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:
đŹ Prescribe or Pass Deep Dives â real evidence, made simple
đĽ Woo of the Week â the latest miracle cure getting roasted
đ Honest stories from midlife, pharmacy, and motherhood
đ¤ˇââď¸ Peri or Petty â the viral quick-fire segment with Kateâs kids
đ§ The Tradie Brother-in-Law â asking the bloke questions all men are dying to ask
Smart, funny, heartfelt, and refreshingly human, On the Mones is the womenâs health podcast youâll actually look forward to each week.
Facts you can trust. Conversations youâll replay. Validation you didnât know you needed.
Episodes
23 episodes
Bread & Butter Sex Deserves Better PR! Part 2 with Georgina Whelan from Sexual Psychology
Part 2 of my conversation with sex therapist Georgina Whelan and weâre talking about the stuff people rarely say out loud about sex in long-term relationships.What is âbread and butter sexâ and why does it probably deserve better PR?
Libido, The Ick & The Sexual Scripts We Never Questioned | Georgina Whelan Part 1
What actually is libido? Why do so many couples end up with mismatched desire? And why are so many people quietly convinced their relationship is the only one struggling with sex?In part one of this conversation, I sit down with...
Creatine, Nicotine & Big Wellness: Where the Science Ends
This week on On the Mones, Kate sits down with Annie McCubbin for a conversation about what happens when real science collides with wellness marketing.They unpack:why creatine isnât just for gym broshow creatine actu...
Jean Kittson (Part 2): Midlife, Money, Hormones and having a Libido for Yourself
In Part 2 of my conversation with Jean Kittson, we get into the real mechanics of midlifeâbeyond the punchlines (although there are still plenty of those).We talk about the juggle of full-time work, mortgages, and the mental load of budg...
Jean Kittson (Part 1): From Shy Kid to Comedy Icon â Accidents, ADHD & Independence
In Part 1 of this conversation, I sit down with one of Australiaâs most loved comedians, Jean Kittson, to explore the unexpected path that shaped her life and career.We start at the beginning â a shy child growing up in a family where he...
Turning 18: Feeling âWhelmedâ - Episode 18
In this special episode, Kate sits down with her daughter Audrey on the week of her 18th birthday. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by adulthood, or underwhelmed by the milestone, Audrey describes herself as simply âwhelmed.âThey talk abo...
From the Kitchen to the Moon: Women, Choice, and the Tradwife Myth
In this episode of On the Mones, Kate reflects on what it means to grow up as a young woman today as her daughter Audrey turns eighteen and prepares to vote for the first time. Named after Kateâs grandmother, born in 1925, Audrey represents thr...
Things I Think About When I Think About Running (and Morphine)
This episode starts on a Sydney oval before sunrise.Kate reflects on her weekly Wednesday run â the quiet rituals of turning up, the characters who share the track, the sociology of shared spaces, and the reminder that the ability to mov...
Mind, Body, Wallet: A Field Trip Through the Wellness Industry
In this special field-trip episode of On the Mones, pharmacist Kate Thomas heads to the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival in Sydney to explore one of the most fascinating corners of the modern wellness economy.Between handmade pottery and bees...
Can Yoga Actually Help Menopause Symptoms? | A Peri-odical Review
Can yoga, Pilates, tai chi and breathwork actually help menopause symptoms, or are we all just stretching our way through the placebo effect?In this first official Peri-odical Review, pharmacist Kate Thomas looks at the evidence behind m...
Breath, Beach & Biology: Talking Hormones with Women Rebuilding Their Lives
In Episode 13 of On the Mones, Kate shares a recording from a special event held with women from a women's shelter.The day began with breathwork and mindfulness overlooking the ocean, a moment to pause, breathe and arrive. For some of th...
Difficult Women, Hot Flushes & Perimenopause Around the World
In Episode 12 of On the Mones, Kate explores a word many women recognise instantly: difficult.Recently Australian activist and former Australian of the Year Grace Tame was described publicly as difficult after speaking out politically. W...
Breast Awareness, Vaginal Dryness & GSM: Menopause Screening and Treatment Explained
In Episode 11 of On the Mones, pharmacist Kate Thomas sits down with Dr Sarah Farrell, GP and principal of Sydney Women's Wellness, to tackle two major midlife health topics that do not get nearly enough honest airtime: breast awareness and gen...
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 menopause, what woul...
Reinvention Is a Permission Slip (Plus Testosterone, Drive & the DHEA Trap)
Midlife reinvention isnât glossy, curated, or hashtag-friendly. It happens while youâre still paying bills, packing lunches, and doing the work you already know how to do.In this episode of On the âMones, I reflect on standing on stage a...
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...
Comfort Is Not Evidence - SSRIs, Hot Flushes, and the Perimenopause Anxiety Trap
What if the thing that makes you feel safest⌠isnât 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 c...
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 twenty-five year...
The Perimenopause Brain: Estrogen, Brain Fog, Libido, ADHD & Why Youâre Not Losing Your Mind
In this episode of On the âMones, Kate Thomas, pharmacist, midlife woman, and professional oversharer, tackles one of the most distressing and misunderstood parts of perimenopause: whatâs actually happening to your brain.If...
Testosterone: Confidence, Libido, and the Death of People-Pleasing
Is testosterone really making women ârageyâ⌠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 âMones, pharmacist Kate Thomas dives into one of the most misunderstood hormo...
Progesterone, Brain Fog & Why Collagen Canât Read Google Maps
In this episode of On the âMones, we unpack three things many women quietly worry about - progesterone, memory changes, and the wellness advice that sounds scientific but absolutely isnât.First, we deep-dive into proge...
I Donât Want What Everyone Else Is Gettingâ - Estrogen, Resistance, and the Myth of the Menopause âTrendâ
In Episode 2 of On the âMones, 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 âeveryone else is doing.â
Episode 1: Is It Just Me? Welcome to Peri-Menopause
On the âMones â 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 âMones, pharmacist of 25 years, Kate Thomas pulls...