It's the shadow season time of year, people! Bay and Laura discuss all things dark season, like Adult Sleep Training, Ghost Jokes and more. Bay has distilled a fresh Essence for Laura, and they break down this foundational ontological concept for West of Wonderland listeners. Follow West of Wonderland Podcast for more Adult Sleep Training tips that do and don't work! PS. Bay reads The Egg by Andy Weir.

Bay and Laura compare notes on the epic clash between feeling like they're in Autumn Wonderland™ and having to deal with the consequences of the time change yet again! Join them as they discuss the intimate ups and downs, and some great practices to ease the burden of change. PS. How much maple candy have YOU eaten straight from Vermont?

What happens when Laura and Bay take a working stay-cation after Falling Inn? A deluge of magical things, of course! Bay sees her first-ever show on Broadway in the most magical fashion, and Laura cries her eyes out for three hours in Orchestra Row A eating free chocolate frogs. 10/10. Want to get on the list for our future retreats? https://westofwonderlandconsulting.com/wow-retreats/

Laura, Bay and Rocket sit down to debrief the incredible, first-ever, heart-opening and magical West of Wonderland Retreat: Falling Inn Vermont! It was magical, it was unexpected, it was deeply restful, it was powerful! Want to be the first to know about West of Wonderland retreats? Get on our list! https://westofwonderlandconsulting.com/wow-retreats/

Bay and Laura are 3 days away from Falling Inn! What are the woodland creatures up to where YOU are right now? What are some things you've done that you're proud of, but also sad about, and why? It's hard to be wholeheartedly excited about anything due to capitalism right now. Laura and Bay draw some lines and discuss how right they are about what the Disney Company should be doing!

How many Velocicoaster mugs do you have? Did you know that Self Care Is Pretty™ and Your Feelings Make Sense™? Laura shares more with Bay about the evolution of her band and the stuff it's churning up, but in a positive way™. Still no band name, and still one space open at Falling Inn!

Look, none of us are trees. In this day and age, if something feels foolish to you, but you still long for it, you absolutely must fight for it. More on this week's episode of West of Wonderland. P.S. Falling Inn is sooooo soon! Wanna come?

When there's a lot to rage about in the world, what do you do with that energy in you? Bay and Laura connect about the intellectual, emotional and physiological experience of being a human being right now. Tenderness. Critical conversations with ourselves. Getting connected to us, so as to connect with more integrity to those around us. PS. Snorffuly dorffuly.

Just a liiiiil more follow-up from Laura about the Elizabeth Gilbert memoir, and West of Wonderland continues its journey into obsessions, addictions and collections, just like Ariel in her grotto. Bay and Laura connect over their shared experience of recent change. Change is hard for everyone, but how are YOU when you hit the need for change in your relationships, and the things your relationships affect? P.S. Falling Inn is one month away!

Part Two of Laura and Bay's discussion about obsessions, collections and addictions, and all the crossroads between these complex topics. Laura works through just what doesn't sit well with her about Elizabeth Gilbert's latest memoir, and they explore the terrain of Essence-based versus Survival Mechanism-based collecting and such.