This girl is still on Fire:
PERIMENOPAUSE & MENOPAUSE
Join from anywhere IN THE WORLD. ALL ARE welcome. 100% ONLINE CONFERENCE!
Join the Sexual Health Alliance for This Girl is STILL On Fire: Perimenopause & Menopause Online Sexceptional Weekend, a two-day virtual training exploring the physical, psychological, relational, and sexual changes that can occur throughout perimenopause and menopause.
Featuring leading sexuality researcher and educator Dr. Justin Lehmiller, this event will bring research, clinical insight, and practical education together to help professionals better understand the experiences of people navigating midlife hormonal changes.
Perimenopause and menopause can affect far more than the menstrual cycle. Changes in hormones, sleep, mood, body image, sexual desire, arousal, comfort, orgasm, and relationship dynamics can influence a person’s overall well-being and intimate life. Yet many people enter this stage without adequate information or support, while professionals may receive limited training on how to address these concerns confidently and compassionately.
This Online Sexceptional Weekend is designed for therapists, counselors, physicians, nurses, coaches, educators, social workers, students, and other professionals who want to provide informed and affirming support throughout the menopause transition.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
What professionals need to understand about the physical, emotional, relational, and sexual changes associated with perimenopause and menopause
How experiences of perimenopause and menopause can vary significantly from one person to another
The ways hormonal changes may influence desire, arousal, orgasm, comfort, pleasure, and sexual functioning
How body image, aging, identity, stress, and cultural expectations can shape experiences of intimacy during midlife
Common barriers that prevent people from discussing menopause-related sexual concerns with their healthcare providers and partners
How professionals can initiate more informed, inclusive, and shame-free conversations about midlife sexual health
The relationship between menopause symptoms, mental health, relationship satisfaction, and overall well-being
Research-informed approaches for helping clients and patients navigate changes in their intimate lives
Practical strategies for supporting communication, sexual agency, pleasure, connection, and confidence throughout the menopause transition
How therapists, educators, coaches, and healthcare professionals can provide more affirming and culturally responsive support
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH
START TIME: 10:00AM - 6:00pm cst
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
START TIME: 10:00AM - 6:00pm cst
Use this world clock to find the corresponding time in your time zone!
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PRESENTERS
Justin Lehmiller, phd
Dr. Justin Lehmiller received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University. He is a Research Fellow at the Kinsey Institute and Director of the Sexual Health Alliance Study Abroad Program.
Dr. Lehmiller is the author of Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life and The Psychology of Human Sexuality. He is an award-winning educator who has been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years.
A prolific researcher and scholar, Dr. Lehmiller has published more than 50 academic works. His research focuses on sexual fantasy, sexual desire, sexual health, casual relationships, and friends with benefits. His work has appeared in leading academic publications, including The Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Evelin Molina Dacker, MD
Evelin Molina Dacker, MD, is a board-certified family physician, sexual health educator, and integrative medicine practitioner with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Her work brings together family medicine, functional and integrative medicine, sexual health, menopause care, hormone optimization, trauma-informed care, and relational wellbeing.
Dr. Dacker has completed advanced training through the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and the Institute for Functional Medicine, as well as specialized education in sexual medicine and counseling through the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and the Sexual Health Alliance. She is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
She is the creator of The STARS Talk, a communication framework designed to support open, compassionate conversations about safety, turn-ons, boundaries, relationships, and sexual health. Her work has been featured in a TEDx Talk and on NPR’s Life Kit and has been incorporated into medical and health education programs.
Dr. Dacker is the founder of Wild Woman Wellness Medicine, where she integrates evidence-based medicine with a holistic, trauma-informed approach to hormone health, sexual wellbeing, healthy aging, and relational care. She is also a speaker, educator, and writer dedicated to advancing more informed, inclusive, and shame-free conversations about sexuality, health, and aging.
Maria Uloko, MD
Dr. Maria Uloko is a board-certified urologist and internationally recognized sexual medicine specialist specializing in comprehensive sexual health, vulvar and menopausal care, reconstruction, prosthetics, and regenerative treatments for erectile dysfunction. She is among a small group of urologists globally providing both surgical and medical management of sexual dysfunction across all genders.
As the Founder and CEO of MUMD Sexual Medicine Beverly Hills and VUVLAi, Dr. Uloko is known for diagnosing and treating complex sexual health conditions, including vulvar sexual dysfunction, sexual pain, low libido, erectile dysfunction, symptomatic menopause, atrophic vaginitis, Peyronie’s disease, and hormonal concerns. Her pioneering research on clitoral nerves has helped advance the medical understanding of human sexuality and reflects her belief that research is a powerful form of advocacy.
Dr. Uloko has trained more than 600 physicians in women’s sexual health and regenerative therapies for erectile dysfunction and has lectured at institutions and organizations including Harvard, Yale, UCLA, USC, and the American Urological Association. Her research has been translated into more than 10 languages, and her expertise has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, among others.
At the heart of Dr. Uloko’s work is a commitment to closing gaps in sexual healthcare. She provides comprehensive, compassionate, and inclusive care while creating a shame-free environment where patients can ask questions, share their experiences, and take ownership of their sexual health.
Sameena Rahman, MD, FACOG, NCMP, IF
Sameena Rahman, MD, FACOG, NCMP, IF, is a board-certified OB/GYN and menopause specialist at the Center for Gynecology and Cosmetics in Chicago. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of OB/GYN at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in downtown Chicago, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American College of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Physicians.
