Jessica Simpson is celebrating her accomplishments amid her ongoing divorce from estranged husband, Eric Johnson.
“8 years in the past right this moment I made the selection to confront, to admit and to let go of the self sabotaging elements of my life that I used to be selecting,” the singer wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, November 1. “Making that call allowed me to completely stay within the pursuit of Gods[sic] goal for my life. Alcohol silenced my instinct, blocked my goals and chased my circulating fears of complacency.”
She continued within the caption, which was accompanied by a smiling selfie, “In the present day I’m clear. In the present day I’m pushed by religion. Each worry and religion are one thing that we really feel and should not see, I’m so completely satisfied I selected religion over worry. It was not within the battle that I discovered my power, it was within the give up.”
The singer has been candid relating to her earlier substance abuse points and sobriety journey, beforehand explaining that she relied on alcohol to assist her mentally and emotionally cope together with her previous traumas.
“I truthfully couldn’t even let you know who obtained them prepared. I used to be simply dazed and confused, and I simply wished to fall asleep,” Simpson mentioned throughout a January 2020 interview on In the present day, referring to a second in October 2017 when she mentioned she failed to indicate up as a mother for her children — Maxwell, Ace and Birdie — on Halloween and realized she wanted to get sober.
“I didn’t take them trick-or-treating,” she continued on the time. “I didn’t present up for my household. I took the image and I made the world assume that I had confirmed up.”
Simpson shares her three kids together with her estranged husband, Johnson. The pair introduced their break up in January 2025 after 10 years of marriage.
“Eric and I’ve been residing individually navigating a painful scenario in our marriage,” Simpson advised Us Weekly in a press release on January 13. “Our youngsters come first, and we’re specializing in what’s finest for them. We’re grateful for the entire love and help that has been coming our method, and recognize privateness proper now as we work by way of this as a household.”
Amid her break up, Simpson returned to music following a 15-year hiatus, debuting two new songs — “Breadcrumbs” and “Go away” — at 2025’s South By Southwest in Texas.
“It was an emotional coming again residence to the very best a part of myself,” she wrote by way of Instagram underneath video footage from her set. “Thanks for embracing me. You recognize that I’ve a lot to say, however this fortunate voice will get to soar once more tonight. I like y’all. Extra to return.
The singer additionally launched two Eps, her first since 2020, and has been touring all through 2025.
Whereas specializing in her musical profession, Simpson has since opened up about what she is searching for in her subsequent romantic accomplice.
“I feel I’m into youthful males in the meanwhile,’ the singer advised Further in an interview revealed on October 17. “If you’re newly separated … I really feel like youthful guys kinda like the arrogance of an older lady, I’m discovering.”
