West of Wonderland

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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 matter...

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 yo...

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 th...

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...

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

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?

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 t...

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? P...

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!

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?

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...

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 ha...

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...

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 t...

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!

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.

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 important...