In this episode of Bits of Me, I talk to teacher and sexual health advocate Denise McAlister, who is using her own experience of living with a long-term STI to open up the conversation about sexually transmitted infections, the stigma that surrounds them, and the reality of living with one. She shares her experience of finding out that she had genital warts, explains why she decided to start disclosing her status to partners, talks us through the myths about herpes and other STIs she wishes people knew weren't true, and much more.
You'll find Denise on Instagram as @LetstalkSTIs and on the Facebook page Let's Talk STIs, where she educates and is exceptionally generous with herself and her time, including to those who are diagnosed with an STI and want advice or an ear to bend.
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Music: Ice and Snow by Icreage, licensed by Soundstripe.