Trisha Yearwood, a CMT Music Award winner, attributes her groundedness to her family: "It's all about how you're raised."

Trisha Yearwood praised the people in her life who helped lift her up.

On Sunday at the CMT Music Awards in Austin, Texas, the "She's In Love With A Boy" singer received the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award.

After decades of success in the industry, Yearwood's answer to what keeps her grounded was simple.

"My parents, who are now deceased, played a significant role in shaping me into the person I am today. My sister is accompanying me tonight because Garth Brooks couldn't make it. It's all about family and the impact of upbringing."

I always say, 'I don't always do the right thing, but I know what the right thing is because of how I was raised.' It's my family.

Since 2005, Yearwood and Brooks have been married and she is a "bonus mom" to his three children: Taylor, August, and Allie, who are 26 years old and from his previous marriage to Sandy Mahl.

WATCH: TRISHA YEARWOOD CREDITS FAMILY FOR KEEPING HER GROUNDED

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"The challenge has been to get the chefs to make meatloaf that tastes the same as if I made it for them myself, despite being a home cook and not a chef. However, we are making progress, and it has been an enjoyable process."

Yearwood is honored for being the first recipient of the award and for honoring June Carter Cash.

"I'm honored to be in the same sentence as her, who embodied the idea of giving back," Yearwood said.