Why the Lymphatic System Might Be A Missing Piece in Our Hormones and Fertility

The not so conventional guide to the lymphatic System, beauty, hormones and fertility

Hi love,

Okay so earlier this winter, during my first week in Paris over the holidays, I felt off. Congested, suppperrrr bloated, and exhausted. Like this overwhelming feeling of heaviness. So on a whim, I booked a lymphatic massage (something I don’t typically do) at this super cute little place a few blocks away.

I showed up and quickly realized that no one spoke English, so I wasn’t able to ask many questions or figure out what we were going to do, but alas I was hopeful. Before I knew it, the hour long appt was done and the masseuse had literally only touched my neck and chest.

Having had lymphatic massages before at The Well and The Tox in NYC - where they dry brush and work up and down the entire body - I honestly thought I had just wasted my money.

But a few hours later, something shifted. I felt clearer, lighter, and strangely energized. My digestion came back online almost immediately (always a bit of a struggle post travel), and my period very easily arrived a few days later. The experience sent me down a rabbit hole with lymphatic work, suddenly aware of the subtle, impactful and precise nature of it. Because the truth is:

The lymphatic system may be one of the most overlooked fountains of youth, health, fertility, and vitality.

The lymph system is one of the few areas of our health that relies almost entirely on our lifestyle to move and function.

Now, in the wellness space, I do see lymph getting some more love….andddd I’m also seeing people online who have no idea what they’re doing advertising lymphatic detox massages, intense drainage facials, and also pushing all kinds of gadgets that truthfully, we dont really need.

And btw, I fell for it too - I have so many gua sha tools that have never seen the light of day because I never actually built the habit or routine of supporting my lymph (or really understanding why I should). But things have changed recently, and as I’m preparing for fertility (and trying to clear some high mercury) lymph love is top of mind.

So today is going to be a bit more in the weeds, but I want to walk you through

• what the lymphatic system actually is

• how to tell if yours is stagnant

• why it might be a missing link for hormones + fertility

• how to actually get lymph moving, from my go tools to rituals

• 2 x 5 minute lymphatic routines/massages

let’s get into it shall we