Why You're Puffy, Tired and Inflamed - The Lymphatic System Explained with Chelsey Jean
Your Next Space Conversations with Stephanie CannalongaShow Notes
Skin is never just skin. What shows up on the outside is usually telling us something about what's happening underneath and one of the most overlooked systems in that conversation is the lymphatic system.
This week Stephanie is joined by Chelsey Jean, naturopathic therapist, entrepreneur and founder of Chelsey Jean Lymphatics. Chelsey has spent more than 30 years helping women understand their bodies, and her mission is to reach five million of them.
Together they get into what the lymphatic system actually does, the everyday signs it's asking for support, and why so many of the symptoms women have learned to live with - puffiness, aches, sore breasts, low energy, sluggish digestion - are worth paying attention to rather than normalising. Chelsey also walks through her daily sequence live on camera, so you can follow along at home in about five minutes.
They also cover:• Chelsey's story - leaving home at 15, starting her first business at 19, and building the movement behind Boob Camp• Lymph node removal, lymphedema, and what women aren't told before and after breast cancer surgery• What “arm puffs” are, and the other early signs worth knowing• Why she's not a fan of compression garments, and what she recommends instead• Practical tools: gloves, creams, pressure therapy, harmonising mats• Rapid fire - sauna vs magnesium pool, yoga vs pilates, and the one symptom women have wrongly accepted as normal
Chapters00:00 - Welcome01:55 - Leaving home at 15 and starting out at 1912:20 - The lymphatic system, explained17:37 - When should women start looking after it?20:21 - Taking responsibility for your own health29:24 - Tools for the home31:19 - The five-minute daily sequence, step by step32:59 - Lymph nodes, surgery and lymphedema35:51 - “Arm puffs” and the signs to watch for43:40 - Water, iodine and what we're missing48:36 - Rapid fire52:39 - Every woman deserves to know
This episode is a conversation about general wellbeing and is not medical advice. Please speak to your health practitioner about your own circumstances.
Connect with us:Instagram: @yournextspacepod
More from Your Next Space Conversations with Stephanie Cannalonga
A journey of entrepreneurship, being a sole operator and the vulnerability of motherhood. As well as being a skin therapist and coming to the realisation that Clear skin won’t give you confidence. Halima Dandan spent years waiting for her acne to clear so she could finally feel good in her own skin. When it did clear, the shame was still there.
You can't acid your way to better skin. The industry sells intensity — stronger actives, more treatments, faster results — but the thing showing up on your face usually started somewhere else entirely.
You can't biohack your way out of stress. Wellness gets talked about in terms of supplements, machines and optimisation, but one of the biggest drivers of how we feel, and how our bodies hold up, is our mental health.
Empowerment isn't the polished Instagram version. It's not having everything figured out; it's trusting yourself enough to keep figuring it out.
In this episode of Your Next Space Conversations, I sit down with Camilla Thompson to explore what it really means to optimise your health—not through perfection, but through understanding your body. Together, we unpack the science and practical strategies behind living well, including:• What biohacking really means (beyond the trends)• Nervous system regulation and why it’s foundational for longevity• Recovery as a performance tool, not a luxury• Women’s health and creating sustainable habits that support long-term wellbeing• The small daily rituals that can create meaningful change over time