Ep. 4: Herpes & STIs

Episode 4 of the Thoughtful Human podcast, hosted by Ali O'Grady, titled "Ep. 4: Herpes & STIs" was published on April 14, 2021 and runs 65 minutes.

April 14, 2021 ·65m · Thoughtful Human

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Summary

Ali talks with Jenelle, the founder and Executive Director of the STI Project and a fierce advocate fighting to dismantle the stigmas against STIs through awareness and education. In their conversation, they discuss Jenelle's personal journey with herpes, how to check in with those in your life with an STI diagnosis, trust and disclosure among relationships and friendships, the psychology of disgust and gauging people's capacity for conversations of this nature, and the importance of people to share their STI story. Resources mentioned in this episode: The STI Project American Sexual Health Association The STI Project Social Medias: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook If you want to follow along in our journey or check out our products, find us at our website thoughtfulhuman.co, or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! P.S. If you or someone you love needs access to a month of free online therapy: betterhelp.com/thoughtfulhuman.

Episode Description

Ali talks with Jenelle, the founder and Executive Director of the STI Project. Jenelle is a fierce advocate fighting to dismantle the stigma surrounding STIs through awareness and education.

In their conversation, they discuss Jenelle's personal journey with herpes, how to check in with those in your life with an STI diagnosis, trust and disclosure in friendships and romantic relationships, the psychology of disgust and gauging people's capacity for conversations of this nature, and the importance of sharing STI stories.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The STI Project

American Sexual Health Association

PositiveSingles.com

The STI Project Social Medias: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

If you want to follow along in our journey or check out our products, find us at our website thoughtfulhuman.co, or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

P.S. If you or someone you love needs access to a month of free online therapy: betterhelp.com/thoughtfulhuman.

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