Expanding Inward

Lilly Macfarlane
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Expanding Inward, hosted by Lilly Macfarlane, is a podcast about self-remembrance. So much of modern life pulls us outward, away from our own inner knowing and intuition. This show explores how to look inward with curiosity, remember your true nature, and come to accept and trust your inner landscape. What does it mean to make more space within? How can we widen our capacity to meet life as it is? And how does turning inward deepen our connection to ourselves, to others, and the world? Here, the conversations stay conceptual, drawing on voices from a variety of lenses. For a more experiential relationship to these topics, find Lilly's Substack, also called Expanding Inward, with practices to explore and shift your inner life. Let's connect! Don't be shy, please reach out on: www.lillybalch.com Instagram: @expanding.inward Expanding Inward is produced by The Space (London).

  1. 14 hr ago

    7 Steps to Unlocking Your Limit with Poppy Delbridge

    7 Steps to Unlocking Your Limit with Poppy Delbridge In this episode we walk through Poppy's seven-step system for creating change that lasts. We get into what she calls IMPs (Invisible Mind Patterns), why "I'm fine" can be the most limiting sentence you say to yourself, and why hitting a limit isn't a sign to stop, it's just information. We cover: The difference between pushing to succeed and creating from a regulated nervous systemWhat IMPs are, and how naming a pattern separates it from your identityFive common IMPs: the Prover, the Pleaser, the Doubter, the Controller, the DiminisherThe "toleration test" — what you're quietly putting up with, and how that becomes the reality you're livingPoppy's frequency scale, from despair to bliss, and why the flat "fine" middle is the sneakiest place to get stuck Links & Resources:  Unlock Your Power Poppy's website Unlock Your Power Live, Royal Academy of Music, 11 October — https://app.poppydelbridge.com/high-frequency-live  Loved this episode? Please rate and/or leave a review, it helps more people discover the show.  -------------------------------------------------------- If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inwa Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    7 Steps to Unlocking Your Limit with Poppy Delbridge

  2. 19 Aug

    Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

    We spend so much energy holding pain at arm's length distance. So many of us do all we can to numb it, avoid it & distract ourselves from it. In this episode I'm exploring what happens when we do the opposite and move toward what hurts instead of away from it. We look at the following through the contemplative and somatic lenses:  The difference between pain and sufferingTurning bad circumstances into the pathResourcing, the window of tolerance, and titrationWhy co-regulation mattersPractical tools for people pleasers and empaths Doors are now open for Reclaiming You, my 28-day group program, to reclaim your clarity, focus and personal power. Learn more and register here.  Use code EXPANDING for 15% off ----------------------------------------------- Loved this episode? Please rate and/or leave a review, it helps more people discover the show.  If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inward. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

  3. 5 Aug

    Reclaiming Your Energy, Boundaries & Intuition

    Maureen Walsh joins me in the studio (all the way from Hawaii!) to break down energetic boundaries. What they actually are, how to feel them in your body, and how to hand back what isn't yours.  We talk about: energetic boundariessensitivity as a strength rather than a flawthe clairs (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, claircognizance)how intuition shows up differently for everyonewhy grounding has to come before any of the more expansive spiritual workand why intuition is more important than ever Maureen will be guiding in-person, 1:1 sessions at The Space in London from August 11-13th. You can learn more and book your session here. Resources & Links: Maureen's website Maureen's instagram Loved this episode? Please rate and/or leave a review, it helps more people discover the show.  -------------------------------------------------------- If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inward. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Reclaiming Your Energy, Boundaries & Intuition

  4. 15 Jul

    10 Mental Reframes for When You Feel Stuck

    If you’re feeling stuck (with work, with your health, with a relationship, with anything) this episode is for you. I’m walking through ten mental reframes that have helped me find my way back to myself, again and again. Some of these come from my meditation practice, one comes from my dad, and all of them are ones I still use today. -------------------------- If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inward. Loved this episode? Please leave a review, it helps more seekers find the show.  Lastly, I'd love for you to help me shape Expanding Inward. Follow this link and tell me what you want to explore, who you want to hear from, ask me anything. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    10 Mental Reframes for When You Feel Stuck

