After a herpes diagnosis, it is not just your confidence that changes. It is what you start believing about love itself that changes too.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down how those beliefs form, why they feel so real, and how they quietly shape the experiences you have in dating and relationships. You'll learn how repeated thoughts turn into expectations, how emotional states influence connection, and why love can start to feel unavailable even when it is not.

This episode is not about ignoring rejection or forcing positivity. It is about recognizing the beliefs that have been running in the background and learning how to change what you believe is possible for you in love.

You’ll learn:

-How limiting beliefs about love form after herpes diagnosis

-Why the brain treats repeated thoughts as truth

-How beliefs and emotional states shape connection

-Why visualization works on a neurological level

-Practical ways to create a new reality in love

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Living with herpes isn’t just about the diagnosis. It’s about the thoughts that quietly take over afterward and shape how you see yourself, your worth, and your future.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down how repeated thoughts influence confidence, self-worth, and emotional healing after a herpes diagnosis. You’ll learn why the brain treats familiar thoughts as truth, how negative self-talk can turn into identity, and what it really takes to change those patterns in a grounded, practical way.

In this episode you’ll hear:

✔️ How your thoughts influence confidence and emotional healing after a herpes diagnosis

✔️ Why the brain repeats familiar beliefs, even when they don’t serve you

✔️ How negative thinking patterns turn into identity over time

✔️ The role of awareness and choice in changing long-standing beliefs

✔️ Practical ways to reprogram your mindset and support real healing

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Connect with others and get support from people who get it https://www.herpeswellness.com/

👉🏻 DOWNLOAD THE COMMUNITY APP

App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/herpes-wellness/id6746517614

Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herpeswellness.community&pcampaignid=web_share&pli=1

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree unpacks the real reason your reaction to herpes is not about herpes it’s about the beliefs, emotional patterns and past experiences that get triggered the moment you hear the words “you have herpes.”

You’ll hear about the nervous system response, why the diagnosis is felt on a personal level and how shadow work, childhood programming and neuroplasticity all factor into the way you think and feel after being diagnosed.

Cat walks you through the exact inner work she did to separate her diagnosis from painful beliefs she held long before herpes entered her life. You’ll learn actionable tools you can use starting today to recognize your triggers, shift your mindset and take your power back one belief at a time.

In this episode you’ll hear:

✔️ Why your nervous system reacts so strongly to a herpes diagnosis

✔️ How old wounds and childhood experiences shape the way you feel today

✔️ What Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow self has to do with herpes

✔️ How memory reconsolidation and neuroplasticity help you change long-standing beliefs

✔️ The exact steps Cat used to shift her mindset and reclaim her confidence