Home For The Holidays (feat. Julie Chrisley)

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Home For The Holidays"

Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley
Guest: Julie Chrisley
Release Date: December 9, 2025

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Main Theme & Purpose

This heartfelt episode welcomes back fan-favorite Julie Chrisley, Savannah’s mom, for a candid family conversation about life changes, the upcoming holidays, and the ever-evolving dynamics of womanhood and motherhood. The duo navigates everything from small family anecdotes and coping after difficult seasons to deep-dives on relationships, women’s empowerment, safety, and starting new businesses. With a blend of humor and honest vulnerability, Savannah and Julie explore what it means to move forward as individuals and as a family.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Family Catch-Up & Humor

[00:00 - 02:17]

• Savannah and Julie kick off with light banter about family quirks and Chloe’s unique personality. Savannah floats the idea of a mother-daughter cooking podcast, mixing "bougie" (fancy) and not-so-bougie dishes.
• Chloe, their younger family member, is spotlighted for her humor and resolve to never miss a day of school.
• "She goes to school with joy in her heart every day. Doesn’t matter if she’s doing good or not." – Julie [01:20]

2. Julie’s Transition Home After Prison

[02:24 - 05:47]

• Julie reflects on being home for nearly six months post-incarceration, admitting the adjustment is ongoing.
• Invisible habits and lasting changes, like folding her clothes neatly before showering and always wearing “prison slides,” are discussed with a mix of humor and honesty.
• "I will never be the same person that I was before…I feel like it’s taken me this six-month period…" – Julie [02:37]
• "Why live in a world of these prison slides when you can live in a world of Uggs?" – Savannah [05:32]

3. Holiday Feelings & Family Traditions

[05:47 - 08:29]

• The holidays prompt mixed emotions for Julie—excitement about cooking, gratitude for being home, but also a surreal feeling after missing holidays while incarcerated.
• The pair reminisce about Savannah cooking the Christmas meal solo and the importance of making new memories.
• "Food is never as enjoyable if you have to cook it." – Savannah [08:06]

4. The Infamous Strawberry Salad Story & Grocery Delivery Mishaps

[08:29 - 11:00]

• A lighthearted tale unfolds about a missing Instacart order for Savannah’s favorite frozen strawberry salad, causing confusion and playful accusations about “stolen content.”
• Julie expresses her preference for in-person grocery shopping versus Savannah’s love for modern delivery services, poking fun at Savannah’s “bougie” preferences, especially for butcher meat.

5. Media Attention & Adjusting to Public Life Post-Incarceration

[13:41 - 14:47]

• Julie recounts an outing to the butcher, resulting in paparazzi photos and a “breaking news” headline about her first public sighting post-prison.
• "Mama, nobody cares. Nobody’s gonna get a picture of you. Oh my God…next thing we know…Julia Chrisley, seen for the first time since prison." – Savannah & Julie [13:48 – 14:32]

6. Holiday Meal Preparations

[14:51 - 15:28]

• The duo debate turkey-cooking skills and holiday menu planning, poking fun at each other’s culinary strengths and failures.

7. Julie’s Vegas Trip & Ride-Share Safety

[15:28 - 19:32]

• Julie shares her trip with son Grayson to Las Vegas for a Formula 1 race, describing the logistics and her confusion about the sport’s excitement.
• A riveting segment highlights ride-share safety—Julie’s wariness about child lock, recent news headlines about inappropriate drivers, and warnings not to consume complimentary water due to fentanyl dangers.
• "If you’re doing a ride-share, always make sure the door is not on child lock…you can’t get out." – Julie [17:40]
• "They are starting to put fentanyl in the water…It’s absolutely insane." – Savannah [19:19]

8. Rising Crime & Safety in Nashville

[19:32 - 23:56]

• Savannah shifts to a serious discussion about crime in Nashville—faulting local government, highlighting real incidents of rideshare-related criminal acts, and reinforcing vigilance, especially for women.
• "If you have a weird feeling, you don’t need to just blow it off…because nine times out of 10, there’s a reason." – Julie [23:56]

9. Gray Divorce: Relationships, Age Gaps, and Societal Trends

[28:45 - 38:15]

• The conversation pivots to “gray divorce”—older adults divorcing after long marriages and why the trend is rising: women’s financial independence, longevity, and pursuit of happiness.
• The pair explore remarriage ages, statistics on age gaps, and viral discussions of "age gap couples" on social media, balancing jokes and candid thoughts.
• "I don’t care who you love…As long as they’re legal and not whatever. When I say young, I mean legally over 18. It’s fine." – Julie [37:33]
• "You have these people walking around Nashville with a rap sheet a mile long, and [the mayor] is taking police presence away." – Savannah [22:26 & 21:01]

10. Marriage Values & Growing Together

[38:15 - 41:39]

• They reflect on “old school” relationships, respective love languages, personal tendencies, and generational changes in expectations.
• "Like, there’s a hat for every head." – Julie [41:03]
• Savannah expresses her preference for acts of service, while Julie is more independent and appreciative of “core” marital values.

