West of Wonderland

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 eac...

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 mor...

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 Pr...

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 Won...

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 Desig...

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 pu...

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 l...

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 th...

Welcome to West-er-Wonderland, y'all! It's a spicy centennial as Bay and Laura invent their celebration in real time, reflect on the first hundred episodes and do some scheming for the future! Do you have a celebration limit? What other ways do you want to interact with West of Wonderland as listeners (have you ever revealed yourself to us as a listener? If not… DO IT!! We wanna know you!)? Also:...

What did Bay do in Laura's dream, and what did Laura do to annoy Bay so much in hers? Along those lines, have you ever been curious about the concept of spirit guides? West of Wonderland explains and explores the concept generally, and Laura shares specifically about which guides of hers seem to be clamoring to serve right now. Bonus Question: how many groundhogs currently live in Laura's yard?

Two important questions. First, have you ever wondered about the phenomenology of a pencil? Second, what are critical questions that imaginative leaders must investigate to truly make a dent in the climate crisis? What's it like to "turn a ship" in your own life, and what would it be like to do it on a large scale? When does it turn out that a deadline has been divinely missed? This and other ques...

Where do YOU practice "a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down"? Is it with peanut butter? Bay has an enchanted moment with an old friend that opens a conversation about the link between performing arts dreams, voices and joy. When do we shut down our creative dreams due to fear of not measuring up, or not wanting to be rejected or heartbroken? What's possible when we open ourselves up to...

Are you a dork, a geek, or are you just here to have a good time? Categorize yourself! Bay and Laura discuss all things tattoo, slug drama, and walking on eggshells. And, breaking Walt Disney World news from this month — Bay and Laura's hot take on the closing of the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser! What place does "failure" hold in the kingdom of an imaginative leader?

What do you do when you rope drop in Disneyland? Bay spills from her recent trip including intel on changes in Downtown Disney, and additions to Disneyland and California Adventure Park. Email Bay and Laura and tell them what YOU do!

Guess who was recently in Disneyland? Laura gets a great download from Bay regarding her recent jaunt through The Happiest Place on Earth - complete with merch haul, snacks, ride experiences, and a thorough report for the Bureau of Complaints regarding Rope Drop etiquette! Enjoy this episode as a practice of appreciation.

Hold on to your broomsticks, because in this episode of West of Wonderland, Bay and Laura spend some time addressing everyone's least favorite part of the Wizarding World fandom, the controversy surrounding its author, J.K. Rowling, and the trans-exclusionary feminist politics she's been vocal about that have had tremendous consequences. Bay takes Laura through certain events as depicted by the po...

Get ready with your Panama Hats and Dole Whip Minnie Mouse ears... Bay and Laura wear their favorite Adventureland themed clothes and discuss some crazy facts and some crazed opinions about the parks! Which land was almost entirely missed by TV? Who doesn't want multiple perspectives on the first day that Disneyland was open and loose definitions of "party"? What is emotional squinting? Also: barr...

Have you ever wanted someone to enroll you in use of oracle cards? If so, this is your lucky day. More importantly, Bay and Laura finally dive in to all of the powerful magical themes of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass). What if your soul existed outside of your body and was an adorable animal and advised you on things? Where...

Laura's as obsessed with "Disney's Land" as Walt Disney himself was with Disneyland! Have you ever wondered what Ronald Reagan was up to on the opening day of Disneyland, or how Disneyland trained their first staff members? Explore the "pre-opening sea of confusion" with Bay and Laura as they discuss Walt Disney's creation of leadership on large and small levels, which goes on to define the brand...

All you need to know about today's episode is #justiceforbayspackinglist and #notmyfault. (We kid, we kid -- here's more: the ONE time Bay and Laura agree with Dolores Umbridge; a storied history of #church; patterns in transformation. Do you in-source or out-source important choices about your well-being automatically? Can you hold your growth outside of a right/wrong or judgment perspective? Wha...

In the battle between Disneyland Paris and The Louvre, who would win, and why? Laura shares inspiration and anecdotes from the book Disney's Land by Richard Snow, which is helping her with her Velocicoaster year and becoming more patient (what's patience?). Also: how long will YOU wait for pain au chocolat? What would you have done if Walt Disney asked you to buy land around his nonexistent theme...

WoW are biting their nails (in the past, but about the future?) in this episode which is one part movie review, one part leadership dissection, and one part general discussion of anxiousness. Can you believe it's been almost an entire year in the making? Why did Laura and Bay avoid discussion of The Secrets of Dumbledore for almost an entire calendar year? Will Punty ever get her due?! Will Lally...

Welcome to West of Wonderland, where you'll explore the three most important questions of all time: first, what is time anyway; second, why is daylight savings still a thing; and third, why aren't Bay and Laura at a Disney park right now? Additionally -- a weird math, trailers for The Little Mermaid and Haunted Mansion movies, and the greatest motivator of our time: commerce.