That is the question! Whether 'tis nobler . . . . yada, yada, yada. Bay and Laura have no need to sound noble on this episode as West of Wonderland has a candid conversation about planners - what works, what doesn't? What would be helpful to you when selecting your personal organizational tools? What helps you stay consistent? What would God's auto-responder sound like? When is sometimes better than never (hint: always)? PS. NorthStudio's ADHD Adulting Planner is here: https://northstudio.design...
Jan 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 129
New visions require new structures - sometimes that's your morning routine. What kinds of embarrassing things have YOU done instead of your routines? Where do we get into Fantasyland (in a bad way) about routines such that we cannot possibly fulfill and let them do their job? Who else goes into their phone instead of their life?!!?!?!?!!? Bay and Laura discuss ways to think about your routines so that they're actually helpful and not lowkey harmful....
Jan 10, 2024•36 min•Ep. 128
What's happenin' y'all?! It's 2024! How/when did that happen?! We're all fresh off of the holidays and entering into the (occasionally) blinding white freshness of January. Bay and Laura look ahead at what kind of rides 2024 will be themed after, and why. What's ahead for you?...
Jan 03, 2024•29 min•Ep. 127
Students out of bed!! Join Bay and Laura for the most magical New Years celebration of all - for the 4th year in a row! December 31st, from 1-3pm EST on Zoom, join your Hogwarts classmates for a magic-themed visioning exercise to kick off the new year. Bonus points if you can find your dress robes or bring your owl. Registration is free: https://bit.ly/3GVkJjt...
Dec 28, 2023•8 min•Ep. 126
It's Novembery, so it's time to discuss.... seasonal decor again. Welcome to the annual discussion about how AWESTRUCK Bay and Laura can get about how Disney Parks decorate for the holidays! What's new in the animal kingdom (of our homes)? How many microphones does it take to capture Grimby's snore?...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 126
This episode is exactly what it sounds like, and you're welcome. There is a lot of appreciation, and a lot of conversation about dancing (and snacks). Heads up, Bay and Laura learned after recording this that Disney+ offers an option to watch the whole film, ballad included. HUZZAH, THE LOVE WE FOUND! Ps. The Marleys were dead to begin with. 👀...
Dec 20, 2023•43 min•Ep. 125
What do you do when the "underbelly" of life reveals itself? How welcome are your tears, or those of others around you? 'Tis the grieviest season of all, and Bay and Laura leave no stone unturned when it comes to enrolling you in allowing yourself to feel more of your grief. What if we're open and curious about what it can show us, instead of closing it out? What happens if Bay and Laura trick you and (surprise) it's still West of Wonderland podcast? IDK, but buckle up!...
Dec 13, 2023•40 min•Ep. 124
It's December! Let's get ontological about a terrible part of the winter: illness. What are YOUR rules about getting sick? Isn't it so fun to have to navigate personal, family and societal narratives about sickness? It's simply the best. Bay and Laura love it. PS. Laura's got a special offering open from December 7-11 and now you know about it! PPS. What's the grossest thing that's ever happened to you while you're sick?...
Dec 06, 2023•33 min•Ep. 123
Following up from last week's episode about Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, Bay and Laura have some interesting parenting tips to share! Join in for this West of Wonderlandy debrief of the concept of TRICKY PEOPLE . . . along with a glorious multitude of stories, reminiscences, and potentially a bit of post-covid delirium from Laura. Who's all emotional as Velocicoaster Year comes to a close? PS. Who is King Mucus, after all?...
Nov 29, 2023•54 min•Ep. 122
Who is the most charming Trojan Horse you've ever seen in a movie? In this ontological shake-down of another Disney movie villain, Bay and Laura get altitude on villainy in Arendelle. Outside of "good" and "bad," what are the crystallized qualities of one prince of the Southern Isles. PS. Someone's survival mechanism comes from somewhere!...
Nov 23, 2023•22 min•Ep. 121
It's Novembery, so it's time to discuss.... seasonal decor again. Welcome to the annual discussion about how AWESTRUCK Bay and Laura can get about how Disney Parks decorate for the holidays! What's new in the animal kingdom (of our homes)? How many microphones does it take to capture Grimby's snore?...
