I created TW.com because I have a passion for overcoming escapism behaviors, diving deep into existential philosophy, and cultivating a conscientious lifestyle guided by love and intention.

When considering how I could be of service to others, I realized that something I thrive at - and could spend all day exploring on my own and/or with others - is investigating, honing, and maximizing human behavior in a way that ignites passion and empowers individuality.

In short, learning how and striving to overcome escapism behavior - and sharing my knowledge with others who may benefit from it - is one of my purposes in this lifetime.

To inspire positive change in the world by unleashing my empowered, open-minded, magical spirit into a website that motivates others to do the same, thereby enhancing their own existence - and that of the global collective - for the better.

I named this site Transcending Wonderland because "overcoming escapism" didn't sound as fun, lol.

Definitively, I named this website TW because:

1. Transcending means to rise above, go beyond, or triumph over the negative aspects of something, and
2. Lewis Carrol's Wonderland (one of my favorite books as a kid) is a spectacular metaphor for escapism from a reality Alice doesn't like.

Combined, the site name stands for triumphing over escapism.

I've learned that most - if not all - of my bad behavior is directed from a space of wanting to escape some part - or the entirety of - my reality.

Learning to overcome the urge to tap out of my life has led to incredible personal growth over the years, and it's something that I can see the need to discuss with others. Too many people are living like Alice: disappointed, irritated, and overcome by the direction their life is taking them they seek to escape by any fanciful means necessary.

Some people binge-eat, some people become alcoholics, some take drugs, some over-exercise to regain a sense of control. Whatever the case, escapism leads to losing countless years off of a life that could've been spent making sizable adjustments towards a healthier, happier, more fortunate lifestyle.

NOTE: I created this website, because a lot of what I did to overcome the issues listed below was self-therapy.

Traditional therapy has benefited me over the years, but it's also been a rare treat, only available to me when I could afford it.

To date, I currently only struggle with the rare panic attack and predictable depletion of self-worth.

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DEPRESSION: For over 15 years, I struggled with major depression.

ANXIETY & PANIC ATTACKS: In 2011 I experienced my first panic attack (though at the time I didn't know what was happening to me). By 2013, I began having them regularly.

BODY DYSMORPHIA: For over 14 years, I struggled with body dysmorphia due to, what I now think, was a nasty negative side-effect of birth control.

ANOREXIA: For three years in high school, I battled with anorexia.

SELF-WORTH: The original wound that bled out to become my chronic depression, I struggled with severe self-worth issues for most of my childhood and adult life.

SUICIDAL IDEATION: I've never made an attempt, but I have made plans. This has been one of the hardest things to overcome in my mind, and I think it stems from my childhood core wound of very low self-worth.

CO-DEPENDENCY: Due to my abusive childhood and inevitable familial estrangement in adulthood, I developed a pattern of co-dependency whereby I absorbed the needs of others and sought to cure their problems as validation of my worth.

I personally don't care for excess in any fashion, excess fashion, excess makeup, excess routine.

At the same time, I like to take care of my mind, body, soul, and cake in ways that feel luxurious and complete.

When it comes to my body routines, be it my workouts or face cleansing, I like to keep things as natural as possible to eliminate toxicity in my body and increase my natural beauty by doing as little as possible.

As a young woman, I hated how I felt so ugly if I left the house without any makeup on. How was that acceptable?! That a young woman would feel naked and disgusting, while young men didn't use makeup and felt just fine about it!

In college, I dropped the use of makeup and started pursuing an au natural beauty regimen and haven't looked back since.

Like Rufus from Dogma, you'll find that I don't have beliefs, just ideas.

My ideas are that it's likely we are microscopic organisms inside of a much larger host body. The macro of this idea is that perhaps the universal god is no different than you or I would be to our own blood cells: they can pray to me all they want, but I'm no better equipped to answer the calls of the cells in my pinky than a macrocosmic universal host would be to answer us.

In that regard, we could be dealing with microcosmic gods as well, aliens as it were. Creatures who came to this planet centuries ago, acted as gods, spread the word of godliness, and continue to check in on us to this day. In that way, perhaps they hear our prayers and could respond accordingly.

I think energy is quantifiable and quintessential to our existence. I think quantum physics is an interesting field of study. I think every religion is probably right about something. And I think nihilism is the lazy man's game.

In short, I have a lot of fun, funky, fresh ideas about what spirituality is and this single question cannot, will not, be answered in a short dropdown FAQ. To learn more about my ideas, check out the SOUL section of THE LOOKING GLASS.

I became a freelancer in August 2011 after spending a grand total of three months in a corporate job, lol.

I couldn't hack it, kid. But thank the stars I figured that out sooner than later!

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I'm not formally qualified to give therapeutic, mental health, or nutrition advice, nor do I claim to be. I do not consider the information on this website to be advice; it is informative insight based solely on my experiences in this lifetime, and if it works to help you during your journey then right on.

This website is not intended to be treated as an alternative to professional help when professional help is required.

Instead, this website is a space for me to share how I've learned to overcome my escapism behaviors so that my knowledge can help someone else who could benefit from it.