thriving with lymphedema
Real healing begins when you understand your body and work with your lymph, not against it. The Rivera Method bridges the gap between treatment and daily life — helping patients take control and helping therapists empower them at home.
What Is The Rivera Method?
Real healing begins when you understand your body and work with your lymph, not against it. The Rivera Method bridges the gap between treatment and daily life — helping patients take control and helping therapists empower them at home.
Reduce
Lower inflammation by identifying triggers in your diet, environment, and daily habits. Support your body’s natural detox pathways through balance and awareness.
Intake
Hydrate wisely and nourish your body with the right balance of fluids, nutrients, and electrolytes to keep your lymphatic system flowing.
Vitalize
Gentle movement, rebounding, and breathwork keep your lymph in motion. Learn how to add energy without overexertion.
Equip
Find the right compression garments, donning aids, and skin-care tools that fit your lifestyle and comfort level.
Regulate
Support your body’s rest-and-repair mode through sleep, breathwork, stress management, and restorative habits that promote long-term healing.
Assess
Track your progress, measure results, and communicate effectively with your care team. Learn how to advocate for your needs with clarity.
How the Rivera Method Works in Real Life
From the clinic to your home, each step of the framework helps you create lasting change — one day, one choice, one flow at a time.
Learn the Blueprint
Understand your body, your lymphatic system, and your triggers.
Apply the Method
Build daily routines that support healing — hydration, movement, compression, and rest.
Track & Thrive
Measure progress and adjust confidently using self-assessment tools and guided journaling.
Take Control of Your Lymphatic Health with The Lymphedema Blueprint
A self-paced, step-by-step course that teaches you how to manage swelling, support lymphatic flow, and build a daily rhythm that helps you thrive.
You’ve learned the framework — now it’s time to apply it.
The Lymphedema Blueprint Course gives you the exact tools, guidance, and structure you need to turn knowledge into daily healing habits.
7 Core Modules
Interactive Learning
Expert Insights
Downloadable Resources
Community Support
What others are saying
Our community is at the heart of everything we do. From patients and caregivers to physicians and therapists, their experiences reflect our shared commitment to compassionate care, trusted expertise, and lasting impact.
"Amy Rivera and her resolute visions for improving outcomes for patients with lymphedema are refreshingly optimistic! Amy has truly enthralling and resilient attitude that brings next level opportunities. It remains a distinct privilege to witness her continued drive forward and the positive impace this has for patiens in every state of our Nation."
Dr. Mark M.
MD, FACS, RDVI, FACCWS
"I'm so glad to have -not just an advocate for those who are challenged with lymphedema-but an advocate who knows the personal struggles, emotionally and physically as well. This book tells the excerpts of our daily lymphedema battle. Amy tells about the victories and the defeats with bold honesty and courage. If you know anyone who has lymphatic disorder, please share her book with them. It's uplifting and encouraging. There may not be a cure for lymphedema yet, but there is hope. Thank you Amy for sharing your hope with us."
Fenton G.
Primary Lymphedema
"Consulting with Amy Rivera has been an incredible blessing. She has offered me encouragement, support, and truly valuable advice—not only in navigating my new diagnosis of lymphedema but also in our shared faith. Amy is genuine, compassionate, and refreshingly honest. She speaks truth with grace and has a gift for lightening what can feel like a heavy load. I’m so thankful I reached out to her during this challenging season—her guidance has made all the difference.."
Leigh R.
Lymphedema Thriver
"Amy if a God fearing, family loving, genuine woman that will motivate you to push through and fight for what is right. Don't let her kind, gentle demeanor fool you. She is an absolute tiget when it comes to fighting for what she believes in. I believe that everyone would be stregnthened and improved by experiencing her life through her words."
Coleen D.
Advocate
"Her bravery, her compassion and caring for others, her abililty to share her experiences, her spiritual beliefs that govern all she does. Above all her inner beauty,"
Susie M.
Lymphedema Advocate
"Amy bridges the gap between clinical care and real-world patient success. Her approach helps our patients understand and manage their condidtion with confidence. The Rivera Method has become a powerful complement to our clinic."
Dr. Michael D.
MD, MPH - Lymphatic Anomalies Researcher
From Patient to Advocate to Educator
I lived most of my life hiding my lymphedema — trying to shrink myself, cover the swelling, and pretend I was fine.
But healing began when I stopped hiding.
After decades of pain, surgeries, and searching for answers, I realized that thriving with lymphedema wasn’t about chasing perfection — it was about learning how to flow with my body, not fight it.
Today, I teach others what I wish I’d known all along: that knowledge, daily rhythm, and grace change everything.
Through The Rivera Method, my book Drop the Skirt, and The Lymphedema Blueprint Course, I help patients take control of their care and help therapists see their patients through a new lens — the patient’s perspective..
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