What Summer Taught Me About Slowing Down

Written by Savannah Chrisley

Published June 20, 2026

Y'all, it's officially summer. First weekend of it. And I woke up this morning to Chloe asking if we could make pancakes and Grayson somehow already outside before 9am, and I just sat there for a second in my kitchen with my coffee thinking... when did I forget how to slow down?

Because I did. I forgot. For a long time I wore my busy-ness like a badge. If I wasn't running on empty I figured I wasn't working hard enough. Building GoodGirlRx, the podcast, raising these kids, showing up for my family through everything we've walked through... I told myself I'd rest later. Later always moved.

But here's the thing about your body. It keeps the receipts. And mine has been handing them to me all year.

My body has been talking and I finally listened

If you've followed my health journey you know I've been real open about my endometriosis, my hormones, the weight that came and went and came back again. There were months I gained 40 pounds and felt like a stranger in my own skin. There were nights I cried because I didn't recognize the girl in the mirror. I'm not gonna pretend that was easy or that I had it all figured out, because I didn't.

What changed wasn't some big dramatic moment. It was a lot of small ones. Therapy on Tuesdays even when I didn't feel like talking. Actually taking care of my hormones instead of bullying my body into submission. Being consistent with the things that make me feel like me again. For me that's been getting support where I needed it, leaning into recovery and energy with things like NAD+, and most of all... grace. I chose grace over guilt this year. That's been the whole game.

“Rest isn't quitting. It's trusting that you don't have to earn your worth by exhausting yourself.”

— Savannah

I think a lot of us women, especially the ones who hold everybody else together, we don't know how to receive. We give and give and give and call ourselves strong. But strength isn't never needing anything. Strength is being honest about what you need and actually going to get it.

So this summer I'm doing things different. I'm putting my phone in a drawer on Sundays. I'm letting Chloe pick the music in the car even when it's the same three songs on repeat. I'm taking the walks. I'm drinking the water. I'm letting my body rest in a way I never let myself before. And honestly? I feel more like myself than I have in years.

If you're reading this and you're tired in your bones... if you've been telling yourself you'll deal with you later... this is your little nudge from me. Later is a lie, sweet girl. You're allowed to feel good now. You're allowed to take up space and ask for help and choose yourself without one ounce of guilt.

I'm gonna go flip those pancakes now before Grayson tracks half the backyard into my kitchen. But I just wanted to share where my heart's at this first weekend of summer. Slowing down isn't losing. It might just be the bravest thing I've done all year. xo, Savannah