How it all began It was a day in August 2019. I got Whats app messages from our self-help group Lilybelles Nordhessen. Among other things, there was a call to participate in a television program. We were looking for women with lipedema who would like to become self-confident despite lipedema. I leave it and shortly afterwards I forgot. That same evening looked
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Pretty best friends: breathing exercises for the lymphatic system
Correct breathing does a lot of good on a physical and emotional level. Incorrect breathing blocked - I experienced this painfully after three operations and the formation of lymphedema on the stomach and thighs. In addition to manual lymphatic drainage, I still get speech therapy to stabilize speech and breathing so that I can literally breathe deeply again through breathing exercises, breathe away pain and without closing
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Body and Mind
Self love vs. Self acceptance
Self-love, also self-love, denotes the all-embracing acceptance of oneself in the form of an unrestricted love for oneself. The term is synonymous, but not completely synonymous, with terms such as self-acceptance, self-respect, self-care, self-confidence and self-worth. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selbstliebe Yes, self-love is on everyone's lips, but every time I hear it, it makes me wonder. Wikipedia phrased exactly where me probably the
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Lipedema and partnership: the courage to love - the homage to the partner
Because it's worth waiting for the right one. Over the past few years I have met a lot of people affected and not infrequently have I heard sad, sometimes even harrowing stories about partnerships, relationships and sexuality. Sometimes, however, I found myself again at certain moments. I think we often go through similar situations and that's why
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Not just in winter - tips on skin care for lipedema and lymphedema
The snow falls quietly - unfortunately not only in winter. Our skin is subjected to a lot of stress every day and therefore needs a lot of care. Very. Much. Baby bottom-lot. To ensure that your lipedema and lymphedema skin gets through the year well-nourished, strong and healthy, I have a few tips for skin care and matching products from medi for you
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# lipedema community - envy and resentment from within
I read in the self-help groups, on the pages of the various lipedema bloggers and one thing catches my eye again and again. Envy, resentment, even hateful comments. But why? Aren't we all in the same boat? Shouldn't it be a platform where we can talk openly? Can you let off the stink? Without being directly attacked? Understands me
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Compression Dating - Hide or Be Confident?
Hello, my name is Simone Asam and I was diagnosed with primary lymphedema in both legs in 2013. I've been single for three years and now I'm looking for happiness in love again. In my last relationship, my illness and compression had always been a difficult topic, but I assumed it was
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Psychotherapy for lipedema - a positive mindset as part of therapy
When I got my leg diagnosis, I didn't know what to expect. Education about edema diseases was not as advanced as it is today and Google has only provided the absolute medical basics. But that didn't stop me from wanting to learn everything about lipedema, lymphedema, phlebedema and everything related to it
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Self-Lipedema Therapy: How I Made Peace With My Compression
Living with lipedema has never been easy. Suddenly, a significant part of everyday life revolves around conservative therapy, lymphatic drainage, doctor's appointments, compression supplies and, above all, the nervous strain caused by constant pain. Each of us affected can certainly tell of several low points that their soul had to endure in their life with lipedema. [Caroline is seated