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…
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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 suffering Turning bad circumstances…
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 boundaries sensitivity as a strength rather than a flaw the clairs (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, claircognizance) how intuition shows up differently for everyone why…
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…
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,…
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 hard You brace against the good stuff too like joy, love, being seen You're in a caregiving role, holding…
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…
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…
Barrie is back! MY BFF Katrina and I sit with *our* astrologer to about the astrological shifts shaping this moment in time. As we approach the Spring Equinox, this is the beginning of a major new cycle. In today's episode, we explore what this shift might mean for the collective and how each of us can participate in shaping what comes next. This conversation weaves together astrology,…
A meditation practice to move from urgency to ease. Get comfortable and carve out 10 minutes to explore how to set an intention for ease without forcing yourself to relax. Your shoulders know how to drop when you stop holding them up. Your jaw knows how to soften when you stop clenching it. Gravity is already doing its job. You’re just getting in the way. This practice is just helping you step…
Transformation doesn't happen in a single moment - it happens through the choices we make every day. Eric Zimmer, host of The One You Feed podcast and author of the new book ‘How a Little Becomes a Lot’, joins me for a conversation about what actually creates lasting change. Eric shares his recovery journey from addiction and how acceptance became the foundation for real transformation. Not…
