{"id":2131079,"date":"2025-11-02T21:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2131079"},"modified":"2025-11-02T21:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:48:05","slug":"jessica-simpson-celebrates-8-years-of-sobriety-today-i-am-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jessica-simpson-celebrates-8-years-of-sobriety-today-i-am-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Simpson celebrates 8 years of sobriety: &#8216;Today I am clear&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jessica Simpson is marking a sobriety milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/jessica-simpson-estranged-husband-eric-johnson-part-life-118976493\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:singer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">singer<\/a> took to social media over the weekend to celebrate eight years sober in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQhjZiXjgL_\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reflective social media post,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reflective social media post,<\/a> where she described gaining strength through sobriety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simpson began her post, &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Making that decision allowed me to fully live in the pursuit of Gods purpose for my life,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/jessica-simpson-estranged-husband-eric-johnson-part-life-118976493\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jessica Simpson says estranged husband Eric Johnson 'will always be' part of her life after split;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jessica Simpson says estranged husband Eric Johnson &#8216;will always be&#8217; part of her life after split<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simpson continued, &#8220;Alcohol silenced my intuition, blocked my dreams and chased my circulating fears of complacency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer said now she is &#8220;clear&#8221; and &#8220;driven by faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Both fear and faith are something that we feel and may not see, I\u2019m so happy I chose faith over fear,&#8221; wrote Simpson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Axelle\/bauer-griffin\/FilmMagic &#8211; Jessica Simpson attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, 2025 in Elmont, New York.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She finished with a thought on the process of finding strength, writing, &#8220;It was not in the fight that I found my strength, it was in the surrender.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/jessica-simpson-marks-7-years-sober-alcohol-115468717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jessica Simpson marks 7 years sober from alcohol: 'Walked myself into the light';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jessica Simpson marks 7 years sober from alcohol: &#8216;Walked myself into the light&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC News has reached out to a rep for Simpson for additional comment on the milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;I Wanna Love You Forever&#8221; artist\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/jessica-simpson-reveals-childhood-sex-abuse-killing-herslef-68452373\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:opened up;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">opened up<\/a>\u00a0in her 2020 memoir &#8220;Open Book&#8221; about using alcohol to self-medicate and dull the pain of her being sexually abused when she was a child, as well as to cope with the stress of fame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Simpson is marking a sobriety milestone. The singer took to social media over the weekend to celebrate eight years sober in a reflective social media post, where she described gaining strength through sobriety. 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