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People Changes w/ Duncan Trussell | Your Mom's House Ep. 871

Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura

Hosted by Christina Pazsitzky

2h 41m
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In this episode, the host opens up to guest Duncan Trussell about her recent divorce from Tom Segura after twenty years of marriage. Amid the heavy emotional toll and grief, the two discuss navigating severe life changes, the reality of impermanence, and the parallels between their chaotic 1980s childhoods with divorced parents and their current paths. Later in the episode, the conversation shifts to lighter territory as the host reviews bizarre and unfiltered direct messages from potential suitors following the public divorce announcement.

  • Acknowledge and sit with difficult emotions like sorrow and abandonment rather than resisting them to process grief properly. 54:48
  • Recognize that the suffering often comes from resisting reality as it is rather than the pain itself. 53:23
  • Understand that extreme life changes teach profound lessons about impermanence and the reality of the present moment. 9:43
  • Focus on the core relationships and love in your life when navigating major life crises rather than material success. 50:10

Chapters

  1. 0:01
    Intro and Host Greeting

    The hosts welcome listeners and introduce the episode's guest, Duncan Trussell.

  2. 1:10
    Announcement of Divorce

    Christina announces her and Tom's divorce, addressing rumors and reassuring listeners of their continued love.

  3. 3:34
    Impact of Cancer and Spiritual Growth

    Christina discusses how her cancer experience led to a spiritual awakening and reshaped her outlook on life and relationships.

  4. 8:00
    Family Dynamics and Parenting Post-Divorce

    Christina and Duncan talk about maintaining a healthy co-parenting relationship and protecting children from parental conflict.

  5. 10:00
    Stories of Parental Divorce Trauma

    Both hosts share personal anecdotes about their own parents' divorces, highlighting the generational impact of such trauma.

  6. 52:00
    Suffering and Acceptance

    Christina and Tom discuss how suffering arises from resistance to reality and explore ways to accept pain without self‑crucifixion.

  7. 52:45
    The Living Dying Project and Hospice Insight

    Christina introduces Ram Dave’s Living Dying Project, highlighting hospice practices and the importance of confronting reality during end‑of‑life care.

  8. 58:20
    Death as Fantasy and Secular Perspectives

    The hosts dissect the secular view of death as an escape, referencing Dawkins and the idea that extinction equals peace, while critiquing the fantasy of post‑death relief.

  9. 59:44
    Karmic Lineage and Family Patterns

    Christina reflects on her mother’s trauma, her own divorce, and the cyclical nature of inheriting family karma across generations.

  10. 1:26:08
    Dating After Divorce and the Hotline Experiment

    Christina explains her desire to date again, proposes a creative hotline for potential suitors, and debates the logistics of video submissions versus voice messages.

  11. 1:34:36
    Angel Numbers and Synchronicity in Dating

    Christina and Tom analyze the significance of 333 followers and 6:13 AM timestamps, interpreting them as angelic signs guiding her romantic decisions.

  12. 1:38:01
    Closing Reflections and Future Plans

    The episode wraps up with reflections on humor, resilience, and Christina’s commitment to her TikTok presence while navigating post‑divorce life.

  13. 1:43:04
    Choosing the Ultimate Fan

    Christina and Tom debate which fan best suits their needs, weighing form and function.

  14. 1:44:16
    Duncan’s Fan Fiasco

    Duncan humorously explains his massive fan setup and the chaos it creates.

  15. 1:45:46
    The $100,000 Relationship Application

    A bizarre segment where a couple humorously demands a hefty fee to join their polycule.

  16. 1:49:30
    Spiritual Growth and Healing

    Christina and Tom discuss how confronting past trauma can lead to personal evolution.

  17. 1:51:39
    Vampire Mythology Debate

    Christina and Tom dissect Dracula’s lore, clarifying how vampirism actually works in the novel.

  18. 2:15:11
    Fast Girls Porn Review

    Tom shares details about his own early porn, sparking a deeper conversation about media influence.

  19. 2:33:30
    Introductory Ad and Host Greeting

    The episode opens with a brief advertisement followed by the hosts welcoming listeners.

  20. 2:35:48
    Guilt Over Veal and Spiritual Conversation

    One host confesses eating veal and seeks guidance from a Buddhist teacher, leading to a humorous exchange.

Highlights

  • 1:04

    Announcing the Divorcestory

    The host formally addresses the audience and staff, announcing that she and Tom Segura are divorcing after 20 years together. She emphasizes that the split is amicable, they remain committed parents, and fans do not need to take sides.

  • 7:14

    Grief Zempic Weight Lossinsight

    The host jokes about her new diet consisting of Prozac, a daily Domino's pizza, wine, and cigarettes due to the stress of her divorce, leading the guest to dub it grief zempic.

