Tradwives: A Rebellion or a Return to Roots?

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Estee gave up her career to become a full-time housewife—and proudly lets her husband make all the decisions. Critics say she’s turning back the clock on women’s rights. Supporters say she’s redefining modern femininity. Dr. Phil sits down with Estee and her husband Conner to unpack the “tradwife” movement. Is it submission—or empowerment?

Neha calls it a dangerous setback. Mara runs a company and can’t imagine ever “submitting” to a man—let alone being one’s wife. Conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey backs stay-at-home moms, but questions if tradwives are being honest. Meanwhile, Austin says he had to leave the U.S. to find a woman with traditional values.

Is this trend a threat to feminism—or a radical form of it?

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0:00.0	Could the Tradwife movement help strengthen
0:02.6	the American family unit?
0:04.0	I'm just asking the question.
0:05.6	Being a traditional wife is so much more
0:07.8	than just cooking and cleaning and wearing house dresses.
0:10.8	Does that say you were putting on makeup
0:12.8	for an hour and a half to not go anywhere?
0:14.7	Well, you gotta go the grocery store.
0:17.1	You said you submit to your husband.
0:20.6	Why are you looking at me?
0:21.6	I'm not trying to start trouble.
0:23.6	Okay, picture this.
0:24.6	A massive Category 5 tornado spinning across the fields.
0:40.4	You can see it.
0:41.6	A dark funnel cloud twisting, accelerating, uprooting homes, cars, cows, causing even
0:47.3	more damage.
0:48.3	That's how I picture what's happening to the American family today.
0:52.8	We are in a vicious cycle that is spinning families out of control.
0:58.0	Now in the 60s, 73% of all children lived in two parent homes.
1:05.0	Today, that number is down to 46%.
1:09.0	Now, how do we get the American family to stop spinning out of control?
1:14.5	There's a trend that's taken social media by storm,
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