Gwyneth Paltrow Remains ‘Proud’ of Popularizing the Term ‘Conscious Uncoupling’ 10 Years After Chris Martin Split

It’s been a decade since Gwyneth Paltrow made “conscious uncoupling” possible.

The Oscar winner posted a message on her Goop page 10 years ago, on March 25, 2014, announcing that she and then-husband Chris Martin were separating.

– With hearts full of sadness, we decided to part ways – read their joint statement at the time.

They added that they “have come to the conclusion that although we love each other very much, we will remain apart. We, however, are and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been.”

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin relationship timeline

Paltrow and Martin’s statement ended with their explanation that “they have always kept our relationship private and we hope we can continue in the same way as we consciously separate and co-parent.”

Last year on Instagram, Paltrow, now 51, reflected on the notion becoming a topic of conversation.

“I definitely didn’t coin that phrase, but I feel like even though we took a lot of s— because of it when we first announced it all these years ago, I feel very proud that we were able to, maybe, get a little easier, happier divorce.” , she said.

She and Martin (47) have two children: Apple (19) and Moses (17). Paltrow later married Brad Falchuk in 2018, and a source recently confirmed to PEOPLE that Martin and Dakota Johnson “got engaged years ago.”

Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow January 12, 2014

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In a past essay for the British Voguewrote Paltrow about how she discovered the term and why she gravitated towards it.

“I had never heard of the term ‘conscious uncoupling.’ To be honest, the term sounded a bit self-indulgent, painfully progressive and hard to swallow,” she wrote.

“It was an idea we were introduced to by our therapist, the man who helped us design our new future. I was intrigued, less by the phrase, but by the feeling. Is there a world where we can part ways and not lose everything? Can we to be a family, even though we weren’t a couple? We decided to give it a try.”

Gwyneth Paltrow holds hands with ex Chris Martin’s girlfriend Dakota Johnson in a sweet photo

Gwyneth Paltrow.

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The actress recalled being nervous to make the post on her Goop website at the time – and was surprised by the level of public response, including “a combination of mockery and anger like I’ve never seen”.

Later, however, “conscious uncoupling, uncoupling, divorce—whatever you want to call it—has now permeated the breakup culture. Instead of people coming up to me asking, ‘Why did you say that?’ now they approach me with: ‘How do you do it?’ ”

In November, Paltrow told PEOPLE that she and Martin have remained “family” all these years after their split.

She added of the divorce: “I think it’s such a difficult and personal decision, and when someone really knows it’s not in their best interest to be in that marriage, I just say, you want to put your kids first.” And of co-parenting with Martin, Paltrow said, “He’s really sweet and brings that to the way they parent.”

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