Your Age Is Not Your Cage™

38 | Breast Cancer Survivor Kelly Kohn: Her Health & Fitness Journey, Winning the Battle Against Breast Cancer, and Her Passion to Pursue Her Dreams & Help Other Women

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.
 
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**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.

37 | Perimenopause & Menopause: Equipping Women to Change the Narrative and Believe You Can Feel Good Again!

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.
 
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PODCASTS RECOMMENDED:
Pain Free Strong-Dr. Tyna Podcast
Dr. Tyna Podcast
 
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**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.

Paquet Family Farm: Homesteading & Returning to The Simple Things in Life

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!!
 
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**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’s Convos: Daily Routines for Healthy Habits & Consistent Rhythms

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
 
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**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.

Liz Haselmayer: Homegrown Education | Foundations of Homesteading and Nourished Families

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
 
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**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.

START With ONE - A Simple Approach to Upgrade Your Health: Mind, Body, & Spirit with Kathleen Klug

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/
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Order Kathleen Klug’s book:  https://a.co/d/9tOUcXO
 
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**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.

A Journey Through Holy Week to Easter Sunday

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
 
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This Season of Life: Being a Caregiver & Parenting Aging Parents | Kim & Mike Barnes

*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.
 
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Getting Back To A Traditional Way Of Life | Homesteading State of Mind

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
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**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.

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

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.
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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.