What matters more—the first word or the last? A curious question from Bee’s son kicks off this reflective and spirited episode about family dynamics, creative immersion, and the heart of what makes Cosmic Cheer Squad... cosmic.
Chris and Bee explore what it means to live a life of devotion instead of busyness—especially when you're raising kids, writing a major scholarly paper, recovering from past avoidance patterns, or learning to show up imperfectly. Along the way, they revisit the joy of co-creation, the challenge of generational tech gaps, and what it means to build something sacred and strange with your voice, your people, and your purpose.
🔧 Topics covered:
* Choosing your battles (even over toast)
* Devotion vs. distraction in creative life
* Parenting as a spiritual practice
* Mistakes, recursion, and reclaiming imperfection
* The origin story of Cosmic Cheer Squad (yes, there's a breakdown of Cosmic / Cheer / Squad!)
* Artifacts, archives, and intergenerational understanding
* Building community through podcasting—and naming the people we love (sometimes without warning)
Links from this episode:
* Chris’s upcoming session at the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP) on July 18, 2025. Click here for more.
* Episode 3 with Emma Nicholson
* Who is Michael M. Piechowski?
💌 Connect with us:
* Instagram → @cosmiccheersquad
* Substack → cosmiccheersquad.substack.com
* Find Chris on Positive Disintegration
* Find bee on pragmagination
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