Lately, we’ve been focused on showing ourselves love and compassion – learning to fall in love with ourselves and recognize our very own stories. We have discovered our resiliency as we move forward in our health journey. Personal resilience involves thoughts and actions that promote our well-being both physically and…
Traveling is one of the most exciting activities we can take. Short or long trips can invigorate our bodies because through traveling, we can welcome a change in scenery, find different opportunities to meet people, try new things, and explore new places. As we prepare to take our trips, we…
It can be overwhelming to get started on something new. There’s a feeling of uncertainty from having to let go of some things you’re used to in favor of this new thing, and it can be very challenging. A good example would be trying Keto for the first time. You…
As children, most of us were given a bedtime. As we got older, our parents would adjust some restrictions to let us stay up later while our younger siblings had to go to bed earlier. It seemed that somehow, our parents knew that the younger ones needed more sleep. They…
Ah… The almost-lost art of writing letters. It seems to be an art that is waning. We now have email, text, zoom, video chats, and social media of all sorts to stay in touch with others. We write letters by hand less and less. But yet, these letters have value….
We can fall a victim to our routines sometimes. In the process of working hard and striving for our goals, we forget to make time for other things that matter to us. We wake up one day feeling less alive and uninspired. It’s therefore incredibly important to take a break…
Oftentimes, I find myself getting lost in thoughts of the changes that I have experienced over the course of my life. Analysis of these changes often brings to light the growth that occurred along with the change. A change in plans, a change in habits, a change in career, a…
This month is Self-Love Month. We’re celebrating love here at Lipedema Simplified. What better way is there to celebrate love than to take care of ourselves? But wait… What exactly does that mean? Where does it begin? What is Self-Love? The easiest way to explain self-love is to look back…
Every day, we’re faced with many choices. What time do we get up? What time do we go to bed? What do we wear? Which route do we take to go to the shops? When do we eat? And on, and on… We start learning to make choices at a…
Here in the United States, we have heard for decades that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It was in the early 1900s that food manufacturing companies convinced doctors to promote breakfast. Foods such as cereal and bacon were marketed as breakfast foods. Since that time, breakfast…
The other night, I had a dream. I was being chased. I don’t know who was chasing me, I just know I was being chased. It seemed to go on forever, like chasing the end of a rainbow. I finally stopped running and turned around and asked, “Why are you…
Those of us with Lipedema have a particular set of things we do to take care of ourselves. These are things we perform for ourselves in order to remain healthy and happy and ensure our well-being. Especially this holiday season, we need to remember that self-care is essential. Have you…
Most of us naturally develop support circles that we are in the center of as we go through life. There are at least four circles of support each of us has in life. These circles are dynamic. They change and morph over the course of our lifetime. People come and…
Do you remember using or seeing the Vita Master Fat Shaker from the 1950s? It made an appearance on the I Love Lucy television show. It was a machine that had two big belts on it that wrapped around your body. You stood on a platform and when you turned…
As a vocalist, I often have a song running through my head. I’m that person who responds to others with a lyric from a familiar song. It has driven my kids crazy for over twenty years. Much to their dismay, they find themselves doing the same. The chorus I sing…
Let’s talk about learning to recognize our own faces with love, compassion, and respect. Facial recognition is a fairly recent technological advancement. Without a reflection or photo, we could tell what our faces felt like, but we would have a hard time knowing what our faces looked like. So we…
Lately, I’ve been thinking about hats… Hmmm… I wonder why? Could a silly hat that was worn during Movement with Miranda have anything to do with this? Could it have been because I have been wearing so many hats lately? Probably. But whatever the reason, I’ve been thinking about hats…
Changes are coming. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we just moved into fall and are looking forward to the short dark days of winter. For those of us in the southern hemisphere, spring has come and long, warm summer days aren’t far off. The seasons are a-changin’,…
Words are important: the ones said aloud, the ones said silently, the ones we say to each other, and the ones we say to ourselves. All of our words go out into the universe and have tremendous power. We should always select our words carefully and wisely for each other….
This weekend as I walked through the living room, my daughter-in-law offered to help me organize my sewing center. I froze in my tracks! Panic and fear coursed through my body – my mouth went dry, and I got a lump in my throat – I quickly said, “No, thank…