Jessica Simpson celebrates 8 years sober: "Alcohol silenced my intuition"

Jessica Simpson is marking eight years of sobriety with a heartfelt message about how giving up alcohol transformed her life.

The 45-year-old singer and fashion designer shared an emotional post on Instagram this week, revealing how her decision to stop drinking helped her reconnect with her faith, creativity, and sense of purpose.

“Eight 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 wrote. “Making that decision allowed me to fully live in the pursuit of God’s purpose for my life. Alcohol silenced my intuition, blocked my dreams, and chased my circulating fears of complacency. Today I am clear. Today I am driven by faith.”

Jessica reflected on the emotional strength that came from choosing to surrender rather than struggle, adding, “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.”

Earlier this year, she spoke about how sobriety has deepened her honesty and authenticity, particularly in her music. She explained that alcohol once distorted her emotions and creativity.

“The moment I started drinking too much was when I started writing music in 2016, and it was making me go to places and feel sorry for myself,” she said. “I don’t know why I wanted to feel sorry for myself other than the alcohol was lying to me and saying, ‘You’re braver because you can say this with me on your side.’ I actually am so much more honest without alcohol, and I actually believe myself so much more without alcohol.”

Jessica announced her separation from former NFL player Eric Johnson earlier this year, reflecting that drinking had numbed her emotions instead of helping her heal. “Instead of addressing them, dealing with them and getting through it, I was just letting them be,” she said.

Eight years on, Jessica says her life is guided by clarity, faith, and purpose, a transformation she credits to the decision to let go of alcohol for good.

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