In this episode, host Taylor Baker speaks with Tauna Young, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and founder of Neurovana Calm, about innovative approaches to treating anxiety and insomnia. Their conversation explores the science behind cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) devices and how this technology can provide safe, non-pharmaceutical mental health support while people sleep.
What You’ll Learn
- How cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) works and why it targets the vagus nerve through the ear to help regulate the nervous system.
- Why CES devices have demonstrated strong effectiveness for anxiety and insomnia compared with many common pharmaceutical treatments.
- The advantages of non-drug mental health solutions, including minimal side effects, no dependency risks, and compatibility with other therapies.
- How consistent CES use can help retrain the brain’s stress response and support a calmer baseline over time.
- Why CES technology has remained relatively unknown despite decades of clinical research and FDA clearance.
- How Neurovana Calm is working with mental health clinics to expand access to CES technology for patients.
- The importance of combining clinical care with sound business strategy when building a healthcare company.
- Why mission alignment, authenticity, and building the right team are essential for long-term entrepreneurial success.
Tauna Young’s work highlights the opportunity to bring proven but underutilized technologies into mainstream mental health care. Through Neurovana Calm, she is helping clinicians and patients access CES therapy in a practical, accessible way while advancing awareness of non-pharmaceutical options for managing anxiety and sleep challenges. Her approach demonstrates how healthcare innovation can grow when clinical expertise, patient outcomes, and thoughtful business strategy come together.
To learn more about Tauna Young and their work.