Sanaa Lathan talks about her sobriety journey after struggling with alcoholism: Sanaa Lathan, the well-known actress, recently shared details about her personal experience with alcohol and how it affected her career. Lathan said that she started drinking for a variety of reasons.
In an honest interview, Sanaa Lathan talked about her history with alcohol and how giving it up affected her life and career. One of those extremely gifted actors, Sanaa Lathan, recently spoke about her part in a movie in which the character she played represented the life of an alcoholic.
Sanaa Lathan has shared candidly about her own experience with alcohol.
Alcohol, according to Sanna Lathan, had a “dimming” effect on her energies, gradually robbing her of equilibrium and mental health. But it was not until 2018 that she came to terms with the fact that she was surrounded by alcohol and achieved complete recovery.
During her life story recounting, Sanaa mentioned how inspirational her mother was because she never drank and was one of the most joyful and lively individuals she had ever met. She felt it was strange that people associated drinking with having fun or living a vivid life. Sanaa realised how detrimental alcohol consumption could be to her health, both physically and psychologically, after learning about its effects on the body. Her decision to give up alcohol was made easier after learning this, and this helped her succeed in her professional aspirations.
She claims that her abstinence has allowed her to reflect on how her sobriety has given her the mental fortitude to tackle her most challenging assignments, which has allowed her to reach new professional heights.
Since giving up alcohol, Sanaa has produced and featured in the well-liked Netflix film Nappily Ever After, directed and starred in the 2022 smash On the Come Up, and received an Emmy nomination in 2021 for her guest appearance on Succession. She feels that if she had kept drinking, she would not have been able to handle such demanding jobs and obligations. “If I had not quit, I really think I never would have been able to helm a big-budget studio production. I do not think I could have maintained some of the things I am doing in my life right now,” she said.
Her appearance in the recently released comedy-drama The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat on Hulu is more proof of how beautifully her personal and professional life mix. Based on the novel by Edward Kelsey Moore, the drama follows Sanaa as she navigates life in Indiana in the 1960s alongside Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Uzo Aduba, a trio of lifelong friends. Given that Sanaa had previously portrayed a character whose crutch took the form of a bottle, she found playing Barbara Jean, who is shown as a lady in various states of anguish, to be almost therapeutic.
Sanaa can relate to Barbara Jean deeply since she can pull from her own experiences, which makes the part very personal to her. “Every character leaves me with something,” she said, frequently pointing out the uncanny parallels between her on-screen persona and the struggles she is going through in real life.
Sanaa can examine themes of suffering, recovery, and the challenges of self-medication through this character—problems that she had to deal with at one point. Sanaa stated, “There was a period in my life where I was using alcohol as a self-medication,” after concurring that the casting process “felt cathartic.”
Sanáa Lathan’s journey serves as an excellent example of the value of reflection and all the positive outcomes that naturally follow from making difficult but necessary changes in one’s life. The plot revolves around overcoming addiction, discovering oneself, grasping fresh chances, and succeeding in both personal and professional spheres.
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