“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,” she revealed.
Simpson, who shares children Maxwell Drew, 12, Ace Knute, 11 and Birdie Mae, 5, with her husband, Eric Johnson, recalled the moment she knew she had a problem was when she couldn’t be fully present for her kids during Halloween.