Jax Taylor celebrated a recovery milestone in his ongoing sobriety journey.
“Late last summer, I checked myself back into treatment for 90 days to focus on my recovery and mental health,” the reality TV star, 46, wrote via Instagram on Monday, May 18, while contemplating “full circle” moments. “This week, I came back as an alumni for their 5K Run in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month 💚.”
He continued, “This journey hasn’t been easy…but it’s been worth it and I’m very grateful to be celebrating 1.5 years sober this week 🙏.” The Valley star’s friends and fans supported him in the comments section.
Taylor shared his heartfelt caption alongside a picture of himself posing at the 5K Run. He was quickly supported in the comments section by fellow reality TV stars and fans alike.
“Rooting for continued sobriety. Keep going,” Bachelor Nation’s Zac Clark wrote, while Keltie Knight added, “👏.” A fan also commented, “Proud of You!!! ❤️.”
In March 2025, Taylor exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about what his life looked like while in rehab and after checking himself into the facility in 2024.
“The place was really, really nice. It was fully catered. The therapists there are amazing,” he said of Psyclarity Health Los Angeles. “I would get up in the morning. I would have my breakfast and I would do yoga outside.”
After yoga, Taylor would complete two one-hour therapy sessions before taking a break.
“I would then have a snack or something to eat for lunch,” he added. “Then we’d go back into another session. I would meet a doctor before going to the gym [in the afternoon].”
Taylor continued, “Then I would come back [to my room], take a shower, go to therapy again and go meet the doctors to make sure my medication was working. I would go have dinner, watch a movie and then I would stay in my room most of the time. I had my own room and I would just watch TV, read books and that was basically my day.”
He added that “Monday through Sunday,” he had “no days off.”
“There’s just a lot of bad habits I got into in this industry,” the Vanderpump Rules alum explained. “I created so many bad habits. I adapted so many bad habits. Living here, I was just not a very good person. … I would just lie to get myself out of situations. I didn’t care what I told anybody. I was just so selfish. This was in the beginning and then I just went back into it again.”
Taylor also got candid about battling substance abuse issues, telling Us, “I’ve been in and out of using cocaine for a while. I wouldn’t use it every single day.”
“There would be months I would take off and then I would do it like a week here, maybe two times a month or three times a month,” he said. “It got really bad, though. When the divorce started [with my estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright], I felt like I was doing it recreationally.”
Taylor and Cartwright’s divorce is not yet finalized following their 2024 split. Together, they share son Cruz, 4.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
