{"id":281414,"date":"2019-10-09T17:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T23:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1081469"},"modified":"2019-10-09T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T23:35:59","slug":"kristen-bell-reveals-the-biggest-lesson-she-learned-from-dax-shepards-alcoholism-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/kristen-bell-reveals-the-biggest-lesson-she-learned-from-dax-shepards-alcoholism-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Bell Reveals the Biggest Lesson She Learned From Dax Shepard&#8217;s Alcoholism Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"39.04469273743\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201999\/rs_634x862-191009152356-kristenbellvj.1009.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Kristen Bell, Women's Health, November 2019\" alt=\"Kristen Bell, Women's Health, November 2019\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Dennis Leupold for Women\u2019s Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"22.350674373796\">\n<p>There&#8217;s a lesson in everything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kristen_bell\">Kristen Bell<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/dax_shepard\">Dax Shepard<\/a><\/strong> have long been known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1032807\/kristen-bell-and-dax-shepard-just-won-for-best-game-of-thrones-costume?query=kristen%20dax%20goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollywood&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221; couple<\/a>, but that title doesn&#8217;t come without its struggles. Kristen bell is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/life\/a29342817\/kristen-bell-mental-health-wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Women&#8217;s Health<\/em><\/a> November 2019 cover star, and she&#8217;s opening up about it all. From why she decided it was time to reveal her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/769272\/how-kristen-bell-is-destigmatizing-depression?query=kristen%20bell%20depression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">struggle with depression<\/a> to the lessons she&#8217;s learned from her husband&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1065333\/dax-shepard-gets-the-last-laugh-over-tabloid-report-on-his-addiction-issues-and-marriage-to-kristen-bell?query=kristen%20dax%20goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alcohol Anonymous meetings<\/a>. Everything comes together for a reason, and Kristen is very mindful of finding the reasons for it all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kristen has struggled with depression since she was 18-years-old, but only recently did she realize that her journey could be a lifeline for someone else.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I realized that this is the shame that prevents people from talking about it,&#8221; she explained about her decision to discuss her depression. &#8220;I immediately felt irresponsible, because I do care about depression not being taboo, yet I present this bubbly, outgoing girl who seemingly gets through life with a smile on her face, and I&#8217;d never discussed that some days, I don&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"60\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"10\">\n<p>While it&#8217;s not all roses and sunshine, Kristen has gained some valuable coping skills. Especially from watching her husband Dax and his recovery from alcoholism. Like certain mechanisms for when things are feeling particularly dark for her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You just have to do the next right thing,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;You just stand up. That&#8217;s the next right thing. Then you brush your teeth. That&#8217;s the next right thing. I&#8217;ve very one-step-at-a-time.&#8221; Seems like a straight-forward yet life giving technique for the mom of two.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"61.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"13\">\n<p>As for her own journey with alcohol, the&nbsp;Good Place actress told the mag that she didn&#8217;t drink for 10 years before discovering ros\u00e9 this summer. She&#8217;s not going to make that a staple in her life just yet, and admits her body still doesn&#8217;t really function best after a few drinks.&nbsp;&#8220;When I do drink, it&#8217;s like I have the flu the next day,&#8221; she shared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old mom of two is in a place where she is focusing on her healthiest self. That doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean just the physical components of health. She also revealed that she no longer takes acting gigs outside of Los Angeles in order to protect her time with her family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s too disruptive to my family [otherwise],&#8221; she shared. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what gives me the fuel to even be creative at all. If I had to choose, I&#8217;d choose them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have what she&#8217;s having!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-7\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Don&#8217;t miss <em>E! News<\/em> every weeknight at 7, only on E!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1081469\/kristen-bell-reveals-the-biggest-lesson-she-learned-from-dax-shepard-s-alcoholism-recovery?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis Leupold for Women\u2019s Health There&#8217;s a lesson in everything.&nbsp; Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have long been known as Hollywood&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221; couple, but that title doesn&#8217;t come without its struggles. Kristen bell is Women&#8217;s Health November 2019 cover star, and she&#8217;s opening up about it all. 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