Courtney Townley – Irene Lyon

The state of your nervous system is a very big deal. Why? Because your nervous system governs literally every system in the human body and massively influences how you show up in the world. More conversations around nervous system health are being had thanks to people like Irene Lyon, my guest in this week’s episode of

Irene Lyon has been the most frequent guest on this show… for good reason. Nervous system health is the basis of EVERYTHING. It doesn’t only impact your health, it impacts every facet of your life including: How you handle setbacks, challenges, and disappointments in your life. If you will go after the things you are r

I have had Irene Lyon on the Grace & Grit podcast more than any other guest EVER. Why? Because her work has influenced my life and the life of so many of my students in powerful ways. She has a gift for helping people tune into the body, listen to its wisdom, and then respond in ways that serve our wellbeing rather tha

It would be lovely and oh-so-simple if health was simply a byproduct of nutrition and exercise, but it’s not. Not by a long shot. It is a byproduct of learning how to better manage the things IN your life that act as stressors on your life. And… A dysregulated nervous system can be a massive stressor to the human body

In part two of this interview with Irene Lyon, we dive deeper into WHY it is so important to heal the nervous system in order to optimize health. In this episode, Irene explains what the Vagus nerve is, and how our early childhood experiences can impact the proper development of that nerve. Irene also dishes out advice

I have been working with women to improve their health story now for nearly 20 years, and the longer I am at this, the more I believe that focusing on nutrient dense food and regular movement is actually the EASY part of getting healthy. When clients sign up to work with me, they are under the impression that I am goin