In USA TODAY’s The Essentials, celebrities share what fuels their lives, whether it’s at home, on set, or on the road.

NEW YORK – Kristin Cavallari describes her life as “peaceful,” something she’s “worked really hard for.” But maintaining that peace is the main reason why she has no interest in returning to reality television on a full-time basis.

“A reality show does not offer any peace whatsoever,” Cavallari tells USA TODAY while promoting… well, a reality show.

The podcaster and business owner, 38, says her life isn’t the right “recipe right now for a good reality show.”

“Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour” (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. ET/9 CT, on E! and streaming on Peacock) gives her fans a behind-the-scenes look at the star’s first ever live podcast tour.

“I don’t think my life is actually that interesting,” she says. “My day-to-day is pretty normal, pretty boring. (My) podcast tour was great; lent itself to great storyline. But I don’t have that in my day-to-day life.”

Kristen Cavallari explains how she deals with headlines, anxiety

Cavallari admits that since launching her podcast, “Let’s Be Honest,” she’s the “most open I’ve ever been” when it comes to sharing her life with others. Over the past eight months, Cavallari has made headlines for topics ranging from a past fling with Glen Powell to her strained relationship with her father. Despite the recent news, the former “Laguna Beach” star says some of these “new” stories actually date back to over two decades ago.

“Some of the things that have popped up are so old, but I’m having to live them as though they just happened,” she says. “Headlines have been a part of my life since I was 17 and I wish I had a better way of handling it. They still stress me out. They still give me anxiety.”

Cavallari’s coping mechanism is detachment, she says, and she does her best not to read headlines or comments on social media.

“What people are saying about me actually has nothing to do with me,” she says. “I think when you can finally get that place and understand that, it’s a really freeing thing. And I think that comes with maturity and age.”

Cavallari has been dealing with headlines and pubic interest in personal life since she rose to fame in 2004 as a cast member of MTV’s hit reality show “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” followed by its spinoff “The Hills.”

“My dating life has been the one thing that people have always really latched onto,” Cavallari says, referencing “Laguna Beach” and her ex-boyfriend, Stephen Colletti. “I’m sure that’s because I came into the world on reality TV with my boyfriend at the time, so people have felt like they’re entitled to know what’s going on in my dating life.

Cavallari says that when she separated from her ex-husband, former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, it was initially hard to wrap her head around the idea that people were once again interested in her dating life.

Public debut for private Kristin Cavallari’s kids

The series marks the on-camera debut for Cavallari’s children: Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and Saylor, 9. She shares all three with Cutler.

“I want to keep my kids, kids,” she continues. “Me putting them in a couple of scenes (of the show) does not change that.”

This topic is off-limits for Kristin Cavallari

The podcast host says she’s also keeping her life peaceful by focusing on what matters the most to her: family and friends. And the one topic she’s done talking about is her ex-husband.

“I’m not going to talk about the legal stuff with their dad,” Cavallari responds when asked about any conversations she had with Cutler regarding their kids’ onscreen debut. The two married in 2013; Cavallari announced her split from Cutler on Instagram in April 2020.

“I would prefer not to talk about my ex, you know what I mean?” she continues. “It’s been over five years. I kind of wish that everyone would just move on.”

As for Cavallari’s current dating life, that’s not off-limits, although the Uncommon James founder doesn’t have much to report on that front.

“I haven’t dated at all this year,” she reveals. “I did that intentionally leading up to the podcast tour. I didn’t want any distractions. (Dating is) not on my priority list right now. Between work and my kids, I’m kind of maxed out.”