The Grief of Not Fully Participating in Your Own Life
Chronic illness grief is not always dramatic or obvious. Sometimes it appears quietly through missed experiences, exhaustion, isolation, and the growing feeling that life feels smaller than you imagined it would.
Lipoedema, Intimacy, and the Fear of Being Fully Seen
For many people living with lipoedema, intimacy is not only about connection. It can also involve shame, hyperawareness, clothing, vulnerability, and the fear of being truly seen.