After a herpes diagnosis, telling someone can feel like you’re handing your power over and waiting to see what happens next. Not because you want approval, but because you’re bracing for judgment, rejection, or things to change.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down why telling someone you have herpes is one of the clearest truth tellers you’ll ever experience. This conversation explores how people’s reactions reveal their emotional capacity in real time, why this moment has nothing to do with your worth, and how herpes can actually act as a filter that saves you time, energy, and emotional investment.

You’ll learn:

-Why telling someone feels so vulnerable after a herpes diagnosis

-What people’s reactions really reveal about them, not you

-Why friends and family can sometimes be more judgmental than partners

-How to stop seeing herpes as something that takes from you

-What clarity gives you when someone pulls away or disappears

If you’re living with herpes and struggling with fear around telling someone, dating, or worrying how people will see you afterward, this episode will help you reframe that moment, trust what it shows you, and recognize that clarity isn’t rejection. It’s information working in your favor.

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After a herpes diagnosis, it’s easy to start believing your options are smaller. Not because you want to settle, but because you think you have to.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down what she calls The Scarcity Trap and how it quietly shapes dating choices, relationship standards, and self-trust after diagnosis. This conversation explores why acceptance alone isn’t enough, how scarcity thinking causes people to lower their standards without realizing it, and what it really costs you when you stop choosing from what you want and start choosing from what feels available.

You’ll learn:

-How scarcity thinking forms after a herpes diagnosis

-Why acceptance can slowly become the only thing you prioritize

-How choosing from scarcity affects your self-trust and instincts

-The difference between compromise and self-abandonment

-What changes when you stop settling and start choosing yourself

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After a herpes diagnosis, fear often becomes the thing making your decisions. Not because you’re weak, but because your nervous system learned that playing it safe feels protective.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down why courage has to come before confidence and how waiting to feel ready keeps people stuck in hesitation, avoidance, and self-doubt. This conversation explores how fear disguises itself as caution, why hiding feels easier than facing uncertainty, and how small acts of courage are what actually rebuild confidence and freedom after diagnosis.

You’ll learn:

• Why confidence doesn’t come first and never has

• How fear shows up as hesitation and “waiting for the right time”

• Why avoiding uncomfortable moments increases anxiety over time

• How courage changes your emotional state, not just your actions

• Practical ways to start practicing courage in real life

If you’re living with herpes and feel like fear is quietly limiting your choices, holding you back from love, or keeping you from fully showing up in your life, this episode will help you understand what’s happening and how to start moving forward.

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After a herpes diagnosis, it’s not just your body that has to adjust. It’s your emotions, your thoughts, and the stories you start telling yourself about who you are and what’s possible for you.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down what letting go actually looks like and why it’s essential for healing and moving forward with herpes.

This episode explores why emotional reactions linger, how worrying about what people think affects self-worth, and how ego turns reactions into judgments about your worth. Letting go isn’t about pretending you don’t care. It’s about stopping emotions, opinions, and ego from running your decisions.

You’ll learn:

- Why emotions keep resurfacing after a herpes diagnosis

- How other people’s opinions quietly take control

- Why external validation never feels like enough

- Practical ways to let go and take your power back

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After a herpes diagnosis, it is not just your confidence that changes. It is what you start believing about love itself that changes too.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down how those beliefs form, why they feel so real, and how they quietly shape the experiences you have in dating and relationships. You'll learn how repeated thoughts turn into expectations, how emotional states influence connection, and why love can start to feel unavailable even when it is not.

This episode is not about ignoring rejection or forcing positivity. It is about recognizing the beliefs that have been running in the background and learning how to change what you believe is possible for you in love.

You’ll learn:

-How limiting beliefs about love form after herpes diagnosis

-Why the brain treats repeated thoughts as truth

-How beliefs and emotional states shape connection

-Why visualization works on a neurological level

-Practical ways to create a new reality in love

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Living with herpes isn’t just about the diagnosis. It’s about the thoughts that quietly take over afterward and shape how you see yourself, your worth, and your future.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down how repeated thoughts influence confidence, self-worth, and emotional healing after a herpes diagnosis. You’ll learn why the brain treats familiar thoughts as truth, how negative self-talk can turn into identity, and what it really takes to change those patterns in a grounded, practical way.

In this episode you’ll hear:

✔️ How your thoughts influence confidence and emotional healing after a herpes diagnosis

✔️ Why the brain repeats familiar beliefs, even when they don’t serve you

✔️ How negative thinking patterns turn into identity over time

✔️ The role of awareness and choice in changing long-standing beliefs

✔️ Practical ways to reprogram your mindset and support real healing

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In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree unpacks the real reason your reaction to herpes is not about herpes it’s about the beliefs, emotional patterns and past experiences that get triggered the moment you hear the words “you have herpes.”

You’ll hear about the nervous system response, why the diagnosis is felt on a personal level and how shadow work, childhood programming and neuroplasticity all factor into the way you think and feel after being diagnosed.

Cat walks you through the exact inner work she did to separate her diagnosis from painful beliefs she held long before herpes entered her life. You’ll learn actionable tools you can use starting today to recognize your triggers, shift your mindset and take your power back one belief at a time.

In this episode you’ll hear:

✔️ Why your nervous system reacts so strongly to a herpes diagnosis

✔️ How old wounds and childhood experiences shape the way you feel today

✔️ What Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow self has to do with herpes

✔️ How memory reconsolidation and neuroplasticity help you change long-standing beliefs

✔️ The exact steps Cat used to shift her mindset and reclaim her confidence

This episode begins a powerful empower series, providing an overview of the 10 most impactful lessons I learned since my herpes diagnosis. Find genuine motivation and practical self-improvement strategies to cultivate a positive mindset, offering insights into how to change your life with herpes. Get ready to shift your perspective and step into a more confident future.

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In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree introduces a concept most people with herpes have never heard of but need after a diagnosis: The Love Frequency. This is the emotional state that shapes your confidence, your relationships, and the kind of connections you attract.

Cat breaks down why love feels out of reach after getting diagnosed with genital or oral herpes, how fear and worst-case thinking pull you off your center, and how shifting your emotional “station” can help you reconnect with yourself and the possibility of love again.

This isn’t about pretending everything is fine. It’s about choosing the frequency that aligns with the life you want.

In this episode you’ll hear:

✔️ Why love feels impossible after a herpes diagnosis

✔️ What the Love Frequency actually is and why it matters

✔️ How your emotional “station” affects what you attract

✔️ Why fear-based thinking blocks connection

✔️ How to shift into calm, confidence, and self-respect

✔️ Three steps to start tuning into the Love Frequency today

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In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down what it really takes to have the talk. That moment when you tell someone you have herpes. You’ll learn why the fear leading up to the conversation is often worse than the conversation itself, and how the way you approach it has everything to do with your self-worth, not your diagnosis.

Cat explains why trying to find the “perfect moment” or the “perfect script” keeps you stuck… and how confidence, honesty, and a simple pause can change everything. She also gets into what to do if someone doesn’t react well, how to know when you’re truly ready to tell someone, and why someone’s response has nothing to do with your value.

In this episode you’ll hear:

✔️ Why “the talk” feels bigger than it actually is

✔️ How overexplaining and rambling pull you out of your power

✔️ What the pause after disclosure really reveals

✔️ What someone’s reaction teaches you about them, not you

✔️ How to know when you’re actually ready to tell someone

✔️ Why the right person won’t run, judge you, or need convincing

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