11. Entrepreneurship & Women-Owned Businesses

[42:10 - 47:36]

• Savannah enthusiastically announces her wellness brand, Good Girl RX, is thriving after transitioning to full ownership and streamlining operations.
• The conversation branches into empowerment, encouraging women to start and own businesses, and sharing personal pride in perseverance.
• "The fear of failure is the biggest downfall of all of us…Imagine how much you could accomplish if you weren’t so fearful of failing." – Savannah [46:31]

12. Upcoming Projects & Community Connection

[47:36 - End]

• They tease future projects: a mother-daughter cooking show, documenting their health journeys, and more ways to bring listeners along for authentic storytelling and shared experience.
• "Mom and I are gonna get on this cooking show. We're gonna get on the health journey. There's so much that Mom and I want to do, so we're gonna make it happen." – Savannah [47:28]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Change and Growth:
  "I will never be the same person that I was before." – Julie [02:37]

• On Holiday Gratitude:
  "I’m super excited just about the holidays in general, of being able to be at home…The holidays are the worst [when you’re away], but so I’m super grateful." – Julie [06:43]

• On Family Dynamics:
  "You always ate it [my turkey]." – Julie
  "No, I always put a ton of gravy on it." – Savannah [15:01]

• On Crime and Safety:
  "If you have a weird feeling, you don't need to just blow it off. Because nine times out of 10, there's a reason that you have that feeling." – Julie [23:56]

• On Rise of Women-Owned Businesses:
  "If there's something on your heart or your mind and you're worried about taking that next step to start your own business, do not be afraid...The fear of failure is the biggest downfall of all of us." – Savannah [46:31]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Mother-daughter dynamic & Chloe anecdotes: [00:00 – 02:17]
• Julie on post-prison changes & adjustment: [02:24 – 05:47]
• Holiday planning & family traditions: [05:47 – 08:29]
• Frozen strawberry salad story & Instacart mishaps: [08:29 – 11:00]
• Adjusting to media attention post-prison: [13:41 – 14:47]
• Holiday meal prep and family culinary banter: [14:51 – 15:28]
• Vegas trip and rideshare safety: [15:28 – 19:32]
• Crime and safety in Nashville: [19:32 – 23:56]
• Discussion on 'gray divorce', age gaps & marriage: [28:45 – 38:15]
• Old school marriage, values, and love languages: [38:15 – 41:39]
• Good Girl RX, entrepreneurship, and encouraging women: [42:10 – 47:36]
• Future projects & community building: [47:36 – end]

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Tone & Atmosphere

The episode maintains the signature Chrisley mix of playful ribbing, open vulnerability, heartfelt insights, and empowering energy. Savannah and Julie’s candid conversations are punctuated by laughter, sisterly teasing, and the strong presence of resilience and optimism through hardship and change.

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For listeners new and old, this episode of "Unlocked" stands as an example of honest family talk—unfiltered, relevant, and full of both wit and warmth.

Transcript

[A]

Welcome back to this week's episode of Unlocked. I have your favorite guest on Mom.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Everyone loves when you come on.

[B]

Oh, I love that.

[A]

I know they do. They love when you come on. I think you and I need to do just, like, a podcast of just, like, women and daughters, and we need to do something like that. We want to do our cooking stuff. Yes, that is.

[B]

That's happening.

[A]

Yes, that's happening. Well, I found us a studio to do it at, so. So mom and I want to do like, cooking segments of. I'll do some of my bougie stuff. She'll do some of her not bougie. Not bougie stuff. Hey, people love, like, some good, like, caviar and chicken nuggets. It's life changing. Ask Chloe. Chloe loves it.

[B]

I'm okay.

[A]

Chloe loves it.

[B]

I'm okay. I don't know what you did to her while I was gone, but. Okay.

[A]

She. She told me. She said that y' all are all crazy, that we're crazy. She told me that yesterday. Okay. She said they're crazy. I gotta get out of here.

[B]

We probably are. She's probably accurate on that, but that's okay. It's okay.

[A]

She doesn't. She have the best sense of humor.

[B]

She does. She does.

[A]

Like, you're always laughing around her.

[B]

Yeah, she's funny.

[A]

How has she been doing? How's she been doing in school?

[B]

Ah, you know, she's been doing okay. Yeah, we're getting by. We're getting by. And you know what the thing about it is? She goes to school with joy in her heart every day. Doesn't matter if she's doing good or not. She's going every day. She does not like to miss school. She was about to have a panic attack the other day when I left to go out of town because your dad was like, now, Chloe, if you don't get up, we'll just take the day off. And she's like, I can't do that. I can't do that.

[A]

Yeah, because for anyone that knows dad growing up, he, like, if he was responsible for taking us to school, we just made sure we got there before 11.

[B]

Yeah. You were not getting there on time.

[A]

No.

[B]

So that's why it happened very rarely.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Very rarely. Yeah.

[A]

But, yeah, she is. She is so sweet and she's hilarious. I love her. Well, I told you, whenever, for career day, she wanted to be Kevin Hart.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, and this was it. Like, I don't know, second grade. Like, it's. It's hilarious.

[B]

Yeah, she is. She's funny.

[A]

Okay, so there's that and then. Okay, how, how have you been now? It's because. How many months are we.

[B]

Let's see. So June, July, August. We're coming up on six months. That's crazy. Six months on the 26 months since.

[A]

You got out and how has it been?

