When a federal jury in Atlanta found Chrisley Knows Best stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley guilty in June 2022 on charges including tax evasion,

conspiracy, and bank fraud, it marked a dramatic fall from grace for one of reality television’s most recognizable families. Sentenced to a combined 19 years behind bars

, the couple’s carefully curated world of Southern glamour and sharp-tongued humor collapsed overnight.

Now, in an emotional and deeply personal chapter of their lives, Todd and Julie are speaking candidly about how they learned to move forward after public disgrace — and how faith, therapy, and family became their lifeline.

A Public Fall, A Private Reckoning

For years, viewers watched the Chrisleys navigate family drama with wit and extravagance. But when the gavel fell in that Atlanta courtroom, the cameras no longer shielded them. By early 2023, Todd and Julie had begun serving their sentences in separate federal facilities, facing not just incarceration but profound physical separation from one another.

The distance was brutal. Limited communication meant months without shared meals, laughter, or even a simple embrace. For a couple whose identity was so tightly intertwined, the isolation forced an unfiltered reckoning.

“It strips everything away,” Todd later reflected on his podcast, describing prison as a place where image and status become meaningless. “You’re left with your thoughts, your mistakes, and your faith.”

Turning to Therapy — and Faith

On a recent episode of his podcast, Todd revealed that both he and Julie now attend therapy regularly — specifically with a Christian therapist. The sessions, he says, have become foundational in rebuilding their marriage and reshaping their perspective on adversity.

Todd has spoken openly about wanting to bring his therapist onto the show, believing that the lessons he’s learned could benefit listeners facing their own crises. “We start our mornings with prayer now,” he shared, describing it as a daily ritual that grounds them before anything else.

Julie elaborated on the nuance of that faith. “Praying for what you want doesn’t mean you’ll get it,” she explained. “God knows what we need — even when we don’t.”

For the Chrisleys, faith has not been a shield from consequences. Instead, they describe it as a compass — a way to navigate uncertainty without surrendering to bitterness.

Reunion and Redemption

In May 2025, after a high-profile campaign led by their daughter Savannah, Todd and Julie were granted full pardons and released. The reunion was described by family members as overwhelming and surreal. Savannah admitted that waking up in the same home as her parents again felt “like a dream.”

Yet Todd insists that the real transformation happened long before the pardon.

“The secret wasn’t in getting out,” he revealed. “It was in the months we were apart, learning what truly matters.”

Those months reframed everything. Success was no longer measured in ratings or brand deals. Instead, it became about breath, freedom, and the ability to hug your spouse without a guard watching.

A New Definition of Success

Julie has spoken poignantly about the everyday freedoms she once took for granted — attending church, celebrating birthdays, going out to dinner with family. In prison, even those simplest joys felt unreachable.

Todd has joked about how his first shower after release felt like a “rebirth,” but behind the humor lies a profound shift in priorities. The couple now speaks less about image and more about gratitude.

They have also acknowledged the pain their convictions caused their children. Their son Chase admitted publicly that the ordeal humbled him and forced the family to confront hard truths. Todd and Julie, for their part, frame their story as one of accountability and caution.

“Moving on doesn’t mean forgetting,” Julie said. “It means learning.”

Stepping Back Into the Spotlight — Differently

Rather than retreating from public life, the Chrisleys have chosen to re-enter it with transparency. An upcoming docuseries will reportedly chronicle their life after lockup, focusing not on spectacle but on survival and transformation.

Their planned move to Charleston, South Carolina — and business ventures including converting a historic property into a boutique hotel — signal more than financial recovery. They represent reinvention.

Friends say the couple’s dynamic has shifted as well. There is less bravado, more vulnerability. Less emphasis on perfection, more willingness to admit fault.

The Secret to Moving On

So what, ultimately, is the Chrisleys’ formula for moving forward after conviction and imprisonment?

According to Todd, it is not legal vindication or public sympathy. It is humility.

It is therapy sessions where uncomfortable truths are confronted. It is mornings that begin with prayer rather than headlines. It is acknowledging the devastation caused and choosing to rebuild anyway.

For Julie, it is family above all. “Missing birthdays and holidays was the hardest part,” she has said. “You can’t get that time back. But you can choose how you live going forward.”

In the end, their message is surprisingly simple: redemption is not a single moment — not a pardon, not a headline, not a triumphant return. It is a daily decision to show up differently.

Todd summed it up best: “We went through the valley. And we came out with a deeper understanding of who we are and what matters.”

For a couple once defined by excess and image, that transformation may be the most unexpected plot twist of all.