{"id":949,"date":"2026-09-09T20:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/relationships\/?p=949"},"modified":"2026-09-09T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:00:57","slug":"quiet-quitting-why-women-are-emotionally-checking-out-of-their-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/relationships\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"Quiet Quitting: Why Women Are Emotionally Checking Out of Their Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4GIpRP2NHTs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>BUY THE BOOKS!<br \/>\n&#8216;The Balancing Act&#8217; by Nedra Glover Tawwab<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/amzn.to\/4gebmh5<br \/>\n&#8216;Secure Love&#8217; by Julia Menanno<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/amzn.to\/3TzxObT<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Oprah?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Last fall, an article in The Cut entitled \u201cThe Women Quietly Quitting Their Husbands\u201d went viral, putting words to something many women around the country have been quietly experiencing.  The article focused on the phenomena of women in their 40\u2019s who have emotionally detached from their marriages but have chosen to stay rather than go through the drama, expense and ordeal of a divorce. In this episode Oprah sits down with Monica Corcoran Harel the journalist who wrote the article, Nedra Glover Tawwab author of The Balancing Act and Julie Menanno author of Secure Love to discuss why many women are choosing to stay in their marriages despite being unhappy or unfulfilled. We also hear from several women who say they have \u201cquietly quit\u201d their marriages and want to know how to navigate their relationships despite feeling disconnected from their husbands.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00:00 &#8211; Oprah &amp; quiet quitting marriage<br \/>\n00:02:50 &#8211; Article author Monica Corcoran Harel joins<br \/>\n00:06:45 &#8211; Why this resonates with women<br \/>\n00:08:28 &#8211; The main question you are asking in your marriage<br \/>\n00:10:30 &#8211; Handey on quietly quitting<br \/>\n00:14:30 &#8211; Do we want more?<br \/>\n00:19:20 &#8211; Kesha on quietly quitting<br \/>\n00:22:30 &#8211; Relationship burnout<br \/>\n00:25:00 &#8211; Does staying hurt the children?<br \/>\n00:28:25 &#8211; Exhausted by the mental load<br \/>\n00:30:20 &#8211; Challenge for women in mid-life<br \/>\n00:31:00 &#8211; Why we withdraw?<br \/>\n00:35:20 &#8211; How husbands feel<br \/>\n00:39:10 &#8211; Emotional validation <\/p>\n<p>Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oprahpodcast\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oprahwinfrey\/<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the full podcast:<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Oprah Celebrates 40 Years of The Oprah Winfrey Show\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI\/video?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The Oprah Podcast\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-oprah-podcast\/id1782960381#?secret=KjYqMvqtda\" data-secret=\"KjYqMvqtda\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUY THE BOOKS! 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