EP75:
Living an Unexpected Life: Aging with HIV as a Female with Martina Clark
Summary
The prejudice received for being diagnosed with HIV and the decades of stigma surrounding it
Drawbacks of women's underrepresentation in HIV clinical trials
What it's like to age with HIV and its impact on a woman’s body
Advice for women recently diagnosed with HIV
Assistance programs and cost of treatment for people with HIV
About Martina Clark
In 1992, Martina Clark was told she had HIV and maybe a “good five years to live.” Today, 31 years later, Martina Clark is a professor and the award-winning author and narrator of My Unexpected Life: An International Memoir of Two Pandemics, HIV and COVID-19. She writes memoirs, personal essays, and travel narratives. Before teaching, she worked for the United Nations system (including UNAIDS, UNICEF, and Peacekeeping) for decades.
She has lived with HIV for over half her life – 31 years and counting – and survived COVID-19, the original recipe. Martina has traveled to over 90 countries and conducted condom demonstrations in at least 50. She's traveled by boat, bus, and plane but never by elephant or camel.
Connect with Martina
Website: Martina Clark
Resources mentioned in this episode
The Daily | Apple Podcast and Spotify
My Unexpected Life by Martina Clark | Kindle, Audiobook, and Paperback
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