chronic illness

Beyond Gluten

I read a post by Dr. Amy Myers recently that made a lot of sense to me. It's nothing I haven't heard before, but it was a good reminder...

Perfectly Imperfect

When did we decide we have to do it all? Lipedema is a word that gives so many women a sense of relief because the disease explains so...

The Usable Hours

I posted on my Facebook page this week about a woman whose doctor asked her how many usable hours she had in her day as a result of...

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...

My Aha! Food Sensitivities Moment

This will start sort of in the middle of my journey, because looking back I can tell that this wasn’t the beginning, but this is where my...

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...

Start the Year Out Delicious...and Healthy!

One thing I hear from clients is that it's very difficult to find easy recipes that taste good. Once you begin the quest to healthier...

What Will You Choose?

And then one day you wake up, and you are THERE. At the place where women all over the world find themselves. At the end of the "answers"...