Joanna "JoJo" Levesque Constantly working to navigate 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 became family, but I definitely had my ups and downs," JoJo, 34, said. Exclusively stated our weekly On Thursday, January 23, he preached NGL EP "I thought I could never be my parents, who I judged quite harshly for struggling with their own addictions at one point."

He added, “Then I found myself thinking, 'Oh, even if it doesn't look like this, I'm acting like an addict.' I am doing something that is affecting my life and the lives of others and I have had to check myself many times."

JoJo also explained that, after realizing that addiction can manifest in many different ways, she "constantly" tests herself to become a healthier version of herself.

"I think I have some tendencies that I really need to be aware of," the singer said our. “So, that's why different practices are being done. I'm not sober, but (I'm passing) duration (don't get)Like, I'm doing Dry January or I don't drink while I'm on tour. I don't like to overindulge in general, and I'm grateful for that. I have been on the other side choosing to be out of my mind. I don't want to be out of my mind anymore."

"I'm learning one day at a time," he added.

Jojo describes his drinking experience in detail His 2024 memoir, Effect over. In the book, she revealed that her parents, who were addicts, met in Alcoholics Anonymous before their rocky relationship that eventually ended in divorce. JoJo, meanwhile, revealed that he also struggled with alcohol abuse, in addition to what he said was an addiction to love, sex and legality.

"I was totally addicted to love and validation, sex and excitement," she wrote In his memoirsAllegations that he once cheated on a past partner. “I was feeding my addiction and taking my time before telling my guy that I was the worst person in the world. The sabotage switch flipped, and I responded to the athlete. I mean, what was I at this point if not a victim of betrayal and extreme suffering? Somehow, I convinced myself it didn't matter."

while talking to ourJoJo noted that she "really has no regrets". Being so candid and vulnerable in Effect over.

“This is my story and look, if I had written it a year or five years ago, would I have told a different story? Perhaps, (or) the other way around," he said Thursday. "But that was the story."

JoJo has put her past struggles behind her to be able to embrace a positive, healthy relationship with a new partner.

“That's what my song 'Ready to Love' is about. I was like, 'I want to make room in my life for someone who's ready to love and be vulnerable and be accountable and have fun and grow together and all these things,'" JoJo said. “I think it's taken enough time to know myself to be able to say yes to things that really feel like yes and no, and to let go of things that aren't right for me and show up. , but be a safe place for someone (and) be a safe place for me first and foremost."

She added, "I think this is a beautiful season in my life where I feel more present and ready for the things that are in store for me."

"Ready for Love" is one of the songs on Jojo's EP NGLwhich fell on Friday 24th January.

"I can't believe it's been four years since I released my second EP and that means it's about ownership and empowerment," JoJo said. our "This is my first independent release and this album is about being alone and moving to a new city and feeling stronger and more comfortable and confident in my own skin than I've ever been."

NGL out now

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi