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

Fueling Your Body Through Divorce and Beyond
Seth and Pete welcome Jill Moellering, a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, to discuss how divorce affects our relationship with food. Jill offers guidance on overcoming disordered eating and embracing a balanced approach to nutrition.
This compelling episode tackles the mental and emotional roots of unhealthy eating habits. Seth and Pete explore how grief, loss of control, and stress – factors in any divorce – impact our food choices. Jill provides practical strategies to become more mindful, such as focusing on how different foods make you feel and keeping a food journal.
Questions we answer in this episode:
  • How can I cope with emotional or stress eating during my divorce?
  • What are some simple ways to start eating healthier after a separation?
  • How can I teach my kids good eating habits when their other parent doesn't do the same?
Key Takeaways:
  • Prioritize protein at every meal to stay full and stabilize blood sugar.
  • Pay attention to how different foods affect your mood, energy, and sleep.
  • Approach food from a perspective of choice rather than restriction.
Plus, we tackle a listener question about navigating separation when unmarried with a child.
Seth explains the differences in this "parental divorce" and stresses the importance of finding a lawyer familiar with paternity law. Though the emotional impact is similar, the legal process differs without a marriage.
This episode will inspire you to build a healthier relationship with food, even amidst the turmoil of divorce. Tune in to gain practical nutrition tips and a deeper understanding of your eating habits.
Links & Notes
  • (00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
  • (02:00) - Meet Jill Moellering
  • (03:20) - Diet Culture and Your Emotional Health
  • (05:34) - Divorce and Your Diet
  • (09:10) - Paying Attention to How Food Makes Us Feel
  • (10:58) - Intentional Choices
  • (12:28) - How to Rewire Your Approach to Food
  • (16:55) - Seth’s Shift
  • (22:22) - A Pivot in Language
  • (23:41) - Things You Can Control
  • (25:13) - A-Ha Moments
  • (26:16) - Crystal Light
  • (27:38) - Don’t Restrict but Upgrade
  • (30:04) - Thoughtful Choices
  • (32:27) - Where to Start
  • (35:38) - When You and Your Ex Disagree on How to Feed the Kids
  • (38:09) - Guilty Pleasure Foods
  • (39:35) - Where to Find Jill
  • (40:17) - Listener Question
  • (46:17) - Wrap Up

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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.