Menopause is not just hormonal.
It’s historical. Cultural. Political. Personal.

In this powerful Black History Month conversation, Dr. Arianna sits down with Omisade Burney-Scott — cultural worker, storyteller, and founder of The Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause — to radically expand how we understand midlife.

This episode challenges the narrow, binary narrative that has long defined menopause in the United States and asks a deeper question:

Who has been centered in this conversation — and who has been left out?

Together, we explore:

• The concept of the Menopausal Multiverse

• How menopause has been flattened into a limited medical narrative

• “Weathering” — the biological impact of chronic stress and generational trauma

• Why reproductive justice includes menopause

• Cultural identity and how it shapes healthcare access and outcomes

• The power of language — and why “ladies” may not be the right default

• How we create safe containers for new narratives to emerge

This conversation goes beyond symptoms and prescriptions.

It’s about who is seen.
Who is heard.
And who has historically been excluded from care.

Listen with curiosity.
Listen with openness.
Because this one may stretch you — in the best way.

About Our Guest

Omisade Burney-Scott (she/her) is a Black Southern, 7th-generation North Carolinian feminist, cultural worker, and social justice advocate with decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and philanthropy. She is the creator of The Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause, a multimedia narrative-shift project rooted in reproductive justice and cultural storytelling.

Timestamped Breakdown

00:00 – Opening reflections & Black History Month framing
03:45 – Introducing Omisade and her work
06:20 – The Menopausal Multiverse explained
11:10 – How menopause became a narrow, binary narrative
15:30 – Identity, race & lived experience in midlife health
20:40 – Weathering: chronic stress & generational trauma
27:15 – Reproductive justice in midlife
33:50 – Who gets centered in menopause conversations
39:10 – Language, inclusion & cultural competency
44:25 – Expanding care beyond hormones alone
49:40 – What providers must understand
55:15 – Final reflections on widening the frame of care

Resources & Links

🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube
📍 Book a menopause consultation at Tula Wellness
📘 Buy The Menopause Myth: What Your Mother, Doctor, and Friends Haven’t Shared About Life After 35
📊 Take the Menopause IQ self-assessment
📖 Download a free chapter of The Menopause Myth
📱 Follow Dr. Arianna on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn

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Welcome back family! In this episode,, I’m diving into a conversation that so many women are having silently — what happened to my desire? With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I wanted to talk honestly about how menopause impacts the brain, dopamine, intimacy, and sexual motivation. This episode is about understanding the biology behind desire, giving yourself grace, and redefining intimacy in midlife. You are not broken — you are evolving.

Timestamp Breakdown

00:00 – Valentine’s Day & the Desire Conversation
Why this episode tackles what we don’t usually say out loud.

08:30 – Estrogen & Dopamine Explained
How hormone shifts alter motivation, pleasure, and sexual wanting.

22:15 – Why Desire Feels Optional
The dopamine drop and its impact on libido and initiation.

41:00 – Marriage, Midlife, and Evolving Intimacy
From dopamine-based attraction to oxytocin-based connection.

1:05:00 – You Are Not Broken
How to reframe desire changes with biology, not blame.

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Where to find Dr. Arianna

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Dowload a Free Chapter of My Book: The Menopause Myth — Learn the truth about hormones, symptoms, and thriving after 35.

In this unapologetically juicy episode of the Stay Juicy Podcast, Dr. Arianna sits down with Maureen Pollack, co-founder and president of LovAbility, for a powerful conversation about pleasure, self-love, and why women deserve access to their bodies without shame.Maureen shares the deeply personal story behind inventing the WaterSlyde, a body-safe, eco-friendly aquatic stimulator designed to make pleasure accessible to women of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Together, they explore the pleasure gap, the cultural stigma surrounding female sexuality, and how self-pleasure can become a pathway to confidence, healing, and empowerment — especially in midlife.This episode is about permission. Permission to feel. Permission to explore. Permission to stop putting yourself last.

Listeners receive 15% off your order for a limited time at LovAbilityInc.com with code STAYJUICY ! Limitations may apply.

