About Mariposa

The doctor who built this for you.

Dr. Julie Grimes watched too many women be told “you’re fine, it’s just aging,” and decided the answer wasn’t another referral. It was a clinic that does nothing but perimenopause and menopause.

Dr. Julie Grimes, MD, MSCP, board-certified OB-GYN and Medical Director of Mariposa

Photograph by Olivia Reed Photography

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In her own words

Why I built Mariposa.

I’ve spent over two decades in women’s health, most of it chasing the same goal: making sure women feel truly heard.

Teaching others has always been close to my heart. Explaining the female mind and body in a way that actually makes sense, not just textbook language, has earned me some wonderful recognition along the way.

But somewhere in all that time, women in this stage of life became invisible: rushed through appointments, left out of research, told their symptoms are just “part of getting older.”

I built Mariposa because I couldn’t watch that happen anymore. Every woman who walks through our door is seen, heard, and taken seriously, not just diagnosed.

Dr. Julie Grimes, MD, MSCP Founder & Medical Director, Mariposa
Credentials

Specialist care, not a side interest.

  • Board-certified OB-GYN, FACOG (Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
  • Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP), certified by The Menopause Society
  • 24+ years in practice in women’s health
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society
  • Founder & Medical Director, Mariposa

Dr. Grimes is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP), a credential earned by passing The Menopause Society’s competency examination in menopause and midlife women’s health. Verify this credential.

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What she believes
“You’re not crazy, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. What’s happening to you is real, and it’s treatable.”
Bigger than a clinic

This is a movement disguised as a medical practice.

Six thousand women reach menopause every day in the U.S. Mariposa exists to change what they’re offered, starting in Huntsville, and growing into a community, events, education, and resources for the people who love them.

Come meet the team that treats all of it.

Call (256) 965-6812

Curious how it works first? See our approach. Have a group that needs to hear this? Book Dr. Grimes to speak.