Join Heather as she speaks with Alexandra Harbushka, the founder of "Life with Herpes," a supportive community aimed at shattering the stigma surrounding herpes. Alexandra shares her personal story with herpes, how she got over the stigma and how she got SO FREE of shame and stigma that she turned it into a public-facing career helping others! In this episode, you will learn:Why even married/monogamous people need to know about Herpes. Testing for Herpes isn't automatic when you get an STI panel--how to get checked!Why Herpes is more of a nuisance and really isn't the end of the world (and we need to stop stigmatizing it).How common HSV 1 and HSV 2 are and where in the body each strain can be located. Smart precautions to take and factoids to help you be more risk-aware.LINKS & RESOURCES:Book a no pressure $1 discovery call with Heather (to learn about potentially working with her as a coach!)LET’S CONNECT! FIND HEATHER HERE ⤵️:Heather’s WebsiteHeather’s InstagramJoin Heather’s free “Ask A Sex Therapist” Facebook GroupHeather’s YouTube - Check out the video version of this podcast & more!WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALEXANDRA AND HER LIFE WITH HERPES COMMUNITY?Alexandra's Website The Secret Society (Herpes Support Community) 21-page Guide on Herpes w/8 Natural RemediesAlexandra's YouTube Channel RATE & REVIEW US!Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here. You want to leave a review, but you’re tech challenged? Here’s a YouTube video of how to rate & review on Apple (iPhone/Mac) and here’s one for Spotify/Android.All Apple written reviews are eligible to win a 3-book bundle of books (or audiobooks) from Heather’s Amazon Storefront. Listen to the podcast to win and if you hear your review read, email us at AskASexTherapistPodcast@gmail.com to claim your prize!