Something Positive For positive people

By Courtney Brame

Bi-weekly conversations with people living with or affected by an STI sharing their experience living and dating with their condition! Topics include STDs such as herpes (also known as HSV), HIV, HPV,... more

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The podcast currently has 81 episodes available.

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March 22, 2019 Episode 73: If You Build it They Will Come, or They Won't and That's Okay
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ajwb3-ab9ad1
Piggybacking off of Rae's episode where we discuss support groups, we have Heather who runs the support group HSV in the City www.hsvinthecity.com and is on Instagram @hsvinthecity. Heather didn't have support groups in her local area. Through Instagram's Positive.Results.ATX she found support but way on the other side of the country. In this group, she was encouraged to create something she needed and didn't have access to and here we are. She also shares her own experience having been diagnosed accidentally without consenting to the test. Listen to why this is one of the best things to ever have happened to her! If you are in the Washington D.C. area seeking support, don't hesitate to connect with Heather!
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Those Break the Stigma Day (April 24th 2019) hashtags are: #btsd #breakthestigma #whatstigma #herpesstigma
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March 15, 2019 Episode 72: Choosing the Better Option
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-mk26k-aadbee
At long last we finally get an interview with Rae, who manages support groups in Austin, Texas for women living with HSV under the Instagram handle: @positive.results.atx
We talk about support groups and a little bit about what managing them may look like for someone considering doing so. We bring up the healing power we receive in giving, and of as the title says, "Choosing the Better Option".
"Rae is a ray of sunshine" is a cheesy understatement when she herself embodies the sun itself with her presence. A Sister Servant and amazing friend to have, I'm so honored to have been able to share your story on this platform to help people.
Connect with Rae on IG @positive.results.atx and check out some of the amazing work she does uplifting the Sisterhood she represents to the fullest!
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39min
March 06, 2019 Episode 71: Vibrantly Mindful Self-Compassion
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tky8u-a9f66f
Vibrantly Mindful owner, Arielle Abramzik Travelstead, spent years of self criticism and internal chaos until she found her yoga practice which influenced her mindfulness. Learning to increase her own mindfulness and self awareness she's able to demonstrate to us how we can approach life circumstances with more compassion towards ourselves in a way that lightens the world and how we feel about ourselves.
We discuss self compassion and its application towards a positive diagnosis or anything that occurs in life.
I'm on social media @honmychest
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46min
March 01, 2019 Episode 70: Mental Masturbation and Celibacy
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kepc8-a95c16
Fellow HANDS (Herpes Activists Networking to Dismantle Stigma) member Ana Pelaez shares her experience continuing a relationship with an HSV diagnosis after his disclosure to her. This conversation brought out some of my mommy/daddy issues, we use mental masturbation as a placeholder for mind fuck which is exactly what we do to ourselves often after a diagnosis, and we discuss the using our sexual energy in a way that works for us.
Ana is on Instagram @ampm_coach
Check out www.waxoh.com to see some of the blogs I submit on topics revolving around helping destigmatize STIs and a little bit of my own experiences as well.
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February 22, 2019 Episode 69: Nice
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8ew8e-a8a62b
Answering all the questions we got in for this solo episode and addressing the unhealthy attachment I found myself to have with recent rejection.
Info for Laureen HD's project we all can get involved with:
Laureen HD partnered with Stevi Sesin to create a special edition of her art project ‘The Art of Loving Your Selfie’ called ‘Under My Skin’.
The project will be an art exhibition running in Berlin, Germany featuring art pieces of people with STIs reclaiming their outlook on their body. The aim behind the project is to not only show the world that having an STI doesn’t make someone unattractive, but more importantly to push the conversation around body positivity to include people with STIs.
They’re recruiting any person who has been diagnosed with an incurable STI - can be herpes (genital or oral), HIV, HPV - whose diagnosis has affected their relationship with their body. This person needs to be willing to be public about their diagnosis and be 18+.
For the stories selected, the project will involve two things:
