Let’s start with the hard stuff: the bravest thing you can do is stand up for yourself and move forward. This week, we’re going to talk about the big piece of your divorce puzzle that is going to stand in the way of you doing just that: your relationships. What’s going to happen to your kids and their relationship with former grandparents? Step- and former step-spouses? Former step-siblings? What rights exist to keep these family relationships together? Like ripples in a pond, families big and small alike experience a complex emotional re-wiring when met with divorce. If you’re a party getting the divorce, this part is going to be hard. This week on the show, we’re talking all about the tapestry of relationships you have made and will undoubtedly unravel as you wind your way through the divorce process.

• (00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
• (00:29) - Follow-Up
• (03:46) - Post-Divorce Relationships
• (06:40) - Lower Your Expectations
• (07:52) - Common Former Spouse Relationships
• (13:59) - Grandparents
• (16:42) - Friends
• (19:57) - Who gets the hairdresser?
• (21:24) - Do the kids stay in touch with ex-step siblings?
• (24:28) - Regrets... I have a few...
• (25:42) - Term of the Week: Step-Child
• (28:04) - Who can help with all of these relationships?
• (31:30) - Wrapping Up