Eden Sassoon on Sobriety, Sisterhood, and the Power of Showing Up Real

About this episode

Eden Sassoon shares her journey of sobriety, identity, and the impact of her family's legacy in a candid conversation with Stacy Phillips and Angela Reddock-Wright.

In this episode of Stacy Phillips & Friends, Stacy sits down with co-host Angela Reddock-Wright and the luminous, deeply honest Eden Sassoon - daughter of legendary Vidal Sassoon. What begins as a conversation about legacy quickly opens into a raw, vulnerable exploration of addiction, identity, grief, and the lifelong work of learning to love yourself without the noise of fame or labels. Eden shares her journey from childhood fantasy and food addiction to alcohol dependency, and the painful family history she witnessed along the way. She reveals how she spiraled after her father’s death, the moment in Las Vegas that changed everything, and what finally made sobriety “stick”. This time not just abstaining from alcohol, but doing the emotional and spiritual work she had avoided for decades. But this episode is also about rebirth. About learning how to breathe again (literally), discovering the power of community, releasing shame, and choosing daily presence over perfection. Eden talks candidly about the challenge of carrying a famous last name, why reality TV was a soul-altering wake-up call, and how breathwork, spirituality, and authentic connection are reshaping her life in…

People in this episode

Host: Stacy Phillips

Guest: Eden Sassoon

Topics covered

• sobriety
• addiction
• identity
• family legacy
• self-love
• community
• personal growth

Keywords

• sobriety
• Eden Sassoon
• addiction
• self-love
• family legacy
• community
• personal growth
• Vidal Sassoon
• recovery
• breathwork

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