In this episode, Leslie sits down with Chelsea McLeod — a corporate dropout turned Integrative Health Practitioner and hormone coach for high-achieving women — to talk about the hidden cost of hustle and how to finally feel amazing in your body again.

After 13 years leading global brands and managing a $60M e-commerce business, Chelsea walked away from corporate burnout to heal her own hormone and gut issues. Now, through her Healthy Hustle Method, she’s helped over 200 women—from CEOs to entrepreneurs to moms—rebalance their hormones, restore energy, and release weight without restriction, overtraining, or burnout.

Together, Leslie and Chelsea explore:

• The surprising ways stress and ambition disrupt your hormones
• How to heal the gut–brain axis and restore sustainable energy
• Why “doing less” can be the fastest path to results
• What every woman needs to know about balancing work, health, and identity
• How to move from hustle to harmony and feel deeply at home in your body again

This conversation is a reminder that your body is not broken—it’s communicating. When you finally listen, healing becomes inevitable.

💫 Connect with Chelsea:
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Podcast: It's not You, It's your Hormones

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In this episode, Leslie welcomes Sara Byers — CEO, thought leader, poet, and co-host of The Collecting Insight Podcast — for a heartfelt conversation on leadership, intuition, and what it really means to live with joy and purpose.

As the CEO of her family’s business and the author of two poetry collections, Heart and Moon and Wise Stars, Sara has spent decades blending practical leadership with soulful awareness. Her mission is simple yet profound: to lighten the burdens we all carry so we can live with more connection, fulfillment, and love.

Together, Leslie and Sara explore:

• How to lead and live with both structure and spirit
• The power of poetry as a portal to self-understanding
• Why slowing down is essential for authentic leadership
• How to cultivate joy and humanity in everyday life
• The sacred intersection between business, intuition, and creativity

This conversation is a reminder that leadership can be deeply human — that success and softness can coexist — and that lightening our load is the first step to letting more light in.

💫 Connect with Sara:
Instagram: @collectinginsight
Podcast: The Collecting Insight Podcast
Books: Heart and Moon and Wise Stars
Website

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In this episode, Leslie welcomes Christian de la Huerta — transformational coach, award-winning author, and TEDx speaker — for a powerful conversation on love, power, and the spiritual evolution of relationships.

With over 30 years of experience guiding individuals and couples toward deeper fulfillment, Christian has dedicated his life to helping people break free from internal barriers to love and awaken their authentic power. His latest book, Conscious Love: Transforming Our Relationship to Relationships, invites readers to reimagine love as a spiritual practice — one that dissolves unhealthy dynamics and opens the door to connection, courage, and grace.

Together, Leslie and Christian explore:

• What it really means to practice conscious love in modern relationships
• How to reclaim personal power without control or manipulation
• The spiritual lessons hidden inside heartbreak and conflict
• Why authentic self-expression is the foundation of intimacy
• How awakening your soul’s power transforms not only your relationships, but your entire life

Whether you’re single, partnered, or in the process of healing, this conversation will leave you inspired to see love as the most sacred teacher of all.

Connect with Christian:
Website
IG: @christiandelahuerta
Books: Conscious Love & Awakening the Soul of Power

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:

1. 💌 Get Midlife Magic in your inbox.
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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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