Resources Mentioned:

⁠LovAbility⁠ – Women-owned sexual wellness brand⁠The WaterSlyde⁠– Patented aquatic stimulator for pleasure & hygiene⁠Arousal Balm & Bomb Balm⁠ – Vulva-safe pleasure and self-care productsIf you love the podcast, I'd be so grateful if you left me a review! Your feedback helps me educate and empower other women like you.

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Where to find Dr. Arianna

⁠⁠⁠Book a menopause consultation at Tula Wellness⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY MY BOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "The Menopause Myth; What Your Mother, Doctor, and Friends Haven't Shared About Life After 35

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Books ReferencedBecoming Supernatural – Joe DispenzaBreaking the Habit of Being Yourself – Joe DispenzaEpisode 10 – Highlights00:00 – Why Pleasure MattersDr. Arianna sets the tone for a powerful conversation about permission, embodiment, and self-love.07:40 – The Origin of the WaterSlydeMaureen Pollack shares the personal moment that led to an unexpected innovation in sexual wellness.17:45 – Redefining Women’s PleasureWhy pleasure is about connection, confidence, and autonomy — not shame or indulgence.23:10 – Understanding the Pleasure GapHow culture, medicine, and silence have shaped women’s relationship with desire.34:20 – Midlife, Menopause, and Reclaiming DesireWhy midlife can be a powerful turning point for pleasure and self-knowledge.46:30 – Accessibility and Inclusion in Sexual WellnessWhy inclusive design matters — and who has been left out of the conversation.57:40 – Permission to FeelWhat it truly means to give yourself permission to explore pleasure without guilt.1:07:30 – Final TakeawayComing home to your body is not selfish — it’s revolutionary.

Welcome back to another episode of the Stay Juicy Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Arianna — and happy 2026, y’all. This episode is all about vision — literal and metaphorical.

After having bilateral cataract surgery and suddenly realizing how much I wasn’t seeing, everything in my life came into focus. It made me reflect on my entire year — the highs, the challenges, the manifestations, the miracles, and the deep spiritual unraveling that shaped my path toward 60.

In this episode, I’m sharing what 2025 taught me about clarity, aging, pleasure, manifestation, parenting, partnership, fear, intention, and surrender — and what it means to enter 2026 with vision that finally lets you see what’s possible.

If you’re ready to stop making resolutions and start inviting possibility, this one is for you.

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Where to find Dr. Arianna

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What's Your Menopause IQ ? — ⁠⁠Take a quick self-assessment⁠⁠ to gauge your menopause knowledge and symptoms.

Dowload a Free Chapter of My Book: The Menopause Myth — Learn the truth about hormones, symptoms, and thriving after 35.

TIMESTAMPED OVERVIEW

00:00–04:40 — The Theme of Vision & Cataract Surgery
Literal clarity, hazy eyesight, and the metaphor of suddenly seeing what you couldn’t before.

04:40–10:20 — Reflecting on 2025 & Entering 2026
Turning 59, approaching 60, urgency, pleasure, mortality, and the call to evolve.

10:20–18:10 — Spiritual Work, Awakening & Midlife Shifts
Joe Dispenza retreat, meditation, intention-setting, manifestation examples.

18:10–27:50 — Parenting in Adulthood & The Power of Receiving
Autism diagnosis at 21, finding the right program, capacity, surrender, grace.

27:50–33:40 — Partner Illness, Intention, Prayer & Deciding the Outcome
Navigating husband’s bladder cancer, setting clear collective prayer intentions.

33:40–40:00 — Professional Expansion in 2025
Speaking engagements, opportunities, TulaMD supplement line.

40:00–45:00 — Sexual Curiosity, Pleasure & Unlearning Judgment
Sexual wellness conference, BDSM quiz, vanilla revelations, curiosity as growth.

45:00–End — Vision for 2026: Pleasure, Joy, Curiosity & Possibility
What corrected vision means for midlife, and the final reflection:
“If your vision was fully corrected… what would you finally allow yourself to experience?”

Welcome back to the Stay Juicy Podcast. I’m Dr. Arianna, and today we’re unpacking something big — something that is long overdue in women’s health: the FDA’s removal of the black box warning on estrogen therapy.

