Quietly Quitting A Life That Doesn't Fit: Reclaiming Self with Monica Corcoran Harel
From Circle This by Good Mess Media
March 31, 2026 · 1h 29m · Episode 64
About this episode
Monica Corcoran Harel discusses the cultural shift among women questioning their roles in marriage and life, emphasizing self-agency and acceptance.
In this episode Monica Corcoran Harel, screenwriter, bestselling author and founder of PRETTY RIPE and author of the viral essay "The Women Quietly Quitting Their Husbands" joins for a conversation that goes straight to the truth many women have been living but not naming. What happens when the life you've built no longer fits? Monica shares how her popular essays tap into a larger cultural shift—where women are questioning endurance, redefining marriage, and choosing agency over performance. The conversation moves into parenting and the practice of letting go, the pull between external transformation and internal acceptance, and the desire to feel fully alive in your own life. Together they circle around noticing where you've gone quiet… and what it might take to come back to your partnership and ultimately yourself. Follow Monica: @prettyripe Learn More At: www.prettyripe.com -- Stay connected with the Circle This team: @andreabendewald @circlethispodcast @emkratter @goodmessmedia @talkwithtrace For sponsorship inquiries, email: circlethispod@gmail.com
People in this episode
Host: Good Mess Media
Guest: Monica Corcoran Harel
Topics covered
- self-reclamation
- marriage
- parenting
- cultural shift
- agency
- internal acceptance
Keywords
- quiet quitting
- self-identity
- marriage dynamics
- parenting
- cultural change
- personal agency
- internal transformation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PRETTY RIPE
Books & works: The Women Quietly Quitting Their Husbands
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