Nov 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 120
If you could spend all your time in one energy, which one would it be and why?! Bay and Laura explore autumnal transition and how it relates to leadership, sing songs about the giant leaves outside, and explore the energies of transitions and creative cycles. Wow, that sentence was long and vaguely academic. To round it out, here's some glorious nonsense: "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" -Dumbledore...
Nov 08, 2023•38 min•Ep. 119
Bay and Laura are joined by Scott Shigeoka, an explorer and cartographer of the landscape of CURIOSITY and how it can help us create a more harmonious inner and outer world. Scott's new book, SEEK, will be in bookstores on November 14, 2023. Spoiler alert: West of Wonderland 100% recommends SEEK and can't wait for you all to read it and nerd out! PS. What should you do if you find yourself hating on spiders??! PPS. Have you ever wanted a longer explanation of what ontology actually is? This epis...
Nov 01, 2023•52 min•Ep. 118
Y'all have questions, and West of Wonderland has answers. What's Ringo barking at with his new protective bark? What do you do when the land right next to you sells out of nowhere? How do you come through a "reactivity portal" and get into action in a way that honors you and your power? What's important about "getting into relationship" above all else during difficult times? Who the heck is Gray Cat?!?!...
Oct 25, 2023•26 min•Ep. 117
What's alluring about spooky season THIS time around?! Why are people so obsessed with the un-dead, particularly zombie? In the West of Wonderland annual chatter about the spooky and the scary, Laura and Bay reflect on the value of horror themes, tropes, and why it's valuable to allow ourselves space to be freaked out. PS. Guess who's never seen The Shining and PPS. Guess who forgot that person hasn't seen The Shining....
Oct 18, 2023•32 min•Ep. 116
Where were YOU in life when the Charlie's Angels movie came out? Bay and Laura digest recent conversations with BFF Dr. Lauren Borden and the information they've learned about their Human Design profiles. It's weird and it's amazing and it's insane to have this much stuff resonate about how you operate in life, isn't it?! West of Wonderland also pays tribute to legandary actor Michael Gambon, who many of us know and love because of his becoming Dumbledore after the passing of Richard Harris. Dea...
Oct 11, 2023•40 min•Ep. 115
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to do improv under hypnosis? Laura hadn't either, until she found herself doing it. This week's episode explores "alternates" -- alternate lives you might daydream about, for better or for worse, when things get weird in your own. What would your current life experience change if you could bring it somewhere else? What kinds of things do you come back to to empower the life you're currently living? Deep questions abound, don't miss a second....
Oct 04, 2023•31 min•Ep. 114
Dr. Lauren is back by popular demand! Well, at least, as Bay and Laura promised she would be. The three explore some really hard-hitting questions about transformational work, ontological frameworks, and how to engage with something like Human Design if you're new to transformation (or if you're not). Gather all your paint-covered bowling balls for this one!...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 113
Remember how part of the point of vacation is makin' memories?! Why is it not socially acceptable to relive fabulous vacation memories?! Bay and Laura throw that rule out the window in this week's episode, discussing many fantastically fun experiences they've had in Disney parks. Sometimes the solution to feeling stuck, or feeling like you don't have "enough," is to relish what you already have....
Sep 20, 2023•53 min•Ep. 112
This episode is about three things: The Haunted Mansion movie, an ontological character study of Gaston, and Bay and Laura's inability to hold essential qualities and survival mechanisms as polar opposites or under the categories of good and bad! How fun! What's it like to review this absolutely fantastic villainous character through the lens of an ontological, or being-based, lens? Most importantly, who uses antlers in all of their decorating AND WHAT HAS THEM DO IT?!!?...
Sep 13, 2023•32 min•Ep. 111
What happens when you AND everyone around you believes you are chronically un-helpable? What does it mean to be support-able - by a coach, or by a friend? What's the difference between help that helps versus help that doesn't? What's the little, black hole-ish nucleus of our self-conversations that keep us from getting help that actually helps? Also: men and women unintentionally speaking past each other, Judgmental Whats, self-healing through our animal body, powerful "felt" sense of connection...
