By Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas, MD, FACOG
Founder, Tula Wellness & Aesthetics
A Story That Changed Everything
Years ago, a woman sat in my exam room, barely holding it together.
Tears welled in her eyes as she whispered:
“I just want to feel like myself again. Not this numb version of me.”
She wasn’t asking for a prescription.
She wasn’t looking for a diagnosis.
She was asking to be seen.
That moment cracked something open in me—not just as a doctor, but as a woman.
Menopause Isn’t Just a Physical Transition
It’s emotional. It’s existential. It’s deeply personal.
Most of the women I see at Tula Wellness didn’t come here because they read a brochure or googled “bioidentical hormones.” They came because they were desperate for someone to finally connect the dots—between their mood swings and their hormones… their insomnia and their stress… their low libido and their sense of disconnection.
They came because they felt invisible.
My Patients Taught Me to Listen Differently
Every woman who walks into our clinic brings more than a list of symptoms. She brings stories.
- Stories of feeling dismissed by doctors
- Stories of losing connection with her body
- Stories of feeling like she has to choose between her health and her responsibilities
And what I’ve learned from all of them is this:
You cannot treat menopause with a one-size-fits-all solution.
You must listen deeply.
You must treat the whole woman.
At Tula Wellness, That’s Exactly What We Do
We created Tula Wellness to be the place where midlife women are no longer silenced, sidelined, or shamed. Where intimate concerns are met with empathy, not embarrassment. Where your weight, energy, mood, and libido are explored in the context of real life, real stress, and real bodies.
Whether it’s:
- Customized hormone therapy
- Detailed body composition analysis to decode weight and metabolism
- Intimate wellness consultations for libido, discomfort, or vaginal dryness
- Or just a safe space to say, “I don’t feel like myself anymore”…
We meet you there. Fully. Fiercely. Without judgment.
What My Patients Have Taught Me Is This:
When women are seen, heard, and cared for at the root level—they transform.
Not just physically.
But emotionally. Spiritually.
They rise.
And I’m honored to witness it every day.
💬 If you’ve been struggling silently…
If you’ve felt like no one gets it…
If you’re ready to be seen in your full complexity and power—
✨ Let’s talk.
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