While Julia navigated her career and motherhood duties, each of her children sought to find their own identity as they also left their hometown and settled into new lives in Manhattan. The first season’s nine episodes premiered on the streaming platform in July 2021. The Brazen author previously left the Orthodox Jewish community in Monsey, New York, upon her divorce from Hendler, shortly before making her mark on the fashion industry. “There so many women who’ve been told they’re less than, that they have to wait their turn, that they have to be polite and I thought, ‘Here’s a story about a crazy woman who picked herself up at 43 and changed everything about her life.’ I hope that it gives inspiration and courage to others to do the same.” “You know, it took my eight years to tell my story,” the businesswoman discussed the show’s premise on t he Ellen DeGeneres Showshortly after the renewal news was announced. Julia’s current husband, Silvio Haart, and Elite’s COO, Robert Brotherton, also recur on the series.
The fashion designer showcases her business-savvy mindset and welcoming home life with kids Batsheva, Shlomo, Miriam and Aron - whom she shares with ex-husband Yosef Handler.
My Unorthodox Life follows Elite World Group CEO, Julia Haart, and her family’s daily lives in New York City after previously leaving their ultra-Orthodox Jewish community upstate. Even more glamour and drama! Following its successful first season on Netflix, My Unorthodox Life was renewed for more episodes in September 2021, continuing its focus on fashion, family and all things fabulous.