Courtney Hays | Mental Health Advocate and Registerd Behavioral Technician
Wonderland Unlocked
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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Latest episode
Mar 11, 2026
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Episodes
E80: Ticking Teacups: Time Blindness and Emotional Flashbacks 15.05.2025 22:21
Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E80: Ticking Teacups: Time Blindness and Emotional Flashbacks Welcome back to Borderline in Wonderland, where the teacups don’t just spin — they tick. In this episode, we sit down with the Ticking Teacups of time blindness and emotional flashbacks, where past and present bl...
E79: The Sobbing Sea: Crying Jags and Emotional Overflow 15.05.2025 16:14
Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E79: The Sobbing Sea: Crying Jags and Emotional Overflow In this wave-soaked episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we set sail on The Sobbing Sea — the vast, emotional ocean where tears crash in like tidal waves, sometimes without warning, and often without a clear reason. F...
E78: Emotion Potions: Numbing Out or Feeling Everything at Once 15.05.2025 15:28
Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E78: Emotion Potions: Numbing Out or Feeling Everything at Once In this episode of Borderline in Wonderland, we open the cupboard of curious concoctions and pull down the Emotion Potions — unpredictable brews that either flood you with too much or leave you feeling nothing...
E77: Wonderland Weather: When Emotions Change Without Warning 15.05.2025 19:13
Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E77: Wonderland Weather: When Emotions Change Without Warning Welcome to another stormy stop in Borderline in Wonderland, where feelings shift like clouds and the forecast never stays the same. In this episode, we step into the unpredictable skies of Wonderland Weather — wh...
E76: The Mood Swing Vine: Climbing Up, Crashing Down 15.05.2025 18:13
Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E76: The Mood Swing Vine: Climbing Up, Crashing Down Welcome back to Wonderland Unlocked, where reality twists and turns just like the vines growing wild through Wonderland. In today’s episode, we grab hold of The Mood Swing Vine — the one that pulls you high with joy, hope...
E75: Beyond Wonderland — Healing and Moving Forward in Family’s Shadow 15.05.2025 7:56
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E75: Beyond Wonderland — Healing and Moving Forward in Family’s Shadow What happens when the past keeps casting shadows over your present? In this powerful episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we confront the difficult journey of healing from the weight of family dynamics that don’t serve us. How do we move forward when we’re stuck in the...
E74: Wonderland’s Found Family: Building Your True Support System 15.05.2025 11:00
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E74: Wonderland’s Found Family: Building Your True Support System What if the people who feel like home… aren’t the ones you grew up with? In this heart-expanding episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we journey beyond the traditional family tree and into the whimsical wilds of found family. Through Wonderland’s unlikely friendships — from t...
E73: Curiouser and Curiouser: When Your Childhood Memories Don’t Match Theirs 15.05.2025 8:36
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E73: Curiouser and Curiouser: When Your Childhood Memories Don’t Match Theirs You remember the silence. The tension. The way it felt to walk on eggshells. But when you bring it up, they say, “That’s not how it happened.” In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we fall deep into the memory maze — exploring what happens when your version...
E95: Wonderland Math — How BPD Warps Cause and Effect 11.05.2025 19:57
Series 5: Borderline in Wonderland - Emotions like storms. Love like fire. A heart that’s too big for this tiny teacup world. E95: Wonderland Math — How BPD Warps Cause and Effect In this episode, we tumble into the distorted logic of Wonderland, where emotions rewrite reality and cause and effect don’t always add up. “Wonderland Math” unpacks how borderline personality disorder can twist the way...
E94: The Queen or the Caterpillar — Idolizing and Demonizing Others 10.05.2025 10:26
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 It 09.05.2025 18:38
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...
E90: Through the Door Halfway — Struggling to Trust Love 06.05.2025 25:26
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...
E72: The Doorknob’s Barrier — Feeling Like an Outsider at Home 17.04.2025 10:32
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E72: The Doorknob’s Barrier — Feeling Like an Outsider at Home You twist the doorknob, hoping this time it’ll let you in. But somehow, home never quite feels like yours. In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we explore the quiet ache of feeling like an outsider in your own family — like there’s a party happening behind the door, and...
E71: Talking Flowers – When Family Twists Your Story 16.04.2025 11:30
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E71: Talking Flowers – When Family Twists Your Story The flowers in Wonderland may look pretty, but listen closely and you’ll hear the gossip bloom. In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we wander into the garden where stories get tangled like vines—and somehow, yours always seems to get misquoted. When family takes your truth and tu...
