Kody Brown Accepts That His Family Reached the 'End of an Era' but Feels 'Bound Forever' to His Exes (Exclusive)

Emily Strohm, Stephanie Wenger
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The Brown family patriarch tells PEOPLE that he is looking forward to "a future of a lot of forgiving and a lot of more understanding" with his exes

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Kody Brown is beginning a new chapter after the demise of his polygamous family.

The Sister Wives star, 54, tells PEOPLE that he is looking forward to “a future of a lot of forgiving and a lot of more understanding” with his exes after three of his four marriages ended.

“It's a journey that goes inward and it's a journey that's outward,” he shares. “You have to express forgiveness to the people you've been involved with.”

<p>Ethan Miller/Getty</p> Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown arrive at the grand opening of Mike Tyson's one-man show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth - Live on Stage" on April 14, 2012

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Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown arrive at the grand opening of Mike Tyson's one-man show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth - Live on Stage" on April 14, 2012

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“You have to express understanding and hope that at the end of an era for us as a family, we still have hope of a friendship and a loving or kind relationship with each other in the future because we're bound forever through our kids,” he adds.

Three of the Sister Wives patriarch's marriages imploded within a span of 14 months. Kody's third wife Christine Brown was the first to leave in November 2021. A year later in December 2022, it was revealed that he had separated from his second wife Janelle Brown. The end of Kody's union with his first wife, Meri Brown, was later confirmed in January. Robyn Brown is now Kody's only remaining wife.

Following the end of his polygamous marriage, Kody says he is beginning to rebuild his confidence “because it destroys your confidence when you go through a divorce or a family breakup.”

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“I feel like my confidence is coming back,” he says. “I got to find that space of grace and love for myself as well. Be it really forgiving of simple things, like just being angry about what has happened. I want to forgive myself for that and move on.”

Despite the challenging times, Kody says that “the optimism must be coming back” to him.

“I remember this great life that we had and what an experience to be a team with these 22 people and just trying to survive the rapids of life and it was great,” he shares. “There's my optimism. It's back. I'm seeing my past again and saying, ‘It was lovely.’ It's changed now.”

<p>Puddle Monkey Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock </p> Christine Brown, Meri Brown, Robyn Brown, Janelle Brown and Kody Brown on 'Sister Wives'

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Christine Brown, Meri Brown, Robyn Brown, Janelle Brown and Kody Brown on 'Sister Wives'

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He continues, “Maybe I'll find that optimism for the future. In the end, hopefully we just love each other and let each other move on.”

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