Trista Sutter Breaks Silence About Her Absence and Reunites With Husband Ryan and Kids E- News
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00:00 Trista Sutter is breaking her silence amid her mysterious absence.
00:05 Two weeks after her husband Ryan Sutter sparked concerns among fans regarding his wife,
00:12 the Bachelorette alum has reunited with her family and is opening up about her recent journey for "personal growth."
00:20 Posting a picture of her family to Instagram, the 51-year-old writes in the caption,
00:25 "Geez people, can a girl have a nervous breakdown, trial separation, mid-life crisis, death, divorce, and peace around here?
00:34 In all seriousness, for those concerned, I'm safe and sound, happy and healthy, in love and grateful.
00:42 For those who'd rather focus on being critical and searching way too hard for darkness, good luck with that."
00:48 Trista goes on to note that, quote, "an opportunity for perspective and personal growth presented itself,"
00:55 and she knew that her job and kids, quote, "were in the best, most capable hands."
01:00 On May 11th, Ryan, who tied the knot with Trista in a televised wedding in 2003,
01:07 signaled on Instagram that his wife was away and that he missed her.
01:12 Days later, he wrote about being unable to speak with her, later adding,
01:17 "Trista is fine. We are fine. We're great. Trista is at a place in life where she is searching a bit.
01:24 An opportunity presented itself that may help her on that quest.
01:29 With her family's support, she has taken it. Part of that process means that she is temporarily inaccessible to us."
01:36 In her latest Instagram post, Trista references Ryan's cryptic comments, saying,
01:41 "My stoic husband, who usually chooses privacy over posting, decided to share his love for me in messages that would find me in my travels.
01:51 To me, they gave me exactly what my words of affirmation/love language needed to get me through some serious self-doubt and fear, and that's all that matters.
02:02 He doesn't owe anyone any explanation or require permission to post what he wants to post and share what he wants to share."
02:10 Trista ends her post with, "If you want to know the rest of the story, I will share in due time.
02:16 For now, it's back to our regularly scheduled programming from a beach in Mexico."
02:22 And Ryan shared his joy at being reunited with his wife.
02:26 "They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. We found out it's true.
02:31 It also makes the heart more grateful, more sympathetic, more appreciative for what someone does for you, with you, alongside of you.
02:39 It brought time for reflection, for projects, prayers, and independence. But mostly, it brought joy at its conclusion. And that's really what it's all about."
02:50 Ending his post with, "Welcome back, Trista. We missed you."
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