Kristen Bell tells daughters mental health meds are 'broccoli for my brain'

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Kristen Bell is not afraid to be candid in her role as a parent, especially when it comes to mental health: 'I think both my husband and I have been honest about our struggles, because we want to set an example for our girls.' 📸: Getty Images

"My husband has been very open and honest about his recovery," Bell says." know what alcoholism is, they know what different kinds of drugs are and they know why some are illegal and why some aren’t, and they know exactly what happens in an AA meeting, they know the twelve steps."

"I think I described the pill that I take at night when they saw me take it as broccoli for my brain," she says."I felt like that was a decent comparison. 'This is what keeps my brain healthy. Not everybody needs this.'" "With my girls, at their school they learn a bunch of different breathing techniques, which we do at home," Bell says."So if they're getting really panicked, I go, 'Do you need to regulate? Do you need help?' And we’ll sit down on the floor and do a box breath."

 

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