Her Perspective
Women, ambition, love & reinvention
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The Strange Comfort of Sleeping in a Stranger's Spare Room | Her Perspective
In this intimate episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland explores the paradoxical comfort and vulnerability of sleeping in a stranger’s spare room. This narrative delves into the psychological experience of surrendering control…
The Art of Saying No Without Apologizing: Reclaiming Your Time | Her Perspective
In this episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland explores the psychological and emotional barriers that prevent women from setting healthy boundaries, specifically focusing on the compulsion to over-explain our refusals. Many of…
The Quiet Relief After Loss: Making Peace With Complex Grief | Her Perspective
In this deeply intimate episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland explores the complex and often unspoken emotion of relief that accompanies grief, particularly when losing a difficult or toxic parent. This conversation is designed…
Why I Stopped Trying to Age Gracefully (And Started Living Loudly) | Her Perspective
In this deeply personal and empowering episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland challenges the societal pressure on women to age gracefully. She argues that 'grace' is often a polite code for invisibility, shrinking, and hiding…
Adopting a Rescue Dog When I Felt Unlovable | Her Perspective
In this deeply intimate episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland shares the raw and vulnerable story of adopting a rescue dog named Barnaby during a period when she felt fundamentally unlovable and broken. This narrative explores…
Grieving the Life You Didn't Lose: Navigating Invisible Loss | Her Perspective
In this episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland explores the complex and often overlooked phenomenon of 'invisible loss'—the grief associated with life transitions that leave no physical body to bury and no traditional funeral to…
Lost in Translation: The Radical Freedom of Speaking No Language | Her Perspective
In this deeply reflective episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland explores the profound psychological and emotional liberation found in total linguistic disorientation. The narrative centers on a solo journey to Hanoi, Vietnam…
Why You Stay Silent in Meetings (And Why It’s Not Your Fault) | Her Perspective
In this episode of Her Perspective, host Kirsty McFarland explores the complex psychological and physiological reasons why women often remain silent in professional meetings, even when they have clear, valuable insights to share. This is…