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]

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CONNECT WITH TAMMY:

https://www.instagram.com/tamdturner

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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.

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!

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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.

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

Linked In:  Robyn Towt - CoFounder GPAC Global Patient Advocacy Coalition

CONNECT WITH CARLA:

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**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

Linked In:  Robyn Towt - CoFounder GPAC Global Patient Advocacy Coalition

FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP:

Breast Implant Illness and Healing by Nicole 

CONNECT WITH CARLA:

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Website:  https://carlaallen.com

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**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).  

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Website:  https://carlaallen.com

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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!

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Website:  https://carlaallen.com

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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.

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:

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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

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**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!

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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!

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Website:  https://carlaallen.com

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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!

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Website:  https://carlaallen.com

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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