For 23 years, women have lived under a cloud of unnecessary fear. A fear that changed how we treated menopause, how we educated providers, and how millions of women suffered in silence.

Today, we’re breaking down what the new evidence shows, why estrogen was never the villain, and how this moment marks a powerful correction in women’s health. If you’ve ever wondered whether estrogen is safe, whether you should be afraid of hormone therapy, or whether you’ve been misled — this conversation is for you.

Let’s get into the truth, the science, and the reclamation of estrogen.

Timestamped Overview

00:00–02:15
Why estrogen has been misunderstood for over two decades

02:15–04:45
How the black box warning originally happened and why it was flawed

04:45–07:30
The harm the warning caused — millions untreated, suffering, dismissed

07:30–12:00
New data: what we now know about estrogen’s true safety profile

12:00–15:20
The real risks (and why they were exaggerated)

15:20–22:00
What breast cancer data actually shows

22:00–27:00
Brain health, heart health, metabolic health: estrogen’s wide-ranging benefits

27:00–31:15
Why this moment matters for midlife women

31:15–34:00
Reclaiming your choices: how to make confident decisions about hormone therapy

34:00–36:00
Final message: your body deserves truth, not fear

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Where to find Dr. Arianna

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Welcome back family!

This episode is a little different — it’s not about data or symptoms or even solutions. It’s about reflection. I just returned from the Menopause Society Conference, and I have to tell you — it changed me.

There were conversations that went beyond the science — about trauma, burnout, and the invisible weight women carry through midlife. About what it means to practice medicine in a system that doesn’t always see the whole woman. And about what happens when we finally start connecting the dots between hormones, health, and healing.

So today, I’m taking you behind the scenes — into the rooms, the talks, and the quiet moments that reminded me why I do this work. This is what I took home from the Menopause Society Conference.

Timestamped Topic Overview

00:00 – 02:30 | Introduction: Returning from the Menopause Society Conference
02:31 – 06:00 | The emotional undercurrent of menopause medicine — why it’s more than hormones
06:01 – 10:15 | Conversations that shifted everything: trauma-informed care and compassion fatigue in clinicians
10:16 – 14:00 | When science meets the soul — connecting data with humanity
14:01 – 18:45 | Why menopause is not a diagnosis but a transition of identity
18:46 – 22:00 | Reflections on burnout, balance, and rediscovering purpose
22:01 – 26:30 | The sisterhood of medicine — community, empathy, and shared healing
26:31 – 30:00 | What this means for women everywhere — redefining midlife wellness

If you love the podcast, I'd be so grateful if you left me a review! Your feedback helps me educate and empower other women like you.

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Where to find Dr. Arianna

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Welcome back to the Stay Juicy Podcast! Today, we’re going there. We’re talking about pleasure, vaginal rejuvenation, and why this isn’t vanity — it’s vitality.
From estrogen and collagen to radiofrequency and red light, I’m breaking down how we can restore function, confidence, and connection.
Because this isn’t just about sex. It’s about women reclaiming their power, their joy, and their permission to feel alive again.

TIMESTAMPED OVERVIEW

00:00 — Episode intro: Menopause, pleasure, and reclaiming confidence
03:00 — Dr. Arianna’s inspiration and recent patient stories
07:30 — What vaginal rejuvenation really means (not cosmetic — it’s restorative)
11:00 — Estrogen’s role in vaginal health and pleasure
14:00 — The science behind Emfemme 360 and radiofrequency therapy
17:00 — PRP and the O-Shot: stimulating collagen and blood flow
22:00 — Shockwave therapy and the TulaWave experience
26:00 — Why pleasure is sacred and powerful
31:00 — Patient transformations and confidence stories
38:00 — Home tools like the Joylux V-Fit
42:00 — The link between pleasure, power, and spiritual healing
47:00 — Closing reflections: permission to feel, connect, and stay juicy

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Where to find Dr. Arianna

⁠⁠⁠Book a menopause consultation at Tula Wellness⁠⁠⁠

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