Etheric Self

June is Lipedema Awareness Month
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Lipedema is a chronic and progressive condition that affects adipose tissue.
It can be very painful, and is usually observed as a weight build up in the thighs and legs before knowing what the condition is.
Dieting and weight loss do not get rid of the affected adipose tissue.
A person with lipedema may feel like they have extra large legs or hips and a slim upper body.
They may bruise easily, find walking and exercise painful due to the swelling, have a bumpy skin texture in the affected areas and feel very self conscious about the size of their hips, legs or arms.
Lipedema affects (mostly) women and can start during hormonal shifts such as puberty, pregnancy, or menopause.
Lipedema management consists of a range of things like eating well, gentle exercise, pain management, looking after your skin well, wearing compression garments, and getting regular manual lymphatic drainage massage.
For a long time, not a lot was known about lipedema.
Thankfully now, we have some amazing resources available from Lipoedema Australia and other organisations.
If you're interested in learning a bit more about lipedema and concerned you may be living with lipedema already, we have a 45 minute consultation available where you can ask questions, check your symptoms and talk through the next steps.

Not sure that too many people are doing beach walks at the moment, but good advice to be careful if you are. 🌊

In case you hadn't yet noticed, I spent last weekend in Geelong at the National Conference. It was a fabulous event with amazing workshops, speakers, and (very importantly) excellent food!
Key takeaway from the event was apparently how much I enjoyed the stadium. 😂
I've honestly never taken so many photos of an empty sports stadium before 📸 it's quite amusing to my family 🤭
Be honest though, it looks good, right!?!
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The entire venue was amazing. I have so many more pictures and experiences to share. It's just going to take a few days or so to get everything edited and organised.
Thank you Massage & Myotherapy Australia for putting on another amazing event! And thank you to for a fabulous venue.

Guess who's learning about and practising kinesio taping today?
Me! 😁
The awesome Tony from is sharing his extensive taping knowledge with us at the pre conference workshop.
Loving this workshop! So many practical applications. Can't wait to use these new skills back in the studio.

11 months of fun and chaos and stress and making my brain work harder than it ever has before and finally I've completed my Cert IV TAE.
I'm now officially able to train and assess massage students!
To say I'm excited about the possibility of advancing my massage therapy career is an understatement 🤩
Huge thanks to the entire team at for being amazing at what you do. Could not have done this without you. 🥰

It's Natural Medicine Week! We love natural therapies at Etheric Self. Looking after your body takes all forms. Who's using more than massage therapy for self care? 🩷

Today kicks off a week of celebration with Natural Medicine Week 2026!

This is the perfect week to learn more about the different natural therapies and the unique ways they support your health from the inside and out.

View a range of different health concerns and the therapies that can support them here: https://naturalmedicineweek.com.au/your-health/

Watch a whole range of webinar recordings from our natural medicine practitioners here: https://naturalmedicineweek.com.au/whats-on/webinar-recordings/

Wow! I'm always in awe of the amazing skills surgeons have. 👶

Florida baby ‘born twice’ after elaborate surgery involving partial delivery Cassian Joubert was partially delivered at 25 weeks for procedure and placed back in mother’s womb before birth