Magamama With Kimberly Ann Johnson: Sex, Birth And Motherhood

Jenelle Marie Pierce is the Executive Director of The STI Project, the founder of the Herpes Activist Network, and is the spokesperson for Positive Singles.  As an STI + Sexual Health Educator and content creator, Jenelle is dismantling STI stigma through awareness, education, and acceptance. What She Shares:     The definitions of STI and STD, and how they differ     Safe sex vs safer sex     How many sexually active people contract STIs in their lifetime     Her own journey with untangling STI stigma  What You’ll Hear:     Understanding that you are not alone with an STI diagnosis     The majority of people living with STIs are unaware of their status     Untangling the stigma around genital herpes     Understanding that STI stigma originated with stigma around sex     How different cultures view herpes     Removing the differentiation between HSV1 and HSV2     Examining your own views on promiscuity and what it means to be ‘good’     Understanding the impacts of a positive STI status and learning to com