Genny's therapies.

07/03/2026

HIVAMAT, also known as Deep Oscillation Therapy, is a gentle treatment that helps reduce swelling, pain, and bruising—making it ideal for post-surgical recovery.

The therapy works by creating soft, pulsing electrostatic vibrations between the therapist and the client. During the treatment, you hold a small electrode while the therapist uses special gloves or applicators to deliver these gentle vibrations to the treatment area.

These deep vibrations reach into the tissue without disturbing healing incisions. This helps stimulate lymphatic drainage, reduce inflammation, and support a faster, more comfortable recovery.

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07/03/2026

I’ve been using Deep Oscillation® alongside my Manual Lymphatic Drainage treatments for over 5 years.

It’s a gentle therapy that works within the tissue and is often included when supporting people with lipedema and lymphatic concerns.

05/03/2026

This Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, here are five facts everyone should know about ovarian cancer:

1. It’s the second most common gynae cancer, and the sixth most common cancer in women. It affects 7,500 women and people with ovaries each year in the UK.

2. It’s most commonly diagnosed post-menopause but can happen to anyone with ovaries at any time.

3. Women and people with ovaries are often misdiagnosed as the symptoms aren't very 'gynae', (changes to bowel habits, feeling full quickly, pelvic pain, needing to wee more regularly).

4. Most ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tubes.

5. 15-25% of ovarian cancers are caused by an inherited gene alteration. The two most common are BRCA gene alterations (1 and 2), and Lynch syndrome. Having an alteration on your BRCA 1 or 2 gene or having Lynch syndrome does not mean you have or will get cancer. It just means that your risk over your lifetime is higher than the general population. If you find out you have a BRCA gene alteration or Lynch syndrome, there are things you can do to reduce or monitor your risk, like preventative surgery or regular checks (called surveillance).

Visit our website to find out more about ovarian cancer: eveappeal.org.uk/ovarian-cancer/

You can also speak to our Ask Eve nurses for free and confidential information and support on nurse@eveappeal.org.uk and 0808 802 0019.

05/03/2026

It’s HPV Awareness Day!

HPV is a common virus that 4 in 5 of us will get at some point in our lives. Most of the time our immune system clears HPV within two years without causing any problems.

There are over 200 strains of HPV, split into two groups: high-risk and low-risk.

Low-risk types of HPV are not connected to cancer. These types of HPV can cause warts on hands and feet and ge***al warts.

High-risk HPV can sometimes, if it lingers, cause changes to cells which can lead to certain cancers over time: head and neck, a**l, cervical, vulval, vaginal and pe**le cancer.

HPV is passed on through skin-to-skin s*xual contact. This includes s*xual touch, oral, vaginal and a**l s*x, and sharing s*x toys. Because the virus is passed on through skin-to-skin contact, it is easy to get and difficult to completely protect against.

There is a vaccination against certain strains of HPV and cervical screening to help prevent cervical cancer.

We have lots of information on HPV on our website: https://eveappeal.org.uk/resource/hpv/.

26/02/2026

Interesting!

Engineered Lymph Nodes Offer a Possible Cure for Lymphedema
https://scienceblog.com/engineered-lymph-nodes-offer-a-possible-for-lymphedema/

26/02/2026

25/02/2026

Lunch at with an old Reflexions friend Mercy — stopping to admire the flowers… literally 🌼 — and just as I was thoroughly enjoying my Caesar salad, who should stroll in but from himself!
Of all the flower joints in all of Chelsea… honestly 😂

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23/02/2026

✨ card for the day: expectancy ✨

align your thoughts, words, and actions with what you hope to see unfold. hold a positive outlook, then let go and trust the process.

affirmation:
my expectations are attuned to my higher purpose.

22/02/2026

“A wonderful, relaxing, healing experience.”

Gentle.
Measured.
Nurturing.

Thank you for trusting me with your care 🤍

06/02/2026

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04/02/2026

A small pause for calm.
This is box breathing:

Breathe in 4
Hold 4
Breathe out 4
Hold 4

Research suggests simple breathwork like this is linked with reduced stress and a steadier mood.
Nothing fancy — just a quiet way to settle.

Nose or mouth, either is fine.
Slow and gentle is the goal. 🫶

24/01/2026

Most people remember Goldie Hawn as laughter.

The high-pitched giggle.
The bikini.
The “dumb blonde” who seemed to float through the 1960s like she didn’t take anything seriously.

What almost no one noticed was how carefully that laughter was controlled.

Goldie Hawn grew up training as a ballet dancer—years of discipline, repetition, and self-command. When she moved into comedy, she didn’t abandon that control. She disguised it. The giggle became a tool. Innocence became armor. People laughed so hard they stopped questioning her intelligence.

At twenty-three, she won an Academy Award.

But success didn’t make her comfortable. It made her observant.

She saw how quickly women in Hollywood lost control of their stories. How aging became a threat. How fame demanded constant performance. So instead of fighting the system directly, Goldie stepped sideways.

She became a producer.

When studios dismissed Private Benjamin as “too female,” she made it anyway. It became a hit. Not because it rejected femininity—but because it treated women’s inner lives as worth exploring.

Then she did something even quieter.

While Hollywood chased youth, Goldie turned inward. She studied meditation. She read neuroscience. She wanted to understand how stress shapes the brain, especially in children. Long before mindfulness became fashionable, she was asking why kids were anxious, reactive, and overwhelmed.

In 2003, she acted on that question.

Goldie founded the Goldie Hawn Foundation and helped launch MindUP, a school-based program designed with scientists and educators. It teaches children how their brains work, how emotions rise and fall, how to pause, breathe, and respond instead of react.

No celebrity branding.
No red carpets.
Just classrooms.

Today, MindUP has reached millions of children across dozens of countries. Many of them have no idea who Goldie Hawn is. They just know how to calm themselves. How to focus. How to notice their emotions without being ruled by them.

That may be her most meaningful success.

Goldie never tried to prove she wasn’t the giggling blonde. She simply outgrew the need to explain herself. She stayed in a long, steady partnership. Took breaks when she wanted. Returned to work when it felt right.

She didn’t fight stereotypes by destroying them.
She used them as cover.

While the world was laughing, she was building something that would last long after the laughter faded.

Not a brand.
Not an image.
A generation of children who learned resilience before the world tried to take it from them.