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105: How to prevent herpes outbreaks when you travel with Alexandra Harbushka
Life With Herpes
Do you get outbreaks when you travel? For me, it’s a pretty much guaranteed. I love to travel and it’s one of my passions but what I don’t like is waking up the next morning in a new city that I can’t wait to explore and feel a herpes blister. It means that I have to pace myself, it means no sex with my husband, it means I’m feeling uncomfortable, it means I can’t try clothes on and go shopping, it means a whole lot of things that I don’t want t…106: Over The Counter Stuff That Helps Herpes Outbreaks with Alexandra Harbushka
Hey there! Ok, I want to jump right in and talk about over the counter stuff that I personally use as well as some other stuff that members in our community use. Let’s get real. Outbreaks Suck! But also let’s be honest, there are other things in the world that are way worse so I’m not saying this in a way to sound like a victim. Ya know?
But...when we have outbreaks we want to clear them up ASAP and get back to our life. We don’t want them to get in the way of ou…
089: Herpes Rejection with Alexandra Harbushka
6 Ways To Handle It
https://youtu.be/UwBdPAWRvFU
Life With Herpes
Nobody likes rejection. In fact, I believe that rejection is what holds most of us back from reaching for the stars, following our dreams, quitting that job, asking that hottie out, being who you are and absolutely loving who you are. I would never want to repeat those jr. high days of wondering if all of a sudden you are not going to be asked to sit at the cool kid table. Or if you missed the memo that everyone was suppose…090: Sex with someone who has herpes with Alexandra Harbushka
Life With Herpes
https://youtu.be/4OhInpaPqJI
Welcome to today’s show on life with herpes. As always, I am thrilled to be here with you and spending the time with you.
So, here’s the deal. Yes, you can have sex with someone who has herpes. Or if you have herpes then yes, you can have sex with someone who doesn’t have it. Let me break it down for you and tell you what herpes is and isn’t:
Herpes Is:
- A virus that you will have for life
- Contagious even if there is no outbreak present
- C…
093: Coconut Oil and Herpes with Alexandra Harbushka
Coconut oil, amino acids and what it has to do with the herpes virus
https://youtu.be/STKVUA-OC-I
Life With Herpes
In the recent years, coconuts have become the holy grail of the beauty industry and is the solution to so many ailments. It’s claimed to prevent Alzheimer's, prevents heart disease, it doesn’t store as fat in your body, it is an immune booster and the benefits of coconuts just goes on and on. Trust me, I love coconut oil too. It’s great for cooking, I love using it as a loti…103: Oral Herpes Down There With Alexandra Harbushka
Life With Herpes
https://youtu.be/UoHz1iwTv7EHi guys and welcome to today's episode. I’m getting a ton of questions on genital herpes and oral herpes and it can be pretty confusing so today I want to spend some time on HS1 when it’s down there.
A lot of questions I hear are:
- “I have HSV1 but I also have genital herpes, so does that mean I have HSV2 also?”
- “I have HSV1 but I don't get cold sores.”
- “If I have HSV1 down there can my partner get it on their mouth?”
- “I’m confused becaus…
124: Dating Apps The Pros And Cons's And Herpes With Alexandra Harbushka
Life With Herpes
Today we’re going to talk about dating and online dating when it comes to herpes. I get asked frequently about being able to date even though you have herpes. Dating can be a scary and daunting period. I mean… we set out to find love, companionship, lust, and friendship in a partner. Not to mention all the other little lifestyle factors that have to come into play.
The way we act today as humans is so different than befo…
115: How Long Does A Herpes Outbreak Typically Last
https://youtu.be/sR4YnaVuIFw
Ok let’s get right to it. When we get outbreaks we want them gone ASAP!
Why? Because they hurt...duh and they bring up all of the bad stuff that we’ve either not processed or that we’ve forgotten about. Outbreaks are time that we go back and remember that ex or get mad at ourselves for that one night stand and they create anxiety and even depression.
So the faster we can get the outbreak heald then we can get back to our normal beautiful life and not thinking abo…
Types of Lube That Impact Your Herpes Outbreaks
https://youtu.be/pY1FZp87Wss Today we’re going to talk about something fun. We’re going to talk about Lube!!!! When we hear about out herpes diagnosis we immediately go into the mindset that we’ll never have a sex life again or that sex can’t be a positive thing in our life. Herpes will only have an impact on your life and sex life if you let it. So let’s not let it! 
Sound good? Lube’s an important part about sex and we spend so much time talking about ways to prevent passing herpes to your …
Healing From The Herpes Criticism with Alexandra Harbushka
Life With Herpes
https://youtu.be/MBjBkp-Vdlk
Herpes jokes, are they funny?
Well yes, they can be funny but they’ve gone too far. It also is a time for us to reflect and think that there’re times when we say a funny joke or comment it can be offending someone even though it was never our intention. We can use this as a time to reflect. But back to the degrading herpes jokes throughout the media or from our social groups. They can make us, people living with herpes, feel uncomfortable and even…