{"id":123071,"date":"2024-09-05T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T11:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/christine-brown-i-was-trapped-in-my-marriage-but-now-im-free\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T11:20:20","slug":"christine-brown-i-was-trapped-in-my-marriage-but-now-im-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/christine-brown-i-was-trapped-in-my-marriage-but-now-im-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Brown: I Was Trapped in My Marriage&#8230; But Now I&#8217;m Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Christine Brown has been there before, ladies. <\/p>\n<p>She is speaking from experience here, okay?<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the veteran Sister Wives cast member jumped on her Instagram account to offer advice to anyone struggling in his or her relationship, touching on her troubled past with ex-spiritual spouse Kody Brown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MV5BMDM2ZTA0ODQtNzFlNy00M2RmLTlhZGQtMWY5MzRjZTcwM2E1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR019500281_.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Brown smirks\" class=\"wp-image-508556 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MV5BMDM2ZTA0ODQtNzFlNy00M2RmLTlhZGQtMWY5MzRjZTcwM2E1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR019500281_.jpg 644w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MV5BMDM2ZTA0ODQtNzFlNy00M2RmLTlhZGQtMWY5MzRjZTcwM2E1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR019500281_-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MV5BMDM2ZTA0ODQtNzFlNy00M2RmLTlhZGQtMWY5MzRjZTcwM2E1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR019500281_.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine Brown smirks in this scene from Sister Wives.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alongside a video message, Brown left an encouraging note for her fans in the caption. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtra vulnerable post here, but I\u2019m speaking to the women out there who felt like I did \u2013 trapped, stuck, and afraid there was no way out,\u201d the 52-year old wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to know you\u2019re not alone. I\u2019ve been there. And I want to encourage you to find ways to choose joy, even when fear tells you to stay where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Profound and helpful words, wouldn\u2019t you say?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"582\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Brown on a Sister Wives episode\" class=\"wp-image-495160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg 582w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-335x322.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-347x334.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-520x500.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"582\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Brown on a Sister Wives episode\" class=\"wp-image-495160 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg 582w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-335x322.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-347x334.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-520x500.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine Brown looks downtrodden and disturbed on Sister Wives.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christine, of course, made the challenging decision to split from Kody in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that Kody and I have been in a rough spot for a long time,\u201d she told her fellow sister wives afterward. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have decided to leave Kody. It\u2019s a hard decision. I need to make a choice for happiness. I need to make a choice to have joy in my life and peace and there hasn\u2019t been a lot of hope at all until I decided to leave. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel strongly this is the best choice for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452.webp\" alt=\"Christine and Kody Brown photograph\" class=\"wp-image-488185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452.webp 760w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-735x368.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-335x168.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-347x174.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-520x260.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-640x320.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452.webp\" alt=\"Christine and Kody Brown photograph\" class=\"wp-image-488185 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452.webp 760w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-735x368.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-335x168.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-347x174.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-520x260.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452-640x320.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christine-brown-kody-sister-wives-mc-220907-copy-a78452.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine and Kody Brown are no longer married. That\u2019s probably a good thing.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It sure has worked out that way, too.<\/p>\n<p>Christine is now married to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/stars\/david-woolley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Woolley<\/a> and is clearly happier than she\u2019s ever been before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not easy, but there is a path to happiness, and it\u2019s worth every step,\u201d the TLC personality concluded on social media this week. \u201cYou deserve a life filled with love, peace, and joy \u2014 never settle for less.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the accompanying footage, the clip, Christine said that she remembers \u201cwhat it was like\u201d to feel stuck in a relationship:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember knowing that I had to make changes and the life that I was living wasn\u2019t what I had in mind and I knew the only person responsible to make those changes, was myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I didn\u2019t even know how to make those changes, and I didn\u2019t know what to do and I felt so lost and I realized that I was making my decisions based on fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a.webp\" alt=\"Kody Brown and Christine Brown from Sister Wives\" class=\"wp-image-486026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a.webp 700w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-335x251.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-347x260.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-520x390.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-640x480.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a.webp\" alt=\"Kody Brown and Christine Brown from Sister Wives\" class=\"wp-image-486026 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a.webp 700w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-320x240.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-335x251.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-347x260.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-520x390.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a-640x480.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/652846a155f52b01b35e4d4a.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kody Brown and Christine Brown are exasperated with each other at this point.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/christine-brown-celebrates-gross-anniversary-mocks-tf-out-of-kody-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine openly mocks Kody<\/a> and has no regrets about how things have worked out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna tell you straight up, it\u2019s time to make your decisions based on joy. It\u2019s time to make your decisions based on hope,\u201d Christine also told followers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is hope. It\u2019s a brighter future, it\u2019s a brighter world. It is in your control. There are answers out there. Believe me. There are answers and I believe in you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amen, Christine!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so happy for you and so glad that you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/06\/christine-brown-gushes-over-husband-says-david-woolley-is-my-forever-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found your forever love<\/a>. You deserve it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/christine-brown-i-was-trapped-in-my-marriage-but-now-im-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christine Brown has been there before, ladies. She is speaking from experience here, okay? Earlier this week, the veteran Sister Wives cast member jumped on her Instagram account to offer advice to anyone struggling in his or her relationship, touching on her troubled past with ex-spiritual spouse Kody Brown. Christine Brown smirks in this scene [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-123071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}