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Why Sister Wives' Janelle Brown Contemplated Going Back to Kody Brown

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Why Sister Wives' Janelle Brown Contemplated Going Back to Kody Brown
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Why it matters

Sister Wives' Janelle Brown said what she shared with Kody Brown was really great.

Key takeaways

  • But things got hairy when the family hammered out a deal to sell Coyote Pass—the 14-acre property they purchased when they moved to Arizona.
  • I had some pretty big fights with him about it." In the end, noted Kody, when the 14-acre parcel sold in April 2025, "We just said, OK, we'll just do the best we can to clear this up and make it.
  • Officially done with former husband Kody Brown (and his nice pecs and six-pack abs), Janelle Brown revealed in Sister Wives' season 20 opener that she's borrowing a page from Meri Brown's playbook.

"He says all the time how much he loves Robyn and she's his true love or whatever," the mom of six explained. "And I'm like, 'That's great. You guys can have each other.'" 

Because the North Carolina transplant has found something even more valuable: closure. 

And as she starts her next chapter with her eldest daughter Madison Brush and their North Carolina farm, she's hoping both she and Kody can live happily ever after. 

"The financial ties are dissolved," noted Janelle. "Kody and I meeting sort of put a few of the little pieces that were missing out of the chapter of the book that's closed."  

And while she graciously listened to what he had to say about the rocky years following their separation, "I don't really care what Kody thinks about me seeking a spiritual release," Janelle admitted. "I don't care." 

Though she had previously said she didn't see the need for a formal separation, she's ready to put that exclamation point on their split. 

"I don't really know if I'll feel any different once the spiritual release is done," Janelle acknowledged, "but intellectually, I'll know that there's a difference."

Of course, that's just one tidbit she's detailed about her post-Kody life. Check out all the truths she and her former sister wives have shared this season. 

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Published: Dec 15, 2025

Read time: 18 min

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