Lindsie Chrisley and her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley.Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty; Danielle Del Valle/Getty
Lindsie Chrisley is opening up about her mental state after her parentsToddandJulie Chrisleyweresentenced in their bank fraud and tax evasion case.
Lindsie, 33, revealed on the latest episode of her podcast,The Southern Tea, that she has been trying to stay “pretty busy” tokeep her mind off the sentencing.
“I will say that my worst times of day are in the morning, when I first wake up, and at night when I go to bed because those are the two times that I’m alone and I’m just like, alone there in my thoughts,” she explained. “I can’t help but to think it’s almost like a countdown, I guess, because the time is limited. So that has been really, really hard.”
Todd and Julie Chrisley.Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty
The podcast host added that she has been focusing on the parts of her life she can control.
“[I’ve been] being in my bible, staying faithful to church, being around people that genuinely make me happy, focusing on the things that I can control and not focusing on the things that I can’t,” she shared.
She continued, “It’s easy to say you don’t focus on the things that you can’t control - that might be the wrong way to say it because I still think that you focus on them, but knowing that when you are thinking about those things, you know that those things are out of your control.”
In June, a federal juryfound Todd and Julie guiltyof conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud, per theAtlanta Journal-Constitution. Julie was also convicted of wire fraud. (The pair have denied all the charges and plan to appeal their convictions.)
Todd, 53, was thensentencedto 12 years in prison last month, while Julie, 49, received seven years for her involvement in the crimes. Both were also sentenced to 16 months of probation following their jail time.
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On Tuesday, Lindsayreflectedon her parents' sentencing in a statement with HollywoodLife that will also air on Thursday’s episode of herCoffee Convospodcast.
“I wanted to take a minute and first of all, say thank you to all of our listeners that have reached out to me the past few weeksregarding my family,” Lindsie began.
She shared more about her decision to wait before speaking out on the sentencing, explaining, “I wanted to take a step back and begin to process everything before speaking and making any statements.”
Lindsie then continued, “The past few months have been extremely hard for me and my family, and I am heartbroken over the updates in my parents' case that occurred late last month. I know some of the media has tried to twist my response to this and make it something it’s not, but at the end of the day, there is no tea here. I am heartbroken and navigating this process the best way I know how. At the end of the day, this is a real family, and these are real and raw emotions.”
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