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  • Jenna Jameson Celebrates Sober Milestone

    Jenna Jameson Celebrates Sober Milestone

    Jameson took to Instagram to celebrate her fourth year of sobriety. 

    Jenna Jameson celebrated four years sober on Sunday, marking the occasion with a heartfelt Instagram post.

    “4 years. We do recover. We do overcome. We do rebuild. But we never forget,” Jameson wrote in the caption.

    The 45-year-old former adult film star, born Jenna Massoli, hit her sober milestone on September 22. She shared it with her Instagram followers by posting a graphic announcing, “You are clean 4 years.”

    Fighting Stigma

    “I wish the stigmas around addiction would stop,” she continued in her post. “I wish people would stop saying things like ‘Are you high?’ I wish someday people in active addiction and new recovery weren’t shamed.”

    “So many people are suffering, not only the addicts, but their friends and family. I am public about my struggle and eventual healing to help others, but we can all be the light for someone.”

    “Leave judgment to God and reach out in service of others,” she wrote. “If you’re reading this, addicted and afraid, I pray you find the strength to seek help. This subject needs to be less taboo. I love you.”

    Last year Jameson marked three years sober by posting a side-by-side comparison showing her dramatic weight loss. “I can’t begin to explain what sobriety has brought to my life,” she wrote at the time. “I’m not the intensely self centered ‘the world owes me something’ woman anymore. I am now the ‘what can I do for the world’ woman.”

    Mental Health Reflections

    The mother of three and amateur conservative Twitter pundit has used her platform on IG to not only reflect on recovery, but depression and anxiety as well.

    She wrote in a Sept. 3 post, “When I was young, I listened to every single criticism about my looks, my talent, my personality, even my coping skills… and I adjusted to them to please people. It was tiresome. It depleted me. By the time I turned 40, I felt empty… The past few years I’ve took inventory, I’ve begun to live my life for me, and slowly the true Jenna has come back to life. I forgot who she was. I was scared to show her, to really show her, vulnerable and flawed.”

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  • Jenna Jameson Credits Sobriety With Weight Loss

    Jenna Jameson Credits Sobriety With Weight Loss

    “Sobriety is a game changer, not only are you bright, clear and capable… your gut says bye bye!” Jameson said in an Instagram post. 

    Adult film star Jenna Jameson shared a “Transformation Tuesday” picture on Instagram this week, showing how sobriety and a renewed focus on health have transformed her body. 

    “It’s important we talk about the aftermath of new sobriety,” she wrote on an Instagram post. “Raw feelings, fear, unsure how to deal with all the changes. The good far outweighs anything, that’s for sure. But this shows the effects of alcohol on your body. Sobriety is a game changer, not only are you bright, clear and capable… your gut says bye bye! #Sobriety and #keto for the win!”

    Last fall, Jameson posted a similar side-by-side photo to celebrate three years sober. She has also been open about her 80-pound weight loss. 

    “Today is an important day for me in my recovery. 3 years. I can’t begin to explain what sobriety has brought to my life. But I will try,” Jameson wrote in September. “Yes, I’m not the intensely self centered ‘the world owes me something’ woman anymore. I am now the ‘What can I do for the world’ woman. Sobriety has taught me a lot about myself, my coping mechanisms that I ignored came bubbling to the surface quickly after getting sober.”

    She continued, “That scared me. Everything I knew was wrong. Everything I believed in was hurting me, not helping. Meetings and leaning on my Sober friends… made things bearable the first year. I was surviving. Sober. It was shocking at first, but now it’s my new normal.”

    She said that sobriety and a keto diet have helped her transform her body after giving birth to her daughter in 2017. 

    “My weight loss has solidified my toughness and strength,” she wrote last year. “I know I am capable of beautiful things and these are the qualities I want to teach my daughter. No matter what life throws at you, you can overcome and flourish. 3 years. 3 whole years. I am grateful. Just for today.”

    Jameson hasn’t been very open about her addiction, but there are reports that she abused alcohol and pills. Her Instagram posts include the hashtags #AA and #NA, suggesting that she’s part of a 12-step fellowship. 

    Throughout her weight loss and recovery journeys, Jameson has learned to use healthier coping mechanisms rather than relying on substances. 

    “I think back to the way I used to run… run as far and as fast as I could, and I pray to God I never feel that emptiness again,” she wrote. 

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  • Jenna Jameson Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety

    Jenna Jameson Celebrates Three Years of Sobriety

    “Today is an important day for me in my recovery. 3 years. I can’t begin to explain what sobriety has brought to my life. But I will try.”

