The Light Within: Embodied Nervous System Healing for Spiritual Women

Leslie Draffin
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The Light Within is a podcast for high-functioning, spiritually curious women who are ready to stop abandoning themselves and step into embodied self-leadership. Hosted by Leslie Draffin - trauma-informed somatic practitioner, psychedelic microdosing guide, and former television news anchor - this show explores what it actually takes to heal your nervous system, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim your embodied power. Because many successful women look calm and capable on the outside… while their nervous system is quietly living in survival mode. Inside these short, powerful episodes we explore: • nervous system healing for women • burnout and the hidden patterns of self-abandonment • somatic practices for emotional regulation • womb wisdom and feminine embodiment • intuition, expansion, and sacred psychedelic medicine You’ll also hear conversations with therapists, healers, coaches, and thought leaders exploring the messy, beautiful, and sometimes taboo ways women reclaim their embodied sovereign power. This show isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about remembering who the f*ck you are and learning how to trust your body again. Welcome to The Light Within.

  1. 12/08/2025

    225. Root Cause Healing with Chelsea McLeod

    In this episode, Leslie sits down with Chelsea McLeod — a corporate dropout turned Integrative Health Practitioner and hormone coach for high-achieving women — to talk about the hidden cost of hustle and how to finally feel amazing in your body again. After 13 years leading global brands and managing a $60M e-commerce business, Chelsea walked away from corporate burnout to heal her own hormone and gut issues. Now, through her Healthy Hustle Method, she’s helped over 200 women—from CEOs to entrepreneurs to moms—rebalance their hormones, restore energy, and release weight without restriction, overtraining, or burnout. Together, Leslie and Chelsea explore: The surprising ways stress and ambition disrupt your hormonesHow to heal the gut–brain axis and restore sustainable energyWhy “doing less” can be the fastest path to resultsWhat every woman needs to know about balancing work, health, and identityHow to move from hustle to harmony and feel deeply at home in your body againThis conversation is a reminder that your body is not broken—it’s communicating. When you finally listen, healing becomes inevitable. 💫 Connect with Chelsea: Website Instagram Podcast:  It's not You, It's your Hormones Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    46 min

  2. 12/01/2025

    224. From CEO to Soulful Guide with Sara Byers

    In this episode, Leslie welcomes Sara Byers — CEO, thought leader, poet, and co-host of The Collecting Insight Podcast — for a heartfelt conversation on leadership, intuition, and what it really means to live with joy and purpose. As the CEO of her family’s business and the author of two poetry collections, Heart and Moon and Wise Stars, Sara has spent decades blending practical leadership with soulful awareness. Her mission is simple yet profound: to lighten the burdens we all carry so we can live with more connection, fulfillment, and love. Together, Leslie and Sara explore: How to lead and live with both structure and spiritThe power of poetry as a portal to self-understandingWhy slowing down is essential for authentic leadershipHow to cultivate joy and humanity in everyday lifeThe sacred intersection between business, intuition, and creativityThis conversation is a reminder that leadership can be deeply human — that success and softness can coexist — and that lightening our load is the first step to letting more light in. 💫 Connect with Sara: Instagram: @collectinginsight Podcast: The Collecting Insight Podcast Books: Heart and Moon and Wise Stars Website Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    46 min

  3. 11/24/2025

    223. How to Break Relationship Patterns & Build Real Intimacy with Christian de le Huerta

    In this episode, Leslie welcomes Christian de la Huerta — transformational coach, award-winning author, and TEDx speaker — for a powerful conversation on love, power, and the spiritual evolution of relationships. With over 30 years of experience guiding individuals and couples toward deeper fulfillment, Christian has dedicated his life to helping people break free from internal barriers to love and awaken their authentic power. His latest book, Conscious Love: Transforming Our Relationship to Relationships, invites readers to reimagine love as a spiritual practice — one that dissolves unhealthy dynamics and opens the door to connection, courage, and grace. Together, Leslie and Christian explore: What it really means to practice conscious love in modern relationshipsHow to reclaim personal power without control or manipulationThe spiritual lessons hidden inside heartbreak and conflictWhy authentic self-expression is the foundation of intimacyHow awakening your soul’s power transforms not only your relationships, but your entire lifeWhether you’re single, partnered, or in the process of healing, this conversation will leave you inspired to see love as the most sacred teacher of all. Connect with Christian: Website IG: @christiandelahuerta Books: Conscious Love & Awakening the Soul of Power Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    43 min

