Patient In You Podcast with Victoria Reese

Episode 10, filmed during Wellness Week(end), @weareillmatic’s signature event, also opens up an honest, needed conversation about dating, disclosure, and chronic illness.

During the recording, an attendee asked something many people quietly wonder: When you are dating and living with MS, when do you tell someone? How do you explain fatigue, stress, or needing space without it being misunderstood as disinterest?

Victoria (@picturethisvic) shares her unfiltered approach. No waiting. No hiding. No shrinking herself to make someone else comfortable. For her, disclosing early was about honesty, self protection, and time. If someone was going to walk away after learning about her MS months later, they were going to walk away at the beginning too. And she refused to invest energy, emotions, or money into relationships that could not hold her whole reality.

This part of the episode is a reminder that disclosure is deeply personal. There is no single right way. But there is power in choosing yourself, honoring your truth, and letting people opt in with full information.

If you are navigating dating with a chronic illness, or supporting someone who is, this conversation matters.

Watch Episode 10 on YouTube. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

#PatientInYouPodcast #MultipleSclerosis #ChronicIllnessCommunity #HealthPodcast #BlackHealthVoices