{"podcast":{"title":"Softly Unfiltered","slug":"suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865","podcast_index_feed_id":7091865,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/softly-unfiltered/","website_url":"https://softlyunfiltered.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/802cdc3b-abe7-4334-a6e5-3935a9521a2f/SEASON-2-updated.jpg","author":"Ashlyn & Blake","episode_count":87,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:19:48.162993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865"},"episode":{"title":"Adulting Is Ghetto: The Truth About Work, Money, Loneliness & Boundaries","slug":"adulting-is-ghetto-the-truth-about-work-money-loneliness-boundaries","published_at":"2025-12-29T23:53:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865/adulting-is-ghetto-the-truth-about-work-money-loneliness-boundaries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/suburbanblackgirlpodcast/2419366","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/282520/2419366/suburbanblackgirlpodcast/2025_12_29_23_53_08_3c0c0a1d-c64e-4bc1-a28d-e93a297a593b.mp3","summary":"No one tells you that adulthood is mostly improvisation. In this episode of Suburban Black Girl, we get real about the adult problems nobody warned us about — from realizing corporate America isn’t glamorous, to navigating money stress, loneliness, career misalignment, and the emotional labor of being “the empathetic one.” We talk about: Why adulting feels like one long group project nobody prepared us for The financial realities school never taught us (credit, investing, budgeting, and impulse spending) How loneliness hits differently after college The myth of the “dream job” and why work doesn’t always align with purpose Learning when to pivot instead of staying stuck Setting boundaries, losing people, and choosing yourself anyway Why being “too empathetic” can actually mean abandoning yourself This episode is for anyone who’s ever thought: “Is everyone else just winging it too?” Because the truth is , they are. ✨ Mantra Moment: I release the pressure to be everything for everyone except me. Tune in for laughs, hard truths, and the kind of conversations that make adulthood feel a little less lonely. 🎙️ New episodes every week. 📲 Follow us @suburbanblackgirlpod 💬 Rate, review, and share with someone who’s figuring it out too.","meta_description":"No one tells you that adulthood is mostly improvisation. In this episode of Suburban Black Girl, we get real about the adult problems nobody warned us abo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2548,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865/episodes/adulting-is-ghetto-the-truth-about-work-money-loneliness-boundaries/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865/adulting-is-ghetto-the-truth-about-work-money-loneliness-boundaries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}