04/13/2016 AT 04:10 PM EDT  amicable post-split relationship is one that many strive for.  The actress, 43, stopped by  on Wednesday to talk about her new cookbook,  , but during the interview,  – as a divorced parent, himself – couldn't help but to compliment her on how  for the sake of their two children,  "I think it's hard," Paltrow admitted to Strahan and his cohost,  . "I think in divorce there's always pain and hurt and a sense of loss and grief, and it's hard to really let go and put that aside and still maintain a family, which is what we're trying to do for the sake of the children, genuinely so."  : "We can all be together and go through life together, and Chris and I are not a couple, but we're still a family."  Gwyneth Paltrow with Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan  Pawel Kaminski - Disney / ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution  The pair announced their split in 2014 after nearly 10 years of marriage.  "It's like we are still a family, but not a couple," the actress recently told  . "I think we are better as friends than we were [married]. We are very close and supportive of one another."  , "It hasn't always been easy for us because you have good days and bad days as you do in life with anything, but I feel lucky because Chris has been willing to push himself for the sake of the kids and help me co-create this new family."  All while co-parenting, the two have happily moved on to new romantic relationships. The actress has been dating  co-creator Brad Falchuk, and Martin has been linked to  "I don't want to say too much, but I will say you just never know what is going to happen, what people are you going to meet, what amazing lessons you are going to learn," she said. "I think marriage is a really beautiful and noble institution, but it is not like I am holding a goal of getting remarried."
Gwyneth Paltrow opened up on LIVE with Michael and Kelly about maintaining a friendly relationship with ex Chris Martin for their two children