Softly Unfiltered

By Ashlyn & Blake

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Episodes: 87

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Hosted by Ashlyn and Blake, two multifaceted Black women based in Houston, Softly Unfiltered is where soft meets honest. Each week, we get real about personal growth, healing, navigating corporate America, and the messy, funny, and complex realities of modern dating. From breaking generational cycles to finding our voice in spaces that weren't built for us, our conversations blend honesty, humor, and hard truths—all rooted in our lived experiences. Whether we're swapping stories, tackling trending topics, or unpacking the unspoken rules of friendship, relationships, beauty, ambition, and womanhood, we're here to remind you that you can be soft and strong, ambitious and at peace, healed and still healing. If you've ever felt like you're balancing a hundred different versions of yourself, welcome. This is a space for the multifaceted girlies. Pull up a seat. The group chat is live. 💕 New episodes every Wednesday.

Episode Date
All I Need to Do Is Stay Black and Die | The Pressure to Make Everyone Else Comfortable
Jul 08, 2026
What If Changing Direction Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You?
Jul 01, 2026
Why Are Girls Low Key Weird? | The Truth About Female Friendships and Female Rivalry
Jun 24, 2026
You're Not Asking for Too Much, You're Just Done Settling | Standards vs. Settling
Jun 17, 2026
She Has Everything But A Man | Why a Woman's Life Is Never Allowed to Just Be Enough on Its Own
Jun 10, 2026
You Can Be Confident and Still Have Low Self-Worth | Why We Accept Less Than We Deserve
Jun 03, 2026
The Dating Insecurities You Have When You Grew Up Invisible | Black Girl Dating Experience
May 27, 2026
Dating the Potential Rich Man | When Believing in Someone Becomes Emotional Labor
May 20, 2026
Confidence, Self Obsession, and Breaking Out of Survival Mode Feat. Erica Ware The Confidence Coach
May 13, 2026
Why We'll Spend $500 on Beauty But Feel Guilty About Everything Else
May 06, 2026
The Money Talk Nobody Wants to Have About Dating | Standards, Finances and Compatibility
Apr 29, 2026
Building a Personal Brand as a Black Woman Feat. Asya (@conqueringasya) | Beauty, Softness & Success
Apr 22, 2026
Is Success Supposed to Feel This Anticlimactic? | Ambition, Burnout and Finding Fulfillment
Apr 15, 2026
Becoming a Pretty Wealthy Woman ft. Caitlyn Kumi | Personal Branding, Dating and Corporate Life
Apr 08, 2026
Is Taking Things Slow Healthy or Avoidant?
Apr 01, 2026
Do Women Owe Men Feminine Energy If the Man Isn’t Providing Masculine Leadership?
Mar 25, 2026
Should Black Women Stop Dating Men Who Grew Up on Survival Until They Go to Therapy?
Mar 18, 2026
Is Loneliness the Cost of Outgrowing Chaos?
Mar 11, 2026
Is Outgrowing People a Natural Part of Adulthood or a Failure of Loyalty?
Mar 04, 2026
Do Black Women From Stable Homes Get Punished for Not Having a “Struggle Story”?
Feb 26, 2026
Why Does Choosing Peace Feel Less Impressive Than Choosing Ambition?
Feb 18, 2026
Why Is Women’s Confidence Seen as Ego?
Feb 12, 2026
Are We Actually Healed or Just Better at Explaining Our Trauma?
Feb 05, 2026
Is Healing Making Us Less Tolerable to People Who Benefited From Our Silence?
Jan 29, 2026
Is Sisterhood Making Us Avoid Hard Conversations? Friendship Boundaries, Emotional Honesty & Growth
Jan 22, 2026
Is Independence Actually Emotional Self-Protection For Black Women? Let’s Be Honest
Jan 15, 2026
2025 Wasn’t What We Expected: Here’s What It Taught Us About Becoming Her
Jan 13, 2026
Love Languages Change When You Heal (And That’s the Point)
Jan 07, 2026
Adulting Is Ghetto: The Truth About Work, Money, Loneliness & Boundaries
Dec 30, 2025
