The Summer I Finally Stopped Apologizing for Resting
Written by Savannah Chrisley
Published July 11, 2026
Y'all, it's the middle of July and I am hot, I am tired, and for the first time in a long time... I'm okay with both of those things.
There was a version of me — honestly, most versions of me over the last few years — who treated summer like one more thing to conquer. Cutest body by June. Podcast episodes stacked up. GoodGirlRx growing. The kids' schedules memorized down to the minute. And somewhere in all that hustle, I forgot that I'm a person who needs to actually live, not just perform living.
So this summer I did something wild. I rested. And I didn't apologize for it.
What resting actually looked like
I want to be honest because that's the whole point of Real Talk. Resting for me hasn't been bubble baths and spa days, as pretty as that sounds. It's been messier than that.
It's been letting Chloe and Grayson have a lazy morning where nobody had anywhere to be. It's been saying no to a work thing that would've paid well but cost me my peace. It's been sitting with my body — the one that's carried me through endometriosis, through weight I gained, through weight I've worked so hard to make peace with — and just... thanking it instead of critiquing it in the mirror.
My health this year has been about consistency, not punishment. My weight loss journey isn't a crash diet anymore, it's a slow steady thing with the GLP-1 support that finally quieted the food noise, hydration, walks with the dogs, and actually sleeping. Y'all, sleep. Who knew. And in this Nashville heat I've been leaning on my B12 because dragging through July with no energy is not the vibe.
“Rest isn't quitting. Rest is trusting that God's got the next part so I don't have to white-knuckle every single day.”
That took me a long time to believe. I grew up thinking my worth was tied to how much I could produce, how put-together I looked, how many plates I could keep spinning. And I love my drive — it built GoodGirlRx, it kept my family standing when everything felt like it was falling apart. But drive without rest is just a slow way to burn the whole thing down.
Therapy taught me that. My therapist asked me a while back, 'Savannah, when did you learn that stillness was dangerous?' And I about cried right there. Because she was right. Somewhere along the way I decided that if I stopped moving, everything would catch up to me. Turns out the thing I was running from was mostly just... needing to feel my feelings.
So here's what I've been holding onto this month, and maybe you need it too:
- Your body is not a before-and-after. It's your home.
- Saying no to the wrong thing is saying yes to yourself.
- Slow progress is still progress. Every single day counts.
- God's not impressed by your exhaustion. He wants you whole.
The best part? Chloe and Grayson are getting a calmer version of me this summer. Not the frazzled woman answering emails at dinner. Just Savannah, present, actually laughing at their dumb jokes. That's worth more than any productive to-do list I've ever crossed off.
If you're reading this feeling like you have to hold it all together — hear me. You don't. Slow down. Rest. Take care of the body and the heart that are carrying you through. You're allowed to be a work in progress and still be worthy of good things right now, today, exactly as you are. I love y'all so much. xo, Savannah
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