Ari Lennox shared a message of hope and perseverance on Instagram earlier this week when the 32-year-old singer wrote that she has been sober for seven months.

"That’s a lot of sober flights," she wrote. "A lot of sober conversations. A lot of facing things raw and head on. Honestly I don’t know what will happen when I reach a year sober. Don’t know if sobriety is forever or not but I can’t imagine going back to how things were."

Lennox may be referring to an incident in November 2021 when she was arrested in the Netherlands for disturbing public order. While Lennox maintained that she was being racially profiled, she was also under the influence of alcohol at the time, according to The Guardian. 

"Passing out in the airport or having my emotions more heightened than needed smh sh*t was bad. I feel more in control of my emotions," the caption reads. "More stable. More happy. More alert. More safe. More accepting of things I can’t control and more responsible with things I can. I have less anxiety socially and when I’m ready to go, I go."

She added, " I recognize my threshold with things and implement boundaries. I don’t find interest in partying anymore :/ maybe I’m changing and that’s deeper than alcohol. I like doing chill sweet things. I’m a chill bitch I realized. Accepting help and realizing I’m not the best traveler on my own has been a game changer. So now I have help and that helps. Having help is ok. I like waking up with no hangover or embarrassment. I like waking up with no night terrors and panic attacks from liquor. I’m so raw feeling everything in this world and my coping mechanisms are only healthier now. It’s nice to remember events as they are happening. It’s nice to be present. Sobriety is a very present experience."

The post, which has racked up hundreds of thousands of "likes" and supportive comments from fellow celebrities like SZA, Michelle Williams, and Chance the Rapper, also says.

"Just casually communicating this to the universe. But yea sure there's the fantasy of wanting to escape all the intense stress of the world with alcohol cause boy does it work temporarily. But there's the moment the liquor stops numbing and you're chasing that feeling to no avail and you wake to see the problems of life still there ❤️ so anyway anybody out there also sober? What have you learned on your journey? Love you all so much."

The post was also shared by the popular sober-living support group, Sober Black Girls Club, which reposted her message with "Congratulations." The group is open to women and non-binary people of color who need support with sober living.

If you think you need help quitting alcohol or any other substance, reach out to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration at 1-800-662-HELP.