda B. Porta, The Holistic Beauty Coach is a repeat guest and I’m so excited to have Amanda back on the show.  She is a wealth of information and such a gift to women as she shares her amazing stories and guides us how we too can embrace holistic beauty, understand the importance of lymphatic health, and releasing unrealistic societal beauty standards.   Having experienced Breast Implant Illness (BII), Amanda explanted, detoxed, and finally healed. This illness and recovery inspired Amanda to guide other women through their explant journeys. In her survival, she has found a niche as a patient advocate for women experiencing BII. She has advised thousands of women globally.    Amanda is an inspiration and a beautiful example of overcoming difficulties and health challenges and she is now leading a holistic, toxin free lifestyle that she’s so passionate to share with others.     TOPICS: *Holistic beauty *Amanda’s Why for Embracing Holistic Beauty *Unrealistic Societal Beauty Standards *The Importance of Blood and Lymphatic Flow *Amanda’s updates after removing toxic beauty *The skincare line Amanda loves   Previous Episodes with Amanda: EP20  EP21   Connect with Amanda (Holistic Beauty Coach): https://www.instagram.com/theholisticbeautycoach   Skincare: https://us.olivetreepeople.com/   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today I’m chatting with Dr. Mary Pardee, a Naturopathic Medical Doctor and a Certified Functional Medicine Doctor specializing in preventative medicine and longevity.  Dr. Mary is the founder of “Modrn Med,” a medical practice that provides medical and health services to patients via in-person consults as well as telemedicine. Her primary focus is on closing the healthspan-lifespan gap, extending lifespan (how long you live); while enhancing healthspan (how well you live).    I had such a great conversation with Dr. Mary that will help you get clarity on so many important health topics including what lab tests you should order and all things involving your gut health, longevity, and preventative care.   Here are a few of the topics we discuss:   *Recommended Lab Tests for Women *Why “microbiome testing”/ “comprehensive stool testing” is useless. *What causes bloating?  *What is the gut brain connection and why is it important? * *How our thoughts and behaviors can worsen or improve functional gastrointestinal symptoms (IBS)   CONNECT WITH DR. PARDEE: https://www.instagram.com/dr.marypardee https://www.instagram.com/modrnmed https://www.facebook.com/modrnmed/ CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram Facebook YouTube Linktree Website   Would you like to chat more about my health & nutrition coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode, I’m talking about what my “superpower” is.  It might not be what you think it would be.  It’s my non-negotiable every, single day.  My superpower is PRAYER.  Don’t tune out on me if this is not your thing.  Give it a chance.  I’d love for you to listen to this and see if my stories and experiences can help change your mind.   The power of prayer is an incredible thing and not something you just do at meal time thanking God for your food, or a quick prayer in the morning and then you’re done for the day.  Prayer is a conversation that you can engage in all day long.   I believe that if you are intentional about prayer and incorporate it into your daily rhythms, your days will be filled with so much more joy, hope, and gratitude.  Your desire to make others feel valued, loved, and seen will increase and become a part of who you are as you ask God daily to open doors and give you opportunities everyday to make someone’s life better.   This episode is very near and dear to my heart and my prayer is that it will touch you deeply and cause you to incorporate prayer into your daily routine.     Love y’all, Carla   Don’t forget to share this with your friends & family!  Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to my YouTube channel.   Click here for more Bible verses: CARLA’S BIBLE VERSES:   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK YOUTUBE LINKTREE WEBSITE   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode, I’m talking about mindset and how much mindset matters especially in what you say and speak over yourself.  Mindset influences how you think, feel, and behave in any given situation. It means that what you believe about yourself impacts your success or failure. Mindsets can influence how people behave in a wide range of situations in life from health to business to relationships and to how you handle circumstances that come up in your everyday life.   Positive thinking is so important because it can have a huge impact on both your physical and mental well-being. People who maintain a more positive outlook on life, believe in themselves, and speak positive words over themselves cope better with stress, have better immunity, improved relationships, and have a lower risk of illnesses.   This is such an important topic to me that I wanted to share some key takeaways that you can start now to help improve your mindset.  Enjoy!   Love y’all, Carla   Don’t forget to share this with your friends & family!  Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to my YouTube channel.   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Even if you’re not in your 40’s+ yet, this episode is still for you!   Who says strength training is just for the young? I love lifting weights!  I love feeling stronger!  I’m so passionate about advocating for the transformative power of strength training, especially for women over 40. It’s truly a vital part of maintaining health and vitality, boosting metabolism, and improving mental well-being.  Age shouldn’t stop you! Age is just a number. As most of you who have listened know, I am 59 and will be 60 in November.  I’ve never been more active and healthy than I am now! . So, it’s time to dust off those dumbbells or get to the gym and embrace strength training. Don’t let age be the cage that keeps you from achieving your potential! Remember, strength training isn’t just about the muscles; it’s the key to a healthier, happier life after 40 and beyond.   With the many benefits strength training has to offer, there’s no reason not to make it a part of your routine. Together, let’s redefine fitness over 40, change the world’s narrative about aging, and prove that age isn’t a boundary, but a launchpad for our best selves!     Remember, your age is not your cage!   Love y’all, Carla    Don’t forget to share with your family & friends!  Please take a few mins to give a rate and a review and subscribe to my YouTube channel.       Download the 1st Phorm App   Related episodes: EP45: Gym Intimidation EP46: Why is it so hard to get healthy? EP39: Aging Actively & Powerfully EP14: Julia Linn: 66 year old badass on aging   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

