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Brad Pitt’s alcohol recovery journey following his high-profile divorce is making headlines. The Hollywood icon is opening up about his experience attending Alcoholics Anonymous after his difficult breakup with actress Angelina Jolie.
Needing a Reboot
The 61 year old actor was featured on the new episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. Pitt describes the tumultuous time that drove him to seek help. He joined AA, where he confronted years of addiction.
Pitt mentioned that he felt his life needed a reboot and he was open to trying “anything anyone threw at me.”
Shepard has also been candid about discussing his own sober journey and relapse after 16 years.
Men Supporting Men in Recovery
Pitt split from Jolie in 2016 and he felt that it was the catalyst that gave him permission to say, “Okay, I’m gonna step out on this edge and see what happens.”
Pitt recalls his nervousness about attending AA but says he soon grew to love AA.
He also spoke of his gratitude and appreciation for the support he’s receiving from other men in recovery. He marvels that the men in his group share “their experiences with their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches, and a lot of humor with it.”
Pitt was born in Oklahoma and raised in Missouri, where he felt the environment discouraged men from being emotionally open.
Pitt said in a 2019 interview with The New York Times that he felt AA offered him a safe space that was judgment free and that it was liberating to be able to expose the ugly side of himself.
He felt that the group gave him the ability to “revoke his drinking privileges,” and acknowledged that he had used other substances in addition to alcohol to help him deal with pressure and fame.
Pitt shares six children with his ex wife and his decision to get sober came after their split. They were married in 2014, but began a bitter divorce in 2016 which concluded in December 2022.
The actor lives in Los Angeles with his current partner, a 34 year old jewelry executive Ines de Ramon.
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