In a recent interview with Katy Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow spoke candidly about how having kids can negatively impact other areas of your personal life – most notably, your relationship.
She may be one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but in recent years Gwyneth Paltrow has become known more for her wellness rituals and, at times, questionable products sold on Goop (a candle that smells like “my vagina,” anyone?). While Paltrow’s approach to fitness and wellbeing might not be for everyone, the star never preaches her agenda but rather shares what she loves. Hers isn’t a quest to see everyone subscribe to her personal routine, she simply wants to speak her truth and share those things that most would consider personal or private, particularly when in the spotlight.
Through her conversations though, Paltrow has helped many to feel empowered and navigate their own challenges. She gave the world the term “conscious uncoupling” and a new approach to divorce that was grounded in love, and when entering a new relationship, she also spoke of the need to maintain a sense of her own identity and individuality by continuing to live separately. Now, Paltrow is opening up about kids and their impact on one’s personal life, particularly when it comes to relationships.
While motherhood is rightly celebrated and children heralded as one of the greatest achievements a couple can have made in their relationship, Paltrow wasn’t afraid to talk about the negative impact of having kids. In a recent interview with Katy Perry on the Goop podcast, Paltrow spoke about the life lessons she’s learned from parenting.
“It’s hard on a relationship,” she said. “Like I’ve looked back now on like the data set of parents with young kids. It just ruins the relationship.”
Perry also offered her own take on parenting and its impact on relationships, saying that she thinks it works best when both parents understand and are willing to put in the work equally when it comes to the upbringing of their children. “I think if both people in the relationship are willing to do the work then it’s going to be so much easier,” said Perry, who shares a two-year-old daughter with Orlando Bloom. “But if one person thinks they don’t have any work to do then it’s going to be really challenging.”
Paltrow went on to describe her own “crazy” labour experience with her firstborn, daughter Apple, and later gave listeners an insight into the other ways parenting has changed her. For Paltrow, bringing Apple into the world changed her life forever. “I never felt lonely again after I had her [Apple]. And I had felt profoundly lonely in my life,” she said.
The Goop Podcast continues to challenge and always brings insightful conversations to the table on a wide range of topics. Paltrow has also interviewed Kim Kardashian, speaking about the star’s youth and how she manages social media with her children, along with interviews with certified sex and dating coaches, financial advisers, psychological astrologers and dieticians. To find out more or to listen to the full conversation with Katy Perry, visit the website here.
Source @womenshealth.com.au: Read more at : womenalive.org
