What Lucy Hale has said about Addiction and recovery

Hale describes seeking out and apologizing to people she hurt, saying chance encounters allowed her to make amends.

“I had a list of people I really wanted to apologize to. And I would just run into them. And I'd get to apologize to them”

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 25:43

Hale says healing is not a finite task but ongoing unpacking, and that she can now see drinking as something that kept her going.

“you don't just do the work. I hate that saying, but like do the work, do the healing, and your life is just like shiny, sparkly, wonderful”

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 29:01

Hale says she is over four and a half years sober and that her first year felt easy before repressed material surfaced.

“I'm in year, I'm like a little over four and a half years sober. And the first year was amazing. It was like easy breezy”

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 32:29

Hale says she never had a normal drinking experience and was drawn to the feeling rather than the taste of alcohol.

“I never understood like why someone would drink a glass of wine for the taste of it. Like I hated the taste of it. I loved the feeling”

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 36:22

Hale says her drinking and her music career coincided, which is why she has avoided returning to music.

“I had to cancel my tour because of drinking um and which is why I've never really approached music again”

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 38:04

Hale advises that there is no single correct route to sobriety and that relapse is not disqualifying.

“I've tried every way and I've found my way”

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 44:46