Courses

Welcome to our Courses—practical support for post-operative recovery.

Post-operative care can feel overwhelming—like being dropped in the wilderness with a pamphlet and good luck vibes

Many people are left unsure what’s normal, what to do next, or how to safely support their recovery at home.

At Functional Living, our courses bridge that gap with clear, practical education focused on post-operative recovery, lymphatic health, and everyday self-care—for both everyday people and generalist clinicians.

You’ll find body-area–specific courses that explain what to focus on, why it matters, and how to apply techniques safely, all at your own pace—giving you clarity, confidence, and practical tools when you need them most.

All courses are accessed through our Skool learning community, a simple online platform that keeps everything in one place—course content, updates, and optional discussion—so you’re not left figuring it out alone.

Start learning and recover with the support of a community—everything you need, all in one place.

If you want some guidance, and to find the right course for your recovery needs, start here!

Healing & Beyond: Simple Ways to Understand and Manage Scars

Swelling explained: what’s normal, what’s lymphoedema, and how to handle both.

Support in Action: How Compression Aids Healing

Healing Happens: Navigating Physical & Emotional Recovery

Read real recovery stories to inspire and guide your own healing.

Unlock Your 1:1 Recovery Session – 30 mins of expert guidance and support

It sucks! Literally and therapeutically – helping soften tight, stuck, and unhappy tissues.

Back to Daily Life: Practical Skills for Safe Post-Surgery Living

Fibrosis Made Flexible: Techniques to Soften & Mobilise Tissue

Scar & Tissue Taping: Practical Techniques to Aid Healing & Mobility

Don’t Touch Me! Learn how to Manage Sensitivity & Support Healing

Head, Neck & Face Recovery: Healing, Expression & Function

Breast & Upper Chest Recovery: Practical Steps, Real Results

View more by heading to our Skool link HERE!

Scar Management

Manual Lymphatic Drainage - $XXX

Choose this if you want to know…

How to undertake MLD to reduce ache, pain, and congestion

Desensitisation Program - $XXX

Your scars are very sensitive and you just want the area to feel ‘normal’

This module includes:

 

  • Education and information on why scars can be sensitive
  • Information relating to what symptoms are present for a scar to be labelled ‘hypersensitive’
  • How to identify what sensations you are sensitive to
  • A weekly plan to help desensitise the affected area
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