JoJo is not ‘sober’ but has ‘habits in place’ to stay ‘conscious’

Joanna “JoJo” Levesque constantly working to navigate “life’s ups and downs.

“I don’t know who I would be if it wasn’t for my family and my friends who have become family, but I definitely had my troubles,” JoJo, 34, she was told only US Weekly on Thursday, January 23, while promoting it NGL Ep. “I thought I would never be parents, who at a certain point I judged quite harshly for struggling with their own addiction.”

He added, “Then I found myself like, ‘Oh, just because it doesn’t seem like it, I’m acting like an addict like this.’ I do things that affect my life and the lives of others, and I had to check myself many times. “

Jojo further explained that after coming to the realization that addiction can manifest in many ways, she checks herself “constantly” in order to be the healthiest version of herself.

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“I think there are tendencies that I have where I really need to be aware of,” said the singer Us. “So, that’s why we have different practices in place. I’m not sober, but (I’m getting through) periods of (not drinking)like, I do dry January or I don’t drink while I’m on tour. I don’t like overlap in general, and I’m grateful for that. I’ve been on the other side of like being out of my mind. I don’t wish to be out of my mind anymore. “

He added, “I’m learning one day at a time.”

Jojo detailed her experiences with drinking in her biography 2024, Over the influence. In the book, she revealed that her parents, who were addicts, had met in Alcoholics Anonymous before their rocky relationship which eventually ended in divorce. Meanwhile, Jojo revealed that she also struggled with alcohol abuse, in addition to what she said was an addiction to love, sex and validation.

“I was completely addicted to love and validation, sex and stimulation,” she wrote in her memoirclaiming that she once cheated on a former partner. “I was feeding my addiction and biding my time before telling my man that I was the worst person in the world. The sabotage switch slipped, and I responded to the athlete. I mean, at this point what was I if not a sucker for self-righteousness and over-relationship? Somehow, I convinced myself that it didn’t matter. “

Speaking to UsJojo noted that she doesn’t really have “regrets”. get so honest and vulnerable in Over the influence.

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“It’s my story and, look, if I had written it a year from now or five years from now, would I be telling different stories? Probably, (or) in a different way,” he said on Thursday. “But this is what the story was.”

JoJo has since put her past struggles behind her in order to accept a positive, healthy relationship with a new partner.

“That’s what my song ‘Ready to Love’ is all about. I was like, ‘I want to make room in my life for someone who’s ready to love and ready to be vulnerable and accountable and have fun and grow together and all that stuff,’ ” JoJo pointed out. “I think it took me a long time to know myself enough to say yes to the things that really feel like yes and no to the things and to be able to let go of things that aren’t right for me and also display , but be a safe place for someone (and) be a safe place for myself above all. “

He added, “I think it’s a wonderful season in my life where I feel more present and ready for the things that are meant for me.”

“Ready for Love” is one of the songs on JoJo’s EP NGLwhich dropped on Friday, January 24.

“I can’t believe it’s been four years since I put out another EP and it’s about ownership and empowerment,” said JoJo Us. “This is my first independent release and this album was about being single and moving to a new city and feeling strong and feeling more comfortable and confident in my own skin than I ever had before.”

NGL out now.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi