Bay and Laura debrief birthday week with all its highs and lows, and dish on the upcoming West of Wonderland Academy for Magical Coaching workshop. Laura is genuinely frightened by her own idea, so it's probably gonna be good. www.laurawestman.com/wow-academy for registration info! PS. EPCOT black forest cake, missing Disney World and preparations for WoW's upcoming sustainability client. Leo season continues!
Not just Leos, but Lion's Gate Leos! Bay and Laura discuss different zodiac signs' reactions to their birthdays, the pros and cons of being a Leo, how West of Wonderland is like an ontological water ride with a churro at the end, and being overdue for a lazy-river float. Thank you to all our listeners for the past three years of magic!...
How about a mid-year check-in that isn't strictly about business? Bay and Laura discuss Orange Bird, being an advocate for yourself on a medical level, and being a "mammal fauna" in the summertime. Where are you? Where's West of Wonderland? What's hot, what's there to let go of?...
This is NOT a spoiler-free episode. Or should we say "cette episode a des spoilers?" Have you seen Inside Out 2? Did it take you down memory lane like it did for Bay and Laura? Also, how much fake French can les deux femmes pack in to one podcast? Lay-All, merci and adieu....
If you lived in a treehouse, which treehouse would you model it after? Bay and Laura debrief Laura's Breaking the Dam workshop and dive into such crazy topics as how to create an authentic-to-you-offer, and Laura's most recent VERY INTENSE daydream/fantasizing that actually could become a thing. How would YOU react if a fantasy was actually coming true? PS. HOW MANY water analogies can they pack into one episode??...
This is an episode around marketing yes's and no's, Laura's upcoming workshop promotion, and seeing through the gross algorithmic sludge, but we all know the REAL heavy-hitting question from this episode is: what would YOU trade for a pair of Strawberry Shortcake underwear? Save a spot to dream with Laura here: https://www.laurawestman.com/Breaking-the-Dam And don't forget about this month's upcoming Academy for Magical Coaching Lesson, the REWARDS WORKSHOP, open to coaches and clients alike! ht...
Hello, what are you doing with your bean standards these days? Laura forces Bay to listen to her song and they discuss! What's it like to create music with someone new? How is writing music literal magic? PS. Did you also recently have food poisoning, or was that just Laura? PPS. Did you run straight to Bath & Body Works after listening to this episode?...
Watermelon: discuss. Also, what's it like when you're both at home and also feeling homesick? What are you keeping alive through your stories about it? Do you also love key lime pie and all key lime pie flavored things? PS. Laura's new song, Take the Wind, is out! Have you danced around to it yet?!...
What happens when Bay is in Nova Scotia and Laura is recovering from the best concert ever? What would you do if you had a day to yourself at your favorite theme park? What happens when we put down our phones and meet people? How are you acknowledging the summer solstice this week? How many more questions could we pack into this episode description? Can you even??...
There be spoilers ahead - if you haven't seen Disney's Wish, make sure you watch it before you listen to today's episode! Bay and Laura go backward, forward, inward, outward, bottom to the top with this Disney Centennial movie. What speaks to you most about Wish? Do you have a crush on Star as much as Bay and Laura do?...
It's time for yet another ontological rundown of a Disney character: Villain Edition. Let's talk survival mechanism, essence and greatness overall. Who will it be, deedle-ee-dee? PS. Are you talking to that squirrel?
Gather 'round, children, and hear the tale! What's the difference between a crummy downstairs bar and the place where Bay is recording today? How many different mustard yellow Mickey Mouse sweatshirts can one person find? Most importantly, Bay and Laura debrief the West of Wonderland Academy for Magical Coaching *Dreams* training that they hosted last week. It was magical, intimate and completely perfect. You can catch the recording and sign up for the next session at www.laurawestman.com/wow-ac...
You’re hot and you’re cold, you're yes and you’re no!!!! No, it’s not a conversation about Katy Perry, fooled ya, it’s about Taylor Swift! But it’s also about being a fan, a global citizen, and all other kinds of things. Let's be honest though, Bay and Laura love being a fan — and so do you. Ps. What's true about stuff, and how true is it? When is Tiana's Bayou Adventure opening and how much fun are you gonna have riding it? Do Bay and Laura have any fans other than each other?...
Take me to Tomorrowland! Are you a donkey-headed astronaut diver or do you have limits on your possibility? Laura and Bay catch up about some fun little giggle-worthy things, a new friend of the podcast and then, of course, a deluge into DREAMS. In this accidentally vulnerable episode (when are they not), Bay and Laura open up the terrain they'll be crossing with trainees on May 23 in DREAMS training. Where do your dreams exist? Where do you feel like you can/can't let a dream come true? What do...
The themes of today's episode are magic, mayhem, and messes. Grief, gags, and guffaws. Updates, undulations and . . . . hmmm . . . undercover amazingness? Laura recounts some lessons learned from her non-launch launch week. Uncover Your Creative Magic is now available for free download! It's also a tender and vulnerable and confusing time! Bay's here for it! Moping, marveling and macarons! Plus: an exciting sneak peek into this month's West of Wonderland Academy for Magical Coaching Training Ses...
Have you ever wanted to listen to two people discuss LOST, Once Upon a Time, and Game of Thrones? Well, then this episode is for you. When does TV peril hit too close to home? Laura shares that she had family members on Pan Am 7, a flight that went down over the Pacific in 1957. Bay and Laura take a trip down TV memory lane, and then discuss Laura's new developments: Hartford Improv Festival, Uncover Your Creative Magic being ready for the world, and Meaghan Wagner's new offering! Uncover Your C...
