“I started Keto on June 22, 2019 because the pain in my legs was unbearable. Extra strength Tylenol was not touching it at all. For the last three days, my level of pain has dropped from 9 to a 1 or less. The Keto for Lipedema summit has given me hope.”
MasterClass 6 month Program 2022-2023
Living Well With Lipedema
Bio-individuality: Designed for YOU - Because You Are Unique
Lipedema - The Disease They Call FAT is a fat disorder that affects women and is often mistaken for simple obesity. Generally under-recognized and misdiagnosed, symptoms include pain, swelling and weight gain that is resistant to diet and exercise. Lipedema progresses and without intervention worsens over time.
"Acceptance... It seems like an ordinary word. I was in the MasterClass Program before the holiday class, and I have grown in ways I never expected. I would always pick apart myself physically, emotionally and spiritually. I was never “ perfect”. I was always searching for a way to get perfect. Maybe, perfect isn’t the right word. I fought myself at every turn. I was always looking for a way into the door of the perfect life.
The happy go lucky life that is splattered all over the different medias. I took a painting class not too long ago and the instructor said something that shifted my thoughts. Someone in the group said they didn’t like their painting. The instructor said let it dry and start again. I kept thinking about that and the mini class was and is my way of a start again. I don’t have to keep forcing myself into the “perfect” box. I am a kaleidoscope of brilliant and magical moments that no one else can be because I am the only one to be living it. How cool is that." ~ Theresa D., TX, USA
This Masterclass brings the best of what is known about the treatment for lipedema to help transform your experience of living with the disease. We focus on our holistic model that includes Physical, Mental/Psychological, Emotional, Spiritual, and Social aspects in developing personalized protocols for each participant.
Our staff and facilitators bring not only their knowledge and skills in this area from a professional perspective but also their personal journeys with lipedema, lymphedema, and lymphatic/fat disorders. They have each been at the leading edge in this area, with research as well as working with many lipedema ladies over the past several years.
NOTE: Megan Pfeffer is no longer associated with Lipedema Simplified or The Lipedema Project.
Catherine Seo, PhD
MasterClass Course Director
Founder & CEO
Lipedema Simplified
The Lipedema Project
Catherine Seo, PhD. MasterClass Course Director. Catherine is Founder and Director of Lipedema Simplified, Director of The Lipedema Project and a professor of psychology. She produced and directed the documentary, The Disease They Call FAT, and was one of the co-authors of the book, Lipedema-The Disease They Call FAT: An Overview for Clinicians. She has lipedema, lymphedema, has struggled with obesity, and recently had a total hip replacement. Catherine brings knowledge, compassion, and humor to living with a chronic condition.
Leslyn Keith, OTD, CLT-LANA
President & Director of Research
The Lipedema Project
Instructor Lymphatic Therapy
Klose Training
Dr. Leslyn Keith, OTD, CLT-LANA is Director of Research for The Lipedema Project, an instructor in lymphedema therapy for Klose Training and Consulting, and has a private practice in lymphedema/lipedema therapy. She is author of the recently published book - . Leslyn has a doctorate in Occupational Therapy and has been treating lymphatic disorders since 2000.
Matthew Carmody, MD
Internist,
Primary Care Physician,
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Matthew Carmody, MD. Dr. Matthew Carmody is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, Internal Medicine Physician practitioner, teacher, researcher (patient interview, medical practice system change), Primary Care Center at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Carmody is a Lipedema and Obesity medicine lecturer and actively designing enhanced approaches to lipedema and obesity in primary care practice.
The Lipedema Project has evolved from the early work of Lipedema Simplifed and has more extensive information about lipedema. Please visit http://lipedemaproject.org/ to learn more.