  5. 1 Jul

    The Power of Ritual with Tracee Stanley

    In this episode I sit down with Tracee Stanley to talk about the what, why and how of rituals. We explore how rituals help unearth our most sacred selves and connect us to a sense of wholeness and belonging. This episode is great for those who are looking for a way to bring the sacred back into their busy lives. In this episode we talk about: True nature as something we uncover rather than build, the work as undoing, not addingWhy ritual asks a willingness to changeThe difference between a habit and a ritual Earth mapping, moon cycles and three simple pauses a day to connect with natureConnecting to ancestral roots through food, seeds, music and the dream spaceBuilding and tending an ancestral altar, and why a new moon is a lovely place to beginReframing discipline as devotion, and devoting yourself to one thing rather than everything Tracee's book, Living Ritual, offers micro rituals, larger rituals, and self-inquiry prompts to weave into the day, growing the divine fabric of our lives and creating a shawl that nurtures, protects, and heals - not only ourselves but the collective.  Resources & links: Tracee's new book, Living RitualTracee's Substack post on The Enlightened Water Bottle Tracee's website Loved this episode? Please rate and/or leave a review, it helps more people discover the show.  -------------------------------------------------------- If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inward. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    The Power of Ritual with Tracee Stanley

  6. 17 Jun

    How to Widen Your Capacity to Meet Life

    Capacity is how much you can stay with (feeling, sensation, life) without getting overwhelmed or shutting down. In today's episode we cover what capacity is, how we can widen it and why it may be small. You might find this useful if: You tend to flood easily or go numb and flat when things get hardYou brace against the good stuff too like joy, love, being seenYou're in a caregiving role, holding a lot for other peopleYou've tried to push through hard feelings and it hasn't workedYou want to feel more without being swept away by it -------------------------------------------------------- If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inward. Loved this episode? Please leave a review, it helps more seekers find the show.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    How to Widen Your Capacity to Meet Life

  7. 3 Jun

    Remembering Our True Nature with Wendy & John Steward of Wild Tomorrow

    If you're a nature lover, this one's for you. I'm joined by Wendy and John Steward, the co-founders of Wild Tomorrow, a nonprofit that protects and restores wildlife habitat for threatened species while building a more hopeful future for nature and people.  After successful corporate careers (John as a creative director at leading New York advertising agencies, Wendy as a Director of FX Sales for international banks) they left traditional paths behind to devote themselves fully to wildlife conservation, founding Wild Tomorrow in 2015. In today’s conversation, we get into rewilding (both the inner and outer landscapes), how the window of tolerance relates to compassion, the nervous system and why the change we want to see outside us begins by expanding inward first. Books & resources mentioned Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World — Jason Hickel Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy — Matthew Scully Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet — Thich Nhat Hanh Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel — Carl Safina We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate — Michael Grunwald Learn more about Wild Tomorrow here.  Join us in London! On Saturday, June 20th we'll be hosting a Wild Tomorrow event at The Space in South London. It's a donation-based gathering where we'll explore rewilding our inner landscape while learning about rewilding out on the land. Learn more here. Saturday, June 20th from 3-5pm at The Space in SW4. Loved this episode? Please leave a review, it helps more seekers find the show.  -------------------------------------------------------- If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe to Expanding Inward wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my Substack, also known as Expanding Inward. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Remembering Our True Nature with Wendy & John Steward of Wild Tomorrow

  8. 22 May

    Why I'm Ending The Morning Ritual Podcast

    After six years this is the final episode of The Morning Ritual. BUT I'm not going anywhere. At the start of June this show transforms into 'Expanding Inward' A deeper, wider, and a lot more honest about where I actually am in my own practice and inner life. If you've been here for any part of this journey, thank you. I'd love for you to help me shape Expanding Inward. Follow this link and tell me what you want to explore, who you want to hear from, ask me anything. X ----------------------------------- Resources: Skymind- https://skymind.us/book/ Subscribe to The Morning Ritual wherever you listen to podcasts. For more on meditation, nervous system work, and practical spirituality, check out my The Morning Ritual on Substack. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Why I'm Ending The Morning Ritual Podcast
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Expanding Inward, hosted by Lilly Macfarlane, is a podcast about self-remembrance. So much of modern life pulls us outward, away from our own inner knowing and intuition. This show explores how to look inward with curiosity, remember your true nature, and come to accept and trust your inner landscape. What does it mean to make more space within? How can we widen our capacity to meet life as it is? And how does turning inward deepen our connection to ourselves, to others, and the world? Here, the conversations stay conceptual, drawing on voices from a variety of lenses. For a more experiential relationship to these topics, find Lilly's Substack, also called Expanding Inward, with practices to explore and shift your inner life. Let's connect! Don't be shy, please reach out on: www.lillybalch.com Instagram: @expanding.inward Expanding Inward is produced by The Space (London).

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  • Creator
    Lilly Macfarlane
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    245
  • Rating
    Clean
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  • Show Website
    Expanding Inward

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