Books and Downloads
Susan has many titles available. For a full listing of her books visit her Author Page on Amazon.
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Aqua Therapy for Lipedema and Lymphedema
Aquatherapy for Lipedema shares the personal story of a women who has Lipedema and/Lymphedema and how they have used exercise in the water to feel good and move lymphatic fluid in her body to reduce swelling and pain. Many exercises are difficult for women with these conditions, as mobility limitations, hypermobility and joint pain often go hand in hand with lipedema. However, being in water creates a sense of freedom of movement and can enhance mental and physical health. Learn how Susan and other women make it work, including specific techniques in the water to modify exercises, sample workout routines, what to wear to feel confident in a pool, and what kinds of supplies might be helpful! the book is full of pictures of a real lipedema patient performing and demonstrating the exercises. Written by Susan O’Hara who is not only a lipo-lipedema patient, but an active social media influencer who shares products, ideas, and information about lipedema in her LegsLikeMine.com site and through the LegsLikeMine Social Media presences.
That’s me on the book!
FREE Download! Aqua Therapy for Lipedema and Lymphedema Released 3-2023_Susan OHara
Sample Pool Workouts for Lipedema and Lymphedema_PoolSide Cheat Sheet 10-19-23
Water Compression vs. Compression Garment Strength_cSusanOHara and LegsLikeMineLLC 2023
Physical Copies Available on Amazon
Jeans on a Beach Day
Jeans on a Beach Day: A book for women who are lipedema patients, or who have symptoms of lipedema, including unusually large legs, hips, or arms, nodules, and fat deposits that may not make sense, and are exploring the possibility that they may have the painful fat disease. The book provides numerous resources, personal patient stories, and quotes that will help the reader understand that she is not alone, and is part of a community of 11% of women in the world with lipedema. Includes QR codes for easy linking to important resource sites and information for medical professionals who may not have been exposed to lipedema during their medical training, but wish to gain information to help their patients with lipedema symptoms.
Image of book cover for Jeans on a Beach Day.
Empowered Legs: A Guide to Lipedema Advocacy and Awareness
Millions of women have a painful fat condition called lipedema, in which the body accumulates abnormal adipose deposits in the legs, arms, buttocks, and hips. It is often misdiagnosed as obesity, causing the patient to go years without proper treatment, and possible disease progression. Advocacy for lipedema awareness can help provide early diagnosis and treatment, reduce misdiagnosis, improve access to important information regarding how to manage the condition, enhance treatment options, address stigma and body image issues, educate policymakers, and support research and funding. With all of these benefits, though, many women do not feel like their contributions can make a difference or even know how they could contribute to such a large cause. Empowered Legs will walk through the full range of ways to contribute to advocacy, from the smallest act of sharing to full-blown community building and lawmaking. There’s something you can do, and this book will show you many opportunities to help make a difference for this, and for future generations of women with lipedema.
Styled with Love: A Guide to Fashion and Confidence for Lipedema Warriors
In “Styled with Love,” author, lipedema patient, and fashion enthusiast Susan O’Hara presents a groundbreaking guide that transcends the boundaries of conventional fashion advice. This empowering book is specifically tailored for Lipedema Warriors, individuals navigating the challenges of living with Lipedema, a condition characterized by the abnormal accumulation of fat in the legs and arms.
As a Lipedema Warrior herself, Susan O’Hara combines personal experience with a passion for style to create a comprehensive resource that goes beyond the superficial realm of fashion. The book aims to redefine beauty standards and foster a sense of confidence and self-love among those facing the unique challenges of Lipedema.
The journey begins with an exploration of Lipedema, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the condition and its impact on body image and self-esteem. Susan O’Hara seamlessly weaves together expert insights, personal anecdotes, and practical advice to address the physical and emotional aspects of living with Lipedema.
Styled with Love: A Guide to Fashion and Confidence for Lipedema Warriors
The Lady with the Fat Legs
A Children’s Book. The Lady with the Fat Legs is a delightful tale of a woman who was made fun of in her town, despite her joy for life. She embraces the town and teaches them all love and acceptance.
Sugar Mamas
Sugar Mamas is a book of personal stories of women who have a condition called lipedema, which affects 11% of women in the world and results in often debilitating fat deposits in the legs, thighs, hips, arms and other areas. While lipedema is primarily a woman’s disease, the research on the condition has only in the last five years really taken off, so the causes and treatments are still in early research stages. As a lipedema patient, blogger, writer, social media influencer and friend to the lipedema community, I am testing my theory that refined sugar consumption is making our lipedema worse. And that reducing free sugars in our diet can reduce inflammation, pain, and the other symptoms of lipedema.
Follow along with a willing group of lipedema volunteers as we test the theory over six months, discuss our sugar addictions and what we learn along the way. Our hope is to share inspiration with other lipedema patients, and to be a catalyst for a true, controlled research study on the effects of sugar consumption on lipedema. Life it sweet!
New for FDRS 2024!
Sugar Mamas: Lipedema Ladies Transforming our Relationships with Sugar for Better Health
Thriving with Lipedema: What Kasi Does
Kasi is a woman full of life and adventure. She has a chronic, progressive condition called lipedema, where abnormal deposits of fat affect her legs, arms, abdomen and torso. She doesn’t let it stop her, and has figured out ways to thrive while managing her lipedema. This book is about how she lives her life, fits in up to two hours a day to maintain her health, and thrives with the rarely correctly diagnosed condition called lipedema.
Thriving with Lipedema: What Kasi Does: What Just One Woman Does to Manage Her Lipedema