WALKING! I’m so excited to share this episode with you!  If you know me, you know I LOVE walking and I’m so passionate about helping you to love it too!   Walking is one of the most powerful ways to stimulate your digestive system, improve your sleep, kickstart your immune system, boost your brainpower, reduce your risk of chronic diseases, improve your heart health, burn calories & maintain or lose weight, relieve stress & anxiety, strengthen your muscles, bones & joints, and it can even help you to live longer. Walking is also one of the simplest forms of exercise, no matter your age.  The health benefits of walking are truly endless as it can help you to greatly improve your overall physical and mental health. Isn’t that something we all want? Let’s get WALKING!! Love y’all, Carla CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Please share with your family and friends!  Don’t forget to rate and review on Apple & Spotify and subscribe on YouTube!   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s summer short solo episode I’m talking about hydration.  Are you a water drinker?  Do you drink enough water?  Thankfully I love water and I’m never without my water bottle nearby.  I can’t imagine NOT drinking water on a consistent basis!    But that’s not all that’s important about hydration.  You also want to be sure your body is getting enough electrolytes daily.  I share today about all things hydration, the benefits for your body, and key takeaways to help you in increasing your daily water intake.   Pop those earbuds in, go for a walk, or sit and relax and join me for a short but informative episode that I believe is so incredibly important to your health.  Don’t forget to share this with your friends and family too!  Please do a quick rate & review of the podcast and subscribe on YouTube.  I truly appreciate you all!   XOXO, Carla   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a more info at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Are you a label reader?  Do you read every single label on a product you pick up like me or do you prefer not to know what’s in your foods?  I encourage you to go into your pantry and refrigerator and start educating yourself on what’s in the foods that you're eating.  You might be completely surprised by what you find!   I’m sharing tools that will help you to educate yourself, and as it becomes more like second nature, the more you’ll understand what you’re choosing to put into your body and your family’s bodies.  Encourage your family to get involved too! Make it fun and they’ll never realize the education they’re receiving that will serve them for a lifetime.   Be your own best health advocate as you create a healthy lifestyle that will help give you abundant life!  Your health is so worth the long life you’ll be blessed with.   A couple of my favorite Apps to help you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ewgs-healthy-living/id703155791 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bobby-approved-food-scanner/id1571725006 CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Did you know that I’m a health & fitness coach?  Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s “Summer Short Solo,” I’m talking about why we have the tendency to want to get healthier, but doing the work to actually get healthier eludes us.  But WHY is it so difficult, especially when it comes to something as important as our health and moving our bodies?   I’m going to help you break this down and get at the root cause of why so many of us find adding physical activity to our daily routine so difficult.  Until we deal with our underlying thoughts and experiences holding us back, we won’t take that step forward and we won’t see progress. Mind, Body, Spirit are all equally as important.   Join me as I chat through tangible ways that you can help overcome these challenges and incorporate movement into your daily routine.  Remember:  DISCIPLINE + CONSISTENCY + COMMITMENT =  HEALTHY HABITS THAT LEAD TO REGULAR RHYTHMS AND A SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.   Let’s dig into this quick episode packed with juicy nuggets to educate and empower you to become your own best health advocate!   Love y’all Carla Other Episodes to Listen to: EP9 Why I Do What I Do EP18 Answering Your Questions EP39 Women Actively & Powerfully Aging EP45 Gym Intimidation CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Did you know I’m a health & fitness coach? Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Hey friend!   Has being intimidated by the gym kept you from going? Do you feel embarrassed or inadequate and afraid you won’t know where to start?  Are you nervous that everyone will be staring at you?  Do you fear not knowing how the heck to use the equipment?    I hear these comments ALL the time from women, and men too! I want to provide you with some action steps that will help move you forward so this isn’t you any longer!  My desire is to encourage and empower you to take that ONE step forward today.  It’s time to stop allowing intimidation to keep you from obtaining your health goals one day longer!     In this episode, I share some personal, tangible, & practical steps you can take right now to arm you with the tools and encouragement you need to conquer this gym phobia once and for all.  I also share about the amazing community that I have found through my gym & how you can have that, too!   As always, I’m here to help you!  Reach out and email me or DM me on Instagram and let’s talk about how I can help you reach your fitness & nutrition goals.     CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my fitness & nutrition coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today’s guest is quickly going to become your very favorite lunch lady!  Hilary is a mother of 5 that healed her own chronic disease through the power of food and nutrition.  Hilary also took action and didn’t just sit back and watch as schools fed her kids processed garbage.  She said NO MORE and created an affordable, nutrient-dense meal program based on the ancestral diet anchored in the observations of Dr. Weston A. Price at her kid’s school.     This is how the School of Lunch was formed!  School of Lunch is a training academy and culinary consulting company. Hilary is also an author that documented her journey through the GAPS protocol in “The Heal Your Gut Cookbook.”     Modeling scratch-cooking, nutrient density, savory menus and strong connections with local food systems, the School of Lunch -Training Academy hosts culinary intensives and retreats, aimed at schools, chefs and individuals seeking to emulate Hilary’s well tested framework and values. School of Lunch has a retreat coming up on July 28-August 2nd. See link below.   A self-proclaimed “Lunch Leader,“ Hilary is dedicated to building a tribe of leaders to catalyze a cultural shift, with its focus on the future generations - our children. She is a steward of ancestral culinary practices and firm proponent of the overarching belief that food is medicine. Her work is both noble and critical in the face of a civilization overwhelmed by deficient diet trends, nutritional misinformation and she seeks to joyfully disrupt the trend of chronic illness in our children. Enjoy this amazing conversation with Hilary!   Links discussed: Casey Means, MD Calley Means Moms Across America Website Moms Across America Instagram Connect with Hilary Boynton on social media and sign up for The School of Lunch Training Academy: Instagram: School of Lunch Instagram: Hilary Boynton Facebook: Hilary Boynton Website: School of Lunch School of Lunch Training Academy CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode, I have my lifelong bestie and my kidney recipient, Tammy Turner, back on the podcast with me!  She’s live and in-person with me too if you’re watching on YouTube you can see us both.  This is such a special time for us because it’s our ONE YEAR KIDNEYVERSARY!  I donated my kidney, which Tammy fondly calls Rocky, last year on June 7, 2023 to Tammy who was suffering from Stage 5 chronic kidney disease and was so close to living her life on dialysis.  You can go back and listen to Episodes #1, 6, & 23 to follow along on our journey to the donation date and our updates after the surgery.   Come hang out with us and hear our stories and our updates!  This isn’t just for kidney donors or kidney recipients.  This is for anyone that is suffering in any way from a chronic or debilitating illness or any struggle in your life.  This is for you if you just need to hear some encouragement, get filled up with massive amounts of hope, feel supported, and reminded that you are worthy and seen, and your life is worth fighting for.  Hold onto that Hope and don’t ever, ever give up!   Join us in sharing this beautiful story of God’s miraculous healing in Tammy and the renewed life she’s now living and enjoying to the fullest.  Tammy has a new ending to her story.  You too can be the one to CHANGE THE ENDING TO SOMEONE ELSE’S STORY.   CONNECT WITH TAMMY: Instagram Instagram:  A Donor's Story CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.     

