Welcome to the SPFPP
Stigma Minimization Podcast
Storytelling, Stigma Healing, and Presence Practice
Since 2017, Something Positive for Positive People has used storytelling to help people feel less alone in the emotional weight of stigma. What began as a herpes support podcast is now a space where anyone navigating identity-based stigma—around mental health, sexuality, race, relationships, or simply being human—can come to feel seen.
If you’ve ever felt disqualified from connection because of how the world responds to who you are, this podcast is for you.
We don’t give quick fixes. We hold space. Every episode is a reminder that your existence is not a problem to solve—but a presence to be witnessed.
What You’ll Hear:
Real Stories: People share what it’s like to live, date, and love while navigating stigma.
Identity and Presence: We explore how presence helps people reclaim their identity beyond what the world expects.
Practical Tools: Guidance for disclosure, emotional regulation, and navigating relationships in ways that honor your truth.
Guest Conversations: We bring in experts and everyday people to talk about healing through herpes, heartbreak, queerness, shame, spirituality, sex, masculinity, and more.
Yoga-Informed Insights: Reflections on how the koshas (layers of being), nervous system regulation, and atomic alignment show up in the healing process.
Why This Podcast Still Supports People with Herpes
Herpes might’ve been what brought you here—but stigma probably isn’t new to you. Whether it’s been around your sexuality, mental health, masculinity, queerness, race, or just feeling like you don’t fit, stigma tends to stack.
This podcast still holds space for people navigating herpes. We’ve got hundreds of episodes about disclosure, dating, and identity. But over time, it became clear—herpes stigma is often the doorway to deeper healing.
If you’re here for herpes support, you’re in the right place. And if you’re starting to realize there’s more beneath the surface, you’re still in the right place.
We’re here to help you live with stigma—but not be defined by it.
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Looking for something specific? Use keywords like “herpes disclosure,” “dating,” “mental health,” or “nonmonogamy” to pull up relevant episodes.
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Explore our Herpes Support Call and Stigma Support Call offerings, or check out our Yoga Therapy offerings for more presence-based care.
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SPFPP 362: Gratitude for Herpes - There is Light in There Too
Yoga Therapy is more than movement—it’s a path to emotional healing. In this episode, Melissa shares how Yoga Therapy helped her release shame and reconnect with her body after a herpes diagnosis. Her journey shows how practices like journaling, breathwork, and exploring the Koshas can create profound emotional shifts.
Episode 63: Great Vibes Sync Alike
In Episode 63 of SPFPP, KellyAnne and I share our experiences of deep healing from traumatic events. This episode highlights the importance of processing grief and taking responsibility for our emotions. KellyAnne, a herpes activist and spiritual worker, discusses her journey and the work she does to dismantle stigma. Follow her on Instagram @v_for_vibrant.
Episode 56: Intimacy is an Energy Exchange
Episode 56 of SPFPP, featuring Brittany, focuses on the spirituality and emotional aspects of intimacy as an energy exchange. Recorded in the unique setting of my closet, this episode emphasizes the importance of listening to your intuition to connect with like energies.