Katie Maloney Explains 'Most Painful' Decision to Divorce Tom Schwartz

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Katie Maloney-Schwartz is opening up about her unexpected split from Tom Schwartz. In a new episode of her podcast, , the  star explained the reason she decided to walk away from their relationship after 12 years.«There wasn't some kind of crazy incident that happened there, wasn't some crazy fight that resulted in this,» Katie began, clearing the air about any speculation as to what caused their split. «And again, it was my decision, which was probably the hardest and most painful decision I've ever had to make.»Katie went to explain that she had a voice inside her that she just couldn't ignore, and ultimately realized she was no longer happy in her marriage.«The best, and only way I can describe it, is just like waking up inside of my life and having this.

The voice that just became louder and louder, and just events in my life and in our relationship coming into focus and feeling the weight of them on me,» she continued. «I wanted to deny them.

I wanted to push them out of my head because we have built a life together and he was my person, and I wanted to be with him forever, but ultimately I just wasn't happy.»While she called it «the hardest thing to accept,» Katie shared that over time, by putting all the focus on Tom and their relationship, she realized she was no longer prioritizing herself or her happiness.«I had really prioritized Tom and our relationship and our future and wanted to plan for that so badly, but I didn't often prioritize myself or my happiness and that was really what was weighing on me.

And that's when I realized that, even though we did have so much fun, there was so many happy moments even, you know, day to day.