E70: Dormouse Dreams – When Family Ignores What You’re Really Saying 15.04.2025 15:45
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E70: Dormouse Dreams – When Family Ignores What You’re Really Saying The Dormouse dozes off mid-sentence, and somehow, that’s exactly how it feels trying to talk to family who just won’t hear you. In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we curl up in the teacup of frustration that comes with being misunderstood, dismissed, or simply tu...
E69: The Mad Hatter’s Table: When Family Conversations Go in Circles 14.04.2025 8:20
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E69: The Mad Hatter’s Table: When Family Conversations Go in Circles Ever find yourself trapped at the table with family, having the same exhausting conversation on repeat? In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we pull up a chair at the Mad Hatter’s table—a place where logic disappears, emotions run high, and no one really listens. W...
E68: The Mock Turtle’s Tears – When Family Only Sees Their Pain, Not Yours 13.04.2025 10:02
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E68: The Mock Turtle’s Tears – When Family Only Sees Their Pain, Not Yours The Mock Turtle weeps and wails, lost in his own sorrow—but have you ever noticed how no one stops to ask how you’re feeling? In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we dive into the murky waters of family dynamics where certain stories—especially the painful on...
E67: The Queen’s Court – When Family Treats You Like the Villain 12.04.2025 10:07
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E67: The Queen’s Court – When Family Treats You Like the Villain Off with their heads—or at least, that’s how it feels when your family casts you as the problem, the rebel, the one always “causing drama.” In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we step into the Queen’s Court, where judgment is swift, emotions run high, and someone alwa...
E66: Unbirthday Wishes: What I Wish My Family Knew About Me 10.04.2025 14:06
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E66: Unbirthday Wishes: What I Wish My Family Knew About Me In this special unbirthday episode, we’re flipping the script. Instead of candles and cake, we’re making a wish for understanding. What would you say if your family truly listened? What truths have you tucked away to keep the peace? In this reflective and honest journey, we un...
E65: Alice’s Sister’s Side-Eye: Living in the Shadow 09.04.2025 11:38
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E65: Alice’s Sister’s Side-Eye: Living in the Shadow In Alice in Wonderland, Alice’s sister is barely more than a footnote—watching from the sidelines as Alice dreams up her wild adventures. But what happens when you’re the one left behind, the responsible one, the one who never quite takes center stage? In this episode, we step into t...
E64: The Caterpillar’s Question: Breaking Family Labels 08.04.2025 9:15
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E64: The Caterpillar’s Question: Breaking Family Labels “Whooo are you?” The Caterpillar’s famous question might hit close to home if you’ve ever been boxed into a family label—whether it’s “the responsible one,” “the troublemaker,” or “the sensitive one.” These roles can shape how we see ourselves, even when they no longer fit. In thi...
E63: The White Rabbit’s Rush: Family Pressure & Feeling Behind 07.04.2025 12:53
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E63: The White Rabbit’s Rush: Family Pressure & Feeling Behind “I’m late! I’m late!”—The White Rabbit’s frantic pace might feel all too familiar if you’ve ever faced family pressure to keep up with expectations. Whether it’s career, relationships, or life milestones, the feeling of being “behind” can be overwhelming—especially when...
E62: The Cheshire Cat Disappears: When Feelings Are Dismissed by Family 06.04.2025 16:13
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E62: The Cheshire Cat Disappears: When Feelings Are Dismissed by Family Ever opened up about your feelings, only to have them brushed aside like they never existed? Much like the Cheshire Cat fading into thin air, emotions can feel invisible when family dismisses them—whether through silence, minimization, or outright denial. In this e...
E61: Off With Their Heads! Big Emotions & Family Reactions 05.04.2025 18:13
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E61: Off With Their Heads! Big Emotions & Family Reactions When emotions run high, family reactions can feel just as dramatic as the Queen of Hearts’ infamous decree. In this episode, we’re diving into the world of big feelings—anger, frustration, overwhelm—and how families respond (for better or worse). Whether you grew up in a ho...
E60: Tweedledee & Tweedledum: The Tug-of-War of Siblings 04.04.2025 17:58
Series 4: The House of Cards: Growing Up in a Confusing Family E60: Tweedledee & Tweedledum: The Tug-of-War of Siblings In this episode of Wonderland Unlocked, we explore the complex and often competitive dynamics of sibling relationships. Inspired by the tug-of-war between Tweedledee and Tweedledum, we dive into the push and pull that defines many sibling bonds—especially when one feels labe...
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