I’m working on a book titled How To Do Single With Dignity and Grace. About three weeks ago, I started writing the chapter on STIs and I...

The word “toxic” gets thrown around quite a bit in our society. It’s a very loaded term and it’s a very loaded concept. Before you start...

There are a few tenets I hold fast to, that define me and guide me in every decision I make. I firmly believe that wherever you are is...

Today marks two weeks since I got my positive herpes diagnosis. It's my herpesversary! I was talking to a friend about why I decided to...

I had an interesting conversation with my niece this afternoon. She’s a nurse. She’s 33. She’s the most mature put together person I’ve...

So about this genital herpes thing. I realized if I was going to be mature and responsible and decent about it, I would notify my...

I was diagnosed with HSV-2 on September 17, 2021. For eleven days, I've spent hours researching online, talking to friends that are also...

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So, throw off the bowlines,...

September 26, 2021 Journal Entry I woke up this morning to the grey light pouring in, covering me in Pacific Northwest glum, anticipating...