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Gwyneth Paltrowis opening up about popularizing the term “conscious uncoupling.”
The term became a topic of conversation after the Goop Founder, 50, used it as the heading of a March2014 post on her wellness websitein which she announced that she and singer Chris Martin were separating.
“I definitely did not coin the phrase, but I feel despite us taking quite a lot of s— for it when we first announced that all these years ago, I feel very proud that we were able to, maybe, make some divorces a little bit easier, happier,” Paltrow said in an Instagram Story question-and-answer session on Friday.
Paltrow and theColdplayfrontman, 46, married in 2003 and their divorce was finalized in 2015. They areparentstoApple, 18, andMoses, 17.
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“It makes me feel pretty proud when people come up to me on the streets and say, ‘Thank you for introducing that concept because I’ve become good friends with my ex’ I’m very happy that we were able to play a small part in that cultural shift,” she added.
It adds: “By choosing to handle your uncoupling in a conscious way, regardless of what’s happening with your spouse, you’ll see that although it looks like everything is coming apart; it’s actually all coming back together.”
She added, “We’re a family, that’s it. We can pretend we’re not and hate each other… or, [we can] try to reinvent this for ourselves.”
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Shespoke further about the termduring an appearance onTodayin which she explained that two are a “family.”
“Even though we’re not in a romantic relationship, we’re a true family and we like to do things to reinforce that we’re a family for the children and for each other,” she added.
source: people.com
