On the Mones
By: Kate
Language: en-au
Categories: Health, Fitness, Medicine
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 askSmart, funny, heartfelt...
Episodes
Testosterone: Confidence, Libido, and the Death of People-Pleasing
Jan 09, 2026Is 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 hormones in women’s health: testosterone. Along the way, she unpacks a petty (and infuriating) pharmacy encounter that sparks a much bigger conversation about boundaries, ageing, assertiveness, and how much bad behaviour women in healthcare are expected to tolerate.
This episode covers:
What testosterone actually does in women (hint: it’s... Duration: 00:24:39Progesterone, Brain Fog & Why Collagen Can’t Read Google Maps
Jan 02, 2026In 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 progesterone — why it’s not always a gentle background hormone, how it acts in the brain, and why some women feel calmer while others feel anxious, flat, or completely unhinged when they start it. We explain the real science behind "progesterone intolerance", PMDD, GABA receptors, and why “just push through it” is terrible advice.
Then, I get personal about...
Duration: 00:27:04I Don’t Want What Everyone Else Is Getting” — Estrogen, Resistance, and the Myth of the Menopause ‘Trend’
Dec 26, 2025In 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.”
That moment opens the door to a much bigger conversation.
This episode explores why many women resist menopause care — even informed, health-literate women — and why perimenopause is often misunderstood as a “trend” rather than what it really is: a long-overdue correction to decades of silence, stigma, and medical neglect.
Kate unpacks:
Why perimenopause is being talked... Duration: 00:22:29Episode 1: Is It Just Me? Welcome to Peri-Menopause
Dec 17, 2025On the ’Mones — Episode 1: Welcome to the Hormonal Girl Band
Is 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 the curtain on peri-menopause, hormones, rage-quitting jobs, libido loss, bone health, and the quiet suffering so many women carry alone.
From estrogen “leaving the group chat” to a friend breaking down in the kitchen whispering “I thought it was just me”, this episode sets the tone for the podcast: honest, evidence-based, funny, messy, and deepl...
Duration: 00:27:43