“I normally just kind of let it go,” she said, referring to how she usually promotes a film. “Dating the director was different. We’d be on the [press] tour together, I’d come back to the hotel, and the last thing I want to talk about or think about is a movie.
“He comes back from the tour, and that’s all he wants to talk about and I get it. It’s his baby. He wrote it. He conceived it. He directed it.”
Strain and Wellness in Creative Relationships
“I was doing double duty trying to be a supportive partner, while also being like, ‘Can I please, for the love of God, not think about Mother! for one second?’”
This kind of emotional burnout, particularly in dual work/personal relationships, is common in high-performance careers and sometimes addressed in employee wellness programs, mental health coverage plans, or through individual therapy sessions often reimbursed by private health insurance.
The constant post-tour film analysis eventually took its toll — a reminder of the psychological fatigue that can result in both chronic stress and relationship strain, often covered under behavioral health management.