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!🥳   Today is the ONE year anniversary of YOUR AGE IS NOT YOUR CAGE PODCAST! I released my very first podcast the same week I donated a kidney!! It was a very BIG week in my life and one I’ll never forget!   Thank you to all my amazing guests for spending your precious time with me and sharing your inspirational stories and wisdom that have changed lives!   Thank you to my guests and my listeners for sticking with me as a “newbie” podcaster that is still learning as I go! You won’t find perfection here or perfect sound or perfect video or perfect pics. What you will find is authenticity, vulnerability, friendship, wisdom, laughter, tears, and so much love.    Thank you to my listeners for reaching out to me in my DM’s and sending texts of how a certain podcast spoke to you or changed your life. Your encouragement and support throughout the year have meant the world to me.    Thank you to the lifelong friends I’ve made through doing this podcast. That has truly been the biggest JOY and gift to me in this whole year-long journey.    And thank you to my son, Jake who patiently edits and publishes every podcast. I couldn’t do this without him!   I’m excited for year 2 and what God has in store!!! Please reach out to me if you think you’d be the perfect guest for my podcast or you know someone that would. I’d love to hear from you!   Cheers to YEAR ONE and Cheers to YEAR TWO!!   Thank you for rating, reviewing, downloading, and subscribing and sharing with your friends & family. Please continue to do so!!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

We have our first episode with a guy on my podcast!!  I’m so excited to introduce you to Chef James Barry.  James has spent 20 years in the culinary field where he started his career as a private chef for celebrities such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Gerard Butler, Barbra Streisand, and many more.  He is also an organ meat expert and the founder of PLUCK Seasonings, an organ-based seasoning.  James is a published cookbook author having co-authored recipes in many different cookbooks.   I can tell you that this was one of my favorite podcasts!  We covered extensively the health benefits of eating organ meats, how to cook them, and integrate them easily into your diet.  James also dropped so many amazing nuggets of wisdom about honoring our health journeys, mastering your kitchen, seed oils & the best oils to cook with, recommended cookware, cooking with your kids, how to amaze your friends in the kitchen, attainable simple cooking tips, an easy way to make salad dressings, and so much more. You truly will be blown away! Get your pen & paper for notes and sit back and get ready to be WOW’d by my conversation with Chef James!   Please share, rate, & review this podcast and subscribe to my Youtube channel. This helps me so much and only takes a couple of minutes.  Thank you!   xoxo Carla   CONNECT WITH CHEF JAMES BARRY & PLUCK SEASONINGS: www.eatpluck.com Chef James Barry Instagram Eat Pluck Seasoning Instagram   Listeners get a special discount on Pluck Seasoning at the link below: Eat Pluck Discount Link CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Carla Allen's Website   Would you like to chat more about my health coaching programs?  Email me for a free consultation call at: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Have you found yourself in this place? Do you think you’re more of a cheerleader or do you tend to think of women as a threat especially if they’re in the same field of work as you?   I think this is where the saying “with age comes wisdom” is really appropriate for me. God has definitely done a good work in me on this one.  It’s not always easy to admit your shortcomings, but here we go.   I used to have a very competitive, insecure, jealous nature.  Little did I know it all had to do with my OWN insecurities that caused me to be this way.  I was so insecure in my own skin, in my own talents, and in my own abilities that I used to see other women as a threat.  I felt threatened if they were prettier than me, more talented than me in a sport or activity, or if they had more education than me.  It made me feel inadequate. Not enough. Not worthy. It all sounds awful, doesn’t it?  I was good at being passive aggressive and cutting to the core in a way that seemed like I was kidding.  When I look back, it’s so ugly and offensive and childish but that insecure little girl in me didn't know how to cheer others on because I viewed them as my competition that I must conquer and defeat. I believed there wasn’t enough room for the both of us.   I’m inviting you to go into a deep dive with me and ask yourself honestly where you are in this area of your life.  I’m going to share with you ways that I was able to overcome the “threat” syndrome.  I’ll also give you some action steps that you can utilize to help you be a better friend, encourager, cheerleader, and friend.  Let’s get vulnerable together and BE THE CHANGE this world needs!   Love y’all! xoxo Carla Please share, rate, & review this podcast and subscribe to my YouTube channel.   Want to know more about my health coaching programs?  Email me: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Website   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Ladies (and men), it’s time to get back in the game!!  I donated a kidney less than a year ago so if I can do it, YOU can do it too!  Seriously, there is so much complaining in the world about aging and how we feel as we age.  It’s become normal to just complain that this is just what happens as you get older so you might as well learn to live with it.  When did we become a society that believes you can’t age actively and powerfully and you just give up instead? When did we decide that it’s easier to just accept our fate, plant ourselves in front of a TV for hours, become sedentary and stiff, pop our prescriptions, and not believe there must be more to our life?      I’m passionate about this topic and I’m here to give you that kick in the butt you might need, no matter what your age is, to get yourself back in the game of life!  You can find a new freedom and excitement in aging as you accept that there truly is MORE to life.  With that new freedom comes JOY and a new ZEST for life!   You CAN do this. You’re not too old. It’s never too late.  Let’s be determined to change the narrative around aging.  It starts with us!!  We can BE THE CHANGE.   Please share, rate, & review this podcast and subscribe to my Youtube channel. Your ratings and reviews help me so much!  Thank you. CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Website   Want to know more about my health coaching programs?  Email me: [email protected]   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today I’m chatting with Kelly Kohn.  I discovered Kelly recently on Instagram from a post on Women Who Lift Weights and I was intrigued immediately by her story and her bubbly, encouraging personality and her daily motivational fitness reels on her IG page. Kelly is a mom to 3 boys, struggled with weight and exercise for years and then finally was able to lose over 80lbs.  In September 2023, Kelly began pursuing her dream of being a personal trainer when in October 2023 she was hit with the news that she had breast cancer.  But Kelly is now a breast cancer SURVIVOR!!  I like to say breast cancer THRIVER.  She is using her pain for her purpose and I love it!   A few topics we discussed:   *History of being overweight & the struggle over the years *The importance of mindset in your health & fitness journey *What led her to pursuing a certification as a personal trainer  *Social media’s role and how it’s helped her *Breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, complications, and wins *What's next for Kelly   CONNECT WITH KELLY: Kelly_Kohn_ Instagram   **DON’T FORGET TO “FEEL IT ON THE FIRST.”  DO YOUR BREAST SELF EXAM ON THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH. POST ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA & LET’S HELP CREATE AWARENESS THAT COULD HELP SAVE LIVES.   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Your Age Is Not Your Cage Instagram Your Age Is Not Your Cage Facebook Your Age Is Not Your Cage YouTube Your Age Is Not Your Cage Linktree Website   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