    Former adult film star Jenna Jameson took to Instagram this week to celebrate three years of living sober.  

    “Today is an important day for me in my recovery. 3 years. I can’t begin to explain what sobriety has brought to my life. But I will try,” Jameson wrote in an Instagram post. “Yes, I’m not the intensely self centered ‘the world owes me something’ woman anymore. I am now the ‘What can I do for the world’ woman.”

    Jameson hasn’t spoken extensively about her addiction, but there are reports that she was abusing alcohol and prescription pills. Her post was tagged #aa and #na, and she has suggested that she used 12-step fellowships to help her stay sober. Along the way, the 44-year-old said that she discovered new things about herself. 

    “Sobriety has taught me a lot about myself, my coping mechanisms that I ignored came bubbling to the surface quickly after getting sober,” she wrote. “That scared me. Everything I knew was wrong. Everything I believed in was hurting me, not helping. Meetings and leaning on my Sober friends… made things bearable the first year. I was surviving. Sober. It was shocking at first, but now it’s my new normal.”

    Now, she recognizes that her substance abuse was an attempt to fill a void. “I think back to the way I used to run… run as far and as fast as I could, and I pray to God I never feel that emptiness again,” she wrote.

    In April 2017, Jameson gave birth to a daughter and struggled afterward with her weight. Now, she has dropped from 187 pounds to 130, a journey she has celebrated on social media.

    “My weightloss has solidified my toughness and strength,” she wrote. “I know I am capable of beautiful things and these are the qualities I want to teach my daughter. No matter what life throws at you, you can overcome and flourish. 3 years. 3 whole years. I am grateful. Just for today.”

    Previously, Jameson worried that she couldn’t maintain weight loss while sober. 

    “I was worried I couldn’t lose the weight sober,” she wrote earlier this year. “I’m being real with you. When I was in my addiction it was easy to stay thin. Sobriety and being overweight was new to me. I kept telling myself if I could beat addiction and stay sober, I can easily lose the weight… and I did. The healthy way.” 

    Both weight loss and recovery have shown her how to tap into her inner strength, she said. 

    “And as of today I can say my mental game is STRONG,” she wrote on Instagram. “I feel I can do anything, I conquered abuse, addiction, PTSD and depression.” 

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  • Jenna Jameson Talks Struggle To Lose Weight In Sobriety

    Jenna Jameson Talks Struggle To Lose Weight In Sobriety

    “I kept telling myself if I could beat addiction and stay sober, I can easily lose the weight… and I did. The healthy way.”

    Jenna Jameson has made some major lifestyle changes — again. 

    According to People, the 44-year-old former adult film actress, who has been outspoken about her sobriety, struggled to lose weight after giving birth to her daughter in April 2017. But on Monday, Aug. 13, she shared a before and after photo on Instagram. 

    “Let’s talk about the mental aspect of losing weight and getting healthy,” she wrote. “I’m going to be honest with you, when I was heavy I hated leaving the house. I felt judged. I felt eyes on me everywhere. I could hear others internal monologue saying ‘damn, Jenna Jameson let herself go’ ugh…All of us do this, we worry so very much how we are perceived. But beyond that shallow thinking there was deeper shame. I was disappointed in myself.”

    Jameson also referenced her history of substance use disorder, stating that she wasn’t sure how she could lose weight while sober. 

    “I was worried I couldn’t lose the weight Sober,” she wrote. “I’m being real with you. When I was in my addiction it was easy to stay thin. Sobriety and being overweight was new to me. I kept telling myself if I could beat addiction and stay sober, I can easily lose the weight… and I did. The healthy way.”

    Prior to her recent post, Jameson also shared on Instagram that she has been on the ketogenic diet, which, according to Women’s Health, is a diet that involves decreased intake of carbohydrates and increasing fats. 

    “On the right I weight 187,” Jameson wrote on Instagram. “On the left I’m a strong 130. I was lethargic and struggled with the easiest of tasks like walking in the beach sand with Batelli. I felt slow mentally and physically. I took the pic on the right for a body positive post I was going to do and decided against it because I felt anything but fucking positive. I’m now a little under 4 months on the #ketodiet and it’s not only given me physical results, I feel happier, smarter, and much more confident.”

    Now, Jameson says, she feels better not only physically, but mentally as well.

    “And as of today I can say my mental game is STRONG,” she added on Instagram. “I feel I can do anything, I conquered abuse, addiction, PTSD and depression. Thank you for listening and please tell me your stories below, I read every comment.” 

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