In this episode, I sit down with the beautiful Demi for a conversation that feels deeply important, honest, and long overdue.
We’re speaking about herpes. The shame around it. The stories people make it mean. The fear that rises when you first find out. And the truth that so rarely gets spoken about.
Both Demi and I share our own experiences of receiving the diagnosis and what unfolded after. We talk about the emotional spiral, the fear of not being lovable, the way society has conditioned people to see herpes as something dirty or devastating, and how that simply is not the full truth.
This conversation is really about what happened because of it.
For both of us, this experience became a portal into deeper self honesty, self respect, boundaries, truth, intimacy, and self acceptance. We speak about how it can become a mirror, a messenger, even a kind of GPS, showing you where you are out of alignment, where you are self abandoning, and what is asking to be healed.
Inside this episode, we explore:
what it felt like to first find out
the shame and fear that can come with the diagnosis
how herpes can trigger a deeper journey of self reclamation
how to talk to a partner about it
why the right person will not be scared off by your truth
how truth creates intimacy
why this does not mean you are broken, ruined, or unlovable
If this is something you live with, I really hope this episode helps you feel less alone.
And if it’s not your story, I hope it opens your heart and expands your perspective.
This is a conversation about herpes, yes.
And even more than that, it’s a conversation about shame, love, truth, and coming home to yourself.