Peer Support
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We are here for you. Our support services are available to anyone who needs a helping hand to live well with the condition. From managing the symptoms to sign posting you to additional help, we are here for you. Get in touch to chat with someone who knows how it feels, and who will be there by your side.
Once you complete this form, someone will contact you and you will be matched to a trained peer supporter volunteer.
The peer support project is funded by the Health and Social Care Alliance, Scotland and runs until June 2024. We train Peer Support volunteers who have experience of living with lipoedema to give one-to-one support online, by telephone or by email, for up to five support sessions.
We have brought together a group of people with lipoedema and professional
experts to guide the programme and develop resources for the project. Please
contact us for more information on: peersupport@talklipoedema.org or apply
for support through our online form by clicking here.
The professionals who have supported us with the project include:
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Yolande Borthwick, Lymphoedema Specialist Physiotherapist and Lecturer,
University of Glasgow and Strathcarron Hospice
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Dr Rachel Crockett, Lecturer at the University of Stirling and Registered Health Psychologist
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Dr Charlotte Heald, Registered Nutritional Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner
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Dr Sara Smith, Dietician and Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
"Sometimes all you need is to hear a friendly voice"