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
78. Healing your Womb with Shadow Work with Nikki Colmone
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In this week's episode, womb witch & shadow work practitioner Nikki Colmone shares all about why the womb holds so much trauma and how we can clear it. This was one of the most fun conversations we've had on the show in a while with someone who really feels like a kindred spirit.
In our chat we discuss:
- Nikki's spiritual journey
- what shadow work is
- why the womb holds onto so much trauma
- what our past lives have to do with the trauma we face now
- dark goddess energy
Nikki is active in the spiritual community as a leader in shadow work, and is one of five women in the world currently gaining a certification in shadow work by the infamous Master Shadow Worker and mentor, Danielle Massi, LMFT. Nikki is also the host of the Witchcraft & Wellness podcast, a platform designed to give the truth around all things health and wellness as well as mystical and magical. Leslie was a guest on the show last week so if you'd like to check out that episode, CLICK HERE.
You can follow Nikki on social media:
Instagram: @the_wombwitch
TikTok: @the_wombwitch
You can schedule with or check out Nikki more in depth at: www.nikkicolmone.com
Connect with me on Instagram:
@lesliedraffin
@thelightwithinpodcast
You can also email me: hello@lesliedraffin.com
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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
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.
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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.
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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...