SPFPP Episode 127: Passion in Action - You Me and HSV

There’s a different kind of energy in this younger generation of people diagnosed with HSV. There’s a drive to action. I find that older (35+) people tend to want to just repress/keep this a secret or deal with it alone whereas the younger generation… let’s say under age 27 consistently is getting involved with advocacy, willing to use their experiences to uplift others or even just free themselves from the shame associated with a herpes diagnosis.

Our guest today runs the Instagram page, @YouMeAndHSV where they share factual information about the virus and uplift other Instagram accounts that do the same. The origin story for this page came from a place of compassion. They got tired of seeing their close friends suffer with this virus. They were around people who couldn’t even say the word herpes. Their goal is to just make it where people find these resources and support a little bit easier by being an advocate in a way that aligns with her.

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