Singer, actress, and reality TV star Jessica Simpson marks eight years of sobriety this weekend.
"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, 45, wrote on Instagram Saturday.
She shared that this decision enabled her to embrace fully the pursuit of God's purpose for her life. She explained that alcohol had silenced her intuition, hindered her dreams, and fueled her fears of complacency. Today, she is motivated 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," she wrote.
Jessica Simpson is also the author of the 2020 memoir Open Book.
The post celebrating her sobriety was shared by Jessica Simpson on Instagram.
Author's summary: Jessica Simpson celebrates eight years of sobriety by embracing faith over fear, crediting this choice with transforming her life and helping her pursue her true purpose.