Savannah Chrisley Admits to Feeling ‘Waves’ of ‘Anxiety, Grief’ and ‘Happiness’ Before Seeing Parents in Prison

Savannah Chrisley goes through many emotions during the long drive to see her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley in prison.

The Chrisley knows best The alum, 26, admitted she feels anxious when it’s time to see her parents.

“The night before I go to visit my parents I get really anxious… can’t sleep… can’t sit still… and my mind just won’t shut off,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself in bed, she shared via Instagram Story. “Waves of anxiety, sadness, grief, happiness, etc.”

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Savannah Chrisley’s Instagram story.

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Savannah noted that her heightened emotions were compounded by waking up as early as 3 a.m. to “get ready and start driving” to see Todd at Pensacola Federal Prison in Florida or Julie, who is serving time in Kentucky at Lexington Federal Medical Center.

She described her state of mind as “feelings that only a loved one of someone in prison would understand.”

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Savannah Chrisley with her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley.

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Todd is serving a reduced sentence of 10 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him and Julie of a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and tax evasion scheme. Julie is also serving a reduced sentence of six years in a federal prison in Kentucky. Both will have 16 months of probation after their release.

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In February, Savannah shared that she visited her father in prison with her nanny grandmother, Faye.

The experience proved enlightening and hopeful about her parents’ situation. “I have never felt the presence of Jesus more than in that visiting room,” she said of it Unlocked podcast at the time.

“Even when I visited my dad, I know that I have so much hope and so much renewed strength that I think to myself, ‘This is not the end,'” Savannah added. “And I know that they’re going through what they’re going through for us to make a difference, to make a change. Because whether or not this appeal works, they’re still coming out with a story.”

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