Carlyn Montes De Oca
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Carlyn Montes De Oca

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CARLYN MONTES DE OCA is a multi-award winning author of Dog as My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse and Paws for the Good Stuff. She is an international speaker, animal-human health expert, and passionate animal advocate.

A former film editor on such movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Three Men and a Little Lady, Carlyn holds a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University in communication arts and a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is also certified in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies at Cornell University.

Montes De Oca was voted PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50, and is an ambassador at Animal Protection of New Mexico. A sought-after speaker and founder of The Animal-Human Health Connection, Carlyn frequently talks with community groups, non-profits, corporations, and at national and international conferences on the powerful ways human health, happiness, and longevity are improved through our connection with our animal companions. She has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Woman's Day Magazine. Her powerful TEDx talk is entitled - The Life-Changing Power of the Animal-Human Health Connection.

A longtime resident of Northern California, Carlyn now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, Ken Fischer, an award-winning sound editor, and her beloved rescue dog, Grace.

Her latest book, a #1 Amazon bestseller, Junkyard Girl: a Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets, and Second Chances, is available now. For more information visit Carlyn@ www.animalhumanhealth.com.


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Carlyn Montes De Oca is a passionate animal advocate, international speaker, and multi-award winning author of Dog as My Doctor, Cat as my Nurse. Carlyn has been featured on ABC, CBS and Woman's Day Magazine.

A long-time resident of Northern California, she now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, Ken Fischer, an award-winning sound editor and their beloved rescue dog, Grace. Her latest book, a #1 Amazon bestseller, Junkyard Girl: a Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets, and Second Chances, is available now. For more information visit Carlyn@ www.animalhumanhealth.com.
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