The Meno Collective Podcast

Catharine Adams
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Meno Collective is the podcast for women navigating the full menopause transition. Peri, meno, and post. Host Catharine Adams is a lifestyle and health coach who teaches all three pillars together: nourish, move, and flourish. Scaled to the week you're actually in. Each episode breaks down the science, the strategy, and the day-to-day decisions that actually move the needle. The basics, done relentlessly. Scale. Adjust. Keep going.

  1. 6d ago

    What a Hormone Panel Can and Can't Tell You About Perimenopause

    Is this you? You've sat in the exam room and heard, your hormones look great, you're fine, on a morning you felt anything but fine. You've had bloodwork come back "normal" twice now and walked out of the appointment with no answers. You're starting to wonder if you're imagining the whole thing. You're not. Today we're translating what a hormone panel can actually show in perimenopause, what it can't show, what the SWAN study (the largest long-term research we have on women through this transition) has been quietly telling us for two decades, and the three specific things to bring to your next appointment so the conversation goes differently. This is your pre-appointment translation. If you want to know where you sit on the perimenopause map before your next appointment, the Stage Quiz over at catharineadams.com is free and takes just a few minutes. And if you want this kind of translation landing in your inbox every week, that's exactly what The Translation is, my newsletter, and you can sign up on the same site. Leave me a comment and tell me what you're going to bring to your next visit after listening to this. I read every one. 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    15 min

  2. May 21

    The 34 Symptoms No One Told You Could Be Perimenopause

    If you've been to four specialists in eighteen months and not one of them said the word perimenopause, this episode is for you. I'm walking you through the thirty-four symptoms nobody told you could be perimenopause. Brain, body, emotional, and the cluster nobody talks about. Why you're not eleven separate problems, you're one transition showing up in eleven places. And the simple daily tracking tool I give my clients that lets them walk into a doctor's appointment with their own data instead of their own panic. If you've ever sat in your car after an appointment feeling like you wasted everyone's time, you're not losing it. You're in transition. And you don't have to figure it out alone at 3 AM with a search bar. 🩷 If this is resonating, the Perimenopause Stage Quiz is a good place to start. It takes a few minutes and helps you understand where you are in the transition, so you can stop guessing. Find it at catharineadams.com, link is in the show notes. 🌐 catharineadams.com If this episode named something you've been carrying, leave a comment with the word you recognised. I would love to hear from you. 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    17 min

  3. May 11

    Your Doctor Says "You're Fine" — But You Don't Feel Fine

    You walked out of your appointment, sat in the car, and just stared at the steering wheel. Your doctor said everything looks fine. Blood work normal. Mammogram clear. And you're sitting there thinking, but I don't feel fine. Did I imagine the three weeks of barely sleeping? Did I make up the cereal commercial that made me cry yesterday? Am I supposed to pretend my periods haven't been all over the place for six months? And then that little voice. Maybe I'm being dramatic. Maybe this is just what getting older feels like. Maybe I'm asking for too much. You are not being dramatic. You are not asking for too much. And you are not alone in that parking lot. In this episode, I'm walking you through why this happens (it isn't personal, and it isn't in your head), and I'm giving you the exact prep checklist and conversation script I use with women in the Navigator. So the next time you walk into that office, you walk in clear and far more likely to be heard. If this is the season you stop leaving appointments feeling small, The Perimenopause Navigator is for you. Eight weeks, live, on Zoom, with me and a real cohort of women going through this right alongside you. By week 7 you'll know exactly what to ask for at your next appointment, and exactly what to push back on. Cohort 1 doors close Wednesday May 13 at midnight Pacific. We start Thursday May 14 at 4pm Pacific. Founding cohort price $197 CAD. 🩷 Join here: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY14mdlFaeu5C8aElbQY00 🩷 More at catharineadams.com If this episode gave you even a little more confidence for your next appointment, leave me a comment. I want to hear how it goes. ~Advocating for yourself is not being rude. You're bringing important information about your body. You're allowed to ask questions.     🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    10 min

