In this week's episode, Microdosing & Menstrual Cycle Coach Leslie Draffin explores how microdosing psilocybin helps us unlock our soul's true purpose AND how this magical practice assists solo-preneurs.

This episode is sponsored by my 8-week group coaching container, MushWomb Alchemy: Transforming your Life with Pleasure, Womb Healing & Psychedelic Mushrooms. LIVE CALLS start October 3rd. FIND OUT MORE HERE.

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In this week's episode, we welcome back one of our favorite guests Petia Kolibova to talk all about how taking care of our physical vessels leads us to more abundance.

Trigger Warning: this conversation touches on some topics that might be triggering for people who've come from eating disorders, depression or abuse.

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More about Petia:
Petia Kolibova is a women’s transformation coach who helps women who have been pushed down and been playing it small due to toxic relationships or unhealed childhood trauma to create a life that is true to them and their soul purpose. Her mission is to help women who are on the path to healing from past wounds move through their limiting beliefs and internal blocks so they can finally do what they want to do, what feels good to them, serve other women in a powerful way online.

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In this week's episode we're diving into the JUICY convo around non-monogamy, jealousy & intimacy. Dr. Joli Hamilton - the relationship coach for couples who color outside the lines - shares all about opening up her marriage, the #1 question to ask if you want to ignite your sex life today AND offers a wonderful relationship check-in for couples (no matter if you want to open up your relationship or not!)

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About Dr. Joli Hamilton:
Dr. Joli Hamilton is the relationship coach for couples who color outside the lines. She is a research psychologist, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and AASECT certified sex educator. Joli also co-hosts the Project Relationship podcast with her anchor partner, Ken. Joli’s beenfeatured in The New York Times, Vogue, NPR, and The Atlantic.
She’s spent the past two decades studying and reimagining what love can be if we open our imaginations to possibility. Joli helps people create non-monogamous partnerships that are custom-built for their authentic selves, no more shrinking, pretending, or hiding required.

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In this episode, Dr. Katherine MacLean shares all about her experience as a psychedelic researcher & how her personal journey with plant medicines helped her work through grief & traumatic life situations as well as become a better parent.

In our chat we discuss:
- her experience working at Johns Hopkins
- how grief & loss propelled her spiritual journey
- ways psychedelics have benefitted her life

Get her book: Midnight Water HERE
More about Dr. MacLean:
Katherine MacLean, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist with expertise in studying the effects of mindfulness meditation and psychedelics on cognitive performance, emotional well-being, spirituality, and brain function. As a postdoctoral research fellow and faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she conducted clinical trials of psilocybin, the primary chemical found in “magic mushrooms,” and other psychedelic compounds. Her groundbreaking research on psilocybin and personality change suggests that psychedelic medicines can enhance openness to new experiences and promote mental health and emotional well-being throughout the lifespan. Dr. MacLean co-founded and directed the first center for psychedelic education and training in New York, was featured in the New Yorker article entitled “The Trip Treatment" by Michael Pollan, and her TED Talk has been viewed nearly 50K times. Midnight Water is her first book. Find her online at katherinemaclean.org and on Facebook (katherinemacleanphd), Instagram (@katherine.maclean.phd), and Twitter (@thekmacdose).

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Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here:

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👉 Enjoy 50% off your FIRST MONTH inside The Inner Circle ($77/month after that)

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WELCOME BACK BABE!! After a few weeks off to enjoy summer, we're back with a solo episode all about the #1 sign you're growing & transforming - it's the ability to see every "failure" as a blessing re-aligning you to your life's purpose.

In this chat, Leslie Draffin breaks down how to reframe your past failures into messages from the Universe. She also shares a beautiful 15 minute meditation to help these feelings really sink in - fast forward to 8:45 to get the meditation!!

ANNOUNCEMENT: my group program - MushWomb Alchemy launches in September! This is my Cyclical Microdosing program - but with a new name and some JUICY new additions!! This is for you if you want to transform your life by bringing in more pleasure, healing your womb & communing with sacred Earth medicine (mushrooms). The program is now 8 weeks long and will be an intimate container of conscious women & menstruators ready to invest in their path & purpose. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M OFFERING THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR so if you want to uplevel before 2024 - get the details by sending me an email - [email protected]

See you next week!