We’re going to cover the action steps you can take to walk through this perimenopause/menopause journey with the tools you need to embrace the changes in your body. This can be a beautiful next step in your season of life if we equip ourselves and embrace it instead of dreading it. It doesn’t have to be awful if we’re equipped and empowered with the tools we need to set us up to be our own best health advocate.  My hope is that my story and all that I learned can guide you into perimenopause and menopause effortlessly!   A few things I discuss: *Finding the right physician *Research & learn about specific lab tests *Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) *Exercising during this season of life *Nutrition and the foods that nourish during this season of life   You don’t have to suffer like I did when you arm yourself with the right tools to walk through this with confidence.  I’m here to help you to learn to do the research and educate yourself just like I did so you can be your own best health advocate now and as you age.  This season can be beautiful.  Trust me, I’ve made it through and I’m thriving now at the age of 59!   I’ve attached a link below to get on my email list to grab the labs that you can request from your physician. I encourage you to print this and take it with you.   Please share, rate, & review this podcast and subscribe to my Youtube channel.   LINK TO GET LAB RECOMMENDATIONS: Carla's Linktree   PODCASTS RECOMMENDED: Pain Free Strong-Dr. Tyna Podcast Dr. Tyna Podcast   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/yourageisnotyourcage/ Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today, I’m chatting with a very special guest and she’s also family!  My cousin Abby Paquet is joining me today to share about her family’s life and the changes they’ve made over the last few years to get back to a simpler way of life.  Abby is a mom to two beautiful boys, wife to her high school sweetheart, registered nurse, photographer, Believer, and most recently, homesteader.  Abby has many passions including knitting, homemaking, cooking, baking, sewing, gardening, and caring for their dogs and chickens.  She loves being outdoors with her family as much as possible and values being a lifelong learner and trying new things.   A few of the topics we discussed: *Homesteading *Bringing back old traditions  *Baking sourdough bread, dinners around the table, spending their days outdoors, learning to garden, learning how to build, canning, candle making, & sewing. *Including their kids in the process of learning (gardening, caring for animals, building, cooking, sewing, etc.) *Trusting God’s plan in feeling called to be home with the boys in this season (stay at home mom for 2 years now)   You MUST check out her Instagram page! Her content is amazing!!   CONNECT WITH ABBY:  INSTAGRAM   CONNECT WITH CARLA: INSTAGRAM - YOUR AGE IS NOT YOUR CAGE INSTAGRAM - A DONOR'S STORY FACEBOOK YOUTUBE CHANNEL LINKTREE WEBSITE   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today on Carla’s Convos we talk about how we start and end each day and why it’s so important. Being intentional with creating these daily habits will get easier and easier as you keep doing them. Consistency!  Just don’t give up! If you miss anything, don’t beat yourself up. Just move on and start fresh! Before you know it, you’ll have created healthy habits and a sustainable, amazing, new lifestyle!    Use my ideas but make your daily routine your own so that it works for you.  The important thing is to take action and don’t give up.  I’m cheering you on every step of the way!   xoxo, Carla   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/yourageisnotyourcage/ Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Want to share your ideas or comments?  Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected] **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

My listeners asked so I’m delivering! I’ve had so many questions about homesteading and getting back to the basics after my February 28th episode on “Getting Back to a Traditional Way of Life | Homesteading State of Mind".   So today I had the privilege of chatting with Liz Haselmayer.  Liz is a homeschooling mother to three daughters and the creator of Homegrown Education.  She’s passionate about teaching kids the foundations of real food and raising “wildly capable” kids with her husband. They are a nourished family, living on hunted game, homeschooling their babies, running small businesses, and leaning into the Lord’s calling. It is their mission to help shape the way the next generation views food, cooking, and proper stewardship of health.    CONNECT WITH LIZ: Find Homegrown Education Website HERE Find Homegrown on Instagram: HERE Find Liz Haselmayer on Instagram:  HERE Find Homegrown on Youtube:  HERE Find Homegrown Podcasts: HERE   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Find Carla on Instagram: HERE Find Carla on Facebook: HERE Find Carla on Youtube:  HERE Find Carla’s Linktree:  HERE Find Carla’s Website:  HERE   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

