Listen now (45 min) | In episode 3, Chris and Bee welcome a very special guest—Emma Nicholson, co-host of the Positive Disintegration Podcast—for an in-person, around-the-table conversation in Madison, Wisconsin. Together, they reflect on: How they became friends and collaborators through the theory of positive disintegration. The idea of cosmic pockets as a way to hold intense feelings until it’s safe to process them. Inner critics, intrusive thoughts, and how to rewrite old narratives. Parenting yourself while raising others. Emotional trampolines, anti-cults, and resisting illegitimate authority. Why the Gravitron might be the perfect metaphor for development. Plus: Bee’s legendary toffee, Aussie accent jokes, trench coat metaphors, and the beginnings of a truly cozy counterculture.
As a kid, I loved carnivals and amusement parks, yet also had massive anxiety about getting on certain rides that looked "scary" (that's the whole point, isn't it?) and being flung into space because of some freak accident or, more frequently, getting sick and barfing at the exact inopportune moment!
Well, somehow I did manage to get on most rides that I was tall enough for and as I grew older, I became more comfortable with just about anything.
So, I'm going with a triumvirate of favourite rides:
1. Bumper cars: you get to drive and no skill is required. Crashes are encouraged. A dream for a 10 year old, and decades later the thrill remains.
2. The Scrambler: has upchuck potential, but this may have been the first stomach-churner I survived intact. Once I had that under my belt with associated survival strategies, I was good on many more rides.
3. Roller coasters in general, but I have a penchant for old-time ones: Space Mountain at Disneyland/World is brilliant (in the dark!). And any of those old rickety looking wooden ones that look like they're about to fall over.
Ooohohohooooh you just tripped my "happiest place on earth memory" (a post for another time) taking my sister to DLand for her 5th birthday... (Teaser: it was not a happy moment)
I love hearing about people's ride stories! Also unlocked, I was a banana at the UP State Fair (my grandparents owned an ice cream shop in Marquette Michigan for a spell and they had a frozen banana stand at the fair... (There's always money in the banana stand!!)
I haven't been on a ride in 25+ years 🙈 looking over the list, bumper boats is also a vibe!!
Favorite carnival ride? Just one? Ha!
As a kid, I loved carnivals and amusement parks, yet also had massive anxiety about getting on certain rides that looked "scary" (that's the whole point, isn't it?) and being flung into space because of some freak accident or, more frequently, getting sick and barfing at the exact inopportune moment!
Well, somehow I did manage to get on most rides that I was tall enough for and as I grew older, I became more comfortable with just about anything.
So, I'm going with a triumvirate of favourite rides:
1. Bumper cars: you get to drive and no skill is required. Crashes are encouraged. A dream for a 10 year old, and decades later the thrill remains.
2. The Scrambler: has upchuck potential, but this may have been the first stomach-churner I survived intact. Once I had that under my belt with associated survival strategies, I was good on many more rides.
3. Roller coasters in general, but I have a penchant for old-time ones: Space Mountain at Disneyland/World is brilliant (in the dark!). And any of those old rickety looking wooden ones that look like they're about to fall over.
Ooohohohooooh you just tripped my "happiest place on earth memory" (a post for another time) taking my sister to DLand for her 5th birthday... (Teaser: it was not a happy moment)
I love hearing about people's ride stories! Also unlocked, I was a banana at the UP State Fair (my grandparents owned an ice cream shop in Marquette Michigan for a spell and they had a frozen banana stand at the fair... (There's always money in the banana stand!!)
I haven't been on a ride in 25+ years 🙈 looking over the list, bumper boats is also a vibe!!