Hidradenitis SuppuraDIVAS

About Hidradenitis SuppuraDIVAS

Welcome!! We're glad you found us! If you have Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), or know someone who does, this is the podcast for you! Join Brindley and Cyd who each have unique perspectives on what living with HS looks like, as we talk about life with HS. We'll cover common misconceptions, motherhood, talk with experts, mental health, sex and intimacy with HS, getting diagnosed, and everything in between! If you have any questions or topics you would like to see covered please tell us here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc40rNJ7FFEK2IkcNfxFxYsO9lgJ-ztgNx54mpKx6V4VB993Q/viewform) so we can be sure to cover what's important to you! We love your feedback!! If you feel like you may have HS or know someone with Hidradenitis Suppurativa please know you’re not alone! Visit our Dermatology List here (https://www.hsconnect.org/dermatologists) to find a dermatologist near you who is familiar with HS. For more information on all things HS, please visit www.hsconnect.org (http://www.hsconnect.org/). Don’t forget to give us a follow + subscribe to our channels! @HSConnectorg @socialcydd This podcast is sponsored by Moonlake.

Publisher

HS Connect

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Oct 2023

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 51 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 5 | Episode 9: Real Talk on Dating, Relationships & HS

   Brin and Cyd interview guests who share intimate real talk about dating, relationships, and vulnerability while living with hidradenitis suppurativa.

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   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 5 | Episode 8: Real Talk on Waxing, Hair Removal & HS Confidence

   Brin and Cyd interview former wax specialist and HS advocate Hannah about navigating hair removal and body confidence while living with hidradenitis suppurativa.

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   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 5 | Episode 7: Back in Your Body: Healing the Mind-Body Disconnect with Dr. Katelyn Baker

   Send us Fan Mail In this powerful and deeply honest episode of Healing Space, Brin and Cyd are joined by special guest Dr. Katelyn Baker (@thatfatadvocate), clinical psychologist and HS Connect Program Director, for a conversation we all need — reconnecting with your body when HS has taught you to disconnect. Together, they unpack the real-life impact of the mind-body disconnect so many people with HS experience — from feeling numb to pain, to ignoring flares, to struggling with body awarenes...

Inside a recent episode

Season 5 | Episode 9: Real Talk on Dating, Relationships & HS

Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, and then when it got to the point where I couldn't hide it, like recently, like five years ago, when it started making it to my cheeks, impossible to hide it and i'm in and out of the hospitals and stuff and now that's messing with my head to where it's like all right i'm about to have a long drought in the drought of me not having no interactions with women me staying to myself and me not even wanting to do it i don't even want to get intimate when i got stuff going on down there and um i just didn't put myself in a position to be with a woman because i didn't want to experience that again not knowing what the woman is going to say and then um When I really started learning about really being yourself and really being honest with women, I tried that. […]

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YouTube views

128,740

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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