Courteney Cox on Minnie Driver’s Podcast: McDaid Broke Up with Her During Therapy Session Five Years Ago, Called It Bravery for Dealing With Issues Head-On and Redefined Relationship When They Reunited Afterwards

Rewritten Article: Courteney Cox recently shared on the “Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver” podcast that her long-term partner Johnny McDaid once ended their relationship during a therapy session about five years ago when they were engaged. The former Friends star revealed she was caught off guard and didn’t know if it was coming or not as they had been discussing boundaries within the relationship at the time. However, instead of focusing on these issues, he broke up with her in that first minute of their therapy session. Cox explained how shocked and pained she felt during this split but also acknowledged McDaid wasn’t trying to surprise her; it was his way of protecting himself around his heart as there were too many problems that needed dealing with at the time. She further elaborated on learning about herself, reclaiming her voice, boundaries, and discovering why relationships did not work in their earlier phase when they went separate ways following McDaid’s decision to end things. Cox called it a brave move as she acknowledged how challenging it is for anyone to break up with someone despite the passion or love shared between them. She added that facing such pain after deciding boldly takes an enormous amount of bravery, but when they reunited as partners, their relationship was different due to what she learned about herself during those times apart from McDaid. Cox concluded by expressing gratitude for this split since it allowed her and McDaid’s partnership to be better once they got back together because now she understood how she operated in the world, including identifying childhood issues that needed addressing such as a need to feel adored or personal boundaries not being taken seriously enough during relationships.