Jessica Simpson Calls Sobriety ‘Best Thing I’ve Ever Done’

Published: December 5, 2023

Jessica Simpson Calls Sobriety ‘Best Thing I’ve Ever Done’

By Movieguide® Contributor

Jessica Simpson is celebrating her sobriety.

“Not drinking has been the best thing I’ve ever done for myself,” the singer and entrepreneur shared. “I have so much clarity.”

She continued, “I like to be present when I’m in conversation with people. I like to absorb what other people are thinking, and I like to listen. That kind of blocked me from feeling my life. I’m feeling it now, and I love it.”

Simpson has been sober since 2017 and frequently talks about her journey. In an Instagram post celebrating her decision to stop drinking, the singer posted a photo from the day she chose sobriety, calling it “an unrecognizable version of myself.”

“I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted,” she wrote. “I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward- never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world.”

“The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self sabotage,” she continued. “The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.”

In a conversation with ET, Simpson said, “I don’t even know that person. That person was not feeling. Now I’m in the world of just feeling everything and, no matter what, even if it’s a sad emotion, I get through it quicker and I don’t hold on to it. So for me, eliminating alcohol was like eliminating fear.”

Simpson also leans on her faith in times of fear and uncertainty. Movieguide® previously reported:

Jessica Simpson celebrated her 42nd birthday with a heartfelt post about growing older and taking pride in the person she has become.

“I am very proud of my faith, resilience and strength over the last 4 decades,” Simpson wrote. “Everything in my life that has or hasn’t happened yet makes turning 42 very exciting because I know what it takes personally to remain inside of DETERMINED PATIENCE.”