Jessica Simpson is celebrating eight years of being sober.
The singer, 45, took to Instagram on Saturday, November 1, to mark the powerful milestone. Simpson shared a glowing selfie alongside a deeply personal message, reflecting on her journey to sobriety.
“8 years ago today I made the choice to confront, to confess and to let go of the self-sabotaging parts of my life that I was choosing,” Simpson captioned the post. “Making that decision allowed me to fully live in the pursuit of Gods purpose for my life. Alcohol silenced my intuition, blocked my dreams and chased my circulating fears of complacency.”
She continued:
“Today I am clear. Today I am driven by faith. Both fear and faith are something that we feel and may not see, I’m so happy I chose faith over fear. It was not in the fight that I found my strength, it was in the surrender.”
Jessica Simpson Shares How Alcohol Affected Her Music
Previously, Simpson opened up about how alcohol affected her music. In an interview with The Cut, the “I Wanna Love You” singer revealed that in 2016-2017, she was writing “with some of the biggest hitmakers,” but ended up not releasing the songs.
“I have songs from those times that I never released because they just didn’t feel like me,” Simpson explained. “Every time I would write, I was a little afraid of myself. It was almost too much, especially because I was drinking at the time.”
But once she gave up alcohol, all her “fears just diminished,” and it became easier for her to express herself artistically.
“I’d thought the more I drank, the more cool I could be and find cool words that would rhyme, that wouldn’t be so expected,” Simpson added. “I overthought it when I drank.”
Simpson Inspires Fans
Meanwhile, fans took to the comments to express their admiration for the singer’s honesty and dedication to sobriety.
One fan wrote, “You inspired me and so many other people to live with purpose, clarity, and love!”
Another commented, “One of a kind human, sent to earth to inspire us all.”
An inspired fan added, “So incredibly proud of your path and staying it. One day at a time. Here’s to many more!”
Someone added, “You inspired me to remove the poison from my life, too!” while another chimed in, “You have been so instrumental to me and so inspirational.”
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