I have been working on something for the last year or so. It's something that will give me a trifecta of knowledge and certifications to be able to truly help the community that has my heart...those with lipedema, lymphedema, and connective tissue disorders like hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos. I've also used this training to help my husband heal and recover after cancer treatement and help my daughter become more flexible and strong for dance and lengthen her extensions. I have training and...

For years, this was what I thought. Years of my life hoping. Years of my life dedicated to extreme exercise, extreme food restriction, extreme supplement intake, extreme everything. Years of thinking ahead to the next occasion and setting another goal of what I might weigh if I work hard enough. Years of believing that a few sizes smaller was THE goal. But I was wrong. When lipedema hit my life hard, though I didn't have a label for it at the time, I gained 50 pounds in three months. No...

First, I'll start by saying I'd love to never hear this phrase again. Cheat days. Cheat meals. Just who are you cheating on? As an adult, you're allowed to make your own choices about what you eat and drink. So, this holiday season, let's have a new perspective. Know your body. Know the effects of what this food or that food does to your body. Weigh the mental and physical pros and cons and decide what you, as a grown human, will consume. That's it. After you've consumed it, whether it was...