Jake Owen.Photo: Sarah Kerver/Getty
Country singerJake Owenis celebrating 10 months of sobriety and hoping his candor on the topic can inspire others to make similar changes.
The “1x1” singer, 40, marked 316 days without consuming alcohol on Friday in an Instagram post that recalled the difficult day that moved him to stop drinking.
“317 days ago I embarrassed myself after drinking too much alcohol one night. It wasn’t the first time either,” Owen wrote onInstagram. “The next day I told myself, ‘never again.’ I am better than that, and the people I love the most deserve better. My family, my little girls, and my friends.”
Owen is the father of daughter Pearl, 9, with ex-wife Lacey Buchanan, and3-year-old Pariswithfiancée Erica Hartlein.
The singer explained that he wanted to share his personal experience with sobriety in case it was able to inspire others going through a similar situation.
“Just wanted to share my journey in case anyone woke up this morning and wants to make a change. None of us are perfect.. I’m just trying to be the best version of myself these days,” Owen wrote. “Have a great weekend 🤙🏽Happy Friday.”
Owen and Hartlein wereengaged in December 2020after three years of dating. The pair met while Owen was furniture shopping at Restoration Hardware, where Hartlein worked as an interior designer, he shared on theAll Our Favorite Peoplepodcast last year.
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“But I never actually ever said anything to her about it — it was flirtatious until it was a few weeks after that,” he said, adding that he asked her to “get a beer” after she helped him in the store one day.
In April, their daughter Parisspent her second birthdayat Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville after she suffered an asthma attack and allergic reaction related to her eczema. The musician wrote in an Instagram post that he “never imagined” she would spend her birthday that way.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
