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Julia haart age10/2/2023 In my old community, I was not to draw attention to myself for fear of a male seeing me and then having a sexual thought about me. Clothes were meant to conceal your body and that was their only purpose. I taught myself to sew when I was around 16 years old and as a form of escapism I was drawing my entire life and buying fashion magazines and hiding them because fashion was not an acceptable career in my world. I loved fashion for as long as I can remember. Netflix For someone who had to dress so modestly, how did your relationship with fashion become the forefront of your life? I gained confidence slowly, it has taken a lot of time. It goes to show that if I can do it, an uneducated person with no work or life experience, anyone can. That’s why it was so important to share my story. ![]() I knew I had so much more in me but it was bubbling at the surface. Look, for 42 years I played the role of devout wife and mother. How did you manage to gain so much confidence? So, to share my very personal journey with the world, now is the hardest time seeing how people react. When I first left the community, I didn’t tell a soul. ![]() With many emotionally charged scenes on the show, what was the hardest to film? I told them how beautiful the world is, how important it is that they should be allowed freedom, be independent. All I did was to try to expose them to the real world bit by bit, one step at a time. I never once had to ask them to follow me. The same can be said for when my kids, well the older three, made a decision to leave the community. They were as excited as I was to showcase our family life. I didn’t need to persuade the kids to be on the show. Do you have any regrets about throwing your life under the spotlight? ![]() Of course sometimes the odd scene may seem a bit heightened but everything you see is what has happened. What you see on our show are real authentic stories. Some viewers are saying that the show is very far-fetched. What you see on the show is exactly how my family and my life is, so to have exposed all that to the world is mind-blowing. It is honestly as though I am living my real life, but on steroids. “I am so grateful that it has been so warmly received. How do you feel now the show has premiered on Netflix?
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