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 you were never given the key. Whether it’s because of your identity, your emotions, or the ways you’ve grown apart, that invisible barrier can feel impossible to explain.

Through an Alice in Wonderland lens, we’ll talk about:

– Emotional disconnection in families

– The pain of being misunderstood or “othered”

– How to navigate belonging when home doesn’t feel safe

– And the quiet power of building your own kind of doorway

This one’s for the ones who keep knocking, even when no one opens.

You are not alone — and you deserve a space where you do belong.