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Sentient Medicine — Interview with Psychedelic Guide Leslie Draffin
Season 1, Ep. 18
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Somatic practitioner, psychedelic guide, and witch Leslie Draffin joins Coraley Letcher for a deeply grounded conversation on self-sovereignty, embodiment, and what it means to live in right relationship—with ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
In this episode of Blood Moon Radio, we explore the connection between body awareness and healing, the role of the nervous system in reclaiming your voice, and how personal transformation intersects with the current social and political climate. Speaking from Texas, Leslie shares her perspective on what it means to stay present, aware, and engaged during times of uncertainty.
This conversation moves through somatic healing, trauma, advocacy, animism, and the belief that nothing is separate, and that awareness itself can be a form of medicine.
If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure where your voice fits in, this episode offers a grounded and expansive place to begin again.
- Somatic healing and nervous system regulation
- Self-sovereignty and embodiment
- Psychedelic integration and personal transformation
- Reclaiming your voice and advocacy
- Living in right relationship (animism & interconnectedness)
- Navigating uncertainty and staying present
Ways to stay informed or support:
Follow creators sharing firsthand experiences and consider supporting organizations doing human rights and equity work, such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Friends Service Committee. As always, do your own research and choose what aligns for you.
Find Leslie at: www.lesliedraffin.com
If you enjoyed this episode, our conversation with witch, artist, and author Monica Bodirsky, (Season One, Episode Seven) Sacred Rebellion, also touches on advocacy, witchcraft, and feminine power.
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