Full disclosure: The title of this post should probably read, ‘What I allowed stigma to take from me while living with an STI/STD,’ but something about that seems a bit less poignant. So, humor me, for a moment, as I embrace the mellow-dramatic today. 🙂 Anyhow. I was sitting on the couch a couple of weeks […]
Why Talking About STDs is Healing – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
Hiya, folks! We’ve got an interesting podcast in store for you today – I think it’s bound to inspire, and it further outlines the foundation of The STI Project and why we talk about STDs all of the time – out loud! See what you think… What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Podcast In an […]
HPV & HSV1 – The Year of 2 STDs – Interviewing the Author – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
As promised, today, we’re interviewing Lindsey Wahowiak author of our most recent STD Interview as well as the xoJane post titled, ‘The Year of Two STDs or Why My Vagina Has Been on Hiatus.’ Not only was it an absolute delight having Lindsey on the show, she’s agreed to come back and chat with us again […]
The STI Project Has a Post Featured on BlogHer
An incredible complement and a wonderful opportunity to reach additional readers who are living with an STI/STD, the BlogHer Publishing Network chose our post as a feature today! Aside from being honored and ecstatic simultaneously, we’re even further encouraged to continue our work. This is just the beginning of a very progressive movement, folks. BlogHer […]
What It’s Like to Date Someone with an STD – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
We have a treat for our listeners today as I interview my boyfriend, P. Nickle and he shares his perspective about living with and loving someone who runs an STI/STD website, but more importantly, who is living with a sexually transmitted disease/infection. You may have noticed some of his recent articles about how he felt […]
How STDs Held Me Back – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
Happy New Year podcast listeners! We took a couple of weeks off for the holiday season and we’re back with another installment of our Happy Hump Day Podcasts! What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Podcast In an effort to cater to short attention spans (mainly, my own), we keep these podcasts between 10 and 15 […]
External Outreach – Living with Herpes Posts on BlogHer and EmpowHer
Hi Folks! I’ve been spending some time on the BlogHer and EmpowHer networks the last couple of days writing versions of my story to share with others, and I wanted to make sure to link to them here as well, so you guys have an opportunity to read what I’ve written there too. Posts About […]
Responses to Your STD Have Nothing to Do with You – Stigma
Turning a New Page Tonight was my last official night as a pizza pie maker and cook. In walking home (which, happened to be just a block away), I thought about my departure and short tenure as a cook for the local pizza shop – next month, I begin teaching at the community college. I […]