On today’s episode, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Kathleen Klug about holistic, integrated health and wellness.  Kathleen is a 40-year veteran in the profession of Fitness, Health, & Wellness, and currently serves as an IIN Holistic Health Coach, a Health Educator at Kaiser Permanente, and a Speaker.  She is also the creator of START with ONE eCourse, and author of the book, START with ONE - A Simple Approach to Upgrade Your Health -  Body, Mind, and Spirit. Kathleen inspires, informs, motivates, and walks alongside people on their journey to revitalizing their health and wholeness - body, mind, and spirit.  What a an absolute joy, inspiration, and wealth of knowledge Kathleen was!   A few of the topics that we discussed:   *Holistic Health - what does this mean and how does one start this journey? *Integration - what are the key pillars to good integrated health? *Mind, Body, Spirit Connection  *Mindful Bites - what mindset is needed to stick to healthy behaviors? What are the tools? *The Integrated Health Revolution - where do we start & why? *Know your WHY *Key ingredients - Gratitude, Move Your Body, Awareness, Intention, Discipline, & Consistency   Thought to Remember: “Doing ONE thing differently has the power to bring momentum, energy, and self-empowerment that can change your health.”  START with ONE.   CONNECT WITH KATHLEEN KLUG: Website: https://www.kathleenklug.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathleenklughealth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.b.klug Order Kathleen Klug’s book:  https://a.co/d/9tOUcXO   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/yourageisnotyourcage/ Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information to help the listeners make their own informed decisions. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

I took a little diversion from my normal podcasts to focus on celebrating Holy Week leading up to Easter Resurrection Sunday. It truly is a journey filled with so many heart-wrenching and beautiful moments. It’s the story of Jesus Christ's journey to the cross, dying for us, and rising again on Easter Sunday.     I share what each day means during Holy Week, scripture, and my own thoughts along the way.  I pray that this episode speaks to your heart in only ways that God can do.  Please share this with family and friends who may not have a relationship with Jesus or someone that just needs a renewal of their faith life.  I’m not a Bible scholar.  I’m just a person who is very passionate about her love for Jesus and I want to share that with the world because I want you to know Him too.   SCRIPTURE MENTIONED: Matthew 21:6-9; Matthew 21:12-13; Matthew 24:42-44; Luke 22:2-6; Mark 14:22-26; Mark 15:25-26, 37-39; Luke 23:55-56; Mark 16:2-6; Hebrews 12:1-3   SONGS: Come Jesus Come by Stephen McWhirter https://open.spotify.com/track/0tSk71gK1HGIwQmalk88gj?si=06c5f65ba1454c42 Last Words: A Good Friday Liturgy by The Worship Initiative https://open.spotify.com/album/35ecnvLh7jF0asvyuqRYxQ?si=lO4pSKwISd2JXgt463IJPg   WEBSITES & PODCASTS: https://www.thebiblerecap.com/ https://www.anniefdowns.com/letsreadthegospels/ https://bibleproject.com/ https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles https://enduringword.com/#commentary   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/yourageisnotyourcage/ Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]

*Rebroadcast of Episode 10   I’m sharing this episode again because I felt it on my heart to get this important information out there again.  I’ve had several friends recently reach out because they are now walking through this very difficult season of life as a caregiver to a parent. I don’t want anyone to feel alone and overwhelmed because there are resources out there to help them. Parenting Aging Parents makes it easier because you can get everything you need all in one place.   It was truly the hardest season of my life that no one can really prepare you for and I couldn’t have done it without Parenting Aging Parents. This organization and community was a huge blessing to me when we journeyed through this with my Dad who passed away on September 2, 2023.     Please SHARE this with your family and friends! It’s such an important episode that could help ease the overwhelming feeling that comes with being a caregiver.   *************************************************************************************************** CONNECT WITH CARLA: IG: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH KIM & MIKE BARNES | PARENTING AGING PARENTS: https://parentingagingparents.com/ FB: https://facebook.com/groups/parentingagingparents/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/parentingagingparents/ Email: [email protected]

Doesn’t it seem like more and more people are wanting to get back to the basics? There’s been an increasing desire to learn to become more self-sufficient as we get to know our local farmers and discover all the ways that we can provide for our families in a more sustainable and traditional way.   We’re hungry to know more about the benefits of utilizing “back to nature” simple ingredients in a world that is now filled with so many toxins & chemicals. We’re bombarded with them and they’re becoming more & more prevalent in all of our food and the products we put in and on our body.    My guest and good friend Chelsea Schizas sat down to talk about this and more on today’s episode.  Chelsea shares all the things she’s been learning about raw milk, making your own sourdough bread and bone broth, what is tallow, and how to find your local farmer’s markets, just to name a few.  We both share what we’ve discovered and all the health benefits of each of these so that you can make your own informed decisions based on your own research.   This is such a good one filled with so much juicy information you don’t want to miss!  And we’re just getting started…   LINKS: www.wisetraditions.org www.realmilk.com www.localharvest.org CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/yourageisnotyourcage/ Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing any medical advice. We do not claim to be doctors or treat any illnesses. We recommend that you work with your holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and primary care physicians. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today is a fun, short episode! I continually receive questions asking what are my favorite things, my favorite products, my daily must-haves, and my favorite podcasts.  So, I thought I’d take a few minutes today to share some of those with you.    You can find the links mentioned below and also in my Linktree which includes my Amazon favorites.  You can always reach out to me through email or DM’s too.   I’d love to hear from you if you try any of these!  Feel free to share some of your favorites with me too.  As always, thank you so much for listening.  Don’t forget to share with your friends, rate, review, and subscribe to my Youtube channel. CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Linktree:  https://www.linktr.ee/yourageisnotyourcage/ Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   LINKS: www.thelumebox.com www.sunhomesaunas.com www.queenofthethrones.com www.ungovernableproject.com www.motherfocare.com www.redmond.life www.drinklmnt.com www.us.foursigmatic.com www.ancientnutrition.com   PODCASTS: Wise Traditions; The Ultimate Human; Huberman Lab; The Growth Lab with Dr. Josh Axe; Ancient Health; The Genius Life; That Sounds Fun with Annie Downs; Candace Cameron Bure; For the Gospel; Becoming Something; Susie Larson; Ed Mylett Show; Spillover; Relatable Labs; Joe Rogan.   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, my husband and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary!  I thought this was the perfect time to share my thoughts, encouragement, overcoming marriage challenges, tips for growing stronger together through it all, and tools that will help you to put on your armor and fight for your marriage and your family. Your marriage is worth every battle, hardship, and struggle especially once you get to the other side where you’ll be thanking God that you never gave up.     Our world and the next generations need to see women standing strong for family and that marriage is truly a beautiful commitment and covenant that is for a lifetime. I’m praying this episode fills you with a new hope to fight for your marriage!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]

