Hulu viewers have been shocked to find out what the women of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives do to spice up their afternoons.
Premiered on September 6, the reality TV show goes behind the scenes in the daily lives of eight Mormon women from Utah. The first season sees the protagonists, who all have a large following on social media, deal with a sexual scandal as TikTok Mormon influencer Taylor Frankie Paul revealed that she and her husband have been ‘soft-swinging’ with other Mormon couples.
Yet, the sexual preferences of the pairs weren’t what caught the attention of viewers.
The viewers were more interested in the women admitting to doing laughing gas and ‘ketamine therapy’.
Mormons typically follow the Word of Wisdom, as in God’s code of conduct which bans alcohol, tobacco, coffee, tea, and recreational drugs. Drugs are only allowed for medical use, and this seems to be the loophole the wives have found to get their fix.
In an episode of the addictive show, one of the wives, Whitney Leavitt, said she and her pals all inhale laughing gas (nitrous oxide) before getting their botox shots.
“It’s a party,” Leavitt said while giggling. When producers asked her if the group ‘comes for the botox or the laughing gas,’ Leavitt answered: “For both.”
While nitrous oxide isn’t typically offered when you have a botox injection, a small dose can be used to help the patient relax, particularly if they have a fear of needles.
The show also revealed the women do ‘ketamine therapy’ to help have ‘deep conversations’ and strengthen their marriages.
Star Demi Engemann insisted that she and her husband Bret do not ‘[pop] Special K’ and get therapy ‘administered by a doctor through an IV.’
After watching the show, puzzled viewers took to Twitter/X to share their stunned reactions.
“Secret lives of Mormon Wives: we don’t drink, alcohol is bad. Also Secret lives of Mormon Wives: let’s do laughing gas and ketamine,” one user commented.
Someone else noted: “This Mormon wives show is crazy because they’re openly talking about getting laughing gas for botox and having ketamine sessions for therapy but also talk badly about people drinking alcohol…. organized religion is truly psychotic.”
A third person wrote: “Okay okay, the secret lives of Mormon wives – not being able to drink alcohol cause it’s bad, I understand, but it’s okay to do ketamine? That’s insane!”
“So this one wife doesn’t drink alcohol but does ketamine and laughing gas at her Botox sessions?” another commented.
Meanwhile, a dermatologist has advised other, more common methods to ease the pain of a botox injection, like a numbing cream or vibration devices that can distract you from the pokes.
“In my opinion, the benefits of laughing gas don’t outweigh the risks,” Dr. Rawn E Bosley told SELF, “which is why most places don’t even offer it for Botox.”