[B]

I really feel like it's taken me some time. I feel like it's taken me this six month period and I still, I will never be the same person that I was before. So I feel like it's taking me.

It's taking me some time. I'm not going to lie. No.

[A]

But there's also to just random weird things that you do. Like I don't know if you still do it, but I noticed it. I don't know, maybe I noticed it like a month or two ago, a few months ago. But like you go to shower and you take off your clothes, you fold them in like a neat little pile and you set it there and it's dirty clothes.

[B]

I know.

[A]

Like you never used to do that.

[B]

That probably is because you know when you're away you have to carry everything with you and you have to keep everything organized. Cuz you can't forget something because you have to have everything to change into and out of.

Yeah. So I think that was. And then y' all give me a hard time about my shoes.

[A]

Y', all. She wears these damn prison shoes. And I'm like, did you not get enough of that while you were there? Okay, so I hope daddy threw him away. I'm gonna text him while I'm here. No you're not.

[B]

Yes, yes, exactly. I've had enough. So it's just these like slides and I, that's what I wore home because I left my tennis shoes for. For other women that didn't have shoes. You know, didn't have shoes. And my tennis shoes were in good shape. So. Okay.

[A]

Yeah. So talk about like how you, when you walked out, you had on these slides like dad had on tennis shoes, right?

[B]

Well, I left my tennis shoes because my tennis shoes were, were relatively new. And I think, because when I first got there.

We didn't get to order shoes for like six or eight months. So someone gave me a pair of used shoes and that's what I wore for the first six or eight months that I was there.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

And so I think it was just me going back to that. And you know, here I had a brand new. But they were like brand new shoes. And I was like, I'm not taking these home When I can leave them for somebody that doesn't have them or somebody maybe that doesn't get money to be able to buy shoes, because that. They don't just give you tennis shoes. You have to buy those.

So, yeah, so I didn't care. I was like. And I still have those slides. And that's what she's giving me a hard time about. Literally. This is something weird. Like, I. I was never big to walk around, like, barefooted anyway, but even more so because, you know, you don't do that when you're there. You don't.

[A]

No.

[B]

Like, my feet never touch the ground, period, the floor, ever. And so I just got in the habit of always wearing the slides. And so now it's like, if I'm walking around, I'll have, like, on my pajamas and I have on those slides. And she gives me a hard time about it.

[A]

Yeah, it just. Ah.

[B]

It's a pair of slides. Who cares?

[A]

Well, again, why live in a world of these prison slides when you can live in a world of Uggs?

[B]

Well, go buy me some. You got. That's a good thing for you to do. Go get me a pair of Uggs. I wear whenever you get me.

[A]

I am. I'm going to get you a pair of Ugg slippers. Because if I can get rid of these damn prison slides. They're gone. They are gone. So with holidays, now we're in the midst of it.

[B]

Right?

[A]

Do you. How do you feel?

[B]

I feel.

I still kind of feel surreal. I'm not gonna lie. Like, you know, I. I did my menu. I sent it to you. I sent it to your dad. I was like, does this look okay? And then you added a couple things that I'd forgotten. And so I went and I did all my food shopping. I did that on Sunday. And then on Monday.

I'm still buying more for stuff. I just. Little things.

[A]

Did you get my strawberries?

[B]

I'm getting them when I leave here. Don't worry. When I leave here. Well, we're gonna tell the dessert that she's added.

[A]

We're gonna tell the story about that one. Yeah. But it still feels surreal.

[B]

Yes. And so I'm super excited about it. I'm super excited just about the holidays in general, of being able to be at home. Because as I have said on Chrisley Confessions 2.0, and here, the holidays are the worst. Know, because it is. You're just like, it's bad. Like, from this time through the New Year's, it's just like, ugh.

But so I'M super grateful. Yeah.

[A]

So. Because when you. It was. Holidays were tough, and the first Thanksgiving, I took the kids because I was trying to figure out what we were gonna do, and everybody was fussing and fighting and whatever, and I finally was just like, all right, we're just not gonna act like it's the same holiday. So that's when we went and stayed at Brittany and Jason's house in Turks.

[B]

Right.

[A]

And we just acted like it was another day, and that was what was best for us.

[B]

Right? Yeah. Yeah. So I'm excited to get back into the swing of things and be able to, you know, cook. You're gonna help me, so. Yeah.

[A]

Well, I mean, heck, for Christmas, I cooked the whole Christmas meal of, like. And I did turkey, ham, dressing, gravy. I made it all, my girls.

[B]

So you can do it all.

[A]

Yeah, no, I'm good.

[B]

That's back to you. Turn it back over to.

[A]

No, I'm all set.

[B]

That's back to you.

[A]

Because now I actually get to enjoy the food.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because I don't care what anyone says, Food is never as enjoyable if you have to cook it.

[B]

That's true. That's true. Well, and for me, I'm real bad about, like, picking while I'm cooking. So then by the time everybody sits down, I'm not even hungry.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

A, because I've cooked it, and B, because I've just been picking along the way. So not a good thing.

[A]

I love it.

[B]

Not a good thing.

[A]

I sent you. You and I were in the store, and I wanted to make, like, this frozen strawberry salad.

[B]

We actually talked about this on our podcast.