On today’s episode, I’m sharing what’s been on my heart lately.  A few topics include: women, community, friendships, my monthly women’s gathering called The Table, and also the incredible organization I’m involved with that I’ve been sharing so much about on Instagram - Warrior Women Intl.    If you’ve listened to my previous episodes, you already know my passion is to be a “Connector!” I absolutely love bringing women together in community.  Women need each other to encourage and strengthen and walk alongside them in their journeys.  It’s all about being intentional, serving one another, gathering together, bonding, talking, sharing in a safe space, and then taking action steps to grow these friendships and our communities.   Women of all different ages and backgrounds make up these communities. There is no separation or divide.  ALL are welcome here!  Someone out there needs you just as much as you need them.  It’s time for women to continue to rise up, link arms, and build our beautiful communities all over the United States together!  Who’s in?!!  Let’s go!! WARRIOR WOMEN INTL Instagram: https://instagram.com/warriorwomenintl Instagram: https://instagram.com/warriorgirlsintl Website: https://warriorwomenintl.com Email: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com Interested in being featured as a guest? Have questions? Please email: [email protected]

Pauline is a 71-year old ON-FIRE fitness coach!  She is an online fitness trainer on her Youtube channel: Ageless Fitness Lifestyle.  You can’t help but be inspired by the joy, enthusiasm and zest for a healthy lifestyle that Pauline has.  She loves to work with women of all ages (particularly over 50) challenging them to wake up the fitness warrior within. She’ll inspire you to truly believe that you’re never too old and it’s not too late!   Pauline’s passion is driven by her desire to show women that you can do anything at any age.  She believes, like me, that it’s time to defy what the world is telling us about aging and show them that getting older only means you’re getting wiser, more confident, and loving life even more than when you were younger.   Aging is beautiful!  We’re not unseen or forgotten.  We’re just getting started!  You can feel good, energized, strong, and accomplish amazing things when you get your mindset right, rely fully on your faith in God, and get that body moving now!!   This episode with Pauline is going to knock your socks off and cause you to grab a hold of that discipline and show the world that we are rising up together to change the narrative that the culture is telling us.  It’s time to rise up and make a difference and love the age you’re at.   Enjoy this podcast with the ever-inspiring Pauline Adeleke!   CONNECT WITH PAULINE: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulineadeleke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agelessfitnesslifestyle.fit YouTube:  https://youtube.com/agelessfitnesslifestyle TikTok: paulineadeleke   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]

My daughter, Mary Grace and I released Part 1 of our Q&A from your listener submitted questions on EP24. Now, you can listen to Part 2 here! Our hope is that our conversations inspire you to grow, strengthen, and flourish in your relationship with your kids. Even if they’re challenging now, it’s not too late to change that. The time is now to invest in those relationships, lead by example, be present, laugh, dance, and savor this precious time in your lives with your children. It’s true… they grow up way too fast!  Don’t look back wishing you had spent more time with them. We’re not promised tomorrow. Embrace and enjoy parenting and the beautiful gift that the Lord has given you in your children. Sit back and enjoy this episode and please share these podcasts with your friends and family!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today I’m joined by a very special guest, my daughter, Mary Grace Allen.  It was such a treat to record this podcast together and answer your questions that you submitted to us.  We got to walk down memory lane and share some of our best memories, laughs, stories, inspirations, life happenings, and so much more.     We divided this into 2 separate episodes because well, you know, we just got carried away with our stories!  Our listeners asked so many amazing questions that I know you won’t want to miss this one!  We believe this will be so incredibly helpful to Mothers & Daughters (and sons) everywhere!     Enjoy this episode and be sure to stay tuned for Part 2 next week.  Be sure to share with your friends and family!  Happy 2024!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Carla & Tammy give you the scoop about the last six months since their kidney transplant surgery on June 7, 2023.  We share our healing journey, stories that happened along the way, surprises, miracles, and a friend who was so inspired by our story that she has now been accepted to donate her kidney, and so, so much more!     Join us as we celebrate our victories, laugh, and praise God for all that He’s done for us along the way.  “Faith over Fear” has been our motto and has carried us through this last year.  Our story is filled with hope, encouragement, laughter, and inspiration for anyone going through a difficult situation.   Living kidney donors are desperately needed and we pray that you will consider changing the ending to someone’s story today and apply to be a living kidney donor.  Your life will forever be changed by the gift you give someone of RENEWED LIFE.  Just ask Tammy!   Further Listening: EP1: A Donor’s Story with Tammy Turner   EP6: A Donor’s Story with Tammy Turner (Part 2) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-age-is-not-your-cage/id1690939991?i=1000620879128   Resources: National Kidney Donation Organization https://www.nkdo.org/?fbclid=IwAR2J_IrGOewGdFN2QsUS23XCNtQ7D8x2tPrl8fOVc9xteF_bJpVLkxabnqQ   National Kidney Foundation https://www.kidney.org/   Kidney Donor Information: Jane Deleon, BSN, RN, CNOR Living Donor Kidney Transplant Coordinator Kidney Transplant Program Baylor St.Luke’s Medical Center 6620 Main, Ste 1450 | Houston, TX 77030 832-355-7061 (office) | 832-398-7717 (fax) [email protected]   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   CONNECT WITH TAMMY: https://www.instagram.com/tamdturner   Private Facebook Group A Donors Story   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today I’m just sharing a few of my thoughts, updates, encouragement, self-care, health & wellness ideas, and just giving out a little support and accountability as we finish out 2023 and this holiday season!  Grab your coffee or your earbuds and walking shoes and listen in on this short, solo episode. As always, thanks for listening! CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

