A British 'trad wife' has revealed she charges women up to £25,000 to learn how to become a 'high-tier wife' – including how to look good, speak to and support their husbands.
Laura Zachary believes many modern marriages have lost sight of traditional values and says more women should focus on creating a peaceful home environment rather than competing with their partners. The 37-year-old, from Hampshire, describes herself as a 'high-tier wife' and claims her role is to support her husband, Zion, while he takes responsibility for earning the household income, paying the bills and making major decisions for the family.
According to Laura, she and Zion, 34, agreed before getting married that he would work full-time while she stayed at home to look after the household.
She said: 'He takes full responsibility for those things, which means that I am safe and I can work in the field that I'm naturally designed to work in, without getting stressed and without losing my femininity. I am safe and I am protected because I understand my role as a wife. I don't try to take over and tell him what to do. I don't try and tell him a better way to do whatever it is that he's trying to do. I let him perform his role. If he makes mistakes, I let him make mistakes. If he does something where he needs to correct it, God corrects him. That is not my position.'
The couple split responsibilities between them, with Laura taking charge of the cooking, cleaning, laundry and food shopping, while Zion handles finances and larger household decisions.
She explained: 'This means he goes out more, goes to meetings and podcasts on our behalf. He carries the burden of the finances and bills and takes care of the things we need for our family. For example, we have recently been considering getting a new car so he has made all the calls, gone on test drives and has dealt with it all. I take care of the smaller things in the home, such as laundry, cooking, buying food and cleaning.'
Laura says her beliefs are rooted in Christianity and that she sees Zion as the leader – or 'Lord' – of their household. She added: '[These values] are important because we believe in staying within God's design for us. I simply cannot carry the burden that he does as it's too heavy for me. Most women nag and complain. They are a victim to their marriage and they haven't learned how to treat a man well. I teach women to praise [their] husbands, enjoy being married and to remove modern feminism thinking from their marriage.'
The couple hope to have children in the future and want to homeschool them, encouraging them to follow their natural talents rather than traditional educational expectations.
For now, Laura's typical day starts at 6am, when she makes Zion a coffee before spending an hour reading the Bible. She then heads out for a walk, prepares breakfast and completes household chores before turning her attention to her coaching business.
Her academy offers courses ranging from £49.99 for one-off assignments to £10,000 for a year-long programme, while private mentoring sessions cost up to £25,000.
Laura says her lessons cover everything from forgiveness and communication to appearance and self-presentation. She said: 'I teach them the importance of looking nice for their husband, how to speak to him, and encourage him. I teach them how to build a business that runs itself so it doesn't interfere with taking care of her home and family. [I also share the importance] that looking unkept is disrespectful. Women represent their husbands. So looking good for him is something that is important to me.'
One of her more controversial beliefs is that women shouldn't treat their husbands like therapists by sharing every feeling or problem with them.
She said: 'Some women use their husbands as a therapist and share their feelings daily. Men are not designed to hear all this, plus they desire to fix problems, naturally. He has enough things to do in his day and it's not always necessary to put more on him. Timing is key.'
Despite attracting criticism online, Laura says she regularly receives messages from women interested in adopting similar values.
She added: 'A high-tier wife is above all ordinary wives. She is strong enough to elevate her husband and raise daughters to do the same. She raises sons to follow their call from God also and teaches them to submit to God. She doesn't argue with her husband or bring drama into the home. She keeps it peaceful. She learns her husband and what he needs.'
