Healing Space
Healing Space
Podcast Description
Where chronic illness meets mental health advocacy.Join Cara Nethery (HS activist, social media influencer, and lived-experience advocate) and Dr. Katelyn Baker (Director of Mental Health at HSConnect and therapist specializing in chronic illness) for raw, unfiltered conversations about life with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). As hosts who navigate HS themselves, Cara and Dr. Baker bridge 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 connectionThis 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 @HSConnect on socials
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of mental health struggles, the stigma surrounding chronic illness, and self-advocacy within the HS community. Episodes feature discussions on topics like the unspoken realities of flare-ups, emotional wellness tips, and community building. For example, Episode 1 with Joey Torre explores the importance of mental health support and the unique challenges men face.
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
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, and “best year yet” posts, Cara reminds us that every year looks different for every person — and that comparison is a natural, human response, not a failure.
Drawing from real experiences shared across the HS community, she explores what to do when comparison hits, not how to pretend it doesn’t. With warmth and honesty, Cara walks through practical steps for naming your feelings without judgment, anchoring your goals in your own reality, recognizing the strength in your quiet wins, and understanding what your jealousy might actually be trying to tell you.
She also reframes healing through the lens of seasons — reminding listeners that droughts, storms, and harvests each have their place, and no one’s timeline looks the same. This episode is a compassionate companion for anyone stepping into 2026 with fear, hope, exhaustion, or all three at once.
If you need a soft place to land this season, this episode is for you.
Explore more tools, episodes, and support at hsconnect.org/healingspace.
This podcast was made possible by UCB.
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