The latest public meltdown of former Teen Mother star Ryan Edwards has been tough for a lot of to look at.

Even in case you by no means of fan of Ryan’s — although few Teen Mother viewers ever had been — you would possibly discover that the accounts of his tirades and erratic habits set off reminiscences of your individual experiences with unstable addicts.

Naturally, the state of affairs has been hardest on those that had been immediately impacted by Ryan’s abuse.

We’re speaking after all, about Ryan’s spouse, Mackenzie Standifer — who had the presence of thoughts to report the the threats she acquired from Edwards — but in addition his kids, who as soon as once more bore witness to his appalling habits.

Ryan’s eldest youngster, 14-year-old son Bentley, had been rebuilding his relationship together with his estranged father within the months forward of his relapse.

And now, evidently all of that work could have come crashing down.

Dr. Cheyenne Bryant — often called “Coach B” to Teen Mother followers — had been working with Ryan and Bentley to assist them talk in a extra productive style.

Coach B mentioned her disappointment over latest developments in a new interview with The Ashley’s Actuality Roundup.

“It’s a very powerful state of affairs. It’s extraordinarily heartbreaking and difficult for Bentley, as a result of he’s the one which’s being immediately affected,” she advised the outlet.

“[Ryan] was working, he was doing higher than he had executed up to now. He was speaking with Bentley extra,”

“They had been having one-on-one dad/son time. Their relationship was really beginning to turn out to be a bit of extra substance-based than it had been earlier than.”

Coach B says the state of affairs is made that a lot sadder by all of the progress Ryan and Bentley had been making.

“Bentley shared that he was having fun with the novelty of getting extra contact and spending extra time together with his dad,” she mentioned.

“He had even discovered some new issues about [Ryan] that had been actually enlightening for Bentley,” Bryant continued.

“My coronary heart is gloomy for each, Ryan and Bentley, as a result of I can solely think about how Ryan feels about breaking his commitments to himself as a person, and to his son, who he desires a relationship with.”

Coach B says she takes some solace in the truth that she helped Bentley put together for this type of downturn.

“My coronary heart broke for Bentley, and the frustration that I do know he felt…however we additionally ready and talked lots about how [their relationship] was [in a good place then], however ‘within the occasion that [Ryan] takes a pivot, these are the sentiments chances are you’ll really feel. These are the instruments I would like you to make use of if [Ryan] pivots,’” she mentioned.

“I don’t decide Ryan for it as a result of I’ve an understanding with the challenges that include habit,” Bryant added.

She went on to say that Ryan’s relapse possible got here as a harsh blow to Bentley, however it needn’t knock the teenager off beam.

“The primary factor is to guarantee that Bentley is processing his feelings, he’s not shutting down… and to verify he’s not personalizing his dad’s choices, in order that Bentley doesn’t tackle the burden of his father’s decisions,” she mentioned.

“That’s a really, very difficult factor to study and to do as a child of an addict dad or mum.

We want Bentley all one of the best as he navigates this tough time.