  • 9:43

    The Lesson of Changeinsight

    The guest explains that extreme life changes teach the difficult lesson of impermanence, shattering fantasy worlds and forcing people to live in reality as it is.

  • 23:52

    The Third Entity of Marriageinsight

    Sharing wisdom from a therapist, the guest explains that a relationship creates a living third entity between two people, and when a relationship ends, that entity dies, making the grief a literal death.

  • 39:23

    A Wild Childhood Memorystory

    The guest shares a shocking childhood story of discovering his father walked in on his mother with an Episcopal priest, retrieved a shotgun, and had the gun jam while intending to kill them.

  • 1:07:39

    Reviewing Creepy DMsstory

    The host and guest review bizarre and relentless direct messages from social media suitors, including a man who sends the word hey every day with an increasing number of letters.

  • 2:11:00

    Childhood Porn Traumasstory

    The host and guest bond over sharing dark, humorous memories of growing up as latchkey kids of divorced parents in the 1980s, accidentally finding and watching classic adult films in their fathers' apartments.

Quotes

  • “We are no longer a couple, but we make the children a priority.”
    Christina Pazsitzky · 2:34
  • “People changes. It's just one of those things.”
    Christina Pazsitzky · 4:08
  • “I think everybody knows this fact, but when I went to law school for two whole weeks, I just remember learning in criminal law, the crime of passion.”
    Christina Pazsitzky · 41:40
  • “People change. It's just one of those things.”
    Christina Pazsitzky · 4:08
  • “This is it. This is real. You're going through divorce right now. You're recovering from cancer. Real.”
    Unnamed speaker · 53:16
  • “You're gonna cry. And then, and then the sooner you confront it and face it, then you just move on with your day.”
    Christina Pazsitzky · 54:59
  • “But I'm not so sure. And so the fantasy that upon death, all this suffering ends.”
    Unnamed speaker · 59:07
  • “And you are being incredibly vulnerable and honest and compassionate.”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:01:12
  • “I like the, personally, my favorite fan is the blue one, the old school one.”
    Christina Pazsitzky · 1:43:04
  • “The most beautiful woman and her wife are adding a third person to our relationship.”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:46:19
  • Meat Rattle Emerald City Comedy Club 2:37:17–2:38:01
  • Experian 2:41:40–2:41:58

About this episode

I want to talk about divorce. Christina P holds down the Mommy Dome with Duncan Trussell for the heaviest episode in show history, the divorce episode. Christina addresses it head-on: yes, she and Tom are divorcing after 20 years, no, you don't need to pick teams, and yes, Mommy is ripping darts, drinking wine, and surviving on one Domino's thin crust a day. From there she and Duncan spiral through cancer, TMZ breaking the story while she was in a London pub with Ari Shaffir, and Duncan's own jaw-dropping family divorce story involving a priest and a jammed shotgun. Then they unpack the International Dick Alert and open some DMs: the guy sending "hey" with one extra Y each time, a Puerto Rican gentleman with a generous offer, the PetSmart employee confusing ferrets and flashlights, aquarium romantic Yung Tang Tang, a Brit promising to beat her vaginal fluid into firm egg whites, and a poly couple charging a $250,000 application fee. A suitor hotline is also officially in the works. They also hit Burning Man hygiene, spray tan confessions, and a trip down memory lane through an 80s divorce boom including latchkey summers, dads' apartment complexes, frozen hot dogs, dancing with sailors at the Beef and Barrel, and the porn tapes that raised them. Too late for you, too late for the lamb. Your Mom’s House Ep. 871 https://tomsegura.com/tourhttps://christinap.com/https://store.ymhstudios.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/yourmomshousepodcast Chapters 00:00:00 - Emotional Intro00:04:55 - Opening Clip: Bobby Lee Swoops In00:13:52 - The TMZ International Dick Alert00:19:31 - The Shadow Of Divorce Trauma00:30:05 - Duncan's Parents, the Priest & the Shotgun00:42:38 - What's Real: Grief, Friends & Love00:59:07 - Single Gal Questions, Horny Hotline, & Reading DM's01:15:48 - Pet Smart Ferret Guy & More Suitors01:39:06 - Christina's Curations02:03:10 - Self Pleasure In Spray Tan Booth02:07:11 - Old School Porn At Dad's Place02:17:57 - Latchkey Kids02:27:37 - Trauma Bonding02:33:51 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Topics

  • S A R T
  • Beef and Barrel
  • Tropicana
  • 7-Eleven
  • Operation Get Your Sanity Back
  • Silver Lake
  • Redondo
  • San Fernando Valley
  • Cracker Barrel
  • Hyenas Comedy Night Club

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