[A]

You did?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Well, that's my story. Okay, So I don't care. Okay. See, they're stealing my content for their podcast.

[B]

That's not true. It just happened to fall. We both experienced it.

[A]

Yeah. No, they're stealing my content. I'm seeing them. Sauce. It's coming from me.

[B]

All right, go ahead.

[A]

No. So I wanted this frozen strawberry salad so bad from this place in town called the Puffy Muffin. Love it. It's amazing. And they didn't have the strawberries where we needed them. Mom placed an instacart order, and the instacart order comes. They take a picture of it at our door, and then the person who delivered had to have taken the order back with them.

[B]

I'm wondering that. Or I'm wondering if, like, somebody else thought it was theirs, like, neighbor. I don't know. It was so weird.

[A]

Well, I don't know. Something had to have happened but anyway.

[B]

They sent a picture, and it was of the stuff at the side door. Yes. So I tell Savannah, go out and get the stuff. It's here.

[A]

And I come in. I'm like, it's not here. And she goes, yes, it is.

[B]

I said, right, here's the picture.

[A]

She came out, and it was not there. And then we started going through placing, like, a claim with Instacart saying our order didn't arrive. And then the order shows up at.

[B]

The front door, but it was only half of it.

[A]

It was only half of the order. So it's the craziest thing.

[B]

Yeah, it was. It was crazy. And that's why, you know, I really don't like the. Those kind of delivery things. Like, you know this. I have always.

[A]

Like, picking out your own groceries.

[B]

I love.

[A]

I love delivery service.

[B]

No, I just don't. Because I like to look. I like to see. Make sure my lettuce looks good. I like to look at the date on my milk. I like to look at the meats. I like all that. And I'm sorry. Like, that was just my escape girl's whole life, I could say, okay, Todd, I'm going to the grocery store. I'll be back in two hours.

[A]

Yeah, literally. And, yeah, no, I love delivery services. It saves me so much time.

[B]

I don't.

[A]

And, like, I don't even buy meat from the grocery store. I don't trust the meat from the grocery store anymore. Like, I buy it from butchers.

[B]

Well, you're so bougie, but it's okay.

[A]

Like, you buy, like, people buy meat from Costco. I just can't do it.

[B]

I mean, it is what it is.

[A]

I mean, it's just one of my weird things.

[B]

And that's okay because I like to eat with you. When you eat good like that.

[A]

Yes.

Like my steaks that I go, ah.

[B]

You want to get us steaks? Yeah, go ahead and get us some steaks from your place.

[A]

From my.

[B]

Oh, that place. Yeah, the place. The butcher. That's where you got me busted when I was came home. It's not my fault. You look busted.

[A]

Yes, it is.

[B]

Oh, no, no, it is.

[A]

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[B]

I came home and Savannah was like, mom, come on, come with me to the butcher. I really want to show you this butcher I've been going to because she.

[A]

Loves stuff like that.

[B]

I said, savannah, I can't look at me. My hair hadn't been done. I look crazy. Mama, nobody cares. Nobody's gonna get a picture of you. Oh my God.

[A]

Next thing we know.

[B]

I will never forget. Next thing we know.

[A]

Well, we didn't even tell the story when the article came out. It popped up, of course, like breaking news. Like on a Fox thing that popped down at the top of my screen. Julia Chrisley, seen for the first time since prison. And we're standing in the kitchen. We're all in the kitchen. And I literally look at you and I go, oh my God. You said what? I said, he's gonna kill us. And you said, what is it? And I showed it to you, and your face. And then you said, just tell him. Just tell him, Savannah.

[B]

Just tell him.

[A]

And so I had to tell daddy. And he said, see? I told y' all that was gonna happen. Y. Yeah, it was.

[B]

Yeah. So that was. That was it all. Because, you know, she can't get meat at the grocery store like a normal person.

[A]

But it's okay. You liked my butcher, don't you?

[B]

I do love it. I do love it. It's great.

[A]

That's where we're getting our turkey, right?

[B]

Yeah. Tomorrow you're getting it. You're picking that turkey up.

[A]

Okay. We gotta get strings to tie the legs. They'll probably have some Santa.

[B]

You got a lot of stuff required for this turkey. I never had to do all that.

[A]

Well, your turkey was always dry.

[B]

Well, you always ate it.

[A]

No, I always put a ton of gravy on it. And you better make the gravy, too, because I remember you forget sometimes. Yeah, it's fine.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

It's gonna be great.

[B]

We got it under control. Listen, and what we mess up at Thanksgiving, we'll make it right at Christmas, okay? Yeah.

[A]

Well, no, we're not gonna do the same meal for Christmas now.

[B]

We'll do something different at Christmas.

[A]

I'll be making steak.

[B]

Yeah. And we'll do all of our appetizers on Christmas Eve. Super excited for that.

[A]

Okay, so what.

[B]

Let me tell you what's been going on. Let me tell you one thing that was weird that happened to. So Grace and I went to Vegas for the weekend.

[A]

This is weird. I kind of heard you touch on it to dad, but I didn't hear all about it.

[B]

So Grace and I went to Vegas just for a quick weekend to the Formula one race. He asked his dad sending this long text message about it.

[A]

Oh, trust me. Grayson sent me and someone else a text and asked if we wanted to.

