Herpes Wellness is your go-to space for education, support, and empowerment when it comes to living with herpes. Whether you’re navigating genital herpes (HSV2), oral herpes (HSV1), or just want real facts about herpes, you’re in the right place.
We cover everything from herpes symptoms, outbreak management, and HSV2 treatment to dating with herpes, emotional healing, and living a full life beyond diagnosis. Our goal is to break myths about herpes, provide tools for thriving with HSV1 and HSV2, and create a strong community for anyone affected by herpes.
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Letting go after a herpes diagnosis can be complicated, especially when fear about finding acceptance again starts influencing your choices.
Maybe you’re holding onto a relationship you already know isn’t right because your partner accepts your diagnosis. Or maybe being told no after a herpes disclosure has made you afraid to date, disclose, or put yourself out there again.
In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree talks about how to recognize when herpes may be influencing your relationship and dating choices, what you may actually be holding onto, and how to start letting go without needing to know exactly what happens next.
You’ll also get three questions you can use to look at your own situation and decide what you’d choose if fear and uncertainty weren’t making the decision for you.
15 Sept 2026
Herpes, Dating and Choosing What You Really Want
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When you’re worried about whether someone will accept your diagnosis, it can be easy to lose sight of what you actually want in a partner and the kind of relationship you want to have.
In this episode, we’re talking about how herpes can influence the choices you make in love, the difference between acceptance and compatibility, and why finding someone who accepts your diagnosis doesn’t mean you have to accept a relationship that isn’t right for you. Because finding love isn’t just about being chosen. You get to choose too.
You’ll learn 👇🏻
-How a herpes diagnosis can change the way you approach dating and relationships
-How to navigate dating with herpes without losing sight of what you want
-Why herpes disclosure and acceptance don’t determine relationship compatibility
-How fear of herpes rejection can influence the partners and relationships you choose
-Why finding love with herpes is about more than finding someone who accepts your diagnosis
-How to make relationship choices based on what you want instead of your herpes diagnosis
25 Aug 2026
How Herpes Changes the Way You Think and Keeps You Stuck
Have you ever convinced yourself that no one is going to want to be with you because you have herpes? Maybe you've had a difficult disclosure. Maybe you've been rejected. Or maybe you've simply spent years believing that finding love just isn't possible anymore.
In this episode, Cat Dupree shares how the thoughts she repeated after her herpes diagnosis quietly shaped the decisions she made about dating, disclosure, and relationships. She explains why "thoughts become things" isn't about positive thinking or manifestation. It's about becoming aware of the stories we tell ourselves and how those stories influence the life we create.
Cat also shares the simple nighttime exercise that helped her replace years of fear and self-doubt with hope, confidence, and the belief that love was still possible.
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