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Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here:

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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)

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In this week's episode, Mackenzie River of the Mama Psychedelia Podcast joins us to talk all about:
- birthwork
- psychedelics
- becoming a doula
- navigating expanded states of consciousness

Mackenzie River is the Mama + host of The Mama Psychedelia Podcast, a platform she created to explore and give voice to the psychedelic nature of the child bearing continuum and our cyclical nature on this earth. 

She is a practicing Holistic Doula-Birth Keeper, supporting families through the threshold of conception, pregnancy, birth & postpartum. Primarily residing & offering services in Costa Rica & Canada. She also studies traditional midwifery practices with an amazing Elder named Whapio who weaves the worlds of physiologic birth & mysticism within her teachings. 

Connect with Mackenzie:
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Learn more about Mackenzie's work
Check out the Mama Psychedelia Podcast

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Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here:

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In this week's episode, author & journalist Jennifer Chesak talks all about her groundbreaking new book, The Psilocybin Handbook for Women. This first-of-it's-kind manual discusses the way psilocybin impacts & benefits people born in female bodies SPECIFICALLY and I am SO THRILLED to have met Jennifer & can't wait to purchase her book when it comes out June 6th, 2023.

Inside this episode we discuss:
- studies around psilocybin & female brains
- how psilocybin may impact women differently
- psilocybin and your menstrual cycle
- Jennifer's own journey with psilocybin & it's profound impact on her anxiety & grief around pet loss

How to buy Jennifer's Book:
To support The Bookshop Nashville (woman-owned): https://thebookshopnashville.com/item/htJG23OV3XBe2nAcVuU0aQ/lists/L6prSl7jBBd0/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Psilocybin-Handbook-for-Women/Jennifer-Chesak/9781646044986

Connect with Jennifer online:

http://www.jenniferchesak.com

https://www.instagram.com/jenchesak/

https://twitter.com/jenchesak

https://www.tiktok.com/jenchesak

https://www.facebook.com/jenchesak

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferchesak/

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.

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Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here:

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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)

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In this week's episode, Ellen Gilbert shares what it means to become worthy while stepping into your power. We discuss: why we (as women) often feel unworthy, how psilocybin has helped Ellen heal & ways to step into your sacred feminine leadership. 

More about Ellen:
Ellen Gilbert is a sacred feminine leadership coach helping women and non-binary kin expand to their soul's potential and lead the life they came here to live.

She has distilled a decade of experience working with women leaders, community builders, and world-changers into strategies that effect change from the inside-out. She helps visionary women leaders turn down the dial on their inner critic, heal from imposter syndrome, detox from internalized patriarchy and hustle culture, and stop burnout in its tracks. Ellen partners with her clients to envision boldly, embody worthiness, align with their mission, and act with intention.

Connect with Ellen:
Nourished Leaders
Insta

BOOK YOUR FREE 1-ON-1 CALL WITH ME (before 5/30/23)

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:

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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)

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In this week's episode, CEO & co-founder of Playground Catherine Magee talks all about breaking the taboos around sex & pleasure through her women-centered company!

We discuss:
- arousal issues women face
- the orgasm gap
- why everyone would benefit from lube
- plus our favorite sex toys!

Check out Playground for yourself:
Website
Instagram

Playground has also offered you a discount code: THELIGHTWITHIN so you can save a bit on their luxury lubricants! ENJOY!

My 10-week group program, Cyclical Microdosing, starts May 30th. You still have time to book a free call with me THIS WEEK (if you're seeing this before May 29, 2023). The link is below. If you're listening to this episode after May 29, 2023 - message me on Instagram & find out more about working together.
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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:

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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)

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In this week's episode, Allison Cullen, CEO of You Do Woo, shares how human design helped her pivot her career & create her most amazing life.

Get your FREE human design chart (so you can follow along during this chat).

More about Allison:

Allison Cullen is the CEO of You Do Woo. She spent the past 15 years working as both a business manager in the music industry and a business coach in the health & wellness world. She also a background in counseling and certification in Human Design. She started her business & podcast in early 2020 when the world was in a state of disarray and she knew that fellow mommas & entrepreneurs needed to be able to make sense out of our current reality. In addition to Human Design readings Allison also offers courses on manifestation, time-bending, network marketing, and the feminine art of getting rich. Connect with her on Instagram @youdowoo and send her a DM to say hi!

Connect with Allison on IG: https://www.instagram.com/youdowoo/

Book a HD Reading: https://youdowoo.mykajabi.com/60-minute-human-design-reading

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.

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Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here:

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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.
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