Donate to the cause. And he had a business proposition and.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. So. So Grace and I went to Vegas for a weekend. It's just a quick two nights. And I was so happy to get to spend time with him, just the two of us.

We actually went to the UNLV game. Football game at Allegiant Stadium. That was super fun, even though it was cold and rainy, which is weird for Vegas. But then we went to the Formula one. I don't really get the Formula one.

[A]

They go so fast that it's like you don't even see it happen.

[B]

And, like, the. The track, the one lap around is like three Miles. So you're seeing them one time. I mean, literally, it's like, whoop, whoop. I mean, so that's it, like 50 times? It was 50 laps. So we went 50 times and then it was done. He loved it, though. But he's watching it on his phone, on the app, because you can only see it when it's just going back like 200 and something miles an hour.

[A]

You know, that's crazy.

[B]

But there were so many people there. It was. It was crazy. I'm like, I just don't know about this sport. I think this might be a better sport to watch, like, go to a sports bar with a huge screen, watch the whole thing. But anyway, he loved it. We walked like 23,000 steps on Friday. And then what, we had to get an Uber? No, we had to get like ride share at certain points, right? So we do this one ride share. Well, I couldn't. The door, he had it on child lock. And, you know, that's a. No, no. Like I have read. I watched up. They say, always make sure that if you're doing a ride share, that the door is not on child lock because you can't. If something were to happen, you can't get out.

[A]

I actually don't ever check this. And I should.

[B]

Yeah, everyone, you should always check it. Make sure that the doors are not on child lock. Because once you're in, you can't get out. And I'm sitting there trying to unlock the door, trying to get out. And finally I was like, no, I need you to take this off child lock. I'm not leaving. But until it's taken off childlock. But it was so weird. But then I get back from the trip and I see. I don't know if you saw this thing on the news.

[A]

What.

[B]

Which is even crazier.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

In Nashville.

It says, a Lyft driver accused of exposing himself and watching pornography during a ride in Nashville. What?

[A]

What did it say?

[B]

The victim told the police that the driver exposed himself, played a pornographic video on his phone, and touched himself inappropriately during the ride in Nashville.

[A]

So he's just riding down the road and.

[B]

You tell me, but they actually charged this guy.

[A]

Good.

[B]

He got charged back. How weird is that?

[A]

Well, there's a lot of weird stuff happening. They also. I also saw a thing about when you get in these ride share services, like when you go to get in the car and there's bottles of water, even if the water is not open, don't take it, do not drink it, because they are starting to Put fentanyl in the water.

[B]

Yeah. And they inject it with, like, a needle so it's so tiny that you would never even see it.

[A]

Yeah, It's. It's absolutely insane.

[B]

Yeah. Isn't that scary? It is scary. Every.

[A]

It's. Especially here in Nashville. You're seeing a huge rise and stuff like this. There was a girl in Germantown who. This guy followed her. She was leaving the concert. Sabrina Carpenter concert. This guy follows her. She thought. She didn't really think anything of it. And she held the door for him at her apartment complex because she thought he was like, you know, live in that apartment, too. No, he attacked her in the elevator. Tried, like, sexually assaulting her. She gets away. Meanwhile, the guy's got a rap sheet a mile long and has been charged with sexual assault. I believe he was charged with rape.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

But that's what you get with. But our mayor. Mayor. What's his name?

[B]

But I tell you all the time.

[A]

Because our Nashville mayor's Mayor o', Donnell, Right?

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

Yes. Hold on. He is.

Absolutely insane. Yes. Fred. No, Freddie o' Connell is his name. That's how irrelevant he is. It's because of how terrible he is. He is absolutely awful. You have these people walking around Nashville with a rap sheet a mile long, and he is taking, like, police presence away. He is. He's a die hard lip.

[B]

I don't know how you would do that in a town like Nashville where there's so much hospitality and so many people come in to visit. And I feel like it makes us a target because, you know, people. There's such a large influx of people that are just, like, temporarily here.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

And I. I do think it's scary, you know, even though I still feel like Nashville is relatively safe. You know, I worry about you all the time. I say it all the time. Pay attention to your surroundings. I've said this your whole entire life because you. You getting better. But you've always thought like, you could do anything and you're invincible and nobody's going to mess with you.

[A]

Well, it's just not the case. Especially now with everything that I'm doing.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I'm definitely more alert and more aware. I mean, it's. It's crazy. See, look. Even right now. So.

Our mayor. Hold on. Doxing key accusations. Doxing federal agents. Republicans claim o' Connell endangered federal law enforcement by publicly asking for the names and charges of everyone arrested. Using city resources to aid illegal aliens. Concealing information.

I mean, it's. He's it's bad. I mean, the amount of people. Like, I have met law enforcement officers that have quit because they don't even feel safe working in Nashville due to our mayor.

[B]

That's crazy. That is crazy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That is really crazy.

