In life after Ben Affleck's rehab and the truth about his love story with Shauna Sexton

As is the case for most people who struggle with addiction, Ben Affleck spent a good long time thinking about his recovery, looking at all the circumstances that determined that it would be his failure and how best to exercise it.

Only a few years ago, he saw rehabilitation as the kind of thing that happens to an actor who enjoys too much of the Hollywood club scene and the countless destructive paths he can take. "I went to rehab because I was 29 years old and I was too much of a party, I had to clear my head and try to figure out who I wanted to be," explained Affleck. The Hollywood journalist in 2012. "It was more a" let me understand myself, before it became a rite of passage. "

Several stays later, however, he now considers that the treatment is a necessary, not so different maintenance of a diabetic monitoring blood sugar levels. "Fighting all addictions is a tough struggle that has lasted a lifetime," he said on Instagram last week after completing a 40-day alcoholism stay. "Because of that, we're never really in treatment or stopping – it's a full-time commitment."

And not one to play with. As the media predicted, the 46-year-old would join his best friend Matt Damon at a birthday party in Las Vegas, possibly culminating in a cocktail party, culminating in the UFC fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, The Batman The producer was making plans some 800 miles away. Hoping to rejuvenate vast expanses of pine trees, snow-capped mountains and meditative streams, Affleck joined Shauna Sexton, the 22 years old Playboy A veteran model and technician, he had been courting in the days leading up to his rehab stay, for a trip to Big Sky on Mt.

One of his favorite places and part of many Christmas celebrations with ex Jennifer Garner and their children Purple, 12 Séraphine, 9 and Samuel, 6, Montana is "a healthy and good place for him," said an insider to E! New. "He goes there to clear his head and find himself in nature, there is no distraction and it is very peaceful."

Much more than, say, your average casino in Sin City. Appreciating the progress made over the last two months, Affleck does not intend to roll the dice on his hard-earned sobriety. An insider says, "He takes all of this very seriously."

There was no argumentation, no negotiation, no hurry to have a last drink when Garner went on to be licensed to Pacific Palisades' single from Affleck last August.

For weeks, of course, he was very weak in his sobriety. His one-year relationship with Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus it was unraveled and with his latest film, Triple borderIn closing, he found himself with long periods of time for himself, the kind of situation that inspires phrases that idle hands are tools of the devil. "He started to slip and started drinking again," an insider told E! News and at the end of August, he "drank a lot alone at home".

Although Garner has parents in town, it was hard to miss Affleck's photos on the Internet that accepted a large load of alcoholic beverages. "It was the breaking point," said the source. Working quickly as in the past to support her ex-husband, she took the necessary steps to secure her a place in a facility located in the L.A. area and went to her home with a professional ready to arrange a complete intervention.

Instead, she found Affleck, contrite, deeply grateful for his tough love. "Ben was not resilient and knew he needed help," the source revealed at the time. "He was grateful that Jen was with him again and did not fight him."

Rather the opposite. Insiders revealed that he had embarked on this adventure, his third trip to rehab in almost two decades, arms outstretched. He would stay there, he agreed, only going to his seven-room mansion for exercise, accompanied by a therapist and a trainer. And if 30 days were not enough to make the most of the intensive counseling sessions and group meetings, then, fine, he was open to staying there as long as the pros would deem fit.

"He is trying very hard to work on himself and get to the root of his addiction," said one source. "He has a lot of demons but he wants to understand himself and the results are different this time." By accepting that the reference month is not long, the friends feel that this time could really be different. The source said: "It is striving to improve and hopes for the future."

Her life after treatment, which includes ongoing ambulatory care, marks a new beginning. Some 18 months after he and Garner finally took the necessary steps to legally seek a divorce, their union, which has lasted for a decade, is this close to come to an official end. Having already settled before Affleck started treatment, they planned to sign once he returned home. And even if an insider insists on the information that the split had been finalized was a bit premature, the end is clearly in sight. According to one source, "they both want to go ahead and end the financial negotiations and discussions on child custody."

Mentally, the Pepper mint The actress, aged 46, has already sufficiently left her split in the back view to not be bothered by Affleck's changing love life. Whether she is reluctant or not with the father of her children, who frequents a model of less than two decades who said she loves whiskey and bourbon, she does not see the need to express them. "It's not his problem and it's not long ago," said a source to E! News when Affleck was spotted for the first time processing sushi in Sexton at Nobu Malibu. "He is a big boy and can take care of himself."

It can be said that he is there. Since the treatment of hospitalized patients, Mr. Affleck has focused on his children (a source reported to E! News that Garner would have told them "Ben is sick and needs the help of a doctor ") and on his return to work. His relationship with Sexton, who visited him in rehab, is just a little relaxing and entertaining.

While the Virginia Beach native is a hardcore fan, in the presence of Affleck, she swaps her whiskey and soda for a PG-13 supplement. "I have an unlimited respect [for] people who have the humility and maturity to admit when they need to fix something in their life, "she told critics on Instagram, stressing that she never drank around the # 39; actor. For the moment, fanatic of the workout (she is training intensity sessions) "It's a good company for Ben," says an insider "It does not matter." Affleck, says the insider, appreciates the fact that she is ready for anything (eg, a spontaneous trip to Montana) "and that" he likes spending time with her. This is the extent of it. She does not have any luggage, so it's very easy and laid back. "

If that were to change, Affleck might be the man that the playmate May looks for. On her Playboy In her profile, she cites a good sense of humor and a good understanding of sarcasm, but a strong mind and a sense of self are also of utmost importance. "I want someone who is able to compromise but who does not sell in the open," she told the branch. "I appreciate people who are their most authentic forms and who are brutally honest about their identity."