The Gospel of Leslie

A conversation with The Great Kate I’ve had the pleasure of doing energetic healing sessions with psychic inKate Drummond, whom I’ve taken to calling The Great Kate. I have been so moved by her work that I asked her if she’d be willing to be on the podcast, and she agreed! In this interview (recorded in September), Kate shares about her journey as a healer. She also discusses her cutting-edge work...

Listen on Spotify or Apple . Last week, in Part I of this 2-part series on shadow work, I shared two helpful shadow work exercises and weaved in a bit about the tenets of shadow work. Here in Part II, I’m talking about why shadow work, or integration, as I call it, matters so much—and it does matter very very very much. I share in this vid why shadow work is key to our greatness. And in case you w...

Listen on Spotify or Apple . Ready to bring some smiles to your misery and fuckeduptedness? If you’re actually miserable and fucked up right now, I’m assuming that’s a fuck no. Still cool. Just passively watch or listen as I share two helpful shadow work exercises and weave in a bit about the tenets of shadow work. It’s entertaining but not, like, overly cheerful. It is shadow work, after all. And...

I’ve white-knuckled it through no-contact before. Been doubled over in agony the whole time—hi, 20s and 30s! (Know someone going through a break-up? Forward this to them!) The problem with doing no-contact this way is that even if you finish perfectly, with not one slip-up, not even a glance at the person’s social media—you’ll find yourself either: * going back to the person; or * enacting the ver...

I said I’d be trying out more “guerilla-style” sharing a coupla weeks ago…I’ll say more tomorrow in my weekly email, but I think I’m moving toward something prob a little less spontaneous than that. That being said: I was walking to get some food yesterday, and I found myself able to spontaneously walk and talk and recount my horrendous fucking morning and share what I got from it. It’s hilarious...

Triggered? Watch or listen to this ep. It will work. Still miss Wendy Williams so much. (watch/listen to the vid, you’ll hear the shout-out.) If you try this and it works, leave a comment! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofleslie.substack.com/subscribe

First stab at recording/sharing as I think about things—see yesterday’s post about what I’m trying out. Learning as I go. Will it work? Don’t know yet. In the meantime, I hope the content is helpful. Suggestions? Please share. Deuces! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofleslie.substack.com/subscribe

Going after what you really really really wanna do is great. But what about the times when you can’t—circumstantially, emotionally, spiritually? I call this phenomenon the Away Time. It is real. At some point, if you are pursuing something you really really really love or wanna do, you will encounter it. Some say, fight it. Fight through it. In this podcast episode, I say: there’s a better way. He...

I’m thrilled to announce I’m teaching a live course! If you are feeling dimly or acutely lost, disconnected, or just not as vibrant and bright and sexy: WOMAN could be for you. The course is an offering years in the making, a culmination of what I have learned over the years and a distillation of my own observations based on hundreds? thousands? of hours of (rather pleasurable!) independent study....

FYI that I’ve also posted this essay over on my Instagram . Still figuring out what to post where, but I loved writing this so much that I’m putting it all the places. I am evermore joyous–meaning, I feel good feeling in my body more of the time for no reason– bc I let myself go to evermore primal grief spaces. (Hey-girl-haaaay, paradox!) I consciously allow in more and more horrifying things, I c...

Check out the episode on Apple and Spotify ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofpleasure.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofleslie.substack.com/subscribe

Check out the episode on Apple and Spotify ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofleslie.substack.com/subscribe

Written version of this essay here . Listen on Spotify or Apple . Be well! Leslie This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofpleasure.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofleslie.substack.com/subscribe

Listen on Spotify or Apple . Hi Fam! How do we grow the the courage to take our lives into our own hands and write our own permission slips? How do we grow our own self-authority? This is what we’re looking at. Buckle up: He-Man and Lavell Crawford weigh in, too. It’s a good ride! Have fun. Written version of this essay here . All my Substacks here . All about Leslie here . And please do subscribe...

How do we find peace when the mystical euphoric moment becomes the average school morning s**t show? Let’s find out! Listen on Apple . Listen on Spotify . Buy me coffee! Who is Leslie? Thanks for reading The Gospel of Pleasure ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...

FYI that I wasn’t planning on writing this today, and also fyi that I normally go over my essays a whole whole whole lot more…but it felt important that I send this sooner than later. So, here we go! Read this essay here . Listen on Apple . Listen on Spotify . Buy me coffee! Who is Leslie? Thanks for reading The Gospel of Pleasure ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This...

Listen on Apple . Listen on Spotify . Here are things I reference in this podcast episode: * Possession * Maya Angelou on humility * Margo’s Got Money Problems * Audio Drama Podcasts!! * Steven Pressfield on shadow careers * 99 Problems * Leslie’s latest audio essay over at The Gospel of Pleasure: “It's almost a new year and we ain't forgivin' shit.” * Leslie’s latest HEAT podcast episode: “Compas...

Holiday Sale on Inquiry Meditation sessions! Check out my winter sale here . If you’re curious about IM , now is the time to try it out! Breakthroughs happen in every session at your level of bodily readiness. The magic of this work is that the slower and sweeter we go, the faster the results—aka, joy—can come through. HEAT! And so, I have another Substack podcast called The Heat Game , and that p...

First, apologies If you’re listening as opposed to watching, sorry for the clicking that happens around 20:00 and in a coupla other places. I didn’t realize that when I type on my computer, it sounds as clicking for you. My bad, and now I know! Second, my posting schedule might be a little off this month I’m doing my level best to relax some this month. The thing is, I love this work, and I loooov...

Holiday Sale! Check out my winter sale here . If you’re curious about IM, now is the time to try it out! Breakthroughs happen in every session at your level of bodily readiness. The magic of this work is that the slower and sweeter we go, the faster the results—aka, joy—can come through. And now, on to today’s episode! What is the value of being embodied? “I have never seen a more alive and powerf...

Listen on Appl e or Spotify No essay! It’s storytiiiiime! This is the story of my dark night of the soul while writing 99 Problems. Watch or listen when you’re cleaning up or driving or are in chill mode or you need a boost. Listen in 1.5 or 2x time if that floats your boat. Receipts included: * 25:28-27:21, audio clip from my dark night (Sept 29, 2020); * 40:38-48:11, audio clip after my dark nig...

Listen on Spotify or Apple . (It might take a few minutes after I publish for this episode to show up in these places.) Quick podcasted experience from last night. Quick note: I mention the mix of anxiety, dread, and slow-motion panic I felt; but I didn’t mention that you don’t have to figure out the cause of the feeling in your body to be with it and for it to dissipate—in other words, you don’t...

Referenced in the update: —My essay, “ For the love of the little bitch in me, you and all of us ” —My Substack profile , where you’ll find The Gospel of Pleasure and Leslie’s OnlyFam. —You also may feel like checking out HEAT. Take care and see you next week, fam! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospeloflesli...

Listen on Spotify or Apple ! Announcements and such from 00:00-03:15. Essay begins around 03:16. Find the written version here . Thanks for reading The Gospel of Pleasure ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegospelofpleasure.substack.com This is a p...

Feel like some non-election-related content? Head on over to my writer’s Substack and podcast, Leslie’s OnlyFam ! I’ve just podcasted a vintage essay of mine over there called “How I Became a Writer,” and it’s a lot of fun. Announcements: Free election-themed IM Community Practice I’m hosting two election-themed 30-minute group IM sessions this upcoming Friday, November 15, from 12-12:30 p.m. EST...