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Ex-tradwife on the reality of living that life and her journey out of it

Former tradwife — short for traditional wife, or a woman who choses to embrace gender roles — Enitza Templeton joins host Robin Young to share an insider’s account of what that life was like.

Templeton explains how she broke away and why you don’t see any older tradwives sharing an idyllic life on social media.

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