pain

When the Basics are Too Much

I often tell clients to give themselves credit for what they accomplish and grace for what they don't. A chronic illness introduces...

Lipedema Awareness for our Daughters

It’s incredibly difficult to be a woman with lipedema. The only thing harder is being a woman with lipedema who is also a mother with a...

Never Doubt the Baby Steps

My response to women who tell me that they've only done this small thing, that they've only hit this one goal, that they've only eaten...

It's Not Always Lipedema's Fault

So, you have lipedema. Or maybe you're just pretty sure you have it after hours of research and that huge sense of relief after...

Why I Do What I Do

Angelique is The Lippy Butterfly on Facebook and a regular panelist on The Lipedema Channel monthly roundtable on YouTube. She also...

Getting on My Last (vagus) Nerve!

The vagus Nerve may not be something you've never thought about much. We hear a lot about other body parts when we have chronic illness...

Collagen...What's it To You?

Bone broth and collagen in my coffee? Six months ago I would've had that same look on my face that's on yours right now. Struggling...

When Fun is Painful

Pain. There's almost always the pain. Or the fear of pain. Or the anticipation of pain. Most women with lipedema live with pain on a...