From Burnout to Breakthrough: Leslie Draffin on Healing Trauma, Womb Wisdom & Sacred Medicines

What happens when burnout, grief, and loss collide? For Leslie Draffin, a 15-year broadcast journalist and news anchor, it became a breaking point—and ultimately, a breakthrough. In this Hearts Rise Up Podcast episode, Leslie shares the raw, vulnerable story of walking away from the anchor desk after years of hidden trauma, PTSD, and exhaustion, only to discover a profound new path as a trauma-informed somatic practitioner, psychedelic microdosing guide, and womb mystic.This conversation is a journey through the dark night of the soul into rebirth—exploring how grief can become a sacred portal, how the womb holds untapped wisdom, and how sacred Earth medicines invite us back into trust, authenticity, and the Divine Feminine. You’ll hear moving client stories of transformation, visionary insights into reimagining society through cyclical wisdom, and a powerful reminder that “You are it—you’re already the embodiment of what you’re seeking.”____________Key Topics00.00 – Intro – Meet Leslie Draffin04:08 – Public Breaking Point & Phoenix Rising08:17 – Identity Collapse with Sacred Earth Medicine11:41 – Grief as a Portal17:29 – The Path of the Womb Mystic19:51 – Becoming Ungovernable23:25 – Client Stories of Transformation29:45 – Reimagining Society & Feminine Wisdom33:13 – Walking the Edge36:10 – Following the Signs39:12 – A Message from the Womb____________Episode Resourceshttps://www.lesliedraffin.com/https://www.instagram.com/lesliedraffin/https://www.facebook.com/leslie.draffinhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRakA_HiNPoVYEB_MYDEs3QConnect With Hearts Rise Up and LifeQuest Horizonshttps://heartsriseup.com/Sign up for our popular, weekly “Notes From Your Higher Self”The Art of Inner Masteryhttps://www.lifequesthorizons.com/Subscribe to the podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hearts-rise-up-podcast/id1454410735https://open.spotify.com/show/7ebcnnbCjRIeUmJWUC2hYyHearts Rise Up Production TeamHearts Rise Up is a  "Best Wisdom Podcast"Audio editing by: Ann SerrieTechnical Director: Christopher DrummondMusic by: Jonn Serrie