“All the things I'd done were terrifying to her, and she had a hard time believing I would ever be able to stay married and monogamous and a father and all those things. Scroll down to look back at some of Shepard’s most powerful quotes about his sobriety journey.ĭax Shepard's Most Powerful Quotes About His Struggle With Addiction and Path to Sobriety Sign up for Us Weekly's free, daily newsletter and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more! … Even with two surgeries and a relapse and shame spiral and all this stuff, still a great year for me.”

I hated me at that point and so, to be able to tell you guys and feel unconditionally loved and that I would be accepted was really special,” he said in December 2020. “I can’t imagine having to admit that to other people and feeling as safe as I did that you guys wouldn’t hate me. “Her heart aches for Dax after what he went through with his dad, and she’s beyond proud of him for turning his life around whilst openly addressing his demons head-on.”įollowing his candid revelation, Shepard thanked Bell and his podcast cohost, Monica Padman, for giving him the space and time he needed to heal. She was nothing but supportive and there’s no blame or anger on her side – just love, care and determination to get through this together,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively in October 2020. “Eventually, he couldn’t hide it from her any longer and he had to come clean. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Despite his roadblock, Bell was still “nothing but supportive” of her husband. After nearly being clean for nearly 16 years, the “Armchair Expert” podcast host revealed that he suffered a relapse in his pill addiction after a string of different events - including a major motorcycle accident - led him to misuse painkillers. Shepard later turned his life around and pursued sobriety. For the first year and a half we were together, that was what we battled over almost weekly,” he told Playboy in 2012, noting that he had a history of drinking and using “cocaine, opiates, marijuana, diet pills, pain pills, everything.” “All the things I’d done were terrifying to her, and she had a hard time believing I would ever be able to stay married and monogamous and a father and all those things. One year before they exchanged vows, Shepard admitted that he and the Veronica Mars actress were total “opposites.”

The Parenthood alum married Kristen Bell in October 2013, and the pair share two daughters, Lincoln and Delta.

Dax Shepard has never shied away from opening up about his struggle with addiction and his rocky road to sober living.

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