This week on Your Southern Lesbian, Ashley Hydrick dives deep into the messy, exciting world of lesbian dating, desire, and non-negotiables. 💖

✨ Journal Prompt: What does desire feel like in my body?

• Can we really trust our own desire after heartbreak?

• Why non-negotiables are the secret to dating with confidence.

• Ashley shares her personal list of 11 must-haves (and deal-breakers) for mature lesbian dating.

PLUS — this week’s healthy swap: a natural, fizzy sports drink for pickleball recovery (or wife-chasin’ 🏓🌈). #subtlechangeprofoundimpact #healthyswaps

Whether you’re new to dating again or just re-evaluating what you want, this episode will help you trust yourself, own your desires, and never settle for less than you deserve.

(I’m not a relationship expert. I started this podcast to encourage y’all to keep going. When you’re single and afraid to open your heart to love again—keep going. Try really really hard to absorb those lessons and get back out there. Relationships that don’t work are here to teach us lessons. Learn them and apply them to the next.)

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Welcome back to Your Southern Lesbian! 🌈 I’m Ashley Hydrick, your host, here with humor, encouragement, and some real talk about lesbian dating and relationships.

This week, I’m diving into the stories we tell ourselves in relationships—and how they can hold us back. From convincing ourselves we’ve “tried everything, no regrets,” to doubling down on old patterns just to feel safe, these stories can quietly shape how we love, how we leave, and how we start again.

Inspired by Brené Brown’s Rising Strong, I’ll share how I’ve seen these patterns play out in my own dating life, and how learning to release old stories has opened space for honesty, vulnerability, and real growth.

✨ What you’ll hear today:

* The patterns many of us repeat in lesbian dating and relationships

* Why saying “I tried everything, no regrets” can actually hold you back

* How to practice honesty and vulnerability—even when it’s uncomfortable

* Why discomfort is the key to courage (thanks, Brené Brown + Oprah!)

* This week’s #subtlechangeprofoundimpact is swapping that 3rd coffee for a walk or a calming tea 🌱☕

👉 If you’re a lesbian looking for encouragement to get back out there, build community, and thrive—you’re in the right place.

🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe. And come join the community on TikTok @YourSouthernLesbian—where the water’s warm and the comments section is always lively.

Here’s that Oprah SuperSoul Podcast with Brene Brown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2SVHji3uYg

Here are some awesome podcasts from women you can follow for relationship advice:

• Jillian Turecki: "Jillian on Love"

• Esther Perel "Where Should We Begin?"

• Lisa Bilyeu: "Women of Impact"

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✍️ Contact: LSouthernA@outlook.com

💖 Buy-me-a-coffee: https://ko-fi.com/yoursouthernlesbian

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