This week, I’m sharing something I didn’t include when I talked about my health scare before.

I’ve tested positive for HPV multiple times over the years - including right before I got pregnant with my daughter. What followed were abnormal Pap smears, a colposcopy, pre-cancerous results, and ultimately a LEEP procedure.

HPV is incredibly common, but the shame around it is loud. So we’re talking about it.

In this episode, I share what HPV actually is, what those procedures mean, and what it felt like to walk through medical vulnerability as a new mom. We talk about the kind of trauma that doesn’t look dramatic- the kind that lives in sterile rooms and “routine” procedures and how healing sometimes means listening to your body instead of minimizing it.

If you’ve ever felt scared by a medical result, ashamed of a diagnosis, or disconnected from your body, this one’s for you.