Joanna “JoJo” Levesque is constantly working to overcome the “ups and downs” of life.
“I don’t know who I would be if it wasn’t for my family and my friends who have become family, but I’ve definitely had my ups and downs,” JoJo, 34, said exclusively. Us Weekly on Thursday, January 23, while promoting it NGL EP. “I thought I would never be my parents, who I judged in a very harsh moment as struggling with their addictions.”
She added, “Then I found myself like, ‘Oh, just because it doesn’t appear that way, I’m acting like an addict that way.’ I’m just doing things that are affecting my life and the lives of others, and I’ve had to check myself a lot.”
JoJo further explained that since she realizes that addiction can manifest itself in many different ways, she checks herself “constantly” in order to be the healthiest version of herself.
“I think there are tendencies I have where I should be really aware,” said the singer us. “So that’s why we have different practices. I’m not sober, but I (go through) periods of (not drinking), like I’m doing dry January or I don’t drink while I’m on tour. I don’t like to overdo it in general and I’m thankful for that. I’ve been on the other side like to be out of my mind. I don’t want to be out of my mind anymore.”
She added, “I’m learning one day at a time.”
JoJo detailed her experiences with drinking in her 2024 memoir, On impact. In the book, she revealed that her parents, who were addicts, met at Alcoholics Anonymous before their rocky relationship that eventually ended in divorce. Meanwhile, JoJo revealed that she also struggled with alcohol abuse, in addition to what she said was an addiction to love, sex and validation.
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US Weekly“I was completely addicted to love and validation, sex and stimulation,” she wrote in her memoir, claiming she had once cheated on a past partner. “I was feeding my addiction and wasting my time before telling my husband that I was the worst person in the world. The sabotage switch flipped and I answered the athlete. I mean, at this point what was I if not a self-betrayal and over-the-top snitch? Somehow, I convinced myself that it didn’t matter.”
During the conversation with usJoJo noted that she doesn’t “really regret” getting so honest and vulnerable in On impact.
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“It’s my story and, look, if I had written it a year from now or five years from now, would I be telling different stories? Maybe, (or) another way,” she said Thursday. “But that’s what the story was.”
JoJo has since put her past struggles behind her in order to be able to accept a positive and healthy relationship with a new partner.
“That’s what my song ‘Ready to Love’ is about. I was like, ‘I want to make space in my life for someone who’s ready to love and be vulnerable and responsible and have fun and grow together and all that stuff,'” JoJo said. “I think it’s taken me a long time to know myself enough to say yes to things that really feel like yes and no to things and to be able to let go of things that aren’t right for me and also show up . , but be a safe space for someone (and) be a safe space for myself first and foremost.”
She added, “I think it’s just a beautiful season in my life where I feel more present and ready for the things that are meant for me.”
“Ready for Love” is one of the tracks on JoJo’s EP NGLwhich fell on Friday, January 24.
“I can’t believe it’s been four years since I released my next EP and that just means it’s about ownership and empowerment,” JoJo said us. “This is my first independent release and this album was about being single and moving to a new city and feeling strong and really more comfortable and confident in my own skin than ever before. “
NGL it’s out now.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
