Mikayla Matthews is taking the next big step in her healing journey while also opening the door for someone facing similar health struggles to join her.
Fans of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star know the health struggles she’s been going through for years and have watched her journey unfold on social media and on the Hulu reality show. In a recently shared TikTok video, Matthews explains what her next step in healing will be and why she feels it’s important to take someone along with her on this leg of the journey.
Matthews has been sharing her health struggles for some time now but recently gave an update in a TikTok video.
About a week ago, Matthews shared that she just got back to Utah after being away for about a month. She said she was “terrified” to go back home since her “flares” weren’t as bad outside of Utah.
“Within two days of coming home, my hands flared up really bad, my neck flared up really bad,” she said. “I’m sitting here truly feeling like I’m here in Utah in this environment, I am just surviving with chronic illness, where when I was in Costa Rica, when I was in California, I’m living with chronic illness.”
Many fans dropped into the comment section to share words of encouragement and suggest she leaves Utah, and it appears she took that advice.
The ‘Mormon Wives’ Star Left Utah For Her Health
In a follow up video, fans got to hear the news they’ve been hoping for – Matthews is leaving Utah temporarily to help move her health journey into the right direction.
“It’s finally time to tell you guys where I’m moving away. We’re going to Hawaii,” she said in her TikTok video. She shared her POV of traveling solo with two young children, showing just how long it took for her to get from Utah to Hawaii and all the fun in between.
“Sorry did you travel by yourself with a baby AND a toddler?! Mom of the freaking year award girl,” one viewer shared in the comments. Another added, “By the end of the video I was smiling so big for you! You handled this so well!”
‘I Have Been Wanting To Do This For A Very Long Time’
In a more recently shared video on social media, Matthews shares more about her healing journey and how she wants to help someone else going through something similar. After explaining that she’s tried to make this video multiple times and “cried every time,” she jumped right into what’s on her mind.
“This itself has been a very intense, traumatic experience. Feel like there’s a reason I’m going through this, and I think every single day how grateful I am to be in the position that I’m in,” she said. “Cannot imagine not being in a place financially that I’m in right now or having the support that I have and having to go through this alone.”
The MomTok member shared that she’s had access to “some of the top doctors” and has received many treatments for free, something she said she doesn’t feel she deserves “because of the position that I’m in,” adding that it makes her feel “horrible” for people going through the same thing while worrying about the cost.
Mikayla Matthews Is Taking Detox Retreat Nominations
Matthews said that she’s planning to visit Switzerland to do a detox retreat and she would like to bring someone with her who’s also struggling.
“It would just make me so happy to take one of you guys with me who also are dealing with chronic illness,” she said. “Pay for your flight, pay for your treatment at the detox center that I’m going to. So if you or anyone you know will benefit from this, I’m going to leave a link in my bio for you.”
The link brings you to a page where the description reads, “I’m looking to bring one person from my community with me to a 5-7 day wellness/detox retreat in Europe. We’re currently finalizing details, but it will likely take place in Germany, Switzerland, or Austria. It will take place the first or second week of June 2026.”
The description continues explaining that this is a chance for someone “navigating chronic health challenges, skin issues, mold/toxin-related illness, gut issues, autoimmune symptoms, or other ongoing wellness struggles” to take their health journey to a new chapter.
Many viewers dropped into the comment section to share kind words for Matthews, as well as to share their own stories.
“Now THIS is a giveaway. Thank you for seeing ALL of us. You’re truly an angel and your honesty and transparency is the biggest gift. As an endometriosis girlie this hit home,” one person wrote.
Another said, “Unfortunately for most of us that struggle with chronic health issues our health gets put on the back burner because life, bills, groceries, kids all the things come first.”
One other viewer wrote, “This is what an influencer is!! Using your platform, spreading awareness, showing real empathy and giving back to people who are less fortunate… You are an angel.”