[A]

Like, it's. It's just the amount of crime that's happening and the people that are getting away with it is. And it's, It's. We're not talking for people that come at me. Oh, your parents committed crimes, whatever. No, they were pardoned. They'll let that argument go. But it's like violent crimes and violent crimes against women. And so many women need to be more careful and cautious. Like, don't be worried about being the sweet. Like, if you get a bad vibe from someone. I mean, I was. Remember when I called you and I was at a local restaurant and there was a guy. I was sitting outside and there was a guy that walked by three or four times. And then he came in and sat a table over from me. Used his menu to kind of shield his face, but you could see his eyes looking over at me and didn't order anything. I got the check, was like, all right, it's time for me to go. And he looked so defeated when I got up. And then when I got up, I walked opposite way of where I was going. Cause I didn't want him to know.

[B]

Where I was going.

[A]

Right. And then he gets up and proceeds to leave. Yeah, didn't order anything.

[B]

If you have a weird feeling, you don't need to just like blow it off. Because nine times out of 10, there's a reason that you have that feeling.

[A]

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[B]

Oh my gosh. This has gotten lots of traction. It has.

So a gray divorce is basically people over the age of 50 that have been married for an extended period of time getting a divorce and for the, the different reasons and why it has changed, you know, what was the reason? Well, it's because women now, sometimes more times now than in the past, are making, making enough money to support themselves. You know, back in the day women would stay with them, stay in a marriage, staying with a man just because they couldn't afford not to. You know.

And so now women are able to, to be self supportive. I just now able to, to have a voice, you know, that we should have had all along. But.

Let'S see what else, what other reasons were. Oh, people are living longer. So they're living longer. So it's like they're like, okay, just because I'm 50, 55, 60, whatever, you know, I still have 20, 30 years to live. I'm not just going to settle, I'm going to be happy, I'm going to be fulfilled or I'm just going to be at peace. And so that was. Yeah, that was one of the reasons.

[A]

Yeah, I didn't know this. So this is why I wanted to look up that.

Just like stats on because those people that are now getting divorced, do you believe that those men are marrying younger women?

[B]

Oh, I'm sure, I'm sure because you know, I mean I think our just society as a whole listen we're, we're all searching for this fountain of youth, men and women, whether it's cosmetic surgery or whether it's just taking care of your body and working out and, and you know, a 60 year old is not today what a 60 year old was 30 years ago. You know, I mean, it's crazy. I, it was something, it was like the Golden Girls. When the Golden Girls first started, we all thought they were old, but really some of the golden girls, they were not even like as old as me, some of them, when they started. But if you look at them on the screen, you think they're old ladies, you know, so it was weird. So, yeah. And absolutely. Then they're, I'm sure.

[A]

So they're.

As of 2022, the typical age gap between husbands and wives in the US is about 2 and 2.2 years. Okay. Husbands older on average. This is down from about 2.4 years in 2004.9 years and 191880 for married men aged 50 plus. Approximately 75% of them are married to women who are at least one year younger. Only about 10% of those men have wives who are older than they are.

[B]

Right.

[A]

The median first marriage age in the US is rising around 30 for men and 28 for women in recent years.

[B]

Okay, that's funny that you say that, that. And this is crazy because, you know, we don't talk about what we're going to talk about before, but something I had pulled up which is right in line with that, there is an article that I was just reading literally this morning, and it states adolescence last until age 32. According to a study that reveals four key turning points in brain aging. What? Yeah. The key ages in which the brain changes, according to science, are 9. Age 9, 32, 66 and 83. A new study from neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge reveals four pivotal ages in a person's brain through the lifespan. They noted the adolescent brain in particular, in which scientists saw the largest overall shift in trajectory of the brain and noted that this, this phase can last until the age of 32.

[A]

That's. Okay, that makes sense. Why I don't date my age. That makes sense.

[B]

And that brain after that brain, after that, the brain enters the adult phase, so literally from 32 to 66, and then it starts entering the early aging brain phase. So adolescence lasts much longer than we thought.

[A]

That's crazy.

[B]

But in that, in the. I mean, it makes so much sense to me.

[A]

They're also, when it comes to this, I find it so Interesting that the phenomenon of remarriage after divorce shows that men remarry faster than women on average.

[B]

That's not shocking.

[A]

One article states remarriage after divorce shows that 64% of men tend to remarry faster than women within one to three years after a divorce.

[B]

I believe that that doesn't shock me at all. That doesn't shock me at all.

[A]

And then it also states, research indicates that larger age gaps can correlate with higher divorce risk when the wife is older than the husband.

Example, a man married to a woman three plus years older is 87% more likely to initiate divorce.

[B]

Really? That's interesting.

[A]

Which is crazy.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And that it also says that divorced middle aged men with resources or new financial and social freedom often date younger women.

[B]

Well, of course they do. Of course they do. That's just a part of it. That's just a part of it.

[A]

What, what do you mean?

[B]

Well, I mean it's. Listen, I used to say like, like that's crazy, you know, just as a 52 year old woman, why would you want to date somebody that's young that you don't have? You know, you can't talk about music and you can't talk about life events and you can't talk about anything. And as I'm saying, oh my God, my feet hurt, I can't sleep and I'm snoring and my weight and menopause and all that. And then I'm like, well, no wonder you with somebody 15 years younger. I, I can see that. I can understand that.

[A]

I absolutely love how you are.

[B]

It's just true.

[A]

Like, but also, what about the couple? Okay, please find the couple that, the super good looking couple. He's got totally gray hair, he's so hot. They've got like a 30 year age gap. She's now pregnant. Yes, yes, yes. They're like a tick tock couple. Yes, yes. Who are they?

