The Missing Piece in Midlife: Lipedema, Lymphatic Health and Why Your Body Feels "Stuck" (Episode 82)

About this episode

This episode discusses lipedema and lymphatic dysfunction in midlife with expert Kaitlin Barry.

If you feel like your body has changed in midlife—and no matter what you do, it’s just not responding—you are not crazy… and you are not alone. In this episode of Thrive with Carrie, I sit down with lymphatic specialist and occupational therapist Kaitlin Barry to uncover a commonly missed root issue for many women: lipedema and lymphatic dysfunction. We talk about: • The difference between lipedema and lymphedema (and why it matters) • Why symptoms often show up during perimenopause and menop...

People in this episode

Host: Carrie Chojnowski

Guest: Kaitlin Barry

Topics covered

• lipedema
• lymphatic health
• midlife changes
• perimenopause
• women's health

Keywords

• lipedema
• lymphatic dysfunction
• midlife
• perimenopause
• women's health

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Organizations: Thrive with Carrie

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