Life has not been a walk in the park since leaving prison in May.
Todd and Julie Chrisley talked about their life the past few months Wednesday on an episode of the “Chrisley Confessions 2.0” podcast.
“I’ve actually talked to a few of the women that I was in prison with that they’re already home,” Julie, 52, said, per Fox News.
Her husband agreed, saying life on the outside is pretty rough,
“We all have this general consensus that — it’s kind of weird to even say it.”
Todd, 56, said. “No, it’s not weird. Life is rougher than prison life.”
He pointed out the difference between physical conditions versus emotional and psychological ones.
“It is so horrific, the conditions that you’re there for, but that’s from a physical standpoint,” he said. “But from an emotional and psychological standpoint, it is harder dealing with day to day.”
Julie Chrisley spoke of the advice she got early in her sentence.
“People told me this when I first got there: you can’t live out there and in here at the same time,” she said. “Because it’ll literally run you crazy, and that’s the truth. The longer you’re there, the more removed you become to the world.”
The Chrisleys became popular through their reality show “Chrisley Knows Best.”
They were convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion, but were granted pardons from President Donald Trump and were released from prison in May,
They’ve both maintained their innocence.
Both have faced challenges since their release from prison.
“You’ve been having to get back in the swing of taking control of everything,” Todd Chrisley said to Julie Chrisley on the podcast. “Running a house and making sure everything’s done the way it’s supposed to be done.”
He pointed out his own struggles.
“I went to prison for 28 months. I never had trouble sleeping. Maybe, because I wasn’t fighting with everybody,” he said. “Let me tell you something, the members of my mob — otherwise known as the Chrisley Clan — they’re the ones who have kept me awake all these years.”
Julie Chrisley talked about focusing on herself over her children while in prison.
“The longer that people are away from their kids — as crazy as it sounds, because it’s a double-edged sword— the easier it becomes because you get into your own routine,” she said.
