On Grief, Loss, and Family

Both Pete and Seth lost a parent in the last year. This week, they address the experience of grief and loss and how that experience impacts your day-to-day reality in some unpredictable ways.

Show Notes

Seth lost his mom. Pete lost his dad. And both are working through the experience of grief that comes with the impact on their lives and families.

This is not an episode that answers all your grief questions. There are far better topical podcasts with experts to help with that. This show is an exploration of the experience with two guys living through it, and a reflection on how grief — whether from the loss of a beloved family member to the loss of a family through divorce — wrecks havoc on your system, your senses, and your reality. If you’re going through it, we simply want to share: you are not alone.

Thank you for listening along with us this week. As you can imagine, it’s not an easy conversation to have. But if we’ve learned anything in our experience so far, you can’t hide from it. So, here you go… Pete and Seth devoutly not hiding.

• (00:00) - Sponsor: Soberlink
• (01:34) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
• (02:01) - Dealing with the Grieving Process
• (03:53) - Grief Is Grief Is Grief
• (06:49) - Impact
• (15:10) - Moving Past the Divorce
• (17:08) - Support
• (20:39) - Numbing
• (26:48) - Go-To Memories
• (29:11) - Getting Help
• (34:33) - When Divorce Isn't Your Choice
• (37:41) - Grieving Kids
• (39:57) - Making Room
• (41:34) - Memories
• (46:42) - Wrapping Up
• (47:09) - Listener Question

Creators & Guests

Host

Pete Wright

Podcaster and co-host, Pete Wright brings years of marriage and a spirit of curiosity to the divorce process. He's spent the last two decades interviewing experts and thinkers in emotional healing and brings that with him to the law, divorce, and saving relationships in the process.

Host

Seth R. Nelson

Seth Nelson is the founding attorney and managing partner at NLG Divorce & Family Law. He is a Tampa-based family lawyer known for devising creative solutions to difficult problems.

Producer

Andy Nelson

Hailing from nearly 25 years in the world of film, television, and commercial production, Andy has always had a passion for storytelling, no matter the size of the package.

What is How to Split a Toaster: A Divorce Podcast About Saving Your Relationships?

Seth Nelson is a Tampa based family lawyer known for devising creative solutions to difficult problems. In How to Split a Toaster, Nelson and co-host Pete Wright take on the challenge of divorce with a central objective — saving your most important relationships with your family, your former spouse, and yourself.