Brittany Cartwright struggles to ‘be in the same room’ as ex Jax Taylor

Brittany Cartwright shares an update on where she stands with ex Jax Taylor amid their split.

On the May 24 episode of She When reality hits with Jax and Brittany podcast, the Valley The star, 35, told guest Tom Schwartz that she and Taylor, 44, are “not great” right now.

“Right now, I can’t even stay in the same room with him for very long,” she said. “Last time you were here, I was fine… You were like, I forget you’re even separated. So it’s very up and down like that.

When Schwartz, 41, suggested the former couple do a “good job” of respecting each other’s boundaries, she noted that her ex-husband “didn’t do a good job of respecting mine, c ‘is on “.

“But we must not forget that it is me who lives elsewhere and… I have the impression of being the one who suffers all the hard blows even if it is me who had to leave,” she said explain.

Cartwright announced the news of their separation after four years of marriage in an episode of their joint podcast, When reality hitsin February.

“Jax and I are taking some time apart and I’ve made the decision to move to another house to get some space for the sake of my mental health,” she said at the time.

Cartwright told PEOPLE during the premiere of their Bravo show: The valleythe following month, that she “really needed to take a step back” from the relationship.

“Once a woman reaches her breaking point, it’s like, ‘It’s done.’ Something happened in my head and I was like, ‘I need to get away from this situation. It’s not a good situation,” she said.

She also noted that the couple’s three-year-old son Cruz is the “most important thing” to both of them as they navigate their time apart.

“I feel a little relief,” Cartwright admitted. “I needed that space.”

Taylor also noted that the separation was “better for (their) family” as he and Cartwright have “been going through some things for a while now.”

“We’ve decided to take a bit of a break. I’m not sure what the future holds. But for now, it’s just the best case scenario, but it’s not a publicity stunt “, he shared. .

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Despite the challenges in their relationship, Cartwright told PEOPLE in April that co-parenting is going well so far for the couple.

“I honestly think it’s better because we’re not fighting in front of him,” she explained. “And for me, I think that’s what’s most important right now. Because that’s why I had to get him out of this situation in the first place.”