NERVOUS SYSTEM ALCHEMY
Episode 18 – Let it Flow: Trusting the Intelligence of the Body — with Dr. Leslie Carr + Julia de’Caneva
💡 Episode Description
What happens when you stop trying to fix your emotions — and instead feel the raw energy underneath them?
In this episode, I’m joined by two brilliant colleagues and dear friends, Dr. Leslie Carr and Julia de’Caneva, for a grounded, powerful conversation about how life force energy moves through the body — and what becomes possible when we stop overriding, bypassing, or spinning in the mind, and instead
partner with the nervous system to let it reorganize and transform.
We talk about everything from public speaking anxiety to cancer, trauma, and collective grief — and how even the most intense emotions can feel strangely good when fully met as
sensation. This is an honest, real-world exploration of what it means to stay with what’s true, and allow the intelligence of your nervous system to do what it knows how to do.
🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways
- Why emotions are expressions of deeper energy — and why this is important
- How nervous system work helps you access clarity beneath mental loops
- The moment Leslie’s public speaking fear suddenly shifted to aliveness
- Julia’s experience of body-based presence after cancer
- Grief as sacred — and how it honors what was and what matters
- How “thanking the story” helps you stay with your somatic truth
- Why presence is the medicine that unlocks transformation
- How individual regulation supports collective change
🌀Meet Today’s Guests
Dr. Leslie Carr
Leslie is a psychologist and an expert in how trauma, stress, culture, and digital technology impact the mind. She’s been active in mental health advocacy and public psychoeducation for over fifteen years, with work featured in
The LA Times,
Bustle, and
Ask Dr. Drew. She’s the host of the podcast
The Nature of Nurture and an e-course on mindful tech use.
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www.lesliecarr.com
Julia de’Caneva
Julia is a certified holistic health coach, blending her intuition, professional certifications, and lived experience as a cancer survivor to help people build intentional, meaningful lives. She’s the founder of
If It’s The Last Thing I Do and co-founder of
elemental, a platform for reconnecting humans to Nature through mindful practice.
→
www.ifitsthelastthingido.com
→
www.experienceelemental.com
🌿 Nervous System Alchemy: Live in LA
Leslie and Julia are hosting a powerful in-person workshop on
June 7 from 3–5pm at Laughing Frog Yoga in Los Angeles. This event blends nervous system regulation, breathwork, and yoga into a community-based space for deep release, integration, and grounded aliveness.
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register here
✨ Free Mini- Series from Rachel: Moving Through Upper Limits
If you’ve ever found yourself hitting a ceiling — emotionally, financially, or creatively — even when you’re doing all the right things, this 3-part video series will show you why your nervous system might be holding the brakes… and how to release the pattern at its root.
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start your journey here
💌 Stay Connected
If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend. This work is meant to ripple — and your presence matters.
“Grace” written and recorded by
Paul Briggs and used by permission.
