June 2026 Lymphatic Health Hub: Lipoedema Awareness Month

This Month We’re Talking About...

• Lipoedema awareness
• Pain, heaviness and swelling
• Understanding lymphatic health
• Upcoming live education sessions
• Support for patients and health professionals
• Upcoming training opportunities

💜 June is Lipoedema Awareness Month

Lipoedema is a chronic and often misunderstood condition that primarily affects women and may involve pain, heaviness, tenderness, easy bruising, swelling, and disproportionate fat distribution.

Many women spend years searching for answers before finally hearing the word “lipoedema.”

Awareness matters.
Education matters.
And feeling heard matters too.

Did you know?

• Lipoedema is not simply obesity
• Diet and exercise alone may not change lipoedema tissue
• Lipoedema and lymphoedema can coexist
• Compression therapy may help improve comfort and support mobility
• Early support and education can make a significant difference

Living with Lipoedema: from awareness to empowerment - live webinar

To support awareness month, I’ll be running four live webinar sessions of:

🌿 Living with Lipoedema: From Awareness to Empowerment

This supportive and educational session is designed to help participants better understand lipoedema, treatment options, compression, lymphatic health, movement, self-care strategies, and support pathways.

Register / more information - click on the date below:

📅 Thursday 4 June – 1:00pm AEST
📅 Monday 8 June – 6:00pm AEST
📅 Tuesday 16 June – 9:00am AEST
📅 Saturday 20 June – 10:00am AEST

🎥 Replay available, workbook, Q&A

Register now

Not All Swelling is “Just Fluid”

Swelling can occur for many different reasons including lymphatic dysfunction, venous disease, inflammation, medications, surgery, immobility, systemic illness, or fluid overload.

Persistent swelling, heaviness, skin changes, discomfort, or one-sided swelling should always be properly assessed rather than ignored.

Understanding why swelling is occurring is an important part of choosing safe and appropriate treatment.

🎓 Upcoming Training for Health Professionals

The next intake for the Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy Practitioner Course is approaching.

This course is designed for eligible health professionals wanting comprehensive training in:

• Compression Therapy
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
• Lymphoedema & Lipoedema Management
• Vascular Assessment
• Adjunctive Therapies
• Clinical Reasoning & Patient Care

The course includes online self-paced theory, live support sessions, and intensive practical training.

📅 Next course date: theory 1 July, practical 8–12 August

🔗 Find out more about the course

🧦 Compression Garments: Did You Know?

Compression garments are commonly used to support people living with lymphoedema, lipoedema, venous disease, post-operatively and chronic swelling conditions, but there is often a lot of misunderstanding around them.

If you are unsure whether your garments are still fitting correctly, have become uncomfortable, or are due for replacement, it may be worth booking a review with an appropriately qualified health professional.

If you are due for replacement compression garments, please remember that measurements are often best performed earlier in the day before swelling increases.

As appointment availability can book quickly, planning ahead for garment reviews and measurements is always encouraged.

Thank you for continuing to support lymphatic health awareness, education, and advocacy.

Please feel free to share this newsletter with anyone who may benefit.

Hope to see you on one of the live lipoedema webinars.

Jacqui Beutel
Accredited Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy Practitioner
Registered Nurse, RMT
Lymphoedema Therapy, Training and Education