Episode 0 : Artemis II and One Small Step For Shrinks (One Giant Leap Coming June 24th!)

Send us Fan MailWe've been chipping away at this podcast for a while — balancing our collective perfectionism with a "good enough" energy, finding time in chaotic millennial midlife to meet, laugh, and record together on an almost weekly basis. When Artemis II launched, we couldn't help ourselves. Turns out when your co-hosts include a former military pilot, a Navy flight surgeon, and someone who applied to the astronaut program — twice — space is never really far from the conversation. Kyle, our closest brush with NASA, got us going on a conversation that covers a lot of range. So since this felt time sensitive, and because it was finally time to take one small step, we're doing a soft launch before we get fully underway in June (June 24th, to be specific). And why May the 4th? Come on. Space, exploration, the hero's journey, daddy issues...too good to pass up. Join us for a slightly rambling conversation about space, exploration, and what it means to reach for something.For Deeper Exploration...🧰 Toolkit Item: Hawthorne Effect🧰 Toolkit Item: The Overview EffectEarthscape VRAstronaut ProfilesChristina Koch Overview Video 1and Overview Video 2NASA: The Overview EffectThe Pale Blue DotThe Science of Astronaut WellbeingAnd also The Burden of Space Exploration on the Mental Health of AstronautsThe Hero ArchetypeHow mythologist Joseph Campbell made Luke Skywalker a hero“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” - Joseph Campbell“We need a great rebirth of the heroic in our world. Every sector of human society, wherever that may be on the planet, seems to be slipping into an unconscious chaos. Only the heroic consciousness, exerting all its might, will be able to stop this slide toward oblivion. Only a massive rebirth of courage in both men and women will rescue the world.” – Moore and Gillette🧰 Toolkit Item: Cognitive DissonanceCognitive Dissonance, More DetailThe Drive for Discovery/ExplorationWe hadn’t read it before we recorded, but this article captures so much of what we discussed–the drive for exploration and the cost, shooting for  the stars versus grounding on earth and solving the problems here, knowing what really matters in life: “Billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth”