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  • Demi Lovato Reflects On Recovery, "Mistakes" On Would-Be 7th Sober Anniversary

    Demi Lovato Reflects On Recovery, "Mistakes" On Would-Be 7th Sober Anniversary

    “I don’t regret going out because I needed to make those mistakes, but I must never forget that’s exactly what they were—mistakes,” Lovato said.

    Demi Lovato is making the most of her journey in recovery, and chose to celebrate rather than mourn what would have been her seven-year sober anniversary. 

    Us Weekly reports that Friday (March 15) marked what would have been that milestone for the singer and actress, if not for her frightening overdose last July that landed her in the hospital. 

    “Today I would’ve had 7 years sober,” Lovato shared on her Instagram story. “I don’t regret going out because I needed to make those mistakes but I must never forget that’s exactly what they were: mistakes.”

    “Grateful that AA/NA never shuts the door on you no matter how many times you have to start over,” she added. “I didn’t lose 6 years, I’ll always have that experience but now I just get to add to that time with a new journey and time count.”

    “If you’re alive today, you can make it back,” Lovato concluded. “You’re worth it.”

    Fans of Lovato appreciated the message and took the time to let Lovato know.

    “I‘m so proud of you,” one Twitter user wrote. “You have all my respect and I look up to you in every way possible.Thank you for giving us strength and showing us that it‘s ok to ask for help. You are the living proof that recovery is possible and that you can come back stronger than ever.”

    On January 25, Lovato shared that she was celebrating six months of sobriety after her hospitalization and treatment since the summer. 

    “Demi is doing great and is in a much healthier place,” someone close to Lovato told Us Weekly at the time of the celebration. “She is learning how to take care of herself better and put her needs first.”

    Since treatment, Us Weekly reports, Lovato has been putting effort into self-care. On March 7, after a breakup, she sent herself flowers and shared what the card read on her Instagram story.  

    “You’re beautiful, you’re loved, and you’re worthy of a happy and healthy life,” she wrote. 

    Lovato has been vocal about her recovery journey from substance use disorder and an eating disorder. Two years ago, on her five-year sober anniversary, Lovato shared another message on Instagram. 

    “So grateful. It’s been quite the journey. So many ups and downs,” she wrote at the time.

    “So many times I wanted to relapse but sat on my hands and begged God to relieve the obsession. I’m so proud of myself but I couldn’t have done it without my higher power (God), my family, friends, and everyone else who supported me. Feeling humbled and joyful today. Thank you guys for sticking by my side and believing in me.”

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • American Idol Contestant Celebrates Sobriety With Demi Lovato Song

    American Idol Contestant Celebrates Sobriety With Demi Lovato Song

    Contestant Logan Johnson shared his journey to sobriety with American Idol’s panel of celeb judges. 

    Eight months ago Logan Johnson, 20, was living in active addiction to opioids. Now he is bound for Hollywood after a heartfelt audition for American Idol, during which he sang Demi Lovato’s relapse ballad “Sober.”

    “Growing up, music was everything to me, but the path to get there wasn’t always an easy one,” Johnson said in a video for the singing contest. 

    When Johnson was growing up in Boise, Idaho, he saw his older brother struggle with addiction. 

    “It was pretty hard for me to live with,” Johnson said. “I thought I would learn from his example, but unfortunately I really got into painkillers.”

    Despite knowing the pain of loving someone with addiction, Johnson found himself following in his brother’s footsteps. 

    “I looked at what he was doing and I told myself that I was better than what he was. But the truth of the matter was I was doing the exact same things — lying to my loved ones, to everyone in my life. I really feel like I’ve put my family though a hell that I wouldn’t wish upon anyone,” Johnson said. 

    However, Johnson and his brother were both able to get help. 

    “I just got to a point where I had to change. It was really, really hard to finally come clean and say I’ve got my own issues too and I need help,” Johnson said. “I really look up to my brother and all the things that he’s had to face. We have been able to connect on another level and to really be there for each other.”

    Johnson’s mother, Nanette, said that American Idol could be the win that the family needs after many years of hardship. 

    “I don’t think most people, unless they’re living with addiction in their family, I don’t think they know how hard it is,” she said.  

    Standing before judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Katy Perry, Johnson was open about his addiction experience. 

    “I’m grateful today that I have 8 months of sobriety. I just know that I have a lot to share with my music,” he told them, before launching into “Sober.”

    When he finished, the judges praised Johnson’s voice before calling his family in to watch them unanimously vote “yes” to sending him to Hollywood. 

    “One day at a time,” Perry told Johnson. “Congratulations. You’ve worked really hard and you should be proud of your clarity that you’ve given yourself. You’ve earned this.” 

    Richie told him, “You now have three more people on your support team.”

    Watch Johnson’s full audition below:

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Demi Lovato Celebrates Six Months Of Sobriety

    Demi Lovato Celebrates Six Months Of Sobriety

    Demi Lovato took to Instagram to acknowledge her sober milestone.

    Six months after an overdose led to her hospitalization, singer and actress Demi Lovato is celebrating her recovery. 

    On Friday, Jan. 25, according to People, Lovato shared a photo of her six-month sobriety medallion on her Instagram story. She also shared a photo of a Funfetti dessert from Susiecakes along with a note that read “Happy 6 Mo. We are so f—ing proud of you,” which she captioned “Best day ever.”

    On July 24, 2018, Lovato was reportedly hospitalized after overdosing in her home in Hollywood Hills. According to People, she remained hospitalized for about two weeks before leaving the hospital for an inpatient treatment facility. 

    In August, she posted a message to her Instagram account, which was her first post on social media since the incident.

    “I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction,” she wrote. “What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet. I want to thank God for keeping me alive and well.” 

    “To my fans, I am forever grateful for all of your love and support throughout this past week and beyond. Your positive thoughts and prayers have helped me navigate through this difficult time,” Lovato added.

    In November after leaving treatment, according to People, a source reported that Lovato was focusing on maintaining her recovery after the overdose.

    “Demi seems to be doing well,” the source stated, according to People. “She looks really good and is in a great mood. She also seems happy about being out and about, but her focus is definitely still her recovery. She attends meetings and receives treatment. Her number one priority seems to be her health.”

    Lovato again reached out to her fans on social media in December, when she posted a number of tweets about her recovery. 

    “Someday I’ll tell the world what exactly happened, why it happened and what my life is like today.. but…I still need space and time to heal,” she wrote. “All my fans need to know is I’m working hard on myself, I’m happy and clean and I’m SO grateful for their support. … I’m so blessed I get to take this time to be with family, relax, work on my mind, body and soul and come back when I’m ready.”

    Then, to ring in the New Year, Lovato again posted on her Instagram story and stated she was thankful for the previous year. She reportedly spent the night celebrating with sparkling cider and her sober friend Henry Levy, who, according to People, has been rumored to be her boyfriend.

    “So grateful for the lessons I’ve learned this year,” Lovato wrote. “I will never take another day in life for granted, even the bad ones. Thankful for my fans, friends, family, and everyone who supported me throughout this year. God bless.”

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Demi Lovato's Sober New Year's Celebration

    Demi Lovato's Sober New Year's Celebration

    The “Sober” singer took to Instagram to share her celebration with fans. 

    For Demi Lovato, 2018 was a rough year but she made it through and is now sober.

    After singing about relapse and suffering a nearly-fatal overdose in July the singer spent 90 days in rehab, getting out just in time to spend the holidays sober. Despite the ups and downs of the year, the singer took to Instagram to say that she’s looking at 2018 in a positive light. 

    “So grateful for the lessons I’ve learned this year,” Lovato wrote on her Instagram story on New Year’s Eve, according to USA Today. “I will never take another day in life for granted, even the bad ones.”

    Later in the evening, she posted a picture of herself ringing in 2019 with a virgin drink: Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider. Beneath the photo she put the caption #sober. 

    Lovato, who has expressed gratitude for her supportive fans throughout the year, once again thanked everyone who has been by her side through her relapse and recovery. 

    “Thankful for my fans, friends, family and everyone who supported me through this year,” she wrote. “God bless.”

    Lovato stayed away from social media during the time she was in rehab, but during the past month she has again been posting. Before Christmas she expressed frustration with the endless news cycle around her recovery.  

    “People will literally make up stuff to sell a story,” she wrote on Twitter. “Sickening. If I feel like the world needs to know something, I will tell them MYSELF. Otherwise people stop writing about my recovery, because it’s no one’s business but mine.”

    Lovato said that despite the fact that she is famous, she needs space to work through her relapse and recovery on her own. 

    “I still need space and time to heal… someday I’ll tell the world what exactly happened, why it happened and what my life is like today.. but until I’m ready to share that with people please stop prying and making up shit that you know nothing about,” she wrote. “I am sober and grateful to be alive and taking care of ME…All my fans need to know is I’m working hard on myself, I’m happy and clean and I’m SO grateful for their support.”

    Lovato has been very open about her addiction and mental health issues in the past, and in July she promised she would share again in the future — once she knew her health was secure. 

    “I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction,” she wrote. “What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet.” 

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Demi Lovato Sets The Record Straight About Her Recovery

    Demi Lovato Sets The Record Straight About Her Recovery

    “I am sober and grateful to be alive and taking care of ME…All my fans need to know is I’m working hard on myself, I’m happy and clean and I’m SO grateful for their support,” Demi Lovato tweeted.

    For Demi Lovato, 2018 was a tough year. After six years of sobriety, Lovato admitted to the public in the song “Sober” that she had relapsed; then after the song’s release, the pop star suffered an overdose on July 24.

    Now she’s posted a series of tweets updating the world about her progress and her need for privacy as she continues her recovery.

    On December 21, the singer launched her tweetstorm by professing her love for her fans and her hatred for the tabloid press. “People will literally make up stuff to sell a story,” she tweeted. “Sickening. If I feel like the world needs to know something, I will tell them MYSELF. Otherwise people stop writing about my recovery, because it’s no one’s business but mine.”

    She also implored, “I still need space and time to heal,” and that “someday I’ll tell the world what exactly happened, why it happened and what my life is like today.. but until I’m ready to share that with people please stop prying and making up shit that you know nothing about.”

    Lovato added, “I am sober and grateful to be alive and taking care of ME…All my fans need to know is I’m working hard on myself, I’m happy and clean and I’m SO grateful for their support.”

    As the holidays approach, Lovato concluded, “I’m so blessed I get to take this time to be with family, relax, work on my mind, body and soul and come back when I’m ready.”

    Last month, it was reported that after she spent 90 days at an in-patient rehab facility, Lovato reached out to her ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, for emotional support. She has also been spending time with a sober coach, as well as attending 12-step meetings.

    Lovato has always been open about her struggles with her mental health (the singer suffers from bipolar disorder) and sobriety. After her overdose, fans created a hashtag, #HowDemiHasHelpedMe, where many shared stories of how Lovato’s music and personal troubles encouraged them to get help themselves.

    As Lovato posted on social media in July, “I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction. What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet.” 

    View the original article at thefix.com