Your Southern Lesbian is a podcast hosted by Ashley Hydrick, a Gen-X lesbian storyteller from the American South currently broadcasting from London.
With humor, heart, and honesty, Ashley explores lesbian dating, queer community, and the realities of midlife love — from navigating relationships and finding confidence again to celebrating the culture, history, and everyday stories that connect us.
Whether you’re single, partnered, or just curious about the lives of queer women, this show offers laughter, reflection, and real talk about what it means to thrive as a lesbian today. Also available on YouTube!
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🌈65. Meet the Two Lesbians Working to Connect Us All
🌈 65.What happens when two lesbians fall in love across 10,000 kilometers—and decide to build something together?
Ashley meets Lenie Mare of South Africa and Nina Andersson of Sweden, the couple behind Bloom LGBTQ+, to talk about their unexpected love story, LGBTQ+ connection—and why what they're building isn't quite what Ashley initially thought.
This wasn't supposed to be a podcast interview. Then the conversation got interesting. 😂
Find Bloom LGBTQ+:
🌈 Facebook: Bloom LGBTQ+ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594346969469&utm_source=chatgpt.com)
📸 Instagram: @bloomlgbtq143 (https://www.instagram.com/bloomlgbtq143/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
📱 Android: Bloom LGBTQ+ on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bloomlgbtq.app&utm_source=chatgpt.com)
❤️ Fundraiser: Support Bloom LGBTQ+ (https://whydonate.com/fundraising/help-us-build-bloom-a-better-social-space-for-the-lgbtq-community?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Connect with Your Southern Lesbian:
🎙️ YouTube + Podcast: Your Southern Lesbian
📱 TikTok: @your.southern.lesbian
📸 Instagram: @your_southern_lesbian
🦋 BlueSky: @ahydrick.bsky.social
✉️ To Sponsor: sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio (mailto:sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio)
📧 Apply to be a guest or send questions: yslinfo@angelbabyfilms.studio (mailto:yslinfo@angelbabyfilms.studio)
📍 London, UK | SC, USA
✨ Disclaimer/Reminder: I’m not a doctor — this show’s for entertainment and encouragement only.
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24 Sept 2026
64. 🌈 Lesbian Friendships & Chosen Family: The Relationships We Don’t Talk About Enough
What if some of the most important relationships in our lives aren’t romantic at all?
Ashley explores lesbian friendships, chosen family, adult friendship, friendship breakups and the people who somehow know us through every version of ourselves.
Why do some friendships last while others fade? Can you outgrow someone you still love? And what actually makes someone family?
Pull up a chair, y’all. 🌈
🌈 Connect with Your Southern Lesbian:
🎙️ YouTube + Podcast: Your Southern Lesbian
📱 TikTok: @your.southern.lesbian
📸 Instagram: @your_southern_lesbian
🦋 BlueSky: @ahydrick.bsky.social
✉️ To Sponsor: sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio (mailto:sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio)
📧 Apply to be a guest or send questions: yslinfo@angelbabyfilms.studio (mailto:yslinfo@angelbabyfilms.studio)
📍 London, UK | SC, USA
✨ Disclaimer/Reminder: I’m not a doctor — this show’s for entertainment and encouragement only.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
17 Sept 2026
63. 🌈Lesbian Relationships & Emotional Safety
What does emotional safety actually feel like in a lesbian relationship?
Ashley explores the patterns we bring into love—from masking and people-pleasing to control and self-protection—and what happens when two very different survival strategies collide.
Can conflict actually be healthy? What does repair look like? And how do you know when someone is truly willing to grow?
Pull up a chair, y’all. 🌈
🌈 Connect with Your Southern Lesbian:
🎙️ YouTube + Podcast: Your Southern Lesbian
📱 TikTok: @your.southern.lesbian
📸 Instagram: @your_southern_lesbian
🦋 BlueSky: @ahydrick.bsky.social
✉️ To Sponsor: sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio (mailto:sponsor@angelbabyfilms.studio)
📧 Apply to be a guest or send questions: yslinfo@angelbabyfilms.studio (mailto:yslinfo@angelbabyfilms.studio)
📍 London, UK | SC, USA
✨ Disclaimer/Reminder: I’m not a doctor — this show’s for entertainment and encouragement only.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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