Cheryl Burke’s Sobriety Journey in Her Own Words

Cheryl Burke’s Sobriety Journey in Her Own Words

Cheryl Burke has been vocal about her highs and lows while dealing with her sobriety, beginning in 2018 when she quit drinking. The Dancing With the Stars pro revealed she was two years sober in September 2020, pointing to big life changes, including her engagement to Matthew Lawrence and her father’s death as the catalyst for change. Burke then was paired with AJ McLean that year on DWTS, who has been on his own sobriety journey for more than t…

Everything Cheryl Burke Has Said About Her Sobriety Journey

Credit: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock ‘Looking Through a Glass Box’ Burke reflected on her sobriety journey in a heartfelt Instagram post in October 2022, confessing, “I’ve spent most of my life looking through a glass box that was and still is a part of my life at times. Especially when I’m not consciously aware.” She explained: “However, this wasn’t always a bad thing — it kept me alive and safe in times of desperate need…