  4. Apr 30

    Nourish, Move, Flourish: The Perimenopause Framework You Can Start This Week

    Joy as a health recommendation isn't soft. It's physiology.~Catharine Adams 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    9 min

  5. Apr 27

    It's Not Motivation. It's This. (The 4 Real Reasons Consistency Falls Apart in Midlife)

    You're not lacking motivation. You're hitting a pressure point. In this episode, I walk you through the four pressure points that predictably derail consistency in midlife — and why naming the right one changes everything. What we cover: Pressure Point 1 — Sleep (and why no meal plan can fix what bad sleep breaks) Pressure Point 2 — Stress + mental load (and why "more discipline" makes it worse) Pressure Point 3 — Time + energy (and the minimum effective dose that actually works) Pressure Point 4 — Recovery (and why your body needs a different rhythm now) 🩷 START HERE — your next steps: Find your #1 consistency saboteur (free 3-minute quiz)  The pressure points are the life conditions. The saboteurs are the day-to-day patterns that show up because of them. This quiz tells you which one is running your week. Download Scale Your Day (free) Four levels of a perimenopause-friendly day — full, scaled, half, and the floor — so you always have a plan, even on the messiest day. Not sure if you're in perimenopause yet? Start with the Perimenopause Stage Quiz. 📬 One more thing: keep an eye on your inbox on Wednesday. I have something coming I think a lot of you have been waiting for.  🩷, Catharine https://catharineadams.com 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    8 min

  6. Apr 24

    The Perimenopause Nutrition Rules You Can Actually Ignore

    You don't need a perfect diet to feel better in perimenopause. You need a sustainable approach that supports your body without taking over your entire life. ~Catharine 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    11 min

  7. Apr 20

    My Body Feels Like a Stranger: The Real Truth About Midlife Weight

    If your jeans don't zip anymore and you're doing everything you've always done, I need you to hear this episode. I gained thirty pounds in my early forties doing everything "right" on paper. In this episode I walk you through the actual research on what's happening to your body during perimenopause, including what a meta-analysis of over one million women found about menopausal weight gain (it's probably less than you think), why your midsection is changing even when the scale barely moves, and the real reasons your old strategies stopped working. I also give you one small, evidence-based shift you can start this week. Your body isn't broken. The context changed. 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    15 min

  8. Apr 17

    Working With Your Changing Body: What the Research Says (WEBINAR)

    Adapted from: Live workshop presented through Macros Inc (March 2026). Thank you to Macros Inc for the opportunity. Full workshop replay (with slides): https://youtu.be/3T4f0mOEmo4 Website: catharineadams.com 🩷 The Translation newsletter: Translation 🩷 Free menopause stage quiz: Perimenopause Stage 🩷 Perimenopause Navigator Cohort: Navigator 🎯 Find your #1 Consistency Saboteur (free 3-min quiz): 🤝 Work with me 1-1 (personalized nutrition + fitness coaching): 🎧 All podcast episodes: The Meno Collective & The Macro Mindset — Catharine Adams | Lifestyle & Health Coach Through The Menopause Transition ~The basics, done relentlessly, drive the needle. iam@catharineadams.com • BC, Canada 🍁 © 2026 The Meno Collective Educational information only. Always consult your healthcare provider.

    18 min
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Meno Collective is the podcast for women navigating the full menopause transition. Peri, meno, and post. Host Catharine Adams is a lifestyle and health coach who teaches all three pillars together: nourish, move, and flourish. Scaled to the week you're actually in. Each episode breaks down the science, the strategy, and the day-to-day decisions that actually move the needle. The basics, done relentlessly. Scale. Adjust. Keep going.

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  • Creator
    Catharine Adams
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Catharine Adams
  • Show Website
    The Meno Collective Podcast