This is Part 2 to episode 20 to further discuss breast implant illness this time from Amanda Porta (The Holistic Beauty Coach).  We’re also joined again by advocate Robyn Towt who was on Part 1 discussing her breast cancer and breast implant illness.     We really dug deep into BII, holistic health, beauty, botox, and fillers.  So much to unpack in this episode!  These women have incredible stories and so much insight that could help many women out there.  If you or anyone you know has breast implants, botox, or fillers, please share this podcast with them. We share our stories to help others and by creating awareness and that’s what I pray happens with this episode today.  Your story matters!   A few of the topics we covered: *How Amanda & Robyn met and their stories about what brought them to where they are today. *Amanda’s breast implant illness journey; symptoms; and breast explant *Botox & fillers  *Holistic health & beauty:  detoxing, cleanses, castor oil packs, infrared sauna, lymphatic drainage; and liver health; and so much more.   Amanda Porta is a Holistic Beauty Coach based in Beverly Hills.  Amanda has been in the beauty industry for 18 years and has trained under some of the best practitioners in the country.  Her love of innovation inspired her to introduce the concept of wellness to the plastic surgery industry in 2012.  She has advised thousands of women around the world with their health crises from celebrities to athletes to prominent businesswomen.   Robyn is a three-time cancer survivor, most recently diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. She is an advocate for raising awareness about breast implant safety and proper informed consent regarding breast implants and other medical devices. Amanda is  co-founder of the Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (GPAC)    Connect with Amanda (Holistic Beauty Coach: Website: www.LymphLounge.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theholisticbeautycoach   Connect with Robyn: Email:  [email protected] Website:  www.GPACunited.org Instagram: https:/www./instagram.com/robyntowt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robyn.towt.7 Linked In:  Robyn Towt - CoFounder GPAC Global Patient Advocacy Coalition   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide our personal experiences, support & educational information to assist you in becoming your own best health advocate.  We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you do your own research and work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and/or primary care physicians. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

If you have BREAST IMPLANTS or know someone that does, this episode is an absolute must! Please share and help create awareness. You never know who you might be helping.   In today’s episode I’m joined by Robyn Towt.  We dig deep into the politics of breast implants, what is Breast Implant Illness (BII), common symptoms of BII, what is the FDA hiding, what new cancer is now showing up from implants, how to get financial help to get breast implants removed, how to advocate for yourself, and how to find a good reputable surgeon.   Robyn is a three time cancer survivor, most recently diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. She is an advocate for raising awareness about breast implant safety and proper informed consent regarding breast implants and other medical devices. She is the co-founder of Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (GPAC) and she is also an administrator in various online support groups for women who are suffering from Breast Implant Illness. Robyn worked extensively with Arizona legislators in passing an informed consent law for breast implant surgery and her GPAC team is currently working on similar legislation in several other states. GPAC has also partnered with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) to develop a patient decision checklist for breast implant surgery. In 2022, She collaborated with policy makers to update NCCN guidelines for breast cancer to include Aesthetic Flat Closure as a surgical option after mastectomy.  Robyn enjoys medical research and has published articles in magazines, as well as a medical journal and a medical textbook. Robyn is passionate and believes every patient should be given the information needed to make informed and educated decisions about their healthcare treatment and surgical options.  She wants you to be informed to become your own best health advocate!   CONNECT WITH ROBYN: Email:  [email protected] Website:  www.GPACunited.org Instagram: https:/www./instagram.com/robyntowt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robyn.towt.7 Linked In:  Robyn Towt - CoFounder GPAC Global Patient Advocacy Coalition   FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP: Breast Implant Illness and Healing by Nicole    CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide our personal experiences, support & educational information to assist you in becoming your own best health advocate.  We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you do your own research and work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and/or primary care physicians. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Did you know that culture wants us to think that marriage is where sex goes to die? When actually people don’t reach their sexual prime until their 40’s, 50’s, & beyond!  How encouraging is that?   April and I dig deep into exposing the lies of what the world tells us about married sex and what is actually true. What does God say about sex?  What does biblical sex look like? How can praying for your sex life can change your world?  God’s plan for sex in a marriage is better than anything we could have thought up on our own! Scripture affirms that sex in marriage is not only God’s plan but also a beautiful gift that is ours for the taking and one to be enjoyed throughout our married lives.     We’ve both been married to our husbands for 20+ years so we have a lot of years under our belts that we hope can encourage and empower women that have been or are in similar situations as we’ve encountered.  April & I are vulnerable and share our own personal experiences, stories, and tools that we’ve utilized in our marriages that we hope can help to equip you to fight for your marriages and for your sex lives. Your marriage is worth the fight!   Recommended Books: Married Sex by Gary Thomas & Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC https://a.co/d/aw8kAiG   God, Sex & Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery https://a.co/d/5wbJyIN   Find the Hero in Your Husband by Dr. Juli Slattery https://a.co/d/8XyPkAT   Bible Scripture Verses: Song of Songs 1:9  Song of Songs 5:1 Proverbs 5:18b-19 God created sex to bring about unity (Genesis 2:24); Purity (Hebrews 13:4); Pleasure (Song of Songs 7:6); love and comfort (Genesis 24:67); and deep joy (Proverbs 5:18).     CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH APRIL: Facebook: https://facebook.com/aprilalannalarson **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, primary care physicians, and your counselor. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today I am solo and talking about my favorite thing…health coaching and your health! This one is for everyone and for all ages. I’m answering questions you’ve sent to me about health coaching, wellness, time, money, and is it too late. Join me in helping you to age powerfully and learn to become our own best health advocates!   Here’s a few of the topics I cover:   Who needs a health coach? Coaching feels like a luxury expense & I can’t afford it. What’s the difference between a health coach & a personal trainer? How do I make the time to exercise? I’m in my 50’s and I feel like it’s too late to get started. How do I get my family onboard and my kids to eat healthier?   Let’s develop that discipline and commit to a healthier, happier, sustainable lifestyle.  It’s so worth it! You’re worth it. Your family is worth it. Let’s get started!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

