This week is a special guest episode, and it’s spicy, honest, and wildly overdue. Queenie & TT are joined by Tanya Griffin — health educator, entrepreneur, and long-time voice in women’s wellness — for a candid conversation about the stuff we were raised to whisper about… in a brown paper bag… “down below.”

They talk menopause and perimenopause without the shame, the real impact hormones have on mood, confidence, and sex, and why so many women were terrified out of estrogen for decades. Tanya breaks down what she wishes every woman knew: that pleasure is not optional, lube belongs at the party, and women deserve accurate information — not fear-mongering.

You’ll hear practical, frank talk about:

• why intimacy can suddenly become painful in midlife (and what helps)
• how cannabis can support focus, relaxation, and being present
• the “bloody noise” in our heads and how to quiet it
• advocating for yourself with your doctor when the medical system hasn’t kept up
• ditching old taboos and reclaiming sex, pleasure, and agency

Then Queenie & TT close the episode with this week’s Fuck-It List entry:

🔥 Fuck it to believing estrogen replacement is going to hurt us.

After this conversation, both are ready to explore hormone support with a doctor — and stop accepting decades-old misinformation as fact.

In short: it’s Valentine’s Day. We’re grown. We’ve earned this.

Gitchee, gitchee, ya-ya… here we go.