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Healing Space

Healing Space

By: HS Connect
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Where chronic illness meets mental health advocacy.


Join Cara Nethery (HS activist, social media influencer, and lived-experience advocate) for raw, unfiltered conversations about life with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS).


As a host who navigates HS themselves, Cara bridges the gap between medical expertise and real-world resilience.


Each episode dives into:
🔥 Mental health struggles and triumphs
🔥 Unspoken realities of flares, stigma, and self-advocacy
🔥 Expert interviews with dermatologists, therapists, and HS warriors
🔥 Practical tips for emotional wellness and community connection


This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a lifeline for the 4% living with HS.


Subscribe for stories that validate, resources that empower, and a space where isolation turns into solidarity.


Hosted by HSConnect | Follow @HSConnectOrg on socials

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Episodes
  • Understanding Spoon Theory — Honoring Your Energy & Healing Pace

    Understanding Spoon Theory — Honoring Your Energy & Healing Pace
    Nov 4 2025

    In this episode of Healing Space with Cara, we explore one of the most powerful and compassionate frameworks in chronic illness and mental-health life: Spoon Theory.

    Originally created by Christine Miserandino, Spoon Theory is a way to describe the limited energy many people living with chronic illness, disability, pain, or mental-health challenges experience each day. It helps us understand why even simple tasks — getting dressed, cooking, answering messages — can use up precious “spoons,” and why pacing, boundaries, rest, and self-compassion aren’t just helpful — they’re essential.


    For more resources check out hsconnect.org/healingspace
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    12 mins
  • Season 1: Episode 8 - Mind Skin Medicine with Dr. Barr

    Season 1: Episode 8 - Mind Skin Medicine with Dr. Barr
    Jun 19 2025

    On this week's episode, Dr. Barr, a dual-board certified dermatologist and pioneer in somatic psycho-dermatology, joins Dr. Kaitlyn and Cara to talk about what she does and how it helps HS patients.

    🔗 HSConnect.org/healingspace: Free resources for HS warriors
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    27 mins
  • Season 1: Episode 8 - Social Lives with HS ft. SocialCydd

    Season 1: Episode 8 - Social Lives with HS ft. SocialCydd
    Jun 12 2025

    Navigating friendships, dating, and social spaces with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) can feel isolating—but it doesn’t have to. 🌟

    In this powerful episode, we sit down with SocialCydd (social media advocate and HS warrior) to unpack the real challenges—and triumphs—of building a vibrant social life while managing HS.



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    20 mins
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