About
Genevieve Albert Mawhinney, BA, N.C., HDP, CMLDT, CNAP®, CYT
Founder/Owner
Lymph Naturopath & Advanced Facial Mapping Expert
I started in the skincare industry in 2007…but it’s not until years later that I started to see the bigger picture and that things started to make real sense when it comes to aging.
Lymphatic Health
Although I am obsessed with a lot of things, the lymph system and drainage pathways take the cake. I believe that caring for our lymph is the foundation of aging gracefully. Put simply, releasing lymph stagnation helps support everything else we are doing to look our best.
The Early Beginnings
After an interrupted high school teacher degree, an impromptu esthetics diploma, studying skincare and wellness abroad in London, UK, several years in corporate as a national educator for well over a dozen beauty brands, and a few years teaching esthetics (phew!), I decided to open my own skincare clinic. My specialty was the connection between skin health and inner health, how what is going on inside eventually shows up on the outside and how to address this from a topical perspective. Especially when it comes to aging symptoms. Naturally, I started gravitating towards natural health disciplines over the years. In 2017, I began studies in various fields such as daoist face mapping, naturopathy, as well as nutrition and herbalism.
Introduction To The World of Lymph
In my search for the best natural techniques for aging gracefully from the inside, I flew to Montreal in 2019 to complete the Vodder Lymph Drainage certification. At the end of the week-long intensive, I remember jokingly saying to my teacher that I was ready to quit everything so I could do lymph drainage all day. When I came back, I immediately made lymph work the main focus of my facials. I quickly started to notice how much more effective lymph work was than skincare or any other technique I was using. This started a year long journey of diving into the different drainage pathways that work along the lymphatic system (brain, lungs, skin/immune, kidney, bile movement, liver phases, bowels, colon and mitochondria), as well as how detoxification happens and what can stress and burden the lymphatic system. My career was forever changed.
Career Transition
After completing my credentials in various natural health disciplines, I decided to completely stop all skin therapy services & products so I could make lymph drainage my sole focus. Since then, I have been adding and combining various forms of lymph drainage techniques into my sessions, but also added assessment methods to help save time and facilitate the decision-making process when it comes to addressing internally the factors that are contributing to facial aging symptoms. Today, I am 100% dedicated to helping women release lymph stagnation so they can age gracefully without cosmetic injections. We work both from the outside AND the inside to create a beautiful flow and a beautiful glow!
A Little Bit More About Me
When I am not obsessed with studying & researching, I enjoy spending time with my cat, husband and friends, or binging on shows such as Desperate Housewives, The Office (I love the “uncomfortable” humour style), CSI:Crime Scene Investigation or Big Bang Theory (I can recite almost every line of each episode, which my husband finds humourous). I also make sure I take the time to fill my own cup with walks outside, gentle yoga, meditating, cooking and many of the very lymphatic health practices that I can’t shut up about.
Fun Facts About Me
- I need to research the origin of popular memes otherwise I don’t feel I can enjoy them fully
- When watching a movie, I cannot sit through the high tension parts. I have to pause, Google the ending and then I can enjoy the rest of the movie til the end
- My brain is most active about 30 minutes after I go to bed. So I keep a notepad on my nightstand to jot down stuff that come up. It lasts for about 15 min. and then I can go to sleep.
- I am “unoffendable” to the point where people get offended that I am not offended
- My super power is that I often inadvertently tell people what they don’t want to hear so they can see the forest for the trees. It got me in trouble more than once during my life, but I’d like to think it creates positive change in the world!
Accreditations
Degree – Bachelor of Arts, General
Diploma of Esthetics
Certficate – Skincare, Beauty and Esthetics (from the London Wellness Academy)
Certificate – Oncology Esthetics
Certificate – Nutritional Aesthetics
Certificate – Board-Certified Health Coach
Certificate – Vodder Manual Lymph Drainage
Certificate – Daoist Face & Body Mapping
Certificate – Corneotherapist
Certificate – Naturotherapist (1200 hours)
Certificate – Principles and Practice of Natural Medicine (850 hours)
Certificate – Yoga Teacher 200hrs
Diploma – Naturopath N.C. (2000 hours)
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