By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Having Charlie Sheen as an ex-husband and father of two of your children is challenging even at the best of times.

Denise Richards opened-up to Ryan Seacrest this morning on his 102.7 KIIS FM radio show about life in the fast lane with her troubled ex-husband, and Breaking Celebrity News has the interview.

"I went through so much in a very short period of time in my life and got through it. I really hit rock bottom at one point," Denise revealed, who was married to Charlie for four years before their tumultuous divorce in 2006.

AUDIO: Listen To Denise Richards Interview With Ryan Seacrest

Seacrest credited the reality star for her resilience through Sheen's breakdown and crazy spiral earlier this year.

"You may get the best sport award, I feel that you have got really thick skin and are always taking the higher road, you are never commenting and are always smiling," Ryan told her.

"It’s difficult, especially in the last six months as we’ve all seen a lot of stuff in the media. I honestly really wanted to protect the kids from it as much as I