Jessica Simpsonis back on the mic.
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Simpsoncelebrated four years of sobrietyon Nov. 1. Marking the milestone, she opened up onInstagramwith an honest post, remembering the way she felt the day she decided to begin her sobriety journey.
“This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself,” Simpson wrote alongside an image of herself from the day she stopped drinking.
Jessica Simpson on Nov. 1 , 2017.Jessica Simpson/Instagram
“I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self-respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity,” she added.
Simpson said cutting alcohol out of her life was critical to achieving this goal. She said the intoxicant “kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted.”
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“There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic,” she said on Instagram, adding that she realized “The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage.”
“It was very real for her,” the source said. “She spent half the day crying. It meant so much to her to hear from people, hear their stories and know that she helped even one person.”
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source: people.com
