My Husband’s Breakdown Was My Breakthrough

丈夫的崩溃,是我的突破。

Modern Love

2026-04-08

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It was Stefanie and Jonathan’s worst nightmare: Jonathan’s depression had become so severe he was begging to be taken to the hospital. Stefanie took him to the hospital and then took care of everything else for the family. When she married Jonathan years earlier, Stefanie knew about his mental health struggles. But she wasn’t prepared for this moment. Then, Stefanie fell apart too — and it was Jonathan’s turn to take care of her. In this episode, Anna talks to Stefanie about what it’s like to love someone through the worst of it, and what Stefanie learned about her own needs after years of ignoring them. You can read Stefanie’s original story in the Modern Love column. Listen to and Follow ‘Modern Love’ Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We Want to Hear From You Email us at modernlovepodcast@nytimes.com. Here’s how to submit a Modern Love essay. Here’s how to submit a Tiny Love Story. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • This is Modern Love, and today I'm talking to Stephanie Gunning.

  • Stephanie is the kind of person who gets things done.

  • If taxes need to be paid, she's paying them.

  • If her kid needs a new backpack, she's buying two.

  • And when her husband got depressed, she was like, okay, no problem.

  • We'll handle this too, even when it got really bad.

  • And there was a day when it did get really bad.

  • It was their nightmare scenario.

  • But Stephanie, being Stephanie, got through that day and went to work the next morning like nothing happened.

  • I wanted to talk to Stephanie about the moment when she finally reached her own breaking point and what it 's like for two

  • people to love each other through the worst of it.