Kush Tracey marks 3 years of sobriety with emotional reflection on healing
By Steve Ireri, December 28, 2025Singer-turned lifestyle coach Kush Tracey has marked three years of sobriety with an emotional and faith-driven reflection on healing, freedom, and personal restoration.
In a message shared on Instagram on Sunday, December 28, 2025, Kush revealed that reaching the three-year milestone represents far more than giving up substances.
She explained that the decision to step away from alcohol, vaping, cigarettes, bhang, khat, pills, and other substances was not the result of sudden strength, but rather the outcome of honesty about deep-seated pain and a willingness to seek help.
“Today marks 3 years since I lay down the alcohol, vapes/sheesha, cigarettes, bhang, khat, pills, ecstasy/molly & kuber at the foot of the cross✝️,” she wrote.
She noted that behaviours such as addiction, recklessness, rebellion, and promiscuity were never her true identity, but coping mechanisms used to escape unresolved emotional wounds.
According to Kush Tracey, confronting that pain marked the beginning of genuine healing.
“I didn’t quit because I was suddenly strong – Nope, I have been on a journey of breaking and healing because I finally became honest about my pain and cried out for help from the one true healer. Promiscuity, rebellion, recklessness, addiction etc, were never my identity, but it was easier to use them as a coping mechanism & a way to escape my deepest wounds💔,” Kush added.
Reflecting on her recovery, she shared a psychological insight gained along the way, saying that she realised that when pain goes unprocessed, it searches for relief, and when that relief is repeatedly sought, it can quietly become a stronghold in one’s life.
“Psychologically, I’ve learned this: When pain goes unprocessed, it looks for relief😮💨 and relief, when repeated, can quietly become a chain or rather a stronghold in life ⛓️💥,” she added.
Spiritually, she acknowledged that what once appeared to be running away from God was, in reality, a search for comfort, unconditional love, and acceptance in the wrong places.
“Spiritually, I’ve learned this: I wasn’t running from God—I was searching for comfort and looking for unconditional love in all the wrong places.How can we truly know love if we do not know God when God is love? 😬,” she wrote.
Elusive change
Tracey emphasised that freedom did not come overnight.
She revealed that it unfolded through humility, support, firm boundaries, renewal of the mind, and daily grace.
She highlighted that the journey was sustained not by condemnation, but by restoration and consistent inner transformation.
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; so stand firm, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. – Galatians 5:1 Freedom didn’t come overnight. It came through humility, support, boundaries, renewal of my mind and God’s grace meeting me daily—not condemning me, but restoring me,” she added.
Addressing others who may still be struggling, Tracey encouraged them not to view themselves as weak, broken, or beyond hope.
She stressed that her three years of sobriety should not be seen as a personal achievement, but as a testimony of freedom and healing made possible through faith.
“If you’re reading this and still fighting💪🏾: •You are not weak. •You are not broken. •You are not too far gone. 3 years sober is not my trophy—but my freedom through Christ, who strengthens me and part of my testimony and if God can do this for me you can surely trust He can do it for you too because He loves you just as much and He wants to see you set free🤍,” she added.