Jessica Simpson marked 7 years of sobriety with a poignant message to commemorate the milestone.

On social networks Friday November 1, the 44-year-old singer shared a black and white photo. via Instagram of herself looking out of an airplane window.

“7 years ago today I came to the light of not consuming alcohol ,” she captioned the image.

Well-wishers flocked to the comments section to applaud Simpson for his post, including the actor Jean Stamos, who wrote “Bravo”.

Fans also praised the “I Wanna Love You Forever” singer for her sobriety success.

“Congratulations on the 7 year old queen!!!! It’s a good life ,” one follower wrote, while another added: “You’ll never know how many women you’ve inspired to do the same. @jessicasimpson !!!! Thank you for sharing your vulnerability, your strength, your hope, your passion, your joy and your FREEDOM… happy 7!!! ”

The singer previously opened up about how she became dependent on alcohol to cope with her past traumas, including sexual abuse in childhood.

Simpson recalled in a revealing interview on Today by January 2020, she knew the issue had become a major problem in October 2017, when she failed to show up to her children on Halloween. (Simpson shares Maxwell, Ace and Birdie with her husband Eric Johnson).

“Honestly, I couldn’t even tell you who made them. I was just dizzy and confused, and I just wanted to go to sleep,” Simpson said on Today. “I didn’t take them to the door. I didn’t show up for my family. I took the photo and made the world believe I was there.

The incident became the catalyst that prompted Simpson to make the decision to stop drinking for good and start working with a therapist.

“I just realized I had to give up,” she said. Today host Hoda Kotb. “I just want to continue on the path I’m on, and at this point in my life, I’m strong enough to handle whatever comes my way. Because I don’t have something to retreat to that would numb me from having experienced it.

She added: “I had started a spiral and I couldn’t catch myself… and that was with alcohol. Every day I said, “I’m going to stop soon.” I’ll cut back.’

Since then, Simpson has scored every anniversary of his sobriety with a post shared via Instagram, including in 2021 when she shared a photo of herself in 2017 and a lengthy caption reflecting on how far she’s come since putting down the bottle.

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“This person in the early morning of November 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew that in that very moment, I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my inner battle of self-respect, and face this world with piercing clarity,” she wrote. “Personally, to achieve this I had to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart in the same direction and, honestly, I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could wear it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live like a leader and break cycles to move forward – never looking back with regret and remorse over the choices I made and would make for the rest of my time here in this beautiful world.

I can’t believe it’s been 4 years! I feel like it’s maybe 2. I think that’s a good thing. Ha.”

Simpson concluded: “There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done in my life was accepting failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the problem. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do it. I’ve accepted the fears and I’ve accepted the parts of my life that are just plain sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am extremely honest and comfortably open. I am free.