Jax Taylor is getting candid about his mental health journey amid his divorce from Brittany Cartwright. âMy mental health took a beating,â Taylor, 45, exclusively told Us at the Us Weekly + Pluto TV Reality Stars of the Year Party at the Dream Hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 10, of the difficult time he went through this year. âDivorce is like a death.â The Valley star went on to detail why checking himself into a mental health facility was the right move for him at this point in his life, telling Us, he âneededâ it. (Us previously confirmed that Taylor checked into a 30-day inpatient treatment program in July). âI was just kind of spiraling, to be honest,â he explained. â[Rehab] was an amazing thing. Iâm so glad I did it. I got a lot of help that I needed. I got a lot of tools that I needed, [and] came out feeling so much better. I feel good ⌠Like I said, itâs day by day. Thereâs good days and thereâs bad days.â Inside Us Weeklyâs Star-Studded Reality Stars of the Year Party: Photos When asked how it was filming season 2 of The Valley with Cartwright, 35, amid their split, the former Vanderpump Rules star told Us that it was the most challenging season of a reality show heâs done. âIn the 12 years Iâve been on TV, this was by far the hardest [season] Iâve ever filmed, just because of everything thatâs going on. My mental health and my divorce being so public â itâs tough, you know?â As for whatâs next for him, Taylor said heâs focusing on coparenting Cruz, his 3-year-old son with Cartwright, learning to live on his own. âAll I care about is my son. All I care about is hanging out with him, being healthy and being in the right frame of mind,â he told Us. âI havenât been on my own in 10 years, so this is a new thing for me. And itâs like, itâs scary. So Iâm just kind of getting used to it. I just bought a new townhouse. Iâm just kind of trying to figure it all out day by day.â In August, Us confirmed that Cartwright had filed for divorce from Taylor after five years of marriage, listing their date of separation as January 25 this year. The former couple previously announced their separation in February. âIâm trying to just focus on my son â he is the light of my life,â Cartwright, also in attendance at Thursdayâs event, told Us. She added that sheâs trying to âstay positiveâ amid the âmost hard timeâ of her life. Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwrightâs Ups and Downs Over the Years She continued, âWeâre having so much fun together. And itâs a lot, but Iâm just smiling my âŚ
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. âI was just kind of spiraling, to be honest,â he explained. â[Rehab] was an amazing thing. Iâm so glad I did it. I got a lot of help that I needed. I got a lot of tools that I needed, [and] came out feeling so much better. I feel good ⌠Like I said, itâs day by day. Thereâs good days and thereâs bad days.â Inside Us Weeklyâs Star-Studded Reality Stars of the Year Party: Photos When asked how it was filming season 2 of The Valley with Cartwright, 35, amid their split, the former Vanderpump Rules star told Us that it was the most challenging season of a reality show heâs done. âIn the 12 years Iâve been on TV, this was by far the hardest [season] Iâve ever filmed, just because of everything thatâs going on. My mental health and my divorce being so public â itâs tough, you know?â As for whatâs next for him, Taylor said heâs focusing on coparenting Cruz, his 3-year-old son with Cartwright, learning to live on his own. âAll I care about is my son. All I care about is hanging out with him, being healthy and being in the right frame of mind,â he told Us. âI havenât been on my own in 10 years, so this is a new thing for me. And itâs like, itâs scary. So Iâm just kind of getting used to it. I just bought a new townhouse. Iâm just kind of trying to figure it all out day by day.â In August, Us confirmed that Cartwright had filed for divorce from Taylor after five years of marriage, listing their date of separation as January 25 this year. The former couple previously announced their separation in February. âIâm trying to just focus on my son â he is the light of my life,â Cartwright, also in attendance at Thursdayâs event, told Us. She added that sheâs trying to âstay positiveâ amid the âmost hard timeâ of her life. Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwrightâs Ups and Downs Over the Years She continued, âWeâre having so much fun together. And itâs a lot, but Iâm just smiling my ⌠%23divorce)
