Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In today’s solo episode of Grounded Wellness, our Holistic Esthetician, Courtney O’Connor, is taking a deeper look into how you can support your nervous system and the ripple effect it has on skin health. Unmanaged stress and an unregulated nervous system are huge precursors to inflammation – which lies at the root of almost every condition, in body and skin.

Tune in for simple, practical tips to help promote parasympathetic regulation and heal from chronic stress – and the skin conditions that can accompany it. When you learn to activate your vagus nerve and parasympathetic response, this is where healing happens.

Let’s dig in.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:30 The Nervous System and Skin Health
02:19 Understanding the Nervous System Structure
03:42 Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System
05:01 Chronic Stress and Skin Conditions
07:22 Healing Through the Parasympathetic Nervous System
08:17 The Role of the Vagus Nerve
10:12 Strengthening the Vagus Nerve
11:40 Practical Vagus Nerve Exercises
18:33 Co-Regulation and Its Impact
20:16 Key Takeaways