In today's episode, Bay and Laura discuss not needing to "nice it up" for their shared project darling (the podcast you're listening to) and discuss Laura's current Almost There. What do boundaries mean to you, and what do they have to do with theme park dreams? Do you have settings you visit often in your dreams? What’s a tough-time survival kit for you— physically, emotionally, imaginatively? Related but not related, what even is time and how the heck do we Time?...
Content Advisory: Bay's mother has passed away, and she and Laura are being with it in this episode, the wonder of Bay's maman, the chasm of loss, the traipsing through Disneyland together, the possibilities Bay's mother never let go of. What kinds of things give you a respite from grieving when you're in a season of grief? Bay and Laura discuss new marshmallow developments, what might be coming to the land expansions at Walt Disney World, and why Asha from WISH reminds Laura of Bay. Like... a l...
Let's get real for a minute, where's YOUR Cody tattoo, huh? Bay and Laura discuss what it's like to confront the edges of the comfort zone around creative things we love. What happens when we decide to be seen in our creative vulnerability? What creative embodiment can you NOT do without an insane amount of trust? What are the things you'd never do again, but then, they'd always seemed right? Were there nights of endless pleasure? IS IT ALL COMING BACK TO YOU NOW?...
Can you or can you not grab your butt during certain seasons of life? Do you find a leopard seal to be the stuff of nightmares, yes or no? Bay and Laura celebrate the inaugural lesson session at the West of Wonderland Academy for Magical Coaching, all about wishes. What's it like to wish, and to become someone who can be around wishes? PS. Hyenas - cute or not cute? PPS. Get on our list and receive the ever so fancy WoW Daily Planner when you do: https://www.laurawestman.com/wow-academy...
No, this is NOT a commercial for Disney World, why do you ask? What's new with Tiana's Bayou Adventure? What would you do if you were back in your favorite place on the planet? What are Bay and Laura's favorite things about being in a Disney park, and why do they always talk about it?! PS. See you March 28 for the first Academy for Magical Coaching training, "Exploring Wishes for Client Impact"! Get on our list and receive the ever so fancy WoW Daily Planner when you do: https://www.laurawestman...
How often do you experience unrequited hope on a warm spring day? What would you do if you won the lottery? No, but really - Bay and Laura want to know. Tune in to find out why they think this question matters. PS. See you March 28 for the first Academy for Magical Coaching training, "Exploring Wishes for Client Impact"! Get on our list and receive the ever so fancy WoW Daily Planner when you do: https://www.laurawestman.com/wow-academy...
What is the weirdest possible way YOU could be when you announce something that you're super excited about? Laura and Bay give the scoop about their first official training offering for coaches: West of Wonderland Academy for Magical Coaching. Drop in once a month for training sessions on distinctions, practical applications and new frameworks based on - what else? - magic in coaching. Learn how to link your imaginative, magical thinking with a real plan they can fulfill on - and to help your co...
Excuse me, but what is your dream cat? Are you embarrassed sometimes by the extent of your desire, love and appreciation for things you love? If so, this episode is for you. Bay and Laura explore when desire can become motivating sustenance for your journey, instead of just fleeting rocket-fuel. How can it work for us? What are YOUR orbits of desire? What is fairweather desire? Are we riling up the Vatican? PS. Disney Adults forever 🥹...
Let's talk about an under-mined component of goal achievement (and the human experience in general) - wanting. Desiring. Longing for. Does wanting fuel you, dim you, or time-travel you? What makes you *tweaky* about wanting and desiring? What is desire synonymous for you from an automatic/conditioned place? Are you longing to walk down Main Street USA as much as Bay and Laura are? PS. What kind of weird were you as a teenager???...
That's it. That's the episode: how and why Laura met Daniel Radcliffe.
Welcome to the third (or maybe fourth? fifth?) installment of the unofficial 2024 Project Series, in which Bay and Laura lovingly take your hand and walk you through what it's like to take on new goals in life. What happens after you set your goals? What's predictable and who should we be about it? What's the difference between performing your goal achievement, and practicing it? And... sorry to harp on this, but... are you a toaster?...
Hello, are you a toaster? West of Wonderland is due for a chat about rewards! Project Design, a coaching industry tool to provide structures for achieving even the gnarliest of goals, has a pretty special component - rewards. What are they? Why reward yourself when you could punish yourself? What are rewards to adults? What do they have to do with goal achievement? Often, the more something matters to us, the more "stuff" is going to be in the way of achieving it. It is a cardinal law of being a...
Laura wants to set the record straight: just because she doesn't have 25 planners doesn't mean she doesn't have structures. Take another peek behind the curtain to see how the magic gets dreamed up. Laura walks Bay through the experience of creating her 2024 vision board and other visual displays that keep her motivated. PS. Marshmallow or bust....
How about a lil partnership chit chat? Listen in on a super unique conversation between Bay and Laura as they reflect on the evolution of the West of Wonderland voice, brand and partnership over four years of running their New Years Eve Workshop. Where did it start? How did this year's workshop reflect how they've grown? How many times can they name-drop Dr. Lauren Borden on this podcast before you all stop listening? How can everyone use their powers for good in the worst place ever: Facebook c...
