The Light Within: Embodied Nervous System Healing for Spiritual Women
The Light Within: Embodied Nervous System Healing for Spiritual Women
Leslie Draffin
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 medicineYou’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.
246. The Truth About Nervous System Healing No One Told You
One of the biggest lies in the healing world… is that eventually you’re supposed to arrive at a place where nothing triggers you anymore. No fear. No spiraling. No discomfort. No uncertainty. No emotional activation. But what if healing was never actually about becoming perfectly regulated? In this episode, we’re talking about the truth about nervous system healing, survival mode, self-trust, emotional capacity, and why so many women accidentally get trapped in endless “healing” cycles withou...
Jun 29
15 min
245. The Healing Power of Past Life Regression, Spiritual Hypnotherapy & Subconscious Healing with Craig Meriwether
What if some of the emotional patterns you keep struggling with… didn’t fully begin in this lifetime? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, and Subconscious Transformation Expert Craig Meriwether for a fascinating conversation about past life regression, spiritual hypnotherapy, subconscious healing, spirit guides, trauma, intuition, and the deeper emotional patterns many people carry without fully understanding why. With over 16 years of exper...
Jun 22
51 min
244. Healing Frequencies, Unconditional Love & Creating your own Reality with Dr. Gretta Chamberlain
In this episode, special guest Dr. Gretta Chamberlain takes us on a cosmic journey where we discuss healing through sound frequencies, learning to love yourself (and others) unconditionally and why we're all creating our own reality (good, bad and ugly). Dr. Gretta Chamberlain is a mystic channeler, transformational specialist, remote energy healer, best-selling author, recording artist, educator, and spiritual guide with a lifelong connection to metaphysical realms. Her work centers on helpi...
Jun 15
59 min
243. Doing It Scared: Nervous System Healing, Self-Trust & Manifesting the Life You Actually Want with Hannah Bruns
What if fear isn’t the sign to stop… but the sign that your nervous system is expanding beyond who it’s been conditioned to be? In this episode, I’m joined by Reiki Master, intuitive energy healer, and author Hannah Bruns for a deeply honest conversation about fear, self-trust, nervous system regulation, manifestation, and what it actually means to “do it scared.” Because let’s be real: most women are not struggling because they don’t know what they want. They’re struggling because their nerv...
Jun 8
45 min
242. What Actually Happens When Your Nervous System Stops Self-Abandoning
One of the biggest signs your nervous system is healing… is that you stop turning every uncomfortable moment into proof that something is wrong with you. In this episode, we’re talking about what ACTUALLY starts changing when your nervous system stops self-abandoning — and why healing is often much quieter (and more powerful) than social media makes it seem. We dive into: the subtle ways high-functioning women abandon themselves dailywhy uncertainty feels dangerous to the nervous systemhow se...
Jun 1
14 min
241. Why You Still Feel Stuck (Hint: Your Nervous System Is Trapped in Survival Mode)
If you feel like you understand your patterns… but still can’t seem to move forward… then this episode will help you understand why. Because feeling stuck isn’t a lack of motivation. It’s often a nervous system that hasn’t learned how to feel safe yet. What you’ll learn: Why you can feel aware and still feel stuck How survival mode keeps you in repeating cycles What begins to change when your nervous system shifts If you're ready to stop spiraling and actually...
May 27
13 min
240. Somatic Microdosing: Why Nervous System Safety Comes Before Expansion
If you’re interested in microdosing but want to approach it in a way that actually supports your nervous system… then this episode will help you understand how to do that. Because expansion only works when your body feels safe enough to hold it. What you’ll learn: What somatic microdosing actually means Why nervous system regulation comes before expansion How to approach microdosing in a grounded, supportive way If you're ready to stop spiraling and actually f...
May 25
12 min
239. Why Plant Medicine Won’t Fix Your Nervous System (And Might Make It Worse)
If you’ve been curious about plant medicine or microdosing as a way to heal… then this episode will help you understand something important first. Because without nervous system safety, expansion can feel overwhelming instead of supportive. What you’ll learn: Why plant medicine doesn’t replace nervous system regulation How dysregulation can be amplified instead of resolved What actually needs to be in place before going deeper If you're ready to stop spiraling...
May 20
13 min
238. The Womb + Nervous System Connection: The Missing Link in Women’s Healing
If you’ve been doing nervous system work but feel like something is still missing… then this episode will introduce a deeper layer of healing for women. Because the nervous system and the womb are more connected than most people realize. What you’ll learn: How the female body stores emotional and nervous system patterns Why the womb plays a role in regulation and healing What changes when you begin including the body in this way If you're ready to stop spirali...
May 18
16 min
237. Why Healing Isn’t Working: The Missing Piece in Nervous System Regulation
If you’ve tried therapy, mindset work, or healing practices… but still feel stuck in the same patterns… then this episode will help you understand what might be missing. Because healing isn’t just about awareness. Your nervous system has to experience something different. What you’ll learn: Why insight alone doesn’t create lasting change The missing piece in most healing approaches What actually helps your nervous system shift If you're ready to stop spiraling...
May 13
13 min
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