Sep 06, 2023•37 min•Ep. 110
Welcome to the *most* Laura's-core-values episode yet here on West of Wonderland. Bay and Laura take up the mantle of Laura's core value of Appreciation and walk through August experiences through that lens. Speaking your truth, creating and appreciating powerful friendships, feeling seen in relationships, intentional parenthood, the magic of fandom, the rapture of music, sheer presence... and more. PS. But again, how many Mickey ear hats **can** a person own? PPS. Why **are** mosquitos still ar...
Aug 30, 2023•47 min•Ep. 109
Bay and Laura reflect on the state of affairs here in late August, 2023. Some parts of the summer have been magical (pool time), some have been horrible (skeeters). How does creating your dream life open up so much self-loathing, and why would it? What's the best way to get intentional about how your seasons will go? Most importantly: how many hats with Mickey ears can one person possibly own?...
Aug 23, 2023•42 min•Ep. 108
Imaginative living requires a lot of intimacy with one's self. And sometimes that sux! Welcome to the West of Wonderland birthday blues episode, featuring our pick for president, Rapunzel, and a mess of stories - some empowering, some disempowering, some messy, and some lovely. What's the full experience of your birthday each year? What does it bring up, what does it ask of you? Let's dive in....
Aug 16, 2023•35 min•Ep. 107
It's an 8-8 birthday bonanza, as West of Wonderland celebrates its second birthday - and Bay and Laura also have birthdays, all on the same day. What a time! Two Leos and their Leo creation come together for this week's episode, which is mostly about The Little Mermaid (finally!). What did Bay and Laura totally adore about this new retelling (and what did they not)? Why is Eric *the* Hufflepuff Prince and why did we need him so badly?!?!!? PS. Lin....we have questions.
Aug 09, 2023•46 min•Ep. 106
Bay and Laura are feelin' HOT this summer - about the SAG-AFTRA strike! What's culty about Hollywood? Where do we get sucked in to the agenda of the folks at the top? Why should we care about this issue as consumers? Where's the line between being a consumer and becoming complicit in abusive dynamics of media production? West of Wonderland is SUPER FUN THIS WEEK! PS. At what point does West of Wonderland's self-referentialness coalesce into its sentience?!...
Aug 02, 2023•34 min•Ep. 105
Bay and Laura indoctrinate Lauren Borden, MA, PhD, PCC into West of Wonderland on this giggle-fueled episode - WoW's first ever podcast guest who literally reminds Bay and Lauren of a Disney princess. This episode is about Human Design - what is it?! How to use it/not use it - but it's also about introducing Lauren to Disney Parks things like Orange Bird and being very vulnerable about Human Design types, ways of creating, partnership, and integrating new awarenesses so that your life works bett...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 104
What does it mean to be in July this year?! Bay and Laura invite you to reflect on where you are six months into the year this time around. The discussion includes but is not limited to: doing things guiltily, thunderstorms, ways of creating, red lights that actually aren't red lights, being a righteous rule-follower, and diving right into chilly water. What's it like to let go of old things on purpose? What large-scale patterns do you see in your life when it comes to creation and transformatio...
Jul 19, 2023•31 min•Ep. 103
What does it take to pluck something from your vision and stitch it into the fabric of your real life? Join Laura and Bay to find out as they discuss Indiana Jones, new business ventures, and allowing the dial of destiny to do its job. In this vunlerable episode, Laura and Bay discuss their different "flavors" of not-enoughness that arise in the face of meaningful opportunities. Also: who is the lowest form of plebe? Who are you going to call if you need stuff messed up? Which WoW member will em...
Jul 12, 2023•48 min
Bay and Laura head into a dreamy space on this episode discussing new, innovative construction for a girls' school in India. How would you re-imagine how buildings interact with nature for the future? What does the Imaginative Leadership of sea creatures look like? Why did Peter Pan & Wendy destroy Laura? Who is West of Wonderland's favorite actor of all time? Also, what kinds of questions does the OceanGate submersible bring up for all of us with regard to leadership, let alone the news coverag...
Jul 05, 2023•43 min•Ep. 101
