The Powder Room
The Powder Room is a safe space for women to have real, unfiltered conversations about the topics that matter most to us. From relationships and career shifts to wellness, aging, and everything in between, no subject is off-limits. Whether you’re looking for advice, a good laugh, or just the comfort of knowing you’re not alone, this is your place to connect, reflect, and grow. Welcome to The Powder Room, "Where we discover the message within our messes."
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Episodes
55 episodes
REWIND: Why Did I Get Married - The Watts
In this heartfelt season opener of The Powder Room, we sit down with Osby and Kai Watts — who met at 19 and have been married for 25 years. They open up about the beauty and the bumps in the road of their journey, from learning the har...
Caregiving: The Weight of Grief & Decisions
Caregiving doesn’t just ask for your time — it asks for your strength, your voice, and sometimes… impossible decisions.In Part 2, we go deeper into the realities families don’t talk about enough. The tension. The guilt. The unspoken expe...
Caregiving & Aging Parents: When Love Becomes Responsibility
When a parent is diagnosed with debilitating disease, life doesn’t just change — it redefines everything.In Part 1 of this deeply personal conversation, I sit down with my sister, Terrie Slaughter — our mom’s primary caregiver —...
Just Checking In...
This isn’t a typical episode.With everything happening in the world, this is a moment to pause, reflect, and check on the ones who are always holding it together.If you’ve been carrying a lot… quietly… this conversation is for you...
Dating, Not Desperation
Are you dating… or interviewing?In this episode of The Powder Room, we’re conducting a First Date Audit—a funny but honest breakdown of how women 40+ approach dating after divorce, loss, or years of frustration.From who s...
These Dating Streets Are Ghetto!
Modern dating isn’t just different—it’s a completely different language, culture, and experience. And for women over 40—whether divorced, widowed, or long-time single—it can feel like stepping into unfamiliar territory with no map.In thi...
Your Midlife is not a Crisis
Midlife is often framed as a crisis—but for women, it’s so much deeper than that. In this episode of The Powder Room, we’re unpacking the truth about midlife and why it’s less about falling apart and more about evolving into who you’re...
Green Flags We Keep Ignoring
After unpacking trauma and emotional patterns, it’s time for a reset. In this episode of The Powder Room, we’re shifting the focus from red flags to something we don’t talk about enough—green flags.What does healthy actua...
When Trauma Speaks Part 2: Healing What Still Hurts
In Part 1 of this conversation, we explored how trauma can develop through life experiences and how it sometimes quietly influences our emotional responses.In Part 2, Ivy Ashley continues the conversation by examining how trauma can foll...
REWIND: Dating Delusions
Today, we are replaying one of the most played dating episodes in The Powder Room History. We'll be back next week with part 2 of "When Trauma Speaks"In this premier episode of The Powder Room we're posing the question "Are your...
When Trauma Speaks, Part 1 - Recognizing the Voice
Sometimes our reactions feel bigger than the moment in front of us. A comment lingers longer than it should. A situation stirs emotions we didn’t expect. And we’re left asking ourselves, why did that affect me so deeply?In this ...
High Standards or High Walls, Part 2
By the time you’re over 40, you’ve earned your standards.You’ve lived enough life to know what you won’t tolerate.You’ve healed enough wounds to recognize red flags.You’ve built enough stability to protect your peace at all...
High Standards or High Walls?
By the time you’re over 40, you’ve earned your standards.You’ve lived enough life to know what you won’t tolerate.You’ve healed enough wounds to recognize red flags.You’ve built enough stability to protect your peace at all...
Faithful, Healed...& Still Single
You can love God, love your life, and still be tired of coming home alone...Are you a Christian woman over 40 (or close to it) who loves God, has done the healing work, built a full life — and you’re still single?In this vu...
REWIND: The Pee in the Dating Pool, Part 2
In honor of Valentine's Day and the 1 year anniversary of The Powder Room Podcast, I'm pressing rewind on (2) of my favorite dating episodes. Enjoy!Description: Dating isn’t for the faint of heart — it’s a whole different game wit...
REWIND: The Pee in the Dating Pool, Part 1
In honor of Valentine's Day and the 1 year anniversary of The Powder Room Podcast, I'm pressing rewind on (2) of my favorite dating episodes. Enjoy!Description: Dating isn’t for the faint of heart — it’s a whole different game wit...
From Rules to Relationship
Faith was never meant to be a list of rules—it was meant to be a relationship.In this episode, we shift from naming the wound to exploring the healing. I talk about what happens when rules replace the Holy Spirit, and why teaching the Bi...
Held Hostage By Religion
What happens when faith is taught through fear instead of love? When rules replace relationship—and shame masquerades as holiness? In this episode of The Powder Room, I’m sharing my personal journey growing up in a fire-and-b...
Vision Beyond Sight, Part 2
Vision doesn’t end with insight — it requires action. In Part 2, we move from understanding the power of vision to applying it personally. This episode guides you through creating a clear, faith-aligned vision for your 2026 that goes beyond res...
Vision Beyond Sight, Part 1
Before anything meaningful is built, vision is cast. In this episode, we explore why leaders across every arena — business, ministry, relationships, and life — begin with vision before movement. Vision provides clarity when things feel confusin...
The Holiday Rewind
In this holiday episode of The Powder Room, we’re taking a Holiday Rewind — back to the days when Christmas meant family, tradition, and showing up without negotiation. Growing up, the holidays had a rhythm: the food, the laughter, the gatherin...
Finding the "Good" in Goodbye
Saying goodbye is never easy — especially when the love is still present, the memories are still warm, and the connection once meant everything. But sometimes, the peace we’re praying for is waiting on the other side of a goodbye we’ve been avo...
Pause & Reflect
As we enter December — the season of shopping, gatherings, deadlines, and everybody pulling on your time — this episode invites you to do something radical: pause and reflect. Before we sprint into a brand-new year with the same old ha...
Love and Loss: Healing After Heartbreak
In this deeply moving episode of The Powder Room, Lady Ivy sits down with her cousin Lisa to share an extraordinary story of love, loss, and the long road to healing.After 17 years of marriage, Lisa’s husband Tony — the love of ...