Not Black Enough? Movies, Food & The Unspoken Rules of Blackness
Dec 22, 2025
Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing? Privacy, Soft Launching & The Politics of Being Seen in Love
Dec 15, 2025
The Truth About Becoming That Girl: Inner Work, Identity & What Social Media Won’t Tell You
Dec 05, 2025
The Things That Give Us the Ick: Pet Peeves, Irritations & Random Rants
Nov 27, 2025
Redefining Success as Black Women: Pressure, Burnout & Finding Your Freedom
Nov 20, 2025
The Friendships That Shaped Us — Part 2: Adoption, Identity & Never Feeling “Black Enough”
Nov 13, 2025
The Friendships That Shaped Us Part One —A Special Anniversary Episode with Our Best Friends
Nov 06, 2025
Why Do Black Women Have To Be Everything All At Once?
Oct 30, 2025
La’Torria Lemon: Building a PR Empire & Making Moves on Heart & Hustle
Oct 23, 2025
The Dilemma of a Woman in Her 30's Part Four: Why Love Hits Differently After 30
Oct 16, 2025
The Dilemma of a Woman in Her 30's Part Three: Becoming HER
Oct 10, 2025
The Dilemma of a Woman in Her 30's Part Two: The Career Crossroads
Oct 04, 2025
The Dilemma of a Woman in Her 30's Part One: The Clock & The Choice
Sep 25, 2025
I'm Not Healing For A Man, I'm Healing For Me
Sep 18, 2025
Friendship Red Flags We Don’t Talk About Enough
Sep 10, 2025
High Maintenance or Just Well-Cared For?
Sep 04, 2025
She Is Not Stuck Up, She Is Just Selective
Aug 27, 2025
The First of Her Kind Part Four: The One Who Doesn’t Come Back Small
Aug 19, 2025
Hailey Kilgore On Authenticity, Living in Your Purpose & Owning Your Power
Aug 12, 2025
The First of Her Kind Part Three: The One Who Dreams Out Loud
Aug 05, 2025
The First Of Her Kind Part Two: The One Who Chooses Herself
Jul 29, 2025
The First of Her Kind Part One: The One Who Breaks The Cycle
Jul 22, 2025
Girl Code & Loyalty In Adult Female Friendships : What’s Still Sacred?
Jul 15, 2025
Alone, Not Lonely: The Power of Your Own Company
Jul 08, 2025
High Standards or Hard Truths? The Realities of Dating While Successful & Black
Jul 01, 2025
Beauty, Skin & Softness: Our Best Tips for Glowing Up Inside & Out
Jun 24, 2025
You Can Be Grateful and Still Want More: Holding Space for Ambition Without Guilt
Jun 17, 2025
Should Suburban Girls Date Exclusively Within Their Socioeconomic Class?
Jun 10, 2025
Why Am I Always The Only Black Girl Here?
Jun 03, 2025
Would You Rather? Black Girl Edition
May 27, 2025
The Audacity to Be Yourself: The Power of Confidence as a Black Woman
May 20, 2025
Friendship Breakups
May 13, 2025
Kam Williams on Reality TV, Motherhood, and Building a Brand Beyond the Screen
May 06, 2025
The Black Woman’s Corporate Struggle
Apr 29, 2025
The Bad Boy Phase: A Suburban Black Girl Rite of Passage?
Apr 22, 2025
Colorism In the Black Community : The Unspoken Divide
Apr 14, 2025
The Strong Black Woman Label
Apr 08, 2025
Getting To Know Us
Apr 07, 2025
Nails Done, Hair Done, Everything Did
Apr 07, 2025
Black & Suburban
Mar 18, 2025
The Reality of Soft Life
Mar 11, 2025
Being Raised on Love vs. Survival
Mar 04, 2025
Dating Etiquette : The Unspoken Rules of Modern Dating
Feb 25, 2025
Balancing Motherhood, Marriage, and Content Creation with @searchinghighwithlo ​
Feb 18, 2025
Group Chat Conversations With The Girls
Feb 11, 2025
The Power of Letting Go
Feb 04, 2025
The Beauty of Sisterhood & Uplifting Each Other
Jan 28, 2025
Work Life Balance
Jan 21, 2025
The Power of Manifestation
Jan 14, 2025
The Struggles Of Modern Dating
Jan 07, 2025
Growing Up In The Suburbs
Dec 31, 2024
New Year, New You
Dec 24, 2024
Setting Boundaries
Dec 17, 2024
Learning's From Our 20's
Dec 10, 2024
Microagressions & Code Switching
Dec 03, 2024
Reflecting On Toxic Relationships
Nov 26, 2024
Navigating Adult Friendships
Nov 19, 2024
Welcome To The Suburban Black Girl Podcast
Nov 11, 2024