Jen Shah.Photo: Chris Haston/Bravo via Getty
Jen Shahis giving an update about her life behind bars.
Shah’s rep Chris Giovanni shared a statement with PEOPLE on behalf ofThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake Citystar, 49, after she completed mandatory anger management classes while in prison for her role in afraud and telemarketing scheme.
“Through journaling, homework, audio lessons and the two hour weekly group sessions/class, I learned more about what anger is, where it comes from, and healthy ways to respond and react that are safe and beneficial,” she shared.
“I learned you can have the same activating event but get a different outcome using the tools we learned and implemented each week,” she added of the Rational Self-Analysis technique.
Jen Shah.Chad Kirkland/Bravo/ Getty
The reality star — who focused on “challenging unhelpful beliefs” during her coursework — said she is now feeling “healthy” and hopes to utilize the lessons she learned in the future.
“In reflection, I could have used this onRHOSLC,” she admitted. “Even though class has ended, I will be carrying around my RSA worksheet in case I run into conflict while here.”
She added: “Ultimately, I can’t control what others will do, but I can control how I choose to respond and react with the tools I learned in class … #ZenJen.”
Shahreported to Bryan Federal Prison Camp(FPC) in February to begin her 78-month (6.5-year) sentence for her role in a long-running telemarketing fraud scheme.
Jen Shah, her husband Sharrief Shah and their sons.Jen Shah Instagram
After beginning her sentence, the reality starshared in a journal entrythat the time away from her husband Sharrieff Sr., 52, and sons Sharrieff Jr., 29, and Omar, 19, had made her extremely emotional.
“I have spoken with my client Jen Shah over the phone this week — she is doing well and remains committed towards making her victims whole,” her rep told PEOPLE at the time. “She has initiated her payments towards restitution, and we hope to have her home as soon as possible so that she may resume life with her family and work, putting this chapter of her life behind her.”
Jen Shah arrives for sentencing.NBC News
Shahentered a guilty plealast July after shewas arrestedback in March 2021, along with her assistant Stuart Smith, for their roles ina long-running nationwide telemarketing scheme.
They both originally pled not guilty after they were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Shah’s legal teamattempted to have the charges dismissedin August 2021, but a judge denied the request.
Smithswitched his plea to guiltythat November, and Shah did the same at a hearing in July 2022. She was sentenced to 78 months (6.5 years) in prison in January, during which she apologized for her actions.
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