Alyssa Grenfell, 31, grew up in an ultra-strict household but fled from Utah to New York in 2017 – and has since been focusing on reclaiming her body following the move in her late 20s.
The former member of the Mormon church has recently been sharing tidbits about her transformation and her journey to freedom.
Most recently, she took to YouTube to unveil the various teachings that were told to the children of the Mormon church – adding that they were prepped to become wives from a very early age.
She admitted that she was forced to learn how to cook, clean and sew – while also being forced to remain abstinent.
Alyssa captioned the video: ‘Brainwashed Mormon Mommies?’
In it, she discussed the rise of ‘trad wives’ – a term used to describe women who choose to live a tradition lifestyle that seems them spending their days cooking, cleaning, wearing modest clothing, and being submissive to their husbands.
Trad wives have become increasingly visible in recent months as many women boast about reverting to the traditional roles of housewives, largely practiced in the fifties and sixties.
‘I was trained to be a wife and mother when I was about 12,’ Alyssa said at the beginning of the video.
She then explained that the women within the community were forced to learn how to become the perfect wife – beginning with cooking.
Alyssa noted that as women they were taught to make spaghetti and told to serve it to the boys.
She explained: ‘This is the bread and butter of what I was raised on. It reminds me of how many different times I would go to young women’s activities and the boys would be playing basketball and having a great time and the young women would be learning a skill like cooking or sewing.
‘I have one distinct memory where we learned to plan a meal and we made spaghetti and the boys were playing basketball.