sending a picture showcasing the level of nudity participants are comfortable with, which will then be turned into art in the style of The Art of Loving Your Selfie.Check our Laureen HD’s instagram to see what that looks like.
sending a voice note of you telling your story.
If you are interested, send an email to [email protected] with a paragraph of 150words max talking about how comfortable/uncomfortable your STI diagnosis made you feel in your own skin. DO NOT SEND A PICTURE OF YOURSELF YET.
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35min
February 14, 2019 Episode 68: When Everybody Knows, No One Can Find Out
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-56i5z-a7daf3
What would you do with the freed up energy you've given to you HSV diagnosis? Have you been obsessed with thoughts in your head about keeping your secret safe from the world? Are you living in fear of what would happen if anyone found out you were living with genital herpes? Would you be bored and restless or would you find another thing to give energy to in your life? Maybe something you can change?
Our guest, Aaron Sager shares his experience and how opening up led him to his current partner who at the time was HSV negative. This acceptance couldn't have happened had Aaron not owned his truth in order to make himself seen by those who are meant to be in his life. Stop hiding and apply your restrictive energy to something more useful.
Please leave a review if you enjoyed this episode or want to hear more from Aaron. Connect with him on Instagram @AaronSager_.
Dating Positives is a supporter of #SPFPP. Check out their blog WAXOH.com for some of the blog contributions I've made about my personal experience living with HSV.
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54min
February 10, 2019 Episode 70 Post-Recording Interview with Ana Pelaez on Something Positive for Positive People
Get hype! Sorry it takes so long to edit, but it’ll be three weeks before this releases.
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5min
February 08, 2019 Episode 67: Challenge Your Assumptions With Experience
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3fn5b-a7224d
Showing support to someone opening up about their positive HSV status is a challenge on both ends. The person who chose to disclose to you feels safe doing so. Many times they may not NEED anything from you but to listen. They just may need to say it out loud. The best thing you can do is allow them to say what they have to say. Be present with them. And as someone disclosing, allow the other person to have their feelings about it as well. Herpes disclosures are awkward on all sides because we just don't know how the other person feels about it so we have to gauge emotions in that often awkward silence, and that's okay.
This episode is useful to anyone who may not have had anyone disclose to them yet, or recently someone has disclosed to you and you are seeking guidance to navigate the conversation. The person disclosing fears judgment that their character is now that of the stigma. Assure them they are not the stigma by encouraging them to challenge their beliefs about the stigma to their experience. Destigmatizing herpes starts with the people who have herpes.
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55min
February 01, 2019 Episode 66: Everybody Needs a Good Scare
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dm4pq-a65f2c
A good scare creates space for empathy. Think of all the times fear drove you to seek knowledge. Fellow HANDS member, Carlee and I discuss her experience after her HSV diagnosis and how she's managed it and been able to be so open about it in order to help others.
Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast to show your support and help us get more amazing guests who are open about their diagnosis and help others find the emotional aftercare necessary after a positive diagnosis.
Carlee is on Instagram @itscarleefit and I'm @HOnMyChest
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50min
January 25, 2019 Episode 65: Don't Stigmatize Yourself
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vnxpm-a5a969
Erin Devost hosts the Herp A Derp Podcast whose purpose is to empower the community to break the herpes stigma. She shares her experience that led her to openly discussing her experiences after her HSV diagnosis in hopes of assisting others in navigating their own experiences. Having never been in a relationship, now having to disclose gave her less hope of being in one. Here's how she got to where she is now.
Listen to Herp A Derp Podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDpnhUVksIxQhYFj2SgPPQ
Follow the Herp A Derp Podcast Facebook page and Erin is on Instagram @herpaderppodcast
I'm on social media @HOnMyChest!
Don't forget to let Dating Positives know the most awkward conversation you've had about sex either by DM on their social media handles @datingpositives or by calling 1-833-YAS-LOVE
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45min

FAQs about Something Positive For positive people:

How many episodes does Something Positive For positive people have?

The podcast currently has 81 episodes available.