We went there. Full send.
Adam and Pris sit down with Courtney Brame — founder of Something Positive for Positive People (SPFPP), host of a podcast with 350+ episodes, 500-hour certified yoga teacher, co-author of a sex ed book, and one of the few men of color leading the national conversation on HSV stigma. Courtney was diagnosed with genital HSV-2 in 2013 and turned that experience into a movement that has genuinely saved lives.
This is not a scary episode. This is an educational one. And it is one that everyone in the lifestyle — and honestly, everyone having sex — needs to hear.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
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→ How Courtney went from a Saturday morning discovery at his grandmother's house to founding a 501(c)3 nonprofit
→ Why 36% of people experience suicidal ideation after a herpes diagnosis — and how Courtney is changing that
→ HSV-1 vs. HSV-2: what your health class got completely wrong
→ Cold sores are herpes. Yes, really. We talk about it.
→ The lifestyle's unspoken "nobody here has anything" assumption — and why it's the actual problem
→ How to have the disclosure conversation (Courtney gives us the script, word for word)
→ Why communicative sex is the safest sex
→ The 360-degree analogy that reframes what a diagnosis actually means for your identity
→ How yoga therapy became the foundation of Courtney's healing work
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ABOUT COURTNEY BRAME
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Courtney Brame is the founder of Something Positive for Positive People (SPFPP), a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to reducing stigma around herpes diagnoses and supporting people in building healthy, fulfilling lives and relationships post-diagnosis.
His work includes a podcast with 350+ episodes, weekly support groups for men and women, one-on-one peer support, yoga therapy, a co-authored sex education book, and ongoing surveys on the mental health impacts of HSV diagnoses.
Find everything Courtney is doing at: spfpp.org
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