American singer and businesswoman Jessica Simpson has celebrated a major personal milestone — eight years of sobriety — amid her ongoing divorce from estranged husband, Eric Johnson.
In an emotional post shared on Instagram, the I Wanna Love You Forever singer reflected on her journey toward healing and faith.
“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,” she 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.”
Accompanied by a radiant selfie, Jessica Simpson continued:
“Today I am clear. Today I am driven 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.”
Jessica Simpson has long been open about her battle with alcohol dependence, revealing that she turned to drinking to numb emotional pain and past traumas.
During a 2020 interview on Today, she recalled one particularly difficult Halloween in 2017, admitting:
“I honestly couldn’t even tell you who got them ready. I was dazed and confused, and I just wanted to go to sleep. I didn’t take them trick-or-treating. I didn’t show up for my family. I took the picture and I made the world think that I had showed up.”
Jessica Simpson and Johnson share three children together. The couple, who married in 2014, announced their separation in January 2025, bringing an end to a decade-long marriage.
Her latest post has been widely praised by fans and peers alike, commending her for her transparency, courage, and commitment to personal growth while navigating both sobriety and major life transitions.
