Gwyneth Paltrow Reflected On The Public’s Reaction To “Conscious Uncoupling”

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She and ex Chris Martin took quite a lot of sh*t for the term.

The Goop founder addressed the years-old conscious uncoupling hullabaloo during an Instagram stories Q&A on April 28.

Before getting into it, she was quick to note that she did not coin the phrase.

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(Theterm actually came frompsychotherapist and author Katherine Woodward Thomas, according toThe New York Times.)

Then she reflected on the positive impact their statement ended up having.

Paltrow illustrated her point with an example.

Gwyneth Paltrow reflected on bringing the term “conscious uncoupling” to the masses.

So, very happy that … we were able to play a small part in that cultural shift.

Goops editors went on to add more context byupdating the post.

That may be what has helped her outlook seemingly change in the time since.