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." © 2025 Ivy Ashley, The Powder Room Podcast. All rights reserved.
Episodes
What if the people who see you every day don't really see you at all?
In this season finale of The Powder Room, we're exploring Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic short story The Minister's Black Veil and the powerful lessons it teaches about pain, vulnerability, and the masks we wear. Reverend Hooper's mysterious veil captivated an entire town, yet no one seemed interested in understanding the man behind it.
How many of u...
The process didn't end with being buried, watered, and enduring the pressure. At some point, the seed must break open.
In Part 2 of The Before & After, we explore what it means to shed the shells that once protected us but now limit our growth. We'll discuss letting go of fear, people-pleasing, old identities, and unhealthy attachments while learning to protect what God is developing within us.
We'll also have an ...
Everybody wants the after picture, but few people talk about what it takes to get there.
In Part 1 of The Before & After, we're exploring the process behind growth and transformation. Using the journey of a seed as our guide, we'll discuss what it means to be buried, watered, and pressured — and why these uncomfortable seasons are often necessary for becoming who we're meant to be.
If you've ever felt overlo...
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 hard way about communication, co-parenting, and the delicate dance of submission and leadership, to discovering what it really means to “leave and cleave.”
Though they ma...
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 expectations. And the weight carried by the one who stays.
We discuss:
- Navigating family members who say they’ll help — but don’t
- Making...
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 — to talk about what happens after the diagnosis. From the moment everything shifted, to the quiet realization that she would become “the one” respons...
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.
Being human doesn’t mean we lack faith—it means we’re still feeling, still believing, and still showing up.
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 should plan the date to what actually matters during those first conversations, we’re shifting the focus from pressure to presence. We’ll unpack the difference between ...
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 this episode of The Powder Room, we’re breaking it all the way down.
From determining if you’re truly ready to date, to getting clear on what yo...
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 meant to be.
From perimenopause and menopause to shifting identities, aging parents, caregiving, changing relationships, career transitions, and the emoti...
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 actually look like in dating and relationships? And more importantly…would you recognize it if you saw it?
We’ll break down the green flags women often overlook, why e...
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 follow us into adulthood—shaping our behaviors, relationships, and reactions in ways we may not immediately recognize.
In this episode, Ivy discusses:
- How unresolved experiences ...
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 dating expectations helping or hurting your love life?" In this discussion, we take a deep dive into the cultural influences, media portrayals, and personal life experiences that shape...
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 episode of The Powder Room, Ivy Ashley begins an honest conversation about trauma—what it really is and how it can quietly influence the way we experience life, relationship...
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 costs.
But here’s the real question:
Are your standards creating alignment… or preventing access?
In this episode of The Powder Room, we’re hav...
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 costs.
But here’s the real question:
Are your standards creating alignment… or preventing access?
In this episode of The Powder Room, we’re hav...
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 vulnerable episode of The Powder Room, Ivy opens up about the quiet frustration many faithful, healed, successful single women experience but rarely admit out loud. You pray. You serve. ...
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 with new rules, unexpected hurdles, and let’s be real, a lot of “pee” in the pool. In this episode, we’re diving into why dating gets harder as we get...
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 with new rules, unexpected hurdles, and let’s be real, a lot of “pee” in the pool. In this episode, we’re diving into why dating gets harder as we get...
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 Bible without teaching people how to hear God leads to dependency, confusion, and fear-based faith.
We’ll unpack the role of the Holy Spirit—how He loves, convicts, te...
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