  4. 11/17/2025

    222. Why Diets Fail & the Key to Lasting Health with Sherry Shaban

    In this episode, Leslie sits down with Sherry Shaban, a Montreal-based fitness and life coach, osteopath, and host of Make Peace with Food, to explore how true transformation begins from the inside out. After surviving two near-paralyzing spinal surgeries, Sherry discovered that healing the body requires healing the mind. Together, Leslie and Sherry unpack the power of rewriting your story, releasing self-doubt, and creating a new relationship with your body that’s rooted in love, not punishment. They discuss: Why fitness isn’t about discipline—it’s about devotionHow to shift from diet culture to body respect and nourishmentThe “athletic mindset” and what it really means to embody resilienceHow trauma, injury, and setbacks can become gateways to transformationSherry’s anti-diet, self-loving approach to fitness and foodWhether you’re healing from burnout, perfectionism, or disconnection from your body, this conversation will remind you that your body is not the enemy—it’s the portal to your highest potential. Connect with Sherry: @sherryshabanfitness Podcast Website Freebies Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    50 min

  5. 11/10/2025

    221. Spiritual Awakening after a Near-Death Experience with Josias Abriel

    In this episode, Josias Abriel talks openly and honestly about their near-death experience, including how it helped them stop fearing death & brought them closer to the divine. We offer a trigger warning for listeners - because this episode does include incredibly frank, open and vulnerable shares around abuse, SA, suicide, self-harm and depression. Listener discretion is advised.  Listen to Josias' podcast: Vulnerability Time Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    52 min

  6. 11/04/2025

    220. Reiki for Womb Healing & Fertility with Carolina Sotomayor

    In this episode, Womb Healer Carolina Sotomayor talks about how reiki helped her conceive her son and how she's helped over 100 women conceive through reiki. We also discuss why everything leads back to the womb - and how healing wounds within the womb lead women back to their joy, inner peace & professional bliss. Carolina's Links: Website Work with Carolina Her Podcast Instagram Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    45 min

  7. 10/27/2025

    219. This is why you FAWN & How to Stop with Tara Wiskow

    TRIGGER WARNING: this episode includes real, raw and open conversations around eating disorders and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.  In this episode, Tara Wiskow breaks down the fawn survival state and how it impacts women specifically. We also talk about overcoming anxiety, learning to (really) love yourself and creating the body of your dreams. Tara's Links: Website Work with Tara Tara's Podcast Instagram Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

    54 min

  8. 10/20/2025

    218. Hypnosis for Self-Worth with Nic Nierras

    This week Nic Nierras shares with us how hypnosis can help you redefine your worth, heal success wounds and reclaim your power.  Nic's Links: Website Work with Nic Free Hypnosis Audios Podcast Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Want to be a guest on The Light Within? Send Leslie Draffin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelightwithin Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox. This free email series is your sacred scroll of somatic tools, nervous system rituals, and womb wisdom for mystical midlife women. 👉 Sign Up 2.🌙 Ready to stop spiraling & start feeling steady (even on the hard days?) The Inner Circle is your monthly sanctuary for nervous system healing, microdosing support & sacred feminine rituals. It’s not just a membership, it’s a lifestyle shift for women who are done with surviving & ready to live rooted, regulated, and radiant. 👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that) 3. ✨ Follow me for real-talk & rituals on healing burnout, expanding your pleasure, and living fully expressed—every damn day. 👉 IG: ...

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The Light Within is a podcast for high-functioning, spiritually curious women who are ready to stop abandoning themselves and step into embodied self-leadership. Hosted by Leslie Draffin - trauma-informed somatic practitioner, psychedelic microdosing guide, and former television news anchor - this show explores what it actually takes to heal your nervous system, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim your embodied power. Because many successful women look calm and capable on the outside… while their nervous system is quietly living in survival mode. Inside these short, powerful episodes we explore: • nervous system healing for women • burnout and the hidden patterns of self-abandonment • somatic practices for emotional regulation • womb wisdom and feminine embodiment • intuition, expansion, and sacred psychedelic medicine You’ll also hear conversations with therapists, healers, coaches, and thought leaders exploring the messy, beautiful, and sometimes taboo ways women reclaim their embodied sovereign power. This show isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about remembering who the f*ck you are and learning how to trust your body again. Welcome to The Light Within.

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