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BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause

Why Sexual Health Is Actually a Life-or-Death Issue with Dr. Juliana Hauser

BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause

Dr. Stephanie Estima

Intimacy, Menopause, Betterpodcast, Nutrition, Women's Health, Menstruation, Hormones, Optimization, Sex, Fitness, Sleep, Dr. Stephanie, Health & Fitness, Science, Parenting, Motherhood, Health, Self Care, Drstephanie, Mindset, Alternative Health, Self Love

4.8613 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Juliana Hauser reveals why sexual agency is the ultimate form of self-knowledge—and how ignoring your sexual health can have life-or-death consequences. From understanding your anatomy to navigating menopause, this conversation reframes sexuality as a vital sign of wellness, not a luxury. Learn the nine pillars of holistic sexuality and why knowing your "yucks and yums" changes everything. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/LAFDFOPsWeQ

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0:00.0

If you are breathing, you're sexual, so you don't actually have to put it on your to-do list, which is a wonderful thing. You are sexual by nature of being human. It's one of the few things that we all have in common. We are all sexual beings just by birthright.

0:15.0

Like, you know, when do you ever get a standing ovation for your vulva? When it's not in a sexual act. It should be a right of passage.

0:22.3

It really should be because it's pretty amazing, to be honest.

0:26.5

It's like you have to look at your anatomy like you would talk about kissing.

0:31.5

Most people will have one story and mine is ninth grade in the movie theater and I'm not going to say his name because he's a nice person, but he basically licked my face. And, you know, it's just off. That's mine, too. Yeah. For women, a word that I use, and I'm tentative with how I use it, but I would say we have a very delicate. And delicate doesn't mean fragile, but I... Sophisticated, maybe. Sophisticated. Yeah, I like that word too, elegant to it. Whatever right

0:58.1

word feels that it's not bad. God, wow. I'm very rarely shocked and speechless, and I'm a little

1:06.6

speechless right now. That is unbelievable. Hello, my friends. Welcome back to another episode

1:16.4

of Better with Dr. Stephanie. It's me, your host, Dr. Stephanie Estima. And in today's episode,

1:21.8

we are going to discover how your sexuality can literally be a case of life or death and why you need to pay attention

1:31.1

to it. My guest today is Dr. Juliana Hauser. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

1:37.1

She holds a bachelor's degree from Center College, a master's degree from Auburn University,

1:41.2

and a PhD from the esteemed College of William and Mary.

1:44.8

And today we are talking all about sexuality and holistic sexuality.

1:49.9

So we're not just talking about sexual acts, right?

1:53.2

We are talking about what it means to be essential being, how that through line pervades

1:59.5

other areas and other verticals of your life. We talk about

2:02.6

how our sexuality changes from our 20s, our 30s, and some of the physiological changes in our 40s and 50s,

2:08.0

and how that informs our sexuality. We talk about arousal, desire, gosh, pleasure. We talk about

2:14.7

why sexuality is very male-centric in terms of what, even when we

2:18.7

think about sex, what are we thinking about, right? We're thinking about, you know, P in the V. So

2:23.2

if you're listening in the car with young children, this is not the episode to listen in front of

2:28.6

them. You may want to save this for your afternoon walk or another time when little ears are not

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