Your Age Is Not Your Cage™

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.
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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.com
 
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.

EP28: Marriage - Your Husband & Your Family Are Worth Fighting For | Special Anniversary & Valentine’s Day Episode

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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.com

EP27: Women, Community, Friendships, The Table, & Warrior Women Intl.

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: contact@warriorwomenintl.com
 
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: carla@carlaallen.com

EP26: It’s Never Too Late & You’re Never Too Old: 71 Year Old Inspiring You To Get Fit & Healthy | Pauline Adeleke

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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.com

E25: Mother Daughter Q&A: Answering Your Listener Questions (Part Two)

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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.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.

EP24: Mother Daughter Q&A: Answering Your Listener Questions (Part One)

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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.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.

EP23: Kidney Buddies: 6-Month Update After Kidney Transplant Surgery with Carla & Tammy

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)
JaneFrances.Deleon@commonspirit.org
 
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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.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.

EP22: Encouragement For The Holiday Season

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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.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.

EP21: Amanda B. Porta | Robyn Towt Discuss Breast Implants, Breast Implant Illness (BII), Breast Explants, Botox, Fillers, and Holistic Health & Beauty

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:  GPACunited.robyntowt@gmail.com
Website:  www.GPACunited.org
Instagram: https:/www./instagram.com/robyntowtFacebook: 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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.com
 
**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.

EP20: What You Must Know About Breast Implants, Breast Cancers, & Breast Implant Illness | Robyn Towt

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:  GPACunited.robyntowt@gmail.com
Website:  www.GPACunited.org
Instagram: https:/www./instagram.com/robyntowtFacebook: 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: carla@carlaallen.com
For Sponsorships & Promos, contact: carla@carlaallen.com
 
**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.