Brandi Glanville is credit LeAnn Rimes for much of her ongoing self-care journey after “having many health issues over the past year.”
“[LeAnn] said: “You need a breathing coach,” Glanville, 51, said Us weekly exclusively at the opening of the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center West Hollywood on Thursday, April 25th. “She told me a long time ago, but it kind of touched me.”
Following a tip from Rimes, who is married to Glanville’s ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian, Glanville “got a book about breathing” and “found a trainer” who “helped me more than anything.” Even “more than Xanax,” she joked.
“I can actually talk myself out of a panic attack,” he says Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Alum added.
“I’m still doing cosmetic things, but at the same time I’m trying to fix myself. I’m eating better, breathing better and actually exercising,” Glanville continued, noting that she recently got Botox at BHRC. “I’m getting there. I’ve just started this journey, but I can actually do things. My body can do things now that I couldn’t do five years ago.”
Glanville’s current health journey begins after she was hospitalized late last year after collapsing at home.
“I took so much for granted, so much, I was really irresponsible with my health,” she explained, noting that there is “still a struggle.”
Looking back over the past year, Glanville noted that she’s still “gasping for air” after her health issues and the… The ultimate Real Housewives girls’ trip Season 5 drama. (Caroline Manzo filed a lawsuit against Bravo earlier this year, claiming a “traumatic” incident occurred while filming the show in Morocco. Glanville has since denied anything happened.)
“I guess I’m still alive,” she said Us on Thursday at the event unveiling the new med spa location, known in the industry for its innovative beauty, health and wellness services. “I am still here.”
Her newfound health journey has made Glanville realize how “important” self-care is, especially when dealing with her ongoing struggles with anxiety.
“It’s a little different these days. It used to be about a facial, a mani-pedicure. “Now I just meditate and work on my breathwork,” the Bravo alum said, joking, “I sound like people I used to make fun of.”
She continued: “It’s such a cereal. But now I’m literally finding and centering myself and working on it. And that was my number one.”
Reporting by Andrea Simpson