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Connect the Daughts- A New Initiative from Connective Truth
This one's for the moms. This week Shawn and Ashley sat down with Wendy Moore, executive director of Connective Truth- an education and advocacy initiative for lipedema. As part of Wendy's ongoing work for the...
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Shawn Opens Up About Divorce, Relationships, & Addiction
This week Shawn gets very vulnerable and shares more of her story from her divorce and she opens up about her struggle with alcohol addiction and recent stay in a rehab facility. We know that this subject matter can...
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When Your Surgeon Has Lipedema Too: What She Wants Every Woman to Know w/ Dr. Maryam Zamani
This week Ashley sat down with Dr. Maryam Zamani, a double board certified plastic surgeon and lipedema surgeon and lipedema patient herself. Listen as Dr. Zamani shares her refreshing and heartfelt perspective on...
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Conditioned to Be Nice: The Dangers of Ignoring Your Gut
In this deeply personal episode, Ashley shares her experience with an MLD therapist that left her questioning her own discomfort—and why she initially struggled to speak up. Together, Ashley and Shawn unpack the ways...
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A New Lipedema Medical Trial- A Potential Game Changer
This week we sat down with multi-hyphenate actress, model, casting director and entrepreneur Crystal to hear all about the incredible medical trial she has been part of that changed her life and could change the game...
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Compression for Lipedema: Finding the Right Fit, Feel & Level of Support
Flat knit, circular knit, where do we begin?! And how should we really feel when wearing our garments? Are we supposed to feel uncomfortable? Listen as Ashley sits down with Tyler Dillon, PT, DPT, CLWT and asks all...
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Burnout: The Cost of Self Abandonment
What if what you’ve been calling exhaustion, anxiety, or feeling like you’ve lost yourself is actually burnout—the result of spending years giving so much of yourself away that there was nothing left for you? Listen...
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Getting Back to the Basics w/ FNP Brad Fisher
This week Ashley sat down with her husband Brad, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, to discuss possibly one of the most overlooked elements of living a healthy life: the basics. Take a listen and learn how...
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A Message for Moms + The First Lipedema Restore Retreat
This week Shawn and Ashley are catching up with a message for moms and the vision behind the very first Lipedema Restore Retreat that is now sold out! But take a listen for what it's all about and how you can be part...
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A New Resource: Connective Truth w/ Wendy Moore
Wendy Moore, PhD, Executive Director, is a cognitive development researcher who spent years studying how people come to know what they know — and still couldn't see this in herself. She self-diagnosed her lipedema in...
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A Conversation w/ Dr. Michael Schwartz
This week we sat down with Dr. Michael Schwartz, plastic surgeon and lipedema advocate. Dr. Schwartz shares from his years of experience working with lipedema patients. An episode you don't want to miss! 💖 Special...
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Venous Insufficiency and Lipedema w/ Dr. Ellen Derrick
Today we're joined by vascular surgeon Dr. Ellen Derrick for a conversation that every woman with lipedema should hear. We dive into the important role the vascular system plays in lipedema. Whether you're newly...
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