Her Truth: Women, ambition, love & reinvention

In this intimate episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the profound emotional landscape of turning thirty, addressing the specific anxiety that time is suddenly finite. This episode is designed for women navigating the transition from their twenties to their thirties, offering a compassionate guide to processing the grief of lost potential and the fear of making irreversible choices. If you are feeling overwhelmed b...

In this episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the profound experience of being the only woman on a male-dominated construction site. Drawing from her personal history as a structural engineer in Tennessee, she dissects the unique psychological toll of hyper-visibility and invisibility that women face when they are the minority in their professional environments. This episode is essential listening for ambitious wome...

In this episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick explores the exhausting double bind women face in professional settings: being labeled 'emotional' or 'hysterical' when stating facts, yet dismissed as 'cold' or 'difficult' when remaining detached. This deep dive into workplace gender dynamics examines how anger is often misinterpreted as a lack of professionalism, when in reality, it is a valid response to having one's expertis...

In this deeply personal episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the profound journey of building a home in a city that never explicitly invited her in. This narrative is essential for women navigating career pivots, cultural displacement, and the heavy burden of corporate 'culture fit' expectations. Katrina shares how she spent years shrinking herself to fit into Brooklyn’s rigid social hierarchies, trading spre...

In this episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the profound relief and freedom found in choosing simplicity over status when peers flaunt luxury. The narrative begins with a personal anecdote about watching a friend unwrap an expensive handbag, sparking a reflection on the modern lie that we must earn comfort through suffering. This episode is designed for women navigating career ambition, social pressure, and the de...

In this deeply personal episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick explores the emotional complexity of selling her unworn wedding dress on Craigslist. This narrative serves as a powerful case study for anyone navigating post-breakup healing, the psychology of letting go, and the journey of female reinvention after heartbreak. The story moves beyond simple decluttering to examine how we attach identity to material objects and how...

In this deeply personal and vulnerable episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick shares the terrifying yet liberating story of publicly announcing her bipolar diagnosis. For years, she performed wellness, masking her internal chaos with a smile and a weary laugh, believing that stability was a requirement for women, especially ambitious ones. This episode explores the heavy cultural script that demands women be emotional anchors...

In this intimate episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick explores the profound and often unspoken loneliness experienced by eldest daughters who have moved far away from their families. This narrative is crafted for women navigating the complex emotional landscape of exile—whether that means moving across the country for a career, escaping an unhealthy dynamic, or simply seeking personal autonomy. The episode serves as a...

In this intimate episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the quiet rebellion of aging gracefully in a world obsessed with youth. This conversation is for women who feel the pressure to maintain their appearance and are ready to shift from performing perfection to embodying authentic power. We begin by examining the mirror moment—the sudden realization that reflects not just physical changes, but the accumulation...

In this intimate episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the transformative power of solitude and why disconnecting from the noise is essential for women’s mental health and personal reinvention. This guide to finding clarity through silence addresses the modern epidemic of burnout, offering a compassionate framework for understanding that rest is not laziness, but a biological necessity. If you are feeling over...

In this deeply personal and emotionally resonant episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick shares a raw, letter-style narrative about the complex pain of discovering that her sister stole their late grandmother’s inheritance. This story explores the devastating intersection of sibling rivalry, financial betrayal, and familial grief, offering a nuanced look at how trust is broken and slowly rebuilt. For anyone who has ever ...

In this deeply personal episode of 'Her Truth,' host Katrina Mccormick explores the intersection of identity, memory, and the anxiety of modern bureaucracy through a harrowing experience at airport customs. The narrative centers on a moment of profound vulnerability where Katrina stands in line for two hours, unable to recall her mother’s maiden name—a simple security question that triggers a cascade of existential drea...

In this deeply personal episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick explores the profound and often terrifying experience of quitting a high-paying corporate job to reclaim one’s identity and peace. This narrative is essential listening for women who feel trapped in 'golden handcuffs'—roles that offer financial security but demand the erosion of self-worth, joy, and authenticity. The episode dissects the invisible cost...

In this intimate episode of 'Her Truth,' host Katrina Mccormick explores the profound psychological and cultural journey of visible healing, specifically focusing on the decision to post a photo of her surgical scar online. This episode is designed for women navigating body image issues, self-acceptance, and the pressure to conform to unrealistic beauty standards in the digital age. Katrina candidly shares her personal story of hid...

In this deeply personal episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the profound and often unspoken pain of being ghosted by a best friend. Unlike romantic breakups or professional rejections, the sudden disappearance of a close companion feels like an erasure of self, leaving behind a void that challenges one's identity and history. This episode is for anyone who has experienced the silent amputation of friendship, offer...

In this deeply personal and culturally resonant episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick explores the complex intersection of motherhood, female anger, and self-defense. The episode centers on a pivotal moment when Katrina teaches her six-year-old daughter, Leo, how to throw a punch—not as an act of aggression, but as a vital tool for emotional regulation and boundary-setting. This narrative serves as a powerful hook for ...

In this intimate episode of Her Truth, host Katrina McCormick explores the complex emotional landscape of living alone for the first time while managing anxiety. This episode is designed for women who have recently moved out, are navigating solo living, or struggle with the gap between the idealized image of independence and the reality of solitude. We dive deep into the specific terror that can live in the silence of an empty apar...

In this deeply intimate episode of Her Truth, host Katrina Mccormick explores the complex, heartbreaking, and holy reality of caring for a parent with early-stage dementia. This narrative is essential listening for anyone navigating anticipatory grief, caregiver burnout, or the painful transition of watching a loved one slowly fade while still physically present. The episode moves beyond clinical definitions to capture the raw emot...

This episode of Her Truth explores the profound emotional landscape of the empty nest syndrome, offering a compassionate guide for mothers navigating life after their children leave home. Host Katrina Mccormick addresses the specific kind of silence that fills a house when the last backpack disappears, validating the grief, loss, and identity crisis that often accompany this major life transition. This content is essential for wome...