Nick Shaw, MY TEACHER, MY SON: Lessons on Life, Loss, and Love
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Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by author Nick Shaw to discuss MY TEACHER, MY SON, a heart-piercing memoir (in prose, poetry, and photographs) about losing his nine-year-old son William in a freak skiing accident and navigating the depths of grief after that. Nick Shaw describes the day of the accident and then delves into his journey of grief, reflection, and newfound spirituality. He reveals how writing became a cathartic outlet for his emotions as he grappled with mortality. Finally, he describes his self-publishing experience, from enjoying the creative control to navigating distribution platforms.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. |
| 0:21.8 | Learn more at zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zibby Owens or join the community at |
| 0:28.4 | Zibby Readers. Nick Shaw is the author of My Teacher, My Son, Lessons on Life, Loss in |
| 0:36.0 | Love. With the 2023 release of his debut book, My Teacher, My Son, Lessons on Life, Loss in Love. With the 2023 release of his debut book, My Teacher, |
| 0:39.2 | My Son, Nick invited readers to embark on an introspective journey. Through a compelling |
| 0:44.0 | narrative about his experience losing his son William at just nine years old, Nick's book |
| 0:48.7 | stretches the boundaries of the memoir form to teach and inspire its readers to help them live |
| 0:53.8 | their lives with honesty and |
| 0:55.1 | self-compassion. Through poignant anecdotes, Nick encourages readers to reevaluate their choices |
| 0:59.8 | and embrace a more fulfilling and purposeful existence. Through much reflection and soul-searching, |
| 1:05.9 | Nick has realized a need to help others find ways of living more intentional and meaningful lives. |
| 1:10.0 | As an executive coach, Nick works with leaders to help them fully embrace of living more intentional and meaningful lives. As an executive coach, |
| 1:11.4 | Nick works with leaders to help them fully embrace the privilege of being a leader, to help them |
| 1:15.6 | create environments where their team members can thrive. Nick is the co-founder of Mirrorbox |
| 1:20.3 | Leadership Lab, an executive coaching and leadership development consulting firm. Utilizing an |
| 1:25.8 | individual's real-life experience, Mirrorbox's goal is to help |
| 1:28.8 | senior level leaders and executive teams bring about meaningful change and service of their |
| 1:32.9 | personal and organizational growth. As of the publication of my teacher, my son, Nick lives in |
| 1:37.6 | Carlisle, Massachusetts, with his wife, Susan, and his son's Kai 11 and Bodie 3. His eldest son, |
| 1:46.4 | William, is buried in Green Cemetery in Carlisle, a place where the family often spends time together and finds peace. Nick and his family |
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