I’m doing something fun and a little bit different with two of my very favorite friends, Carrie Farris and April Larson.  We are going to be doing an ongoing series that I’ll publish periodically where we will candidly and openly discuss mid-life, burning issues that so many women are wrestling with now as they navigate this new chapter in their lives.   It’s going to be candid, transparent, vulnerable, funny, and authentic. That’s the only way we know how to do life together!  Our goal is that it’ll cause you to ask yourself these same questions and then go grab some girlfriends to talk, encourage, and support each other in this season of life. Let’s love and cheer each other on as we do this life together and age powerfully & joyfully!   Today, we dig into the following & more: How do we navigate untethering from our children in this season? Who am I now that my kids are becoming adults? Do I know her anymore?  Why do I feel guilty in pursuing who I am? What is my identity and my purpose now? Have I stayed connected to my husband or is he a stranger to me? The importance of mentoring and empowering the next generation. And, soooooo much more to come in future episodes!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   CONNECT WITH CARRIE: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.chatter.box.radio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatterboxradiopodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/chatterboxradiopodcast Website: www.thechatterboxradio.com   CONNECT WITH APRIL: Facebook: https://facebook.com/aprilalannalarson Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected]   For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide guidance, support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with your own holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today my special guest is Stephanie Rofkahr.  Stephanie’s bubbly and infectious personality makes her such a joy to talk to and I know you’re going to love her!  She is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach in addition to an NPC bikini body competitor along with a long list of impressive credentials.   Stephanie has a personal story to share of a near-tragedy turned miracle that caused her to step back and take a look at her own life and begin to make some big changes.  These changes and transformations gave her a new lease on life and she hasn’t looked back since!   Stephanie also shares about her health & nutrition business “Fit Four Five” and the meaning behind that, how she got involved in women’s bikini competitions in her 40’s, created her own fitness app, and her passion for helping change women’s mindsets around fitness, nutrition, aging, and making your health a priority!   Stephanie has been featured in “Train for Her” magazine, “Dfyne” magazine, & “SUAVV” magazine, to name a few.  She’s also a food blogger for Nutrishop and a regular at Akins Natural Foods in Arkansas & Oklahoma.  Her nutritional tips have been featured in the My Fitness Pal app and you can see her regularly on “2 Works for You” Tulsa morning show and KATV news Good Afternoon Arkansas.   Women like Stephanie inspire you to take the leap and go make a difference in the lives of others, including your own life!  Let Stephanie’s story light that fire within you to finally take the step forward you’ve been wanting to take.  Your health is worth it!  Enjoy this amazing conversation with my sweet friend Stephanie.  You’re going to love it!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE: Instagram:  https://instagram.com/fit.four.five Website: https://fitfourfive.co/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fitfourfivestephanierofkahr\ **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

Today I had the absolute pleasure of talking with one of the sweetest humans on the planet!  Tamea Smith is 62 years old, has been married for 43 years, and has five children and seven grandchildren.     Not only is she a flight attendant for the last 20 years but Tamea is a competition bodybuilder!  She earned her pro card at the age of 60 and she now competes in the IFBBPro League as a Masters Bikini Pro.   Tamea’s passion is just like mine.  Her greatest desire is to empower women and to encourage them to know that they can pursue their dreams at any age in life!  It’s never too late to create the life that you want to live.  I am just so intrigued and inspired by women like Tamea that don’t let age, because it’s just a number, hold them back from going after what they want.  We are aging powerfully and nothing can stop us!   Tamea is just another amazing woman that I’m blessed to know and her zest for life and health can help you realize that you can still achieve anything that you set your mind to!  Let Tamea inspire you to take that first step and never give up.  You’re going to love this one so sit back and listen or grab your airbuds, go for a walk, and join two friends having a conversation that you won’t want to miss!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH TAMEA SMITH (Honey B Fit) Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/honey_b_fit_ifbbpro Website:  https://www.honeybfit.com   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition.

This episode with Julia Linn is about what’s possible at any age no matter the challenges or setbacks you’ve had!  I had the privilege of talking with Julia who is 66 years old and is a fitness influencer, wellness expert, certified coach, author, motivational speaker, and a badass competition bodybuilder!  She has reimagined what it is to be a senior citizen at age 66. Her story of transformation includes severe childhood diabetes, to almost dying at 34 from complications when a double organ transplant saved her life. At 48 a triple cardiac bypass, at 50 a thyroidectomy. Julia’s story will give you that kick-in-the-butt you need to never give up! Julia has lived all over the world as a university professor and instead of retiring at 62, she decided to get fit, expressing gratitude for the gift of life the organ transplant gave her. The physical transformation was profound – but more so on the inside where you couldn’t see it. It led to bodybuilding competitions for 60+ and becoming a certified personal trainer and mindset coach.  Julia wants women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s to learn how to think differently about menopause, their bodies, and the toxic culture of weight loss. She is here to encourage, empower, and inspire you that it is never too late to meet the life and health goals you want to achieve!   CONNECT WITH CARLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourageisnotyourcage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adonorsstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrscarlaallen?mibextid=LQQJ4d Website:  https://carlaallen.com   Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email: [email protected] For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: [email protected]   CONNECT WITH JULIA: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dolphinine/?hl=en Website: https://bodybeautylovelife.com/ YouTube:  https://youtube.com/julialinn LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-linn-06bb77251/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087666122649   Be sure to check out Julia’s book: “MY POWER DECADE: A Story of Mindset, Weight Loss, Muscle Gain, and Reclaiming Health After Age Sixty” on Amazon:  https://a.co/d/bNyU8b1   **DISCLAIMER: My guests and I are only here to provide support & educational information. We are not providing medical advice. We recommend that you work with holistic practitioners, functional medicine practitioners, and your primary care physician. Always seek medical guidance when you have a medical condition