After a herpes diagnosis, it’s not just your body that has to adjust. It’s your emotions, your thoughts, and the stories you start telling yourself about who you are and what’s possible for you.

In this episode of the Herpes Wellness Podcast, Cat Dupree breaks down what letting go actually looks like and why it’s essential for healing and moving forward with herpes.

This episode explores why emotional reactions linger, how worrying about what people think affects self-worth, and how ego turns reactions into judgments about your worth. Letting go isn’t about pretending you don’t care. It’s about stopping emotions, opinions, and ego from running your decisions.

You’ll learn:

- Why emotions keep resurfacing after a herpes diagnosis

- How other people’s opinions quietly take control

- Why external validation nev ...