🌈 In this episode of Your Southern Lesbian with host Ashley Hydrick, Ashley gives lesbians everywhere a loving push to stop waiting and start building real community.

From daytime meetups and movie nights to bookstores and activity-based gatherings, Ashley shares why the first meetup might not be your people (and why that’s okay), how to choose community over hookup spaces when that’s what you want, and simple pro tips for showing up solo—like arriving early and letting organizers help you connect.

If nothing in your area resonates, this episode might be the nudge you need to start something yourself.

The train is leaving—and you’re the train.

🌈 Connect with Your Southern Lesbian:

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📍 London, UK | Charleston, SC, USA

✨ Disclaimer/Reminder: I’m not a doctor—this show’s for entertainment and encouragement only.

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🌈 Have you ever set a boundary — and immediately wondered if you were the problem?

In this episode of Your Southern Lesbian with host Ashley Hydrick, we talk about why pushback isn’t a sign you did something wrong — it’s often the clearest proof the boundary was necessary.

This episode explores:

• Why boundary resistance is information, not conflict
• How high-capacity people feel “difficult” when they stop over-functioning
• Why big personalities aren’t villains — but aren’t neutral
• The one reaction that tells you everything about compatibility

Boundaries don’t end relationships.

They end arrangements that only worked one way.

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📱 TikTok: @your.southern.lesbian

📱 Instagram: @your_southern_lesbian

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📍 London, UK | Charleston, SC, USA

✨ Disclaimer/Reminder: I’m not a doctor—this show’s for entertainment and encouragement only.

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🌈51. Are people really doing the best they can—and if they are, what do we do with the harm they still cause? And is success always growth… or is it sometimes just a distraction from unhealed trauma?

These two questions triggered the bleep out of me this week—and I’m guessing I’m not alone.

In Episode 51 of Your Southern Lesbian, I’m unpacking two ideas that pulled me in opposite directions: one rooted in compassion and boundaries, inspired by Rising Strong by Brené Brown, and another sparked by a quote from coach Brian Yang that seriously challenged how I think about success and trauma.

We talk about:

• Whether “doing your best” actually matters if harm is still happening
• How compassion without boundaries turns into resentment
• A deeply personal family story about my stepfather and what boundaries look like in real life
• Why success isn’t always healing—and when ambition might be avoidance
• What “enough” really means as we head into 2026

There’s humor, Southern rambling, British flight stories, Christmas chaos, and some real talk about trauma, growth, and choosing emotional safety without shutting your heart down.

I don’t have neat answers—but I do have lived experience, curiosity, and questions worth sitting with.

💬 I want to hear from you:

Do you think people are doing the best they can?

And how do you define success?

Drop your thoughts in the comments—and help me name my very chic Christmas gift while you’re at it. 😉

🌈 Connect with Your Southern Lesbian

🎙️ YouTube + Podcast: Your Southern Lesbian

📱 TikTok + Instagram: @your.southern.lesbian

✉️ Sponsorships: sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio

📍 London, UK | Charleston, SC, USA

✨ Disclaimer/Reminder: I’m not a doctor—this show is for entertainment and encouragement only.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.