Bethenny Frankel has never shied away from speaking her truth, but even longtime followers of the former Real Housewives of New York City star may not have been prepared for the rawness she revealed this week. In a new appearance on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast that aired on Wednesday, the Skinnygirl mogul opened up about the decade-long divorce from ex-husband Jason Hoppy. You know - the one that left her shaken and questioning whether she would ever feel whole again. And on CHD, things got heavy really fast. Related: Nicole Kidman Opens Up To Ariana Grande About Keith Urban Divorce! She described to Cooper that the years following her split from Hoppy were a psychological gauntlet unlike anything she had ever known... which, for anyone familiar with Bethenny's upbringing, that is no small statement. Through tears and high emotions, Bethenny said: "I have seen my mother slit her wrists. I have lived my whole life chasing her into bathrooms, trying to catch her throwing up. I've been around guns, the mafia, the race track. I've been through everything. I've seen her beaten within an inch of her life. I have seen everything. Nothing compares to what my divorce was for 10 years. Nothing." For Frankel, the trauma didn't just live in memories, but in the every day of the divorce process, as well. She explained how, despite coming from a background marked with instability, it was the dissolution of her marriage that nearly broke her spirit. She contrasted her mother's decades-long battle with addiction and bulimia with what she says she faced while separating from Hoppy by saying the former was: "...child's play [compared to the] trauma of someone wanting to torture you and telling you that they're going to do it." Bethenny also reflected on the way public perception shaped - and warped - the narrative around the split. She said that because she was the more successful partner, she was quickly labeled the aggressor while Hoppy was painted as sympathetic. But behind closed doors, she claims the reality was far different: "It was so traumatic. It was 10 years of my life. I lost hair. I thought I would never survive it. I didn't want to. I had to because of my daughter. I literally thought, 'I'll never be happy again.'" The pair married in 2010 and quickly welcomed daughter Bryn. What should have been a joyful start to their lives unraveled quickly, tho, and they split in 2012. However, Bethenny did not get a finalized divorce until 2021 - which meant nearly a decade marked by relentless court proceedings, legal fees, and what she claimed was deeply unsettling behavior from her ex. Of that, she said: "I treated it like a marathon, and I went one mile at a time, and I checked every box ... [but] it was fraud, it was stealing, it was hacking, it was harassment, it was abuse, it was Googling me 60 times a day, it was staying in bed and staring into my face, it was calling me every bad character in the books." The intensity of those experiences left Bethenny fighting not only for custody and safety, but for her own sense of self. She said she poured millions of dollars into the legal battle, and still, at every turn, she felt as though she was confronting something unprecedented: "Every single lawyer said they've never seen anything like it, ever. Like, it was insane." Jeez... What helped her push through was the conviction that someday she could guide others facing similar circumstances, she said. To that end, she emphasized the necessity of a prenup and the importance of trusting your instincts early, and warned that what begins as a small concern can grow into a life-altering crisis. Related: Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel Divorce Sounds Imminent Following Scandals - Here's Why Yet even amid her anguish, Bethenny said she remained steadfast in one area: protecting Bryn from the fallout. She never spoke negatively about Hoppy in front of their daughter. And yet she believes children can feel the energy of turmoil no matter how carefully adults try to conceal it! She explained to Cooper: "Just because you're not saying it in front of the child, it doesn't mean they don't feel. It's a long road. Your kids will become cognizant, and they will understand. You don't have to say it to them. You don't have to prove it to them." And then Frankel added: "You should never, ever say a bad thing about the other parent, ever, because it is the worst thing you could do to a child. It is the worst thing you could do." What a powerful and tear-jerking interview. You can watch the full CHD chat (below): Reactions, y'all? Share 'em in the comments (below)... [Image via TNYF/WENN/Call Her Daddy/YouTube] The post Bethenny Frankel Breaks Down In Tears Looking Back On 'Traumatic' Jason Hoppy Divorce appeared first on Perez Hilton.