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The Odds Are in Your Favor
Disclosing one's herpes status generally receives one of three responses. Listen to this podcast to hear a real-life story from an HSV+ SPFPP listener and guest and some of her dating conversations about her disclosures.
Something Positive for Positive People Podcast Episode 130
If you're on the fence about publicly disclosing your herpes status online, take a listen to this one. Our guest Laura shares her own experiences with not needing to for that sense of liberation people assume comes with it. It's often assumed there will be a sense of rejection by default. When we disclose, there are three potential responses; me too, no thanks, or tell me how we can be safe moving forward.
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Because having intimate touch in our lives is something that so many of us crave, even though we don’t realize it.
Does herpes have a bigger stigma than other STIs? Why does herpes have such a stigma in the Black community? Join Taylor for this insightful sexual health conversation with Courtney Brame!
In this swinger podcast episode, Dan and Lacy take a deep dive into the unique healthcare concerns that lifestyle people face with gynecologist and medical expert Dr. Angela Stoehr.
Courtney talks about dating, self-care, and self-love after his herpes diagnosis before opening up about his father and therapy.
When it comes to publicly disclosing one's herpes diagnosis, we may seek a sense of liberation, but that comes from feeling empowered to inform ourselves in the first place.
