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In the wake of <\/span>her mother’s death<\/a>, <\/span>Bethenny Frankel<\/a> is taking a step back from her podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In an Instagram Story posted late Tuesday evening, the former\u00a0<\/span>Real Housewives of New York<\/em><\/a> star, 53, shared with her millions of followers that after careful consideration, she is pausing the <\/span>Just B Divorced<\/span><\/em> series and removing episodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I have chosen to temporarily remove my divorce podcast as a result of an overwhelming response and an influx of messages that have converged with the most significant loss of my life,” she wrote in her Instagram Story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The “overwhelming response” reference appears to stem from headlines on a recent episode of the audio series, in which she said that she was <\/span>“relieved” when she miscarried a pregnancy<\/a> with ex-husband <\/span>Jason Hoppy<\/a> and that she would “force” herself to have sex with Hoppy, 53, before their relationship ended in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n “In a constructive way, I said, ‘I’m kind of relieved \u2026 because I don’t think this is a healthy or positive relationship,'” Frankel recalled telling Hoppy at the time during the now-deleted episode. “It was like the first step to saying something.”<\/span><\/p>\n In her statement on Tuesday, the Skinnygirl Cocktails creator responded to the backlash over her comments, saying that it was due to the way that her remarks were received during a time of grief that she would be disbanding the podcast temporarily.<\/span><\/p>\n “The unforeseen circumstances and the reaction to this triggering topic has confirmed how important this conversation is,” Frankel wrote. “In the coming weeks we will continue this dialogue to help you navigate your challenging divorce journeys.”<\/span><\/p>\n In conclusion, the <\/span>RHONY <\/span><\/em>alum told her fans that she is “grateful” for their support and love as she works through both the traumatic loss of her mother and reconciling with the social media recoil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Over the weekend, Frankel shared with her fans that her mother,\u00a0Bernadette Birk\u00a0— whom she had a contentious and complicated relationship with — died at age 73. The entrepreneur\u00a0posted a series of photos and a caption devoted to their rollercoaster relationship over the years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the post, she described her mom as a woman with beauty and intellect who also had demons of her own, including\u00a0alcoholism, an eating disorder and self-destructive tendencies.<\/span><\/p>\n