Loretta Lynn is one proud grandmother. The 88-year-old is praising her granddaughter, Tayla Lynn, daughter of Loretta and her husband, Doolittle’s son Ernest Ray, for her sobriety, and for bravely sharing that story with others.

I’ve had a front-row seat to addiction a lot in my life,” Loretta shared on social media. “My Doo was my greatest fan and the mind behind all my success but he battled the bottle and it haunted us. The title track of my last album, ‘Wouldn’t be Great,’ is all about that. Addiction imprisons the soul and robs your loved ones blind. It’s heartbreaking.

“A lot of families don’t want to talk about it but everybody I know has been impacted some way or another,” she continued, sharing a link to Tayla Lynn’s story on The Ties That Bind Us. “This article is about my little granddaughter, Tayla. I love her. She put me through the wringer with her battle with addiction. This story is raw but it’s real. I’m so proud of her sobriety. I love you, honey. I hope our story helps somebody out there.”

 

Tayla was brutally honest with The Ties That Bind Us about the powerful hold addiction had on her, resulting in multiple trips to rehab before she finally got clean — a gift she takes very, very seriously.

“I wake up every morning, about an hour earlier than everyone else, and hit my knees and pray so I can turn my day over to God,” Tayla said. “Then, I read some sort of uplifting devotional, spiritual or recovery-related or some sort of something. And then I meditate, and then I drink a pot of coffee, and then I reach out to another alcoholic to try to be of service some way, somehow. And I always share what’s going on inside of my head, or else I’ll get in that space of shame and secrets.”

Tayla, who spent several years on the road with her grandmother, is closer than ever to the country music icon, who was also instrumental in getting Tayla the help she needed.

“To this day, my grandmother and I are soulmates, and neither of us say that lightly,” Tayla shared. “Something in our relationship was formed 25 years ago that is still a light for both us. There’s a tenderness and a knowing in our relationship that allows us to truly see each other, and without sobriety and God and Jesus, which is so important to both of us, that wouldn’t be possible.”