Hello everyone and welcome to another additional Mormon stories

podcast I'm your host John de Lynn it's August 22nd 2024 and today we are

going to be answering the question, why Mormons love plastic surgery.

We are super excited to have you with us. This was, this episode was created in response to a new study I believe that came out from Brigham Young University by a couple

Professors there and also this story was covered in the Salt Lake Tribune recently and we're going to be talking about that story as well.

But it turns out for whatever reason, plastic or cosmetic surgery amongst Mormons in particular in Utah is super high.

Like I think in one of the stats, like four or five times a national average,

but we'll talk about that again.

And we're just going to talk about, why might that be

does Mormon doctrine, Mormon theology, Mormon policy, Mormon culture

have anything to do with that? And is it a good thing or a bad thing? That's one of the interesting

findings. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? That's one of the interesting findings. Is it a good thing or a bad thing or does it depend and what are the implications or recommendations? All that and so much more. And joining us today are three non-strangers

to the Mormon Stories Podcast community.

You'll hopefully recognize them all

if you've been paying attention over the past year or

years depending on the person we're talking about.

Joining us today, it's been a little bit since we've had her on, but we have Dr. Julie thanks. Hey Julie.

Hello, happy to be here. So good to have you. Thank you. Yeah, everyone probably knows who you are,

but just for the three who don't tell them really quickly who you are.

Yeah, um, Dr. Julie Hanks and I'm a therapist owner of Wasatch Family Therapy.

I'm also on Instagram quite a bit talking about the intersection of mental health

and women's issues and faith.

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