© 2026 ABC News

Back in October, the actress also spoke out about her husband's relapse during an appearance on \"The Ellen DeGeneres Show.\"

\"I mean look, everybody's up against their own demons,\" she said. \"Sometimes it's anxiety and depression, sometimes it's substance abuse.\"

\"The thing I love most about Dax is . that he was able to tell me and tell us and say we need a different plan. Right?\" she continued. \"Like we have a plan. If he has to take medication, for any reason, I have to administer it. But he was like, 'So, we need a stronger plan. I was faltering and I have to do some sort of emotional work to figure out why I wanted to use again.'\"

She then shared steps that her husband was taking to recommit to his sobriety.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by kristen bell (@kristenanniebell)

Bell also said she and Shepard are in it for the long haul, during her interview with Self. \"Do you want to be on the porch with someone when you’re 80?\" she said, before adding, \"We both want that.\"

Because of this commitment to one another, she said they attend couples therapy and remain open with each other in all aspects of their marriage.

\"He can tell me someone he finds attractive, female or male...\" she said, \"it doesn’t make me feel like he’s going to leave me for that person because I’m not allowing my self-esteem to be affected.\"

\"I know there are people on Planet Earth that are more attractive than me, and well, we’re not dead,\" she added.

","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/kristen-bell-talks-marriage-dax-shepard-life-relapse/story?id=77483027","legacySlug":"/culture/story/kristen-bell-talks-marriage-dax-shepard-life-relapse-77483027","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"15:47","publishDate":"05-04-2021","updatedTime":"15:47","updatedDate":"05-04-2021","socialImage":{"alt":"Actor Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell arrive for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 6, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.","credit":"Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/dax-shepard-kristen-bell-file-gty-jef-210121_1611242820749_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"5/4/2021 15:47:42 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":77483027,"headline":"Kristen Bell talks marriage with Dax Shepard","mediaAssetTitle":"GMA KRISTEN BELL","description":"\"He’s just good at trying, and that’s all you can ask of anyone,\" she said. ","duration":"2:06","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2021/04/210429_gma_shah_0816_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["77385647","73242553","73603801"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"April 29, 2021","headline":"Dax Shepard shares how he talks about his addiction with his kids","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/dax-shepard-shares-talks-addiction-kids-77385647","id":77385647,"image":{"alt":"Dax Shepard shares how he talks about his addiction with his kids","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/dax-shepard-file-gty-ml-210429_1619693182226_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Yolanda Perez/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"September 25, 2020","headline":"Dax Shepard reveals relapse after 16 years of sobriety in emotional podcast episode","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/dax-shepard-reveals-relapse-16-years-sobriety-emotional-73242553","id":73242553,"image":{"alt":"Dax Shepard reveals relapse after 16 years of sobriety in emotional podcast episode","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/dax-shepard-gty-jc-200925_1601047768493_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Amy Sussman/Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"October 14, 2020","headline":"Kristen Bell says she's standing by husband Dax Shepard after relapse","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/kristen-bell-husband-dax-shepards-relapse-16-years-73603801","id":73603801,"image":{"alt":"Kristen Bell says she's standing by husband Dax Shepard after relapse","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/shepard-bell-file-gty-ml-201014_1602678280475_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"John Parra/Getty Images, FILE","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Kristen Bell talks marriage with Dax Shepard","description":"\"He’s just good at trying, and that’s all you can ask of anyone,\" she said. ","duration":"2:06","uploadDate":"05-04-2021","publication":"05-04-2021","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2021/04/210429_gma_shah_0816_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2021/04/210429_gma_shah_0816_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/kristen-bell-talks-marriage-dax-shepard-life-relapse-77483027"}},"playlist":[{"id":"132281378","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132283010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132273278","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132231169","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132206748","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132200241","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054443","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054798","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132033010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131912713","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131830583","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131834976","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554765","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554815","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131543053","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131432442","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131121474","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131247079","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131228784","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131178806","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:culture:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"culture","title":"Kristen Bell talks marriage with Dax Shepard","pubTime":"11:47","pubDate":"05-04-2021","modTime":"11:47","modDate":"05-04-2021","taxonomyTags":"none","id":77483027,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Kristen Bell talks marriage with Dax Shepard","mediaAssetTitle":"GMA KRISTEN BELL","videoId":77483027,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/culture/story/kristen-bell-talks-marriage-dax-shepard-life-relapse-77483027"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/77483027","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/77483027","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};