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The video is a podcast episode with Kelsey Hightower as the guest, interviewed by Peter Attia. Kelsey talks about her background in swimming, growing up in Winter Park, Florida, and starting to swim competitively at four. She won her first race at six and started thinking about college swimming in the ninth grade. Kelsey won the 100 back and 100 flies at the 1994 Florida state championships. She went on to swim at the University of North Carolina (UNC) after turning down scholarship offers from in-state schools. Kelsey swam both fly and back at UNC and competed in the 100 back, 200 back, and 100 flies. She talks about how breaststroke was her weakest stroke, and she was not a strong freestyler. However, she enjoyed swimming the individual medley (IM) and felt that breaststroke was valuable for the IM race. Kelsey graduated from high school in 1995.
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Kelsey Chittick appears as a guest on The Peter Attia Drive to discuss her book Second Half: Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing, which details her journey to heal after the sudden death of her husband, former NFL player Nate Hobgood-Chittick. Kelsey speaks about Nate’s love of the sport, his desire to play in the NFL, the head injuries he sustained, and his struggles with weight and overall health after retirement. She also shares her premonitions about Nate’s death and the subsequent discovery that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Kelsey talks about breaking the news to her children, their grief, and the healing process with psychedelic experiences and the concept of “radical acceptance.”
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Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing: Kelsey Chittick’s Healing Process
Kelsey Chittick shares her experience in the latest episode of The Peter Attia Drive podcast. She narrates how she survived losing her husband, former NFL player Nate Hobgood-Chittick and found magic in the missing. Kelsey is the author of Second Half: Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing.
Childhood Athletics in Florida
Kelsey describes her childhood in Florida as a competitive athlete, setting the tone for her future married life with a professional athlete.
Early Relationship with Nate
Kelsey met Nate Hobgood-Chittick when he was 21 and playing college football. She recounts their courtship and how they fell in love.
The NFL and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Nate’s intense work ethic and passion for football made him an NFL player. Kelsey talks about how difficult it was for him to transition to a “regular life” once he retired from playing. She describes his struggles with weight and overall health after football, which, as it turned out, were related to CTE. Kelsey had premonitions and anxiety that something was off with Nate before his diagnosis.
Handling Nate’s Death with Her Children
Kelsey breaks the news of Nate’s passing to their children during her spiritual journey in Jamaica. She shares the trauma and grief she faced and how she and her children dealt with the aftermath.
Healing Process and Radical Acceptance
Kelsey discusses her healing process, including how she turned to psychedelics and how the concept of “radical acceptance” helped her find joy once again. She talks about finding a new relationship with death and the duality of feelings.
Psychedelics and Meditation
Kelsey shares her experience with psychedelics as a healing tool and their therapeutic potential. She also discusses meditation and how it has helped her and her children deal with grief.
Writing the Book
Kelsey describes her experience writing her book, Second Half: Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing. She talks about the ups and downs and how they helped her to heal.
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia’s podcast, The Peter Attia Drive, is a weekly, in-depth journey through longevity, critical thinking, and more. With over 40 million episodes downloaded, he delves into fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more.
Peter Attia, M.D.
Peter Attia, M.D., is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. His practice deals extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan.
Final Thoughts
The podcast Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing is a powerful and moving interview with Kelsey Chittick. She shares her experience of loss and grief and how she found ways to heal and discover joy again. The discussion is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of love.
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Kelsey Chittick is the author of Second Half: Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing. In this episode, Kelsey describes her long healing process following the sudden death of her husband, former NFL player Nate Hobgood-Chittick. She describes her life with Nate before and after football, including her premonitions that something was off about Nate and the subsequent finding that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). She speaks openly about how she handled his death with her children, the trauma and grief they faced in the aftermath, and how she’s found ways to be happy in her new life. She shares deep insights into her healing process, including her experience with psychedelics and how the ccal acceptance” has helped her to enjoy once again.
We discuss:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:00:08 – Kelsey’s childhood in Florida as an athlete
0:06:18 – Meeting Nate and early relationship with him
0:11:39 – Nate’s unbelievable work ethic and desire to play in the NFL
0:16:45 – Life with a professional football player, playing through pain, and head injuries related to football
0:24:00 – Nate’s final days of football and early retirement struggles
0:30:00 – The tough transition from the NFL to a “regular life” and how Nate found a way to serve others
0:37:24 – Nate’s struggle with his weight and overall health after retirement
0:40:19 – Kelsey’s anxiety and premonitions of Nate’s impending death and Nate’s changing demeanor
0:50:09 – The traumatic experience of learning of Nate’s death during her spiritual journey to Jamaica
0:56:37 – Breaking the news to her children of their father’s death
1:01:35 – The darkest days following Nate’s passing and how her children were handling grief
1:10:38 – A new relationship with death, finding happiness, and the duality of feelings
1:15:34 – Nate’s autopsy results show evidence of CTE
1:25:15 – The grieving process
1:30:02 – Dealing with grief with kids and how children grieve differently
1:34:40 – Healing through her first psychedelic experience
1:47:36 – The therapeutic potential of psychedelics, meditation, and more
1:58:24 – The concept of “radical acceptance” and the peace that comes with it
2:04:53 – The up-and-down experience of writing her book
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