Dr. Rahman received the designation of ISSWSH (International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health) Fellow (IF) and is actively involved with cutting edge approaches to sexual pain and sexual dysfunction. She also is an active member of the IPPS, International Pelvic Pain Society, and specializes in a multidisciplinary approach to chronic pelvic pain. For midlife women, Dr. Rahman is also a specialist in menopause management with the designation of Certified Menopause Physician through the North American Menopause Society (NCMP).
Dr. Rahman attended Duke University for her B.S. degree in Biology where she also specialized in Women’s Studies. She then continued in her home state at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her M.D. She moved up north for her residency in Massachusetts in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Massachusetts. After completing her residency, she made her way out west to Los Angeles, California where she spent four years on the faculty at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Rahman also spent her personal time performing medical missions internationally with a variety of international women’s organizations as well as working with at the WHO in Switzerland.
She has taken extra time to explore areas of aesthetic medicine with the American Board of Aesthetic Medicine, including anti-aging and laser technology and improving sexual health through additional work in aesthetic vaginal procedures in southern California. She previously worked at Northshore University Health Systems and was on the faculty at the University of Chicago.
Maria Sophocles, MD, FACOG, MSCP, IF
Dr. Maria Sophocles has been at the forefront of women’s healthcare for 30 years, bringing an unparalleled depth of knowledge, compassion, and innovation to her practice. From her academic roots at Duke University and Jefferson Medical College to her groundbreaking work at Women’s Healthcare of Princeton, Dr. Sophocles is a vanguard in menopause management and female sexual health.
From 2001 to 2007, Dr. Sophocles was a visiting professor and member of an NIH research team at the Frauenspital in Basel, Switzerland. When she moved back to the U.S. in 2007, she founded Women’s Healthcare of Princeton, a progressive gynecology practice that now draws patients from all over the U.S.
A board-certified ob/gyn, she is also a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. She has been recognized for her contributions to gynecology and, as such, has been named a fellow of both the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) and the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases (ISSVD).
In 2015, she was one of the first U.S. clinicians to recognize the need for a non-estrogen option to treat vaginal atrophy in breast cancer survivors and pioneered the use of CO2 laser both intravaginally and on the vulva. She has taught clinicians this technology on five continents and advocated for women’s health, reproductive, and sexual rights in the U.S. and abroad.
Working with New Jersey Senator Shirley Turner in 2023, she played a crucial role in the passage of a bill in New Jersey allowing women to obtain contraception without serial visits to a clinician.
She is the CMO of EMBR Labs, a Boston-based wellness device company.
She is the Director of Women’s Health Services for Curia Health, a performance science and health optimization practice based in New York and London.
She is a member of SheMedia’s Flow Advisory Council, is the author of a forthcoming book, “The Bedroom Gap,” on sex in midlife, and was a recent speaker at TEDWomen2023. Her TedTalk and upcoming book release discuss taking small steps towards gender equity by achieving better communication in the bedroom, better education for women and men and clinicians around sexual topics and age-related sexual changes, and ways to advocate for yourself.
She has been the host of a livestream show, Gynecollege. She is a frequent guest on Sirius XM Doctor Radio.
Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW
Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, (they/them) is an accredited menopause educator, coach, author, and sex educator specializing in gender- and sexuality-affirming menopause care. They are the founder and CEO of Genderqueer Futures and creator of the Gender-Affirming Menopause Care Certification Course, which equips providers to better serve gender-diverse patients navigating menopause.
Allen is the bestselling author of Genderqueer Menopause, as well as Jailbreaking the Goddess and Sexy Witch, with their work spanning sexuality, gender, feminism, spirituality, and health and wellness. Their books have been translated into multiple languages, and their writing has appeared across magazines, textbooks, encyclopedias, anthologies, and literary publications.
They earned their Master of Social Work from Cal Poly Humboldt and have completed specialized education in menopause care and human sexuality, including training through The Menopause School and the San Francisco Sex Information Human Sexuality Intensive. Drawing on their background in social work, sexuality education, advocacy, and lived experience, Allen works to expand inclusive, affirming approaches to menopause education and care.
Alicia J. Rose
Alicia J. Rose is an award-winning director, photographer, and filmmaker known for emotionally resonant storytelling and a distinctive visual style. Her career spans film, music, commercial, and editorial work, with more than three dozen music videos for artists including First Aid Kit, Cake, and Bob Mould, as well as portraiture and visual collaborations with The Decemberists and other notable artists.
Her acclaimed web series The Benefits of Gusbandry marked her debut in digital episodic storytelling and received recognition from The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, A/V Club, PASTE, OUT, and other major publications. Her feature directorial debut, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, earned the Narrative Audience Award at the 2021 Ashland Independent Film Festival and the Best New Directors Award at the 2021 Port Townsend Film Festival.
Rose currently directs and edits Girls in Trouble TV and is in production on her second feature, Menopunks, a documentary exploring menopause, creativity, and the cultural myths surrounding both. Across photography and film, her work combines emotional intelligence, authenticity, and visual precision to explore complex and often underrepresented human experiences.
Cynthia Graham, phd
Dr. Cynthia Graham is currently a Senior Scientist at the Kinsey Institute and a Professor of Gender Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. She has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sex Research since 2009. Her current research focuses on male condom use, hormonal contraceptives, women’s sexuality, women’s sexual pleasure, sexual problems and sexual health among older adults.
She has been a member of the Kinsey Institute Condom Use Research Team since 2000. Her research has been funded by the UK Medical Research Council and the National Institute of Health Research.
Cynthia was a member of the DSM-5 Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. In 2023, she won the Masters and Johnson Award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. In 2016 she was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award and in 2019 the Distinguished Service to SSSS Award by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. In 2009 she was elected president of the International Academy of Sex Research.
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