EP222 - Genital Herpes & Your Sex Life with Bianca Hughes

Welcome to episode 222 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I'm delighted to welcome Bianca Hughes to the podcast. In this episode, Bianca talks to me about the myths and misconceptions around genital herpes, navigating sexuality with religion and learning to make peace with your diagnosis.    Bianca specializes in perfectionism, helping people embrace their imperfections and authentically be themselves. She helps clients work through concerns of self-worth, unhealthy relationships, identity, or feeling overwhelmed. Her approach within therapy is direct but open, meeting clients where they are, providing them freedom to change when they’re ready. She believes in empowering and equipping people with skills, tools, and resources they can utilize for life.     In addition, her passion is to eliminate mental health stigmas, which are prevalent within the black community. As well as eliminating the gap between Christianity and therapy. Bianca is a licensed professional counsellor in Georgia, podcast host, speaker and authenticity coach.    In this episode, you will hear:     How Bianca became interested in working in this area  How Bianca found the courage to tell her story   The myths and misconceptions around genital herpes  Analysing the risks of genital herpes   Ways in which you can share with a potential partner you have genital herpes  Understanding that STI’s are very common  How Bianca navigates her sexuality with her religion   Why women should fully embrace their sexual power  Learning to make pace with your diagnosis   Distinguishing between identity and diagnosis... You are not you’re diagnosis    OMGyes   Thank you to our sponsor OMGyes! OMGyes.com is a website devoted to sexual pleasure for people with vulvas and their partners. OMGYES conducts and publishes the first-ever nationally representative large-scale studies about specific pleasure strategies, in partnership with Indiana University and Kinsey Institute researchers.     See for yourself and get a discount at – https://OMGyes.com/sexology      Clinicians, therapists and nurses get free personal access to OMGYES. Just email [email protected] from your work email address with a link to your professional profile.    For Further Listening Confidently Living with Genital Herpes with Bianca Hughes Find Bianca Hughes Online https://www.biancakhughes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/authenticallybeyou   Find Dr. Moali online    http://www.sexologypodcast.com    Find me on social media  https://www.instagram.com/sexologypodcast  https://www.facebook.com/oasis2care       If you are interested in booking a video counselling session with Dr. Moali  https://oasis2care.com/contact-nazanin-moali-psychologist      Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy