Todd Chrisley 'was in plenty of remedy' to cope with 'trauma' earlier than his financial institution fraud and tax evasion sentencing, daughter Savannah says

• Todd Chrisley was going to remedy earlier than he reported to jail, based on his daughter Savannah.
• “A number of issues taking place in our life that brought on him plenty of trauma,” she mentioned on her podcast.
• She added that Todd discovered to cease utilizing “his humor to deal with plenty of issues” afterward.

Todd Chrisley began going to remedy earlier than he reported to jail due to assist him cope with his “trauma,” based on the truth TV star’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley.

Within the newest episode of her podcast, “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley,” launched on Tuesday, the 25-year-old spoke about her father, who’s at the moment finishing up a 12-year sentence following his conviction for financial institution fraud and tax evasion, and mentioned that he sought out a therapist to assist him together with his psychological well being.

Joined by communications liaison for Guarantees Rehabilitation Heart, Patrick Custer, Savannah mentioned that whereas her dad beforehand used “his humor to deal with plenty of issues all through his life,” he had modified in recent times.

The daddy-of-five was well-known for his one-liners and over-the-top reactions on the household’s USA Community actuality present, “Chrisley Is aware of Finest,” which was canceled in mild of their authorized woes final 12 months.

“I might say previously years he was in plenty of remedy. A number of issues taking place in our life that brought on him plenty of trauma and of simply coping with his personal psychological well being,” she mentioned.

“He has began to make use of his phrases a bit extra as a substitute of his humor, and he is capable of talk about issues higher,” Savannah continued.

“He is extra affected person, he is capable of dig deep into it as a substitute of utilizing humor as a deflection.”

Todd, 54, and his spouse Julie Chrisley, 50, had been first indicted by a Georgia grand jury in 2019 on a number of costs associated to fraud.

Savannah mentioned that the household’s sharp change in circumstance for the reason that pair had been convicted a 12 months in the past of defrauding banks out of greater than $30 million, made her understand that her “mother and father are human too.”

“It hit me this previous 12 months,” she mentioned. “I believe it lastly made me understand, OK, my mother and father aren’t superhumans. They are not superheroes. They’re human beings they usually undergo stuff like the remainder of us do.”

“They cannot repair every thing, they can not. And that was a giant level for me, and I believe it actually broke my coronary heart as a result of I used to be like, ‘What, they can not repair every thing?'”

“Watching my mother and father evolve and develop into the individuals they’re as we speak, It has been such an honor as a result of I see, particularly in my dad, the place he as soon as was and the place he’s now and I’ve by no means been so happy with an individual as I’m of him, to see that development that is occurred,” mentioned Savannah.

“So it’s actually superior as their daughter to take a seat again and watch it.”

Todd and Julie’s sentences had been introduced in November 2022. Todd, 54, who prosecutors referred to as the “mastermind” of the couple’s years-long tax and financial institution fraud scheme, was sentenced to 12 years at Federal Jail Camp Pensacola. 

Julie, 50, who prosecutors believed performed a lesser position, was sentenced to seven years in jail and reported to the Federal Medical Heart (FMC) Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. They started their sentences on January 17.