Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates 26 years of sobriety with an emotional post, says it gave 'family life'

Jamie Lee Curtis recalled her transformation, highlighting the support and friendships she has gained through sobriety
UPDATED FEB 4, 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis marked a major milestone in her life as she celebrated 26 years of sobriety (Getty Images)
Jamie Lee Curtis marked a major milestone in her life as she celebrated 26 years of sobriety (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jamie Lee Curtis marked a major milestone in her life as she celebrated 26 years of sobriety.

The 66-year-old Academy Award winner reflected on her journey, sharing how much has changed since she attended her first recovery meeting.


 
 
 
 
 
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Jamie Lee Curtis says her life has 'completely changed' 

In an emotional Instagram post on February 3, Jamie Lee Curtis recalled her transformation, highlighting the support and friendships she has gained through sobriety.

She included a screenshot from an app tracking her progress and another image of the now-destroyed church where she once attended meetings.

The app tracker showed that she had been sober for 26 years or 312 months, the equivalent of 9,498 days and a total of 227,911 hours, according to Parade.

"26 years ago today I walked into my first recovery meeting. Since then, my life has completely changed," Curtis wrote in the Instagram post.

Jamie Lee Curtis attends the world premiere of
Jamie Lee Curtis attends the world premiere of 'The Last Showgirl' during the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on September 6, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario (Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic)

"I have made beautiful, beautiful friendships and it has expanded my life beyond recovery and it has given me the family life and creative life," Curtis continued.

Jamie Lee Curtis says she never thought the life she has now was possible 

Jamie Lee Curtis reflected on the positives and the never-imagined changes sobriety has brought her, adding that the life she has now is one she "never thought possible."

Curtis also expressed gratitude to those who have shared their experiences with her, acknowledging their role in her journey.

Jamie Lee Curtis attends the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 at JW Marriott LA Live on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los Angeles)
Jamie Lee Curtis attends the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala 2024 at JW Marriott LA Live on October 5, 2024, in Los Angeles, California (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los Angeles)

"To every person I have come in contact with who have shared their experience, strength, and hope as it relates to alcoholism and drug addiction, I thank you for your courage and welcome and for all those who came before us, and for those who have followed, thank you," said Curtis.

Jamie Lee Curtis reflects on the loss of the church that helped her stay sober

The actress noted that this year’s anniversary was particularly meaningful due to the destruction of the Palisades-area church that once hosted her recovery meetings.

"The little avatar in the picture of the street is in the exact spot/seat I sat in at my weekly meeting in the Palisades in a church that no longer exists, in a neighborhood that no longer exists, but we don't drink or use no matter what and this is a big f****g no matter what," Curtis wrote.

The church was one of many structures lost in the recent wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County last month.


 
 
 
 
 
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In a previous Instagram post on January 8, Curtis shared her sorrow over the loss of the church, writing, "This is the church in the Palisades that had a beautiful Sunday school and school and was a gorgeous house of worship and is the building that I got sober in 25 years ago."

She concluded her February 3 post with a message of encouragement, "Be gentle with yourselves, ONE DAY AT A TIME! My hand in yours. JLC."

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