Courtney Hays | Mental Health Advocate and Registerd Behavioral Technician

Wonderland Unlocked

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Welcome to Wonderland Unlocked! I'm Courtney, your Peer Support Specialist, excited to guide you through a journey inspired by Alice in Wonderland. We'll explore mental health, personal growth, and self-discovery through enchanting tales, offering insights on identity and emotional resilience. Whether you seek inspiration or feel lost, this space is for you to embrace the adventure and uncover the magic. So, grab your favorite tea or coffee, and let’s unlock the wisdom of Wonderland together!

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Courtney Hays | Mental Health Advocate and Registerd Behavioral Technician

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Health

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Latest episode

Mar 11, 2026

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Episodes

E94: The Queen or the Caterpillar — Idolizing and Demonizing Others 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E94: The Queen or the Caterpillar — Idolizing and Demonizing Others In this episode, we step into Wonderland’s hall of shifting mirrors, where people can look like royalty one moment—and like enemies the next. “The Queen or the Caterpillar” explores the intense emotional f...

E93: Logic vs. Fear — Knowing You’re Loved But Not Feeling 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E93: Logic vs. Fear — Knowing You’re Loved But Not Feeling It In this episode, we enter the Wonderland tug-of-war between what we know and what we feel. “Logic vs. Fear” unpacks the painful disconnection that happens when someone with borderline personality disorder logica...

E92: The Teacup Shatters — When Small Things Become Catastrophes 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E92: The Teacup Shatters — When Small Things Become Catastrophes In Wonderland, even the smallest crack can feel like the end of the world. In this episode, “The Teacup Shatters,” we explore how borderline personality disorder can turn everyday moments into emotional catast...

E91: Good Alice, Bad Alice — Splitting and the All-or-Nothing Mind 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E91: Good Alice, Bad Alice — Splitting and the All-or-Nothing Mind In this episode, we follow Alice down the path of black-and-white thinking, where someone is either a hero or a villain—and where you are, too. “Good Alice, Bad Alice” unpacks the experience of splitting, a...

E90: Through the Door Halfway — Struggling to Trust Love Love in Wonderland isn’t always a fairytale—it’s a door half-open, half-closed, always uncertain. 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E90: Through the Door Halfway — Struggling to Trust Love Love in Wonderland isn’t always a fairytale—it’s a door half-open, half-closed, always uncertain. In this episode, we step into the confusing corridor of trusting love while living with borderline personality disorder...

E89: Mad Hatter Promises — When Words Feel Too Big or Not Enough 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E89: Mad Hatter Promises — When Words Feel Too Big or Not Enough In this episode, we slip into a Wonderland tea party where language is both a game and a gamble. “Mad Hatter Promises” explores the tangled relationship between borderline personality disorder and communicatio...

E88: Down the Rabbit Hole Together: Codependency Confused as Care 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E88: Down the Rabbit Hole Together: Codependency Confused as Care In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we tumble hand-in-hand down the rabbit hole—into the murky space where love, loyalty, and losing yourself all blend together. “Down the Rabbit Hole Together” explores h...

E87: Invisible Invitations: Rejection Sensitivity in Everyday Moments 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E87: Invisible Invitations: Rejection Sensitivity in Everyday Moments In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we follow the trail of Invisible Invitations—the subtle cues and small moments that feel like thunderclaps when you live with rejection sensitivity. “Invisible Invi...

E86: Tea Party Tangles: When Closeness Feels Like a Trap 13.06.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E86: Tea Party Tangles: When Closeness Feels Like a Trap In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we pull up a seat at the Mad Tea Party—but the closer the chairs get, the harder it is to breathe. “Tea Party Tangles” explores the push-pull chaos of intimacy when you live wit...

E114: Do They Know I Tried? 30.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.   E114: Do They Know I Tried? You explained. You apologized. You showed up, even when it hurt. You did the work, over and over—and still, it wasn’t enough. Or worse, it was never even noticed. In this heart-wrenching episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we sit with the ache...

E108: Please Like Me, Please Approve Me 24.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E108: Please Like Me, Please Approve Me In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we sit with the aching need for approval—the quiet (or not-so-quiet) plea so many of us with BPD carry: Please like me. Please tell me I’m enough. Whether it shows up as people-pleasing at work...

