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SPFPP 283: Married Celibacy & Government Herpes Funding Goals

Kim is 51 years old, newly diagnosed as of January, never had symptoms, and is coming out of a 10 year period of celibacy from marriage. That is the first 20 minutes of the podcast and is QUITE the story.

The rest of it we talk about an open discussion we sat in where the public health field received funding in 2021, and they want to finally include herpes in the STD prevention plans and throw some money at it. In this episode, we talk about how that went for those who weren't able to make it. We share some predictions and possible solutions for what we hope to see happen as a result of the herpes community's input.

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Episode 106: The Herpes Cure - a $2k Lesson on Healing

After a diagnosis, we’re left extremely vulnerable. Some would even call themselves desperate. Unfortunately, we live in a world where people smell that vulnerability and desperation and they target us with a “cure” for our suffering before we even begin to understand what our diagnosis means to us.

Often you’ll see social media pages with a Gmail account in their profile and a single post indicating it’s a newer page. These pages comment on posts that use STD related hashtags for visibility. The post often looks like someone giving thanks to a doctor whose last name you can’t pronounce and they say they’ve been cured of a disease and that the doctor they’re singing their praises to can cure ALL disease.

I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with a few people who took the jump to purchase but were too embarrassed to share their experience because they were burned in one way or another. Our guest this week is shameless Lindsay! She shares additional details about the red flags she missed when searching desperately for a cure for herpes.

At the time of this podcast release, there is no known cure for the herpes simplex virus. There’s no incentive for there to be a vaccine or cure for this virus that lives in the nerves and causes outbreaks on the surface of the skin. What happens when we are all equipped with the tools to navigate stigma and demand a cure or vaccine? Now that would likely be a game changer, and this podcast will be a tool for history at that point because the herpes virus will no longer be a prevalent issue that only lives in the silence/safety of community.

I challenge you to listen to this prior to making your purchase of these miracle herbs and ask yourself how you know the virus is eliminated from your nerves? How do you know you won’t have outbreaks? Given how common herpes is, what happens if you’re exposed to the virus again at some point? If you’re cured, can you still pass it on? Empower yourself with information prior to investing your money into one of these spammers.

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Last Friday was the first group therapy session for people with herpes. It was structured like peer support groups are, but facilitated by a licensed therapist who to my surprise, disclosed her own recent herpes diagnosis to the group. (Goes to show you how common this is) This was a donations optional service. Dr. JESS O’ Reilly (Sex with Dr Jess) paid for the therapist’s fees and a couple of people who felt guilty for not being able to offer up anything for a donation. We had 8 people join and SPFPP raised $280! If we get that consistently then we can most definitely offer more of these group therapy sessions cohort style where the groups stay together and have structured expectations for progression throughout the group’s sessions together. I know it’s not a cure, but it’s the closest thing we have to deal with the most common symptom of herpes, the stigma, which often leads to mental wellness challenges such as depression, self-harm, and suicide ideation. And with all the stuff people already deal with, these issues are compounded by the diagnosis. If there are therapists and counselors here who can provide services in group settings, or are licensed in particular states, I want to begin dialogue with you as I build this network of therapists so that I can pay for people who have herpes to get the mental health support they need if they’re struggling. There’s just something about a therapist who knows the struggle that encourages people to open up, getting the most out of their experiences. And side note: yoga helped me tremendously in reconnecting to my body after I got herpes so I’m also connecting with Yoga teachers who have herpes to do virtual classes themed around reconnecting to the body. So lots of things happening with SPFPP, and the podcast is still dropping weekly where I interview everyday people living with herpes. #SomethingPositiveforPositivePeople is a 501c3 Non Profit organization that connects people who are struggling with their herpes diagnosis to mental health, community support, and education resources in order to help them navigate the stigma. You can donate to support our efforts today by visiting www.spfpp.org #spfpp (at St. Louis, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKypIrahk4w/?igshid=1ijks48e7oue0

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I’m grateful to every opportunity offered to #spfpp for me to discuss the interconnected ness of sexual health and mental health stigma! The emphasis of this conversation was general herpes advice from my own experience navigating my diagnosis. Community support, education, and acceptance are three critical elements of healing the impacts of herpes stigma. While at this point in time there’s no cure for the virus, we can certainly explore options of dealing with the physical symptoms. Your media and food consumption directly impact stress, which has consistently been expressed as a key contributor to causing herpes outbreaks. Learn your body, learn your mind, practice anticipating their needs. Check this podcast episode out via @the_rachel_maine !!! #somethingpositiveforpositivepeople is a 501c3 non profit organization that connects people struggling with herpes stigma to mental health services. You can donate today to support our efforts by visiting www.spfpp.org for donation options! (at St. Louis, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXUQ3yBJcl/?igshid=1e6u53syp74m8

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SPFPP Episode 129: Herpes is as Heavy as You Make it

There's power in having a great support system. If that isn't available to you then self-reflection via journaling. Our guest shares her decision to open up about her own diagnosis publicly. A herpes diagnosis carries an energetic weight that often gets heavier the longer we're unaware of it. How we choose to address it often is contingent on how the first person receives our disclosure. It takes a strong person to move that weight. If you're breathing, you can handle it, just like our guest.

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Episode 59: When I Get That Feeling, I Need Functional Healing

Functional Medicine Consultant Dr. Lacey Chittle shares information with us to best use our greatest healing tool, our body, to ease the symptoms of illnesses. This does include ways to boost the immune system to combat HSV expressions through the physical body. We're not talking about cures here by any means. We're talking about giving the body the best chance to keep illnesses at bay which happen to include herpes outbreaks. Dr. Lacey names off various supplements to help and those will be mentioned below:

*DO NOT DIVE IN TO ADDING THE MENTIONED SUPPLEMENTS INTO YOUR DIET WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING YOUR DOCTOR OR PHYSICIAN

Supplements for herpes: Lomatrium (herbal antiviral), Monolaurin (lauric acid from coconut works as an antiviral), lysine (an amino acid from protein)

Supplements for general immune support: Vitamin D3 sources are sunlight, mushrooms, salmon, liver, egg yolk and supplements, vitamin C sources are fruits and veggies such as acerola cherries, rose hips, sweet and spicy peppers, black currants, guava, oranges, kale, broccoli, papaya, strawberries. Supplement sources are ester-c, liposomal vitamin C, ascorbic acid, buffered vitamin c/ascorbic acid. Best absorption is with liposomal vitamin C or ester-C. Zinc (food sources include seafood, meat, eggs, beans, nuts, seeds and soy. Supplemental zinc best absorbed form is zinc picolinate.

Connect with Dr. Lacey Chittle on Instagram like I did @Drlaceychittle. If you have questions or want to reach out for a consultation, email her at: lacey@drlaceychittle.com and visit her website: www.drlaceychittle.com 

I'm on social media @Honmychest. Follow me and the hashtags #Somethingpositiveforpositivepeople as well as #spfpp.

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