To my girls,

I don’t say this enough, so I’m saying it here.

Thank you for seeing me.

Thank you for noticing when I go quiet instead of waiting for me to ask for help, because y’all already know I’m probably not going to. 😂 Thank you for showing up in the unglamorous seasons. The boring Tuesdays. The moments nobody takes pictures of. The times when I’m not my funniest, strongest, prettiest, most put-together self.

You still see me.

And lately, I’ve been realizing just how much that means to me.

So this episode is a love letter to my girls—but if you’re listening and you’re not one of “my girls” yet, come on in. You’re welcome here too. Because this conversation is really about something bigger: what it means to love and be loved by another woman when we’re grown.

Not the highlight-reel version of friendship.

I’m talking about the Waiting to Exhale kind. The kind where nobody is perfect. Everybody gets it wrong sometimes. Life gets messy. People change. And somehow, the love still holds.

We talk about what it means to actually be a good friend as an adult woman. Reciprocity without keeping score. Being emotionally safe with each other. Celebrating your friend’s wins without making them a measurement of your own life. Telling the truth without being cruel. Loving somebody through an ugly season without enabling her. Knowing when to set a boundary. And learning that sometimes a friendship ending doesn’t mean it wasn’t real.

But I also had to turn the mirror on myself.

Because it’s easy to ask, “Do I have good friends?”

It’s a whole different question to ask, “Am I a good friend?”

And then there’s the part I’m still learning: how to let somebody take care of me.

I’m so used to carrying my own shit that sometimes I don’t even realize I’m struggling until somebody who knows me well enough notices first. And when my friends show up for me without me asking, it reminds me that being loved isn’t always about what you can give back.

Sometimes you just have to let yourself receive it.

So if there’s a woman in your life who sees you like that, send her this episode.

And if you’re listening alone right now, consider this me sitting beside you like we’ve known each other forever.

Because by the end of this episode, I hope you feel like you have.

I see you, girl. 🤎

Be you. Be unshakable. And be Unfiltered AF.

Healing gets talked about like a staircase: you work through something, move forward, and eventually leave it behind.

But real healing doesn’t usually look like that.

Sometimes you come back to the same wound, the same trigger, or the same pattern and wonder, “Wait… didn’t I already deal with this?”

In Episode 28, we’re talking about why that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve gone backward. We’re unpacking the difference between knowing something intellectually and actually embodying it, why setbacks can coexist with progress, and how the spiral of healing can reveal growth you don’t always recognize in the moment.

Because maybe the question isn’t, “Why am I still dealing with this?”

Maybe it’s:

“What’s different this time?”

Listen, reflect, and then tell me what your supposed “setback” looked like. 🖤

The Sycrett Society — healing out loud and in color.

One year.

Twenty-seven episodes.

Hundreds of conversations in the comments.

Thousands of moments where I questioned myself… and still chose to press record.

When I started Unfiltered AF, I honestly didn’t know where this journey would take me. I just knew I wanted a space where healing could be honest, messy, vulnerable, and real. Somewhere we could grow together instead of pretending we already had it all figured out.

Looking back now, this podcast has become so much more than something I upload every other Monday.

It’s become a journal.

A safe place.

A reminder that showing up imperfectly is still showing up.

Whether you’ve been here since Episode 1 or today is the very first time you’ve found The Sycrett Society, thank you for being part of this journey. You have made this year more meaningful than I could have imagined.

As we step into Year Two, I hope you’ll keep growing with me.

Because I truly believe…

We’re just getting started.

“I’ll do it when I’m ready.”

We’ve all said it.

But what if that sentence is keeping us stuck?

In this episode of Unfiltered AF, we’re unpacking one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves: that confidence has to come before action. Whether it’s starting over, chasing a dream, ending a relationship, launching a business, or simply believing in yourself, waiting for the perfect moment often becomes a lifetime of waiting.

As you listen, keep this question in the back of your mind:

What have you been waiting to do because you don’t feel ready?

When the episode is over, I’d love for you to think about your answer—and if this conversation resonates with you, share it with someone who might need the reminder too.

How much of your confidence depends on someone else noticing what you’re doing?

This week we’re having an honest conversation about validation, quiet seasons, and the invisible scoreboards so many of us measure ourselves against. Whether it’s likes, promotions, relationships, healing, or success, it’s easy to mistake silence for failure.

But what if the quiet isn’t proof that you’re off track?

What if it’s where consistency is built, character is formed, and purpose becomes something deeper than applause?

If you’ve ever questioned whether what you’re doing matters because nobody seemed to notice, I hope this conversation reminds you why you started in the first place.

Most people don’t quit when the dream is impossible.

They quit during the quiet part.

The part where nothing seems to be happening.

The part where nobody understands the vision.

The part where there’s no evidence yet.

In this episode, Sycrett explores what it means to trust yourself before the results arrive, why so many dreams die in the gap between vision and reality, and how learning to choose your own belief might be the most important skill you’ll ever develop.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this conversation might be it.

Because every reality starts as something only one person can see.

Nobody tells you that grief can show up in your happiest moments.

One minute you’re laughing. The next, you’re trying to figure out why a song, a smell, or a random memory suddenly knocked the wind out of you.

In this episode, we’re talking about the parts of grief people rarely discuss: the guilt, the unexpected triggers, society’s unspoken hierarchy of loss, and the pressure to grieve “correctly.”

Because grief isn’t just sadness.

It moves through every emotion we have.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re healing the right way, this conversation is for you.

This episode started from a realization I couldn’t shake:

We shapeshift more than we realize.

Around family.

At work.

Online.

In relationships.

In rooms that taught us who we needed to be to survive them.

In this conversation, I’m unpacking emotional adaptation, identity, survival habits, people-pleasing, code-switching, and what happens when we lose connection to ourselves underneath all the versions we created for different environments.

This isn’t about shaming adaptation.

Sometimes adjusting is wisdom.

Sometimes it’s emotional intelligence.

Sometimes it’s survival.

But there’s a difference between adapting… and abandoning yourself.

And I think a lot of us crossed that line quietly without even realizing it.

So let’s talk about it.

How many times have you told yourself:

“I just need a little more time…”

More time before you start.

More time before you change.

More time before you finally become the version of yourself you keep talking about.

But what if it’s not actually about time at all?

In Episode 21, Sycrett Frison dives into the uncomfortable honesty behind procrastination, avoidance, fear, and the comfort of staying in preparation mode. Because sometimes “getting ready” feels safer than actually beginning.

This conversation is about accountability, self-awareness, and finally being honest about what’s really keeping us stuck.

So ask yourself:

Where in your life are you asking for more time…when what you really need is honesty?

Welcome to The Sycrett Society 💋

Where healing out loud is sacred and silence is optional

We made it to Episode 20… and this one hits a little different.

Not because of the number—but because of what it represents.

20 conversations.

20 moments of truth.

20 chances to choose growth in real time.

This episode isn’t about adding more information…

It’s about reflecting on what’s already been said—and asking yourself what you’ve actually done with it.

From conversations around self-growth, authenticity, and boundaries… to the reality of healing, identity, and accountability—this episode brings it all full circle.

Because at some point…

growth has to move from awareness to action.

So the real question is:

Are you actually growing…

or just getting comfortable talking about it?

Welcome back to The Sycrett Society—where we heal out loud and in color.