E107: Off With Her Head! – Fear of Mistakes at Work 23.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E107: Off With Her Head! – Fear of Mistakes at Work In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we face the Queen of Hearts inside our own heads—the one who screams “Off with her head!” at every tiny mistake. “Fear of Mistakes at Work” dives into the paralyzing anxiety many of...

E106 Paper Crown Syndrome: Feeling Like a Fraud in a Real Job 22.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E106 Paper Crown Syndrome: Feeling Like a Fraud in a Real Job In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we explore the fragile weight of success that doesn’t feel real. “Paper Crown Syndrome” captures the imposter syndrome many of us with BPD carry—sitting at our desks, meet...

E105: Stitching Back Together After Work 21.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E105: Stitching Back Together After Work In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we explore the quiet, often invisible task of putting yourself back together after a day on the clock. “Stitching Back Together After Work” dives into the emotional unraveling that can happen...

E104: Echo Alice: Watching Yourself Play the Role 20.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E104: Echo Alice: Watching Yourself Play the Role In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we meet Echo Alice—the version of ourselves who smiles, nods, and performs the part while feeling miles away inside. “Echo Alice” explores the eerie experience of depersonalization, w...

E103: The Disappearing Desk: Losing Time and Presence at Work 19.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E103: The Disappearing Desk: Losing Time and Presence at Work In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we sit at the disappearing desk—the place where time slips, focus fades, and your body’s at work, but your mind is far, far away. Whether it’s zoning out in meetings, forg...

E102: Tea with Ghosts: Going Through the Motions 18.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E102: Tea with Ghosts: Going Through the Motions In this haunting episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we pour a cup of tea and sit with the quiet, hollow feeling of going through the motions. “Tea with Ghosts” explores the dissociation, numbness, and emotional absence that can...

E101: Through the Job Door, But Not All of Me Came 17.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E101: Through the Job Door, But Not All of Me Came In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we explore what it feels like to step into a job while leaving parts of yourself behind. Whether it’s masking emotions, shrinking your personality, or hiding your struggles with BPD...

E100: The Shame Spiral Slide: One Mistake Feels Like a Moral Failure 16.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E100: The Shame Spiral Slide: One Mistake Feels Like a Moral Failure Welcome to the 100th episode of Wonderland Unlocked—and what better way to mark the milestone than by sliding straight into one of the most intense experiences of BPD: the shame spiral. In this episode of...

E99: Trial by Heart: The Internal Critic Dressed Like a Queen 15.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world.  E99: Trial by Heart: The Internal Critic Dressed Like a Queen In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we step into the Queen of Hearts’ courtroom—but this time, the trial is internal. “Trial by Heart” explores the ruthless inner critic so many of us with BPD carry: the voi...

E85: You Forgot Me Again: Feeling Erased in Relationships 15.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E85: You Forgot Me Again: Feeling Erased in Relationships In this episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we slip into the shadowy corners of connection—the places where invisibility stings more than solitude. “You Forgot Me Again” explores the ache of feeling erased in relati...

E84: The Vanishing Hat: When You Ghost First to Avoid Being Ghosted 15.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E84: The Vanishing Hat: When You Ghost First to Avoid Being Ghosted In this episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we follow the flicker of the Vanishing Hat—the part of us that disappears before anyone else can leave. “The Vanishing Hat” dives into the emotional reflex to gh...

E83: Pick Me Panic: BPD and Desperate Bids for Connection 15.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E83: Pick Me Panic: BPD and Desperate Bids for Connection In this episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we tumble into the frantic corners of connection—where the fear of being unwanted turns into a desperate need to be chosen. “Pick Me Panic” explores how Borderline Persona...

E82: The Empty Teacup: Loneliness in Crowds 15.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E82: The Empty Teacup: Loneliness in Crowds You’re surrounded by people. The room is full. The chatter is loud. And yet… you feel like the only one there. In this episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we explore the aching paradox of loneliness in the midst of connection—wha...

E81: The Cheshire Fade: When People Pull Away and You Spiral 15.05.2025

Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E81: The Cheshire Fade: When People Pull Away and You Spiral In this episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we follow the slow, confusing disappearance of connection — the Cheshire Fade. One moment, someone is close. Smiling. Present. The next, they’re pulling away — or at le...

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