Jessica Simpson has honored the day her life took a turn for the better.
On Monday, November 1, the singer shared a candid photo of herself from four years ago, admitting that the person in the picture is "an unrecognizable version of myself".
Simpson, 41, detailed the way she felt the day she decided to begin her sobriety journey as she quit alcohol cold turkey.
"This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self-respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity," she captioned the image.
She went on: "Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction, and quite honestly I was exhausted. 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 singer also added: "There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic," and she realized that "the real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage."
Now, however, Simpson says she is "free."
"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," she concluded.
In January 2020, Simpson opened up about her journey in a cover story interview surrounding her memoir titled Open Book.
"I didn't realize all the stuff I had to say until I was actually connected to it through music and writing," she told People at the time.
"So when I started to go through all the depth of the pain that I was experiencing, I realized I was pretty rock bottom."