About Mary McCarthy

Hi, I'm Mary McCarthy

Practitioner. Provocateur. Perimenopause Companion.

From corporate kitchens to cancer recovery and back to study at 62 — I’m here to help you reclaim your midlife with guts, grace, and a good dose of data.

I’ve worn a lot of hats: food scientist, product developer, regenerative farmer, cancer survivor, functional nutritionist — and now, midlife mentor.

After decades in the food industry, I hit my own wall: burnout, illness, and the kind of hormonal chaos no green juice could fix. That journey cracked me wide open. I didn’t just treat my cancer — I transformed my life.

I went back to uni in my sixties, not because I had to, but because women like us deserve better. Better answers. Better support. Better bloody outcomes.

If you’re feeling foggy, flat, or like a stranger in your own skin — I see you. This isn’t a crisis. It’s your second spring.

“This isn’t a bloody crisis. It’s your second spring!”

— Mary McCarthy, Functional Nutritionist & Midlife Firestarter

Why I Do This Work

After four decades of doing, surviving, and pushing through, I hit pause — not just for me, but for women like me.

Too many women are told their midlife symptoms are “just aging.” That it’s normal to feel exhausted, foggy, or unlike yourself. But normal doesn’t mean acceptable — and it doesn’t mean there’s no way forward.

I created this practice because I was tired of the guesswork, the gaslighting, and the gaps in care. I believe you deserve better. Better answers. Better outcomes. Better support — grounded in science, delivered with soul.

How I'm Different

We are told the symptoms are just part of aging. I don’t buy that.

Too many women are told their midlife symptoms are “just aging.” That it’s normal to feel exhausted, foggy, or unlike yourself.

But normal doesn’t mean acceptable — and it doesn’t mean there’s no way forward.

I created this practice because I was tired of the guesswork, the gaslighting, and the gaps in care.

I believe you deserve better. Better answers. Better outcomes. Better support — grounded in science, delivered with soul.

Working with Mary

Root-cause clarity
“Let’s figure out what your body’s saying”
75–90 min deep-dive assessments
Tailored protocols built on data + lifestyle
Only what you need — no pills for profit
“This is your second spring — let’s map it"

Mainstream

Symptom management
“Normal for your age”
Quick 15-min consults
One-size-fits-all plans
Supplements for everything
“It’s just menopause”

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After 40 years in food, farming, and fierce living, I hit pause — and started over. At 62, I went back to study, turned a cancer diagnosis into transformation, and built a practice to help women cut through the noise of perimenopause.

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