Lady A’sCharles Kelleyis celebratingsix months of sobrietyas he heads into the new year.
The country star, 41, shared an update with fans on social media as he marked the start of 2023, and made note of his latest milestone as he vacationed with family on Harbour Island in the Bahamas.
“Just wanted to wish you all a happy 2023. May this be the best year yet,” he said in a video on his Instagram Story Monday. “My wife reminded me actually a couple days ago that I’d hit my six-month sobriety mark and woo hoo! Couldn’t have done it without her, above all, [and] my bandmates. So much support.”
Lady A announced in August that they would be postponing tour dates, as Kelley had “embarked on a journey to sobriety,” and in November, he chronicled the highs and lows of that journey in the lyrics of his new song “As Far as You Could.”
In his video, Kelley addressed the “amazing” response the song has received, and also expressed his excitement for the year ahead.
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Since announcing his sobriety, Kelley has received an outpouring of support from both his fans and his family, including wife Cassie. Cassie — with whom he shares6-year-old son Ward— celebrated her family’s wins in an Instagram Video of her own on Tuesday.
“Harbour Island is really, really special and we’ve had such a good trip. It’s just been so calm and fun and just special,” she said on her Story. " And I think that that’s a big hurdle in recovery, is being able to go back on vacation, where maybe there was a lot of drinking before, and still enjoying it. So mission accomplished. We had such a great time."
After Kelley shared a studio version of “As Far as You Could” in late December, Cassie took to Instagram to explain the ways in whichher husband has grownover the last year.
“This time last year I was waiting up for my husband who was deep in the grips of alcoholism, to come home from a night out,” she wrote, in part. " As I watched the minutes tick away in the early morning hours I just prayed that he would get in before our son woke up. Now, a year later, he is clear-eyed as he tucks him in bed at night."
“I’m grateful,” he wrote on Instagram. “I finally see the light and am connecting with what life is all about. Some days are hard, but the good outweighs those bad moments. There’s some beauty in all this and I’ve had time to reflect, time to get healthy, time to write. I’ve probably written 50 songs this fall, and I feel like all of it was leading to this one song.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
