{"id":89872,"date":"2026-05-03T23:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/mormon-wives-mikayla-matthews-details-health-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:50:06","slug":"mormon-wives-mikayla-matthews-details-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/mormon-wives-mikayla-matthews-details-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Mormon Wives&#8217; Mikayla Matthews Details Health Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives <\/i>star <b>Mikayla Matthews <\/b>is getting candid about her health journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis itself has been a very intense, traumatic experience. I feel like there\u2019s a reason I\u2019m going through this,\u201d Matthews, 26, said in a Thursday, April 30, <span class=\"s1\">TikTok<\/span> video, noting in the caption that she will soon travel to Europe for a detox retreat. \u201cI think like every single day how grateful I am to be in the position that I\u2019m in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She tearfully added, \u201cI could not imagine not being in a place financially that I\u2019m in right now or having the support that I have and having to go through this alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Matthews confirmed earlier this week that she <span class=\"s1\">recently relocated to Hawaii<\/span> to seek treatment for an unspecified skin issue and unknown chronic illness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mormon-Wives-Mikayla-Matthews-Reveals-Shes-Moving-to-Hawaii-Amid-Chronic-Health-Issues-GettyImages-2268215619.jpg?crop=195px%2C422px%2C1042px%2C589px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Mormon Wives Mikayla Matthews Reveals Shes Moving to Hawaii Amid Chronic Health Issues\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mormon-Wives-Mikayla-Matthews-Reveals-Shes-Moving-to-Hawaii-Amid-Chronic-Health-Issues-GettyImages-2268215619.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Mormon Wives&#8217; Mikayla Matthews Moves to Hawaii Amid Chronic Health Issues<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews is officially on island time after moving to Hawaii amid her health journey. \u201cTravel with me to heal my skin!\u201d Matthews, 26, captioned an Instagram video on Wednesday, April 29, in which she revealed she was leaving Utah for Hawaii while continuing her search for \u201chealing.\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI feel like I\u2019m in a very transformative period of my health right now, making really big changes,\u201d Matthews said in a follow-up <span class=\"s1\">TikTok<\/span> upload shared on Friday, May 1. \u201cI want to show my skin how it is and how it\u2019s changing. I will be vlogging every single day and starting every video with a skin update.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The next day, Matthews offered her update during \u201cDay 3 in Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mikaylamatthews\/video\/7635465763536620830\" data-video-id=\"7635465763536620830\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> @mikaylamatthews <\/p>\n<p>Got to go FULLY into the ocean yesterday so that was the biggest win \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc @The Westin Maui #chasinghealthy #chronicillness #hawaii <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 Mikayla Matthews <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve been limiting moisture because I want my natural oils to come through,\u201d she <span class=\"s1\">said<\/span> on Saturday, May 2. \u201c[I don\u2019t] have any redness, just dryness. I think the leg dryness is way better. \u2026 It doesn\u2019t hurt, it\u2019s just dry now. I\u2019m going to hop in the shower, put my lotion on, exfoliate and then we\u2019re going to go in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Matthews, who shares four children with estranged husband <b>Jace Terry<\/b>, has been navigating chronic illness for several years without receiving a concrete diagnosis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[I] haven\u2019t found any answers yet,\u201d she <span class=\"s1\">exclusively told <i>Us Weekly<\/i><\/span><i> <\/i>in 2024. \u201cI\u2019m a lot better than I was, but I still have my ups and downs, so it\u2019s just frustrating to not get any answers and feel like I\u2019m on my own and then have to navigate being in this really exciting time while not feeling my best, and so that\u2019s kind of been the trickiest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Matthews further detailed how her health issues affected her parenting duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere was the time where the back of my legs and every crease was cut and bleeding, and I could barely even stand up and walk and take care of my kids,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cthat was a really hard time. I feel like my confidence was at an all time low. I feel, like, my quality of life wasn\u2019t great because I could barely do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews is getting candid about her health journey. \u201cThis itself has been a very intense, traumatic experience. 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