Can't join meetings, stuck on the connecting page

[jelf]

For over a year now I haven't been able to use Zoom on my MacBook pro. Anytime I try to join a meeting I'm just stuck on the "connecting" screen and it just continues to load forever. I know it's not my internet because I can join meeting from my iPad and phone using the same network. I've tried everything - closing the app, deleting and redownloading. I'm not sure what to do or what the issue is and its getting frustrating because I can not utilize the app on my Mac.