A Cautionary Tale of Repressed Memory Therapy - "Kim" Pt. 2 | Ep 1315

Repressed memory therapy destroyed families across America during the 1980s and 1990s, but within Mormon communities in Utah County, the collision of therapeutic authority and religious hierarchy created a uniquely devastating environment. A recent Mormon Stories Podcast episode documents how one young mother, identified only as Kim, entered marriage counseling with Rex Coker Hans, an Elders Quorum instructor and licensed therapist in Orem, and emerged with false memories of sexual abuse implanted through hypnotic suggestion. Her story illustrates how priesthood authority and professional credentials combined to silence a patient while her therapist pursued what appears to be a dual agenda of therapeutic malpractice and personal grooming