Herpes Wellness

Herpes disclosure can feel terrifying—but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, Cat Dupree shares a powerful, real-world approach to telling someone you have herpes without over-explaining, apologizing, or giving your power away. Listeners will learn exactly what to say, what not to say, and why staying quiet after disclosure is the most confident move you can make. Whether you're dating with he...

Most people think they’d know if they had herpes—but the signs aren’t always obvious. In this video, Cat Dupree breaks down five subtle but important signs that could point to a herpes infection, even if you’ve never had what most people would consider a “typical” outbreak. Using her own experience as a guide, Cat explores how HSV1 and HSV2 can show up in ways that are easy to dismiss or misinterp...

In this episode, Cat Dupree breaks down the emotional rollercoaster of using herpes dating sites—what helped, what hurt, and what no one is telling you. Cat shares her real story of navigating dating after diagnosis, the limiting beliefs she had to break through, and what finally gave her the freedom to open back up to love. Whether you're living with HSV1 or HSV2, newly diagnosed, or years into y...

If you’re pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or just found out you have herpes and you’re worried about what that means for your future—this episode is for you. One of our viewers recently reached out with concerns about herpes and pregnancy, and while I’ve never had a baby myself, I knew this was an important conversation to have. In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree...

What does it really look like to come out about having herpes? Whether you’re newly diagnosed or still struggling with when to disclose, this episode breaks it down. In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree shares how she told her now-partner that she has genital herpes—without a script, without a plan, and with a whole lot of nerves. It wasn’t perfect. But it was real. And the r...

What does intimacy look like when herpes is part of the relationship? Whether you have herpes or you're thinking about dating someone who does, this episode breaks it down. In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree shares what it was like to navigate intimacy in a long-term relationship with someone who had herpes (when she didn’t), and how she approaches intimacy now with a partn...

Most people with herpes, including those with genital herpes, don’t even know they have it. And yet doctors still refuse herpes testing unless visible symptoms appear. In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree shares her boyfriend’s real experience with herpes testing and being denied a herpes test—despite full disclosure of an Cat's HSV2 diagnosis—and talks openly about the ongoi...