Healing Space
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
Episodes
19 episodes
It’s Not Your Fault: Rewriting the Stories HS Teaches Us to Believe
In one of the most impactful episodes of Healing Space yet, Cara speaks directly to the quiet fears and crushing self-blame so many people with HS carry alone. With honesty, clarity, and tenderness, she walks listeners through the harm...
HS & Secrecy — Why We Hide It, and How to Stop Punishing Ourselves
Living with hidradenitis suppurativa often means carrying more than physical pain — it means carrying it quietly. In this episode of Healing Space, we talk about the part of HS that rarely gets named: secrecy.Why so many of us h...
You Were Just Diagnosed — Start Here
If you’ve just heard the words hidradenitis suppurativa, this episode is for you.A new diagnosis can feel overwhelming, confusing, and frightening — sometimes all at once. In this Healing Space episode, we slow everything down a...
Special Episode with Brindley Brooks, MD Experts, & UCB
Special Episode with Brindley Brooks, MD Experts, & UCBIn this special Healing Space episode, Healing Space Host, Cara Nethery, is joined by HS Connect Founder & CEO Brindley Brooks and leading experts. for a powerful conversati...
Capability vs. Capacity: Understanding Your Limits With Compassion
In this powerful episode of Healing Space, host Cara opens up a conversation many people living with chronic illness have never been given language for: the difference between capability and capacity. Drawing from real-li...
New Year, Same You: Letting Go of Comparison and Moving Into 2026 With Compassion
In this gentle and grounding New Year episode, Cara invites listeners to rethink the pressure of “New Year, New You” when you’re living with a chronic condition like HS. While social media fills our feeds with highlight reels, transformations, ...
Grieving Your Diagnosis
Grief doesn’t only come after loss—it can begin the moment you receive a diagnosis that changes the future you imagined for yourself.In this deeply compassionate episode of Healing Space, host Cara explores what it means to grie...
Season 2 | Episode 4: To the Long-Time HS Warriors
In this episode, host Cara speaks directly to those who have lived with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) for years — even decades. The ones who have weathered endless doctor visits, dismissive diagnoses, and a healthcare system that once di...
Depression and HS: Tools for Healing the Mind and Body
In this heartfelt episode of Healing Space, host Cara opens up an honest, compassionate discussion about depression — what it really is, how it affects those living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), and most impo...
Understanding Spoon Theory — Honoring Your Energy & Healing Pace
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 Theor...
Season 2, Episode 1: “Anxiety, Unmasked”
We’re back! Host Cara kicks off Season 2 with an honest and vulnerable conversation featuring special guest Imani (@mottsworld_).Together, they open up about living with anxiety — from daily spirals to silent battles — and how it shows u...
Season 1: Episode 8 - Mind Skin Medicine with Dr. Barr
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. đź”— HSConnect.org/healingspace: Fre...
Season 1: Episode 7- Social Lives with HS ft. SocialCydd
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...
Season 1: Episode 6 - Your Questions Answered
You asked, and we’re answering! In this special part two of the Healing Space Podcast episode, we’ll discuss your burning questions about mental health, self-care, chronic illness resilience, and everything in between. <...
Season 1: Episode 5 - Your Questions Answered, Part 1
You asked, we’re answering! In this special Healing Space Podcast episode, we’re diving into your burning questions about mental health, self-care, chronic illness resilience, and everything in between. From practica...
Season 1: Episode 4 - HS and Body Image
Are you struggling with body image issues related to Hidradenitis Suppurativa? This episode is for you! đź’Ş Cara and Dr. Katelyn get real about the challenges and share actionable steps you can take to improve your relationship with y...
Season 1: Episode 3 - HS and Nutrition with Cristina Curp
Welcome to The Healing Space Podcast, Episode 3! This week, Dr. Katelyn Baker and Cara welcome the amazing Cristina Curp to discuss nutrition and its role in living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). 👩‍⚕️🎙️ They will be sure to unp...
Season 1: Episode 2 - Katelyn's Journey
Join Cara and Dr. Katelyn Baker on The Healing Space Podcast as they get deeply personal. This week, Dr. Katelyn opens up about her journey with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), sharing the emotional and physical challenges she's face...
Season 1: Episode 1 - Breaking the Silence: Joey Torre on Therapy, Brotherhood, and Living Loudly with HS
Join hosts Cara (@cara_online), an HS advocate, and Dr. Katelyn (@thatfatdoctor), for the very first episode of Healing Space—a podcast dedicated to smashing stigmas and building community for those navigating hidr...