00:00You may not always see it, but we really do love each other, and there's a sisterhood that's unexplained.
00:05Even when someone's coming after you or you're going after someone else, there is an indescribable bond.
00:30We're the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and we're, us weeklies, reality stars of the year.
00:37I just found this out. I had no idea. I had no idea that we were reality stars of the year.
00:43We're the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and we're, us weeklies, reality stars of the year.
00:50There were big moments that bonded us, like, you know, being sworn by a SWAT team was a big bonding moment.
00:55I think Bermuda was bonding. It really, you know, we really felt for each other in that moment,
01:01and I think that we continue to have those experiences where, you know, instead of fighting with each other,
01:08there's an outside force that we all join up against to fight against, and I think that creates a really strong bond.
01:13Even in our early seasons, though, I feel like that we went through a lot, and we all went through it together.
01:19Even when we, when they started the show out, we kind of suffered.
01:24We went through, we were batter-beaten, and we were ridiculed and lied on, and yeah, we kind of had a lot to endure to get to where we are.
01:36So the last thing we think of is, oh, we're the best.
01:40I mean, we just, we kind of think about our struggles, and I think it makes us more stronger, but yet, we made it.
01:50Yeah, we're grateful. I think we're grateful to each other and to be together and to be here together.
01:55Like I said earlier, we're all very different. Our internal wiring is very, very different.
02:00If you say the same thing to all of us, you will get something completely different back.
02:03And I think that being, going through things that are traumatic together gives you a certain bond and a certain understanding of each other.
02:14And it's, you know, it's really hard a lot of times when someone's saying stuff to you to understand where they're coming from.
02:23And when you sense and you understand that you support each other and love each other after what we dealt with and went through,
02:30you're more open to listening and hearing their perceptions.
02:36Or at least I am. Maybe you guys aren't.
02:38It's definitely a bond builder. I think if you haven't experienced those things together, you kind of can't relate to each other in the same way.
02:45I think the fact that we went through them, we got closer, we stuck up for each other.
02:52I think that those things create this, like, experience that no one else can really relate to but us.
03:00You know, as someone who grew up in New York and converted into the faith, I think it creates different depth and dimension in relationships because, you know, the standards that you experience with the faith, the culture here, interactions, friendships.
03:18And I think, you know, being an outsider moving here, I also saw how it impacted Whitney and Heather.
03:26And, you know, that's a different type of bond we have because it's like, I'm still practicing.
03:31They're not, but I understand them.
03:33So I think, you know, Salt Lake City has always been, you know, one of the stars of the franchise.
03:39And, you know, that's a big part of, it used to be a bigger part of the culture here, but it's still a part of the culture here.
03:45So I think, you know, the standard level with the community as a whole is higher than in other places.
03:53So I think it definitely impacted the show.
03:56Even though I'm no longer practicing LDS, one thing that I really value about the religion is the work ethic.
04:03And I think that's what we all have and share in common.
04:08And, you know, Meredith can move here with zero experience of Mormonism and the community of Mormonism is welcoming and they look out for each other.
04:18So I think that is something that I have appreciated of a value moving this culture into the show, if that makes sense.
04:26And we're all the family dynamic.
04:28We are all what fierce mothers would do anything for our children.
04:31So I try to look at the positives, but like the culture here in Salt Lake City, you can't escape it.
04:38Like I still can't go places and get alcohol on Sundays sometimes.
04:42And that's frustrating.
04:44I do honestly credit Real Housewives coupled with COVID for saving my marriage.
04:52We were in a horrible place when we first started.
04:55And, you know, it depends on how you embrace this show.
04:58But if you do it the way I did, which I think is the right way, you really learn a lot about yourself.
05:06And there's a lot of self-reflection that goes in.
05:08You see how other people perceive the things you do and say.
05:12And a lot of times you're like, wait, I didn't mean it that way.
05:15Or I misspoke or, you know, and it can create a lot of problems and it teaches you how to communicate better.
05:21So for me, that's like one of the biggest things.
05:25And then, of course, you know, other people see problems you're going through and it helps them and makes them feel like they're not alone.
05:34And so to me, those are like the most rewarding parts for sure.
05:37But what's cool about reality TV is we give back to our fans and there's a big fan base.
05:41And we pour that love that they pour into us.
05:43We pour back to them.
05:44And it creates a beautiful bond in the community where I think a lot of people sometimes maybe haven't had a community with that much love.
05:52So for me, that's what I love about reality TV is meeting real people and giving back all of the love and support.
05:59I think for me, people will message me and say, you know, like I agree with everything Whitney and Meredith said.
06:05But for me, a lot of people will message me and say, I have confidence in this situation because I watched you have confidence.
06:12And I think for me, that's when I feel like, oh, my gosh, good, like good.
06:17Don't let anyone do that to you and stand up for yourself and believe in yourself and know that you can do more than one thing and and be like amazing your best self.
06:28And I think when I get messages like that, that means so much to me.
06:33I think, you know, younger girls like I have, you know, like with my younger girls that watch the show and they things I do resonates with them.
06:42And it helps them think like I can do that, too.
06:44I think that's a big deal for me.
06:45I feel like we're not just women that are blessed and a little bit wealthy.
06:51You know, we have real problems like I do with my son.
06:55And I think that sharing that it's an epidemic.
06:57And I think that sharing him to people that are in that light or in that spot that really need help.
07:04I think that reality brings reality shows bring that to a real.
07:10Yeah.
07:11Yeah.
07:11It's meaning of life kind of stuff at the end of the day.
07:14You know, it's we all have our stories.
07:17And, you know, for me, most often it's I wish I had a mother who, you know, handled my sexual preferences the way you dealt with your son.
07:26And my husband and I get this all the time.
07:28And it's that's why we keep coming back, because it's meaning of life.
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