[B]

I, I don't know, but I, I know what you're talking about.

[A]

Talking about find them.

Tick tock couple, age gap, pregnancy.

Okay, here they are. Got it.

Actually 37 years.

[B]

Oh my God.

[A]

So let me see.

Oh no, no, no, no, no. That was a different one. There's multiple tik tok age gap comments. Because this is a big thing on tik tok age gap couples.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Michael and Emily are only 19 years apart.

[B]

Only.

[A]

Yeah, they're only 19 years.

[B]

Okay, but you know what thing. Okay, so let's take this.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

This guy, this here. So he doesn't have children.

[A]

No.

[B]

They're. They're going to have a baby.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

And I think that that's a big difference, too. You know, I think if you have an older man.

It'S not like he's got two or three kids that he's bringing in, and then he's got this young wife, and they're going to start over and have babies. Babies.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

He. He's never had children before, I don't think.

[A]

No, no, no.

[B]

He's. So I think that's a little different situation.

I mean, to each their own, I guess. I. You know, I mean, I like to be a hater and be like. But I get it. I get it.

[A]

You're seeing more of it, though. You see that. You see, Caroline Levitt and her husband are 32 years apart.

[B]

That's a lot.

[A]

32 years apart.

[B]

That's a lot.

[A]

But it. It works.

[B]

And that's the thing. And I say this about anything and everything, and I've said this before, I don't care who you love. I don't care if you love, if you're gay, if you're straight, if you like them old, if you like them young, whatever you like. As long as they're legal and not whatever. When I say young, I mean legally over. Over 18.

It'S fine. Do you do whatever makes you happy as long as two consenting adults.

[A]

But it's also.

[B]

That's a lot to me. It's weird. It weirds me out that I don't.

[A]

Know what weirds you out.

[B]

Cause I don't want you to be with somebody that's my age. Like, I shouldn't have more in common with them than you do.

[A]

But I think when it comes down to it, like, granted, things are just. Things are definitely different. And you have to keep in mind, like, you and Dad's relationship is very, like, old school. Right? He expects you to do X, Y, and Z. Like, you'll be in the house cleaning. You'll be like, I'm sorry.

[B]

Like, listen, I'm not some, like, barefoot and pregnant. I do what I want. But, yes, there are expectations. But these are expectations that we set forth early on. He had a clear expectation of marriage, and so did I. And I feel like we followed that now. We have changed, we have evolved, we have grown all those things that. That are healthy and that we should do. We all had, like, we had this core.

[A]

But y' all have, like, the old school marriage.

[B]

Yeah, we have an old school marriage. Meaning you don't step out of your marriage, meaning you have mutual Respect. No. Meaning we not separated. Just a breakfast table. No, we. So if that's old school, then, yeah, we have old school.

[A]

No, I apprec. Appreciate that. And I love, like, all of those things, but at the same time, like, dad is not one of these people that is, like, gonna make you your water before bed or no.

[B]

Like, no, that ain't happening.

[A]

Doe on you. Like, Dad's just not that person.

[B]

No, he's not.

[A]

I crave that.

[B]

Like, I love that he's not that. He's not that person.

[A]

But I think it's because, like, that's.

[B]

Why I say, if I were to die, I would laugh myself out of heaven, because I know he would end up trying to get him with a young girl. And. And they would want that. Yeah, they would want all that dough. And he'd be like, nah, it wouldn't last. I would laugh. I'd be like, you thought that's what you were getting, but you're not.

[A]

That is hilarious. That is so true, though. But why do you think that is?

[B]

What.

[A]

Well, I think for me, I have definitely transitioned from being like, granted, I can still be very hard, but there's also a lot of moments that I find myself in and being softer.

[B]

Well, and that's just growing up. That's just you growing up, I think, and maturing in yourself.

You know, it. Listen, and. And what works for one doesn't work for the other, you know, I think what works for me and dad, it works for us. Like, it. I. I don't.

[A]

If he came up, but you don't want that.

[B]

Honey, can I help you do something? Like, what the hell's wrong with you? Are you. Something's wrong. Like, no, I. I don't need you to. I can go where I need to go and do what I need to do. I appreciate your support, your love. You're always there. Great. But I don't need that coddling. Like, oh, let me do this for you. I'd be like. Like, something's wrong. You either dying or you're guilty of something. Like, that wouldn't work.

[A]

I think for me, it's because I've been in relationships where I haven't had it, and then it's like, all right. I love, like, all right. Being left a note or, like, making my water or doing this or doing that. Like, I love stuff like that. Like, it's the little acts that, like.

[B]

And see. And like I said, there's a hat for every head.

[A]

And see. And that's why I think, like, older men they know that. They kind of.

[B]

Well, no, Smith, they're just grateful to have somebody young and pretty.

[A]

See, that's what I mean. So, like, they're gonna work harder for it.

[B]

But you understand that's fleeting because, yes, you're young. I'm always gonna look better than they look. Well, who knows? You don't ever know. And you ain't gonna be 28 forever. And there'll be another beautiful young 28 year old. There's always out there. Somebody younger, prettier, smarter, smarter always. So you just got to be sure yourself.

