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
69. Why Meditation Actually Works with Kelly Smith
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It's National Mental Health Awareness month and in this week's episode, we're talking with yoga and meditation teacher Kelly Smith about why meditation REALLY works.
Topics discussed:
- benefits of meditation
- tools to help you get started
- tricks to commit to a meditation practice
- the science behind meditation
Listen to Kelly's podcast, Mindful in Minutes for simple, guided meditations perfect for anyone starting their meditation journey (Leslie loves these!)
Find Kelly's work on her website HERE.
Connect with Kelly on Instagram @yogaforyouonline
My 4-month group coaching container, Wild Feminine Rising, is OPEN NOW! Join other frustrated menstruators as we dive deep into cyclical living, reconnect with our bodies and cycles and awaken the wild feminine within.
You can book a free 30-minute cycle check-in with me or message me on Instagram @lesliedraffin or @thelightwithinpodcast to find out more.
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Email us if you have questions or you know someone who'd make a great guest on this show: hello@lesliedraffin.com
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If this episode felt like I was reading your mind… this is where you start.
1. 🔥 Reset your nervous system in 9 minutes
If this episode hit, don’t just think about it - experience it.
The SHIFT Method is a simple, body-based ritual you can use anytime you feel yourself starting to spiral - so you can come back to yourself in real time.
👉 Download the free SHIFT method
2. ✨ Want support where it actually matters?
If you’re done understanding your patterns and ready to change them in real time ... Sacred Reset is my 10-day nervous system container where I support you inside the exact moments you normally spiral.
So you can stop abandoning yourself under pressure and finally feel steady, clear, and in control again.
👉 Start Sacred Reset
3. 🖤 Stay in my world
For real-talk, nervous system healing, and daily reminders that you’re not broken - you’re just stuck in patterns your body learned to survive:
Instagram: @lesliedraffin
TikTok: @thewombmystic
About Leslie
Leslie Draffin is a certified trauma-informed somatic practitioner and psychedelic guide for high-functioning women who look successful on the outside - but spiral under press...