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Eden Sassoon on Sobriety, Sisterhood, and the Power of Showing Up Real
Episode 79th December 2025 • Stacy Phillips and Friends • Stacy Phillips
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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 her fities.

It’s intimate, grounding, and unexpectedly uplifting — a conversation for any woman who has ever tried to hold it all together or felt trapped in an old version of herself.

✨ EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Growing up Sassoon — the pressure, the fantasy, and the early roots of addiction
  • Food, fantasy, and finding alcohol at 15 as a form of emotional relief
  • The turning point in Las Vegas that made her ask: “Are you ready to surrender?”
  • What sobriety actually looks like when you stop being a “dry drunk” and start doing the real work
  • Why reality TV was spiritually misaligned — and the moment she knew she had to leave
  • What “Messy, Sexy, Real” really means for women who are tired of pretending
  • Stacy’s ‘Two Plus One Intervention’ — and a powerful discussion on how community can save the partners of addicts too

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacydphillips/

Eden Sassoon

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edensassoon

Angela Reddock-Wright

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imangelareddockwright

🕒 TIMESTAMPS

00:52 — Eden reflects on growing up Sassoon, identity, and early seeds of addiction

03:37 — Alcohol enters the picture — and why it felt like instant relief

06:46 — Knowing she was an alcoholic — and why she wasn’t ready to stop

07:18 — Building businesses, chasing legacy, and trying to outrun her feelings

09:22 — The “dry drunk” years: nine years sober without real recovery

11:11 — The Vegas awakening — the moment she felt God ask: “Are you ready?”

13:00 — What reality TV demanded of her — and why she couldn’t “be mean for a storyline”

14:38 — Breathwork, the quantum field, and discovering a new way to live

17:41 — Stacy introduces her “Two Plus One Intervention” concept

20:17 — Why friends and family didn’t intervene — and how the community could have changed everything

23:32 — The importance of letting your circle in, even when you want to hide

33:43 — Eden’s past nonprofit work and questioning legacy vs. authentic purpose

39:02 — Eden’s daily routine: prayer, breathwork, meditation, and self-compassion

40:53 — Stacy reflects on her own next chapter — and building a life beyond family law

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