The Light Within: Embodied Nervous System Healing for Spiritual Women
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.
The Light Within: Embodied Nervous System Healing for Spiritual Women
Latest Episodes
236. Is Your Productivity a Trauma Response? The Nervous System Pattern No One Talks About
If you constantly feel the need to stay busy, productive, or “on top of things”… then this episode will help you understand why slowing down can feel so uncomfortable.Because for many women, productivity isn’t just a habit. It’s a nervou...
235. From News Anchor to Nervous System Guide: My Story of Burnout + Healing
In this episode, I’m sharing my personal story. From being a high-performing news anchor… to burnout, anxiety, and realizing something deeper needed to change. Because what looked like success on the outside didn’t match how my body actually fe...
234. Why High-Functioning Women Struggle to Receive Support (Even When They Want It)
If you’re used to being the strong one… the capable one… the one who handles everything… then this episode will help you understand why receiving support can feel so uncomfortable.Because for many high-functioning women, doing everything...
233. Why It Doesn’t Feel Safe to Be Seen: The Nervous System + Visibility Connection
If you’ve ever held back from speaking up, sharing your ideas, or fully expressing yourself… even when you know you’re capable… then this episode will help you understand what’s really happening.Because the fear of being seen isn’t just ...
232. Talking About Trauma Isn’t Healing: Why Your Nervous System Still Feels Stuck
If you’ve done therapy, read the books, and understand your trauma… but your nervous system still feels anxious, reactive, or stuck… then this episode will help you understand why.Because insight isn’t the same as healing. And for many w...