[A]

Well, I actually really did love where this conversation went today because we never know with us.

[B]

No, you don't ever know.

[A]

And we actually.

[B]

But now we know. Now we know. Chase has got about three more years because he's 29. So you got to give your brother a little grace because he's still adolescent.

[A]

Oh, my. Here we go.

[B]

He's still adolescent.

[A]

Okay, give Chase three more years.

[B]

Yeah, he's still an adolescent.

[A]

Three more years.

[B]

Yes, him and Chloe are still adolescents.

[A]

Still adolescents. Yeah. Also, when are we starting our shot?

[B]

Whenever you get it.

[A]

Okay. Well, we just relaunched the site. Good Girl rx. It is doing so well, I am shocked. We have put zero marketing behind it and it is, like, taken off just with. With my. I now am a hundred percent owner of the business.

[B]

So this is what we're gonna do. Savannah's gonna get me lined up so I can get on this. The shot. She's gonna get on the shot. And then we're gonna kind of journal. We're gonna bring y' all along for our journey to see. To see how me, a 52 year old woman, way, way, way past menopause, you 28, young, and just kind of how it affects. Affects each of us differently. And.

[A]

And also for me, though, it's not even necessarily about losing the weight like there mine is. I definitely feel comfortable when my number is at a certain range. I feel better about myself.

[B]

Right.

[A]

But my blood work is like so off. I did this panel of blood work. My cholesterol is crazy. Like blood sugar A1.

I've got, like vitamin deficiencies. So I'm gonna couple. I'm gonna do the GLP one with some peptide therapy. With peptide therapy and then redo my blood work to see where it's at. Because the fact that I'm my age, like my cholesterol, you shouldn't.

[B]

That's. This is early. So we're gonna between. And we'll. We'll talk about it on here and on Crystal Confessions 2.0. We'll kind of talk about our good girl journey. Good girl. I feel like I should be getting a check because.

[A]

Hey, you're fine.

[B]

I created. I came up with that name many, many years ago.

[A]

We were gonna do it for a speakeasy.

[B]

You and I both.

[A]

You and I both came up with it. We were sitting at the Nice Guy.

[B]

We still might. Who knows? Yeah. But I'm just saying, I feel like I should be getting some kind of check for that, but maybe she'll help me out with my GLP ones. Yeah.

[A]

Okay, Todd.

[B]

Okay, so we are gonna go let you guys, like, go along on this journey, and we're gonna be complete. We're gonna be transparent.

[A]

And dad. Dad's also gonna. He's going to see a doctor about his peptides.

[B]

Right.

[A]

So he'll get his peptides from me too, which is awesome.

[B]

Yep. So we're gonna do the peptide, but we're gonna do the GLP one and just kind of see where this goes. We're going to try to get ahead of the game.

[A]

Yes. Because after the new year, everyone is wanting to get healthier and look their best and feel their best. After the holidays, you just feel like garbage. And so I think this is going to be a great start. And what I'm so excited about is obviously NAD injections, but we also have an NAD face cream, which I'm super excited.

[B]

I'm waiting on mine right now. And I think it was for people also, because we are a world of instant gratification. We like it. You had said you were tracking an order, and within an hour.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

That order had already shipped. Yes. So somebody had placed an order, and within an hour, it had already shipped.

[A]

So I undercover bossed it. So when I took over 100% ownership, I will be the first to say that the first go round, my partners, unfortunately, I think they just dropped the ball. They did not operate how I was being led to believe that they were operating. I just don't know if they were in over their head. They had other priorities. They were great people, but I just didn't like the operations of it. And there was some negative feedback about shipping and not receiving certain products. Customer service wasn't where it needed to be. And now we have done great numbers, and we're not getting any customer service emails. I love that because people are getting their orders, they're shipping, and it just brings me so much pride to see it do a complete turn.

[B]

And you are continuing to add new products. So there will be New products added. So go check it out because your prices and I, I've checked around, your prices are super competitive and you already have a great, just assortment of different things that you're looking for.

[A]

So I'm so excited and I guess this is just a little encouragement for you if you're listening, especially women. Women owned businesses are on the rise. Forbes just put out an article about it and how women are putting their careers first. And there's so many businesses opening that women have started. So if there's something on your heart or your mind and you're worried about taking that next step to start your own business, do not be afraid. The fear of failure is the biggest downfall of all of us. I mean, imagine how much you could accomplish if you weren't so fearful of failing. So go out there, start your business. Have a woman owned business. There are so many perks and benefits to it, especially within the government. They love women owned businesses. So go out here, start your business. Don't be afraid. I look forward to welcoming you to the good girl family. And mom and I are gonna get on this cooking show. We're gonna get on the health journey. There's so much that mom and I want to do, so we're gonna make it happen.

[B]

That's right. Thank you for having me. Love you.

[A]

Love you.

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What do you think makes the perfect snack? Hmm, it's gotta be when I'm really craving it and it's convenient.

[A]

Could you be more specific?

[B]

When it's cravinient. Okay. Like a freshly baked cookie made with real butter. A vanilla available right now in the street at ampm. Or a savory breakfast sandwich I can grab in just a second at ampm. I'm seeing a pattern here. Well, yeah, we're talking about what I crave, which is anything from ampm.

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