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On the Mones

On the Mones is where pharmacist, menopause myth-buster, and accidental midlife icon Kate Thomas breaks down the chaos of hormones, perimenopause, aging, wellness woo, and the medical misinformation flooding your feed.
Equal parts science and sass, Kate gives you evidence-based clarity with zero judgement and just the right amount of swearing.

Featuring:
🔬 Prescribe or Pass Deep Dives — real evidence, made simple
🔥 Woo of the Week — the latest miracle cure getting roasted
😂 Honest stories from midlife, pharmacy, and motherhood
🤷‍♀️ Peri or Petty — the viral quick-fire segment with Kate’s kids
🔧 The Tradie Brother-in-Law — asking the bloke questions all men are dying to ask

Smart, funny, heartfelt, and refreshingly human, On the Mones is the women’s health podcast you’ll actually look forward to each week.
Facts you can trust. Conversations you’ll replay. Validation you didn’t know you needed.

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Episodes

11 episodes

Breast Awareness, Vaginal Dryness & GSM: Menopause Screening and Treatment Explained

Pharmacist Kate Thomas interviews Dr Sarah Farrell, GP and principal of Sydney Women’s Wellness, about two major midlife health topics: breast awareness and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM).We break down:• What “breast aw...

February 28, 2026 • 28:19

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Mum Is In Perimenopause, Send Help

My first baby turns 21.So naturally, I sat him down with a microphone and asked him to explain perimenopause to the boys.What does a 21-year-old man think hormones are?Do young men talk about menopause?If boys had me...

February 21, 2026 • 27:29

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Reinvention Is a Permission Slip (Plus Testosterone, Drive & the DHEA Trap)

Midlife reinvention isn’t glossy, curated, or hashtag-friendly — it happens while you’re still paying bills, packing lunches, and doing the work you already know how to do.In this episode of On the ’Mones, I reflect on standing on stage ...

February 14, 2026 • 25:16

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Bodies on the Beach, Brains on High Alert Confidence, Clonidine & the Quiet Judgments of Midlife

Recorded on holiday in Hawaii, this episode of On the Mones starts on a beach and ends deep inside the nervous system.Watching her adult children in the surf, Kate reflects on bodies, confidence, ageing, and the subtle way awareness chan...

February 07, 2026 • 22:52

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Comfort Is Not Evidence - SSRIs, Hot Flushes, and the Perimenopause Anxiety Trap

What if the thing that makes you feel safest… isn’t actually helping you?In this episode of On the Mones, Kate unpacks a deceptively simple idea with enormous consequences: comfort is not evidence.It starts with a respectful — but...

January 31, 2026 • 30:45

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Periods Gone Rogue - Bleeding, Belief and the Biology of Midlife

A ninety-year-old man walks into a community pharmacy, forgets his wallet… and pays for his prescriptions with Chaucer. A stranger steps in with quiet generosity. And somehow, that moment lodges — deeper than it would have twe...

January 24, 2026 • 26:32

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The Perimenopause Brain: Estrogen, Brain Fog, Libido, ADHD & Why You’re Not Losing Your Mind

In this episode of On the ’Mones, Kate Thomas — pharmacist, midlife woman, and professional oversharer — tackles one of the most distressing and misunderstood parts of perimenopause: what’s actually happening to your brain....

January 17, 2026 • 32:12

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Testosterone: Confidence, Libido, and the Death of People-Pleasing

Is testosterone really making women “ragey”… or is it just giving us fewer f*$ks to give? Or is it all down to age and experience?In Episode 4 of On the ’Mones, pharmacist Kate Thomas dives into one of the most misunderstood hormo...

January 10, 2026 • 24:39

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Progesterone, Brain Fog & Why Collagen Can’t Read Google Maps

In this episode of On the ’Mones, we unpack three things many women quietly worry about — progesterone, memory changes, and the wellness advice that sounds scientific but absolutely isn’t.First, we deep-dive into proge...

January 03, 2026 • 27:04

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I Don’t Want What Everyone Else Is Getting” — Estrogen, Resistance, and the Myth of the Menopause ‘Trend’

In Episode 2 of On the ’Mones, Kate starts with a moment many midlife women will recognise: a close friend, a few glasses of wine, a forgotten word — and the immediate dismissal of perimenopause as something “everyone else is doing.”

December 27, 2025 • 22:29

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Episode 1: Is It Just Me? Welcome to Peri-Menopause

On the ’Mones — Episode 1: Welcome to the Hormonal Girl BandIs it just me… or is something seriously happening to my body?In the very first episode of On the ’Mones, pharmacist of 25 years Kate pulls back th...

December 17, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 1 • 27:43

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