Cashmere & Collard Greens

Welcome to the Cashmere and Collard Greens Spring 2026 Syllabus! Every single one of us is shaped by the things we take in. From the fabrics we prefer in our closets and the art we linger in front of, to the stories we internalized before we had language for them. I love second-hand shopping. Love. It. The RealReal, What Goes Around Comes Around, local shops, estate sales, vintage markets. All of...

What does it look like when the relationship between a mother and daughter grows into something more fully human? And what was planted early that made that possible? For Module 2 of my Spring 2026 Syllabus, I'm joined by my mom, a recently retired professor of Pan-African Studies, Women's Studies, Native American Studies, and English, and my North Star, for an honest conversation about stewardship...

In this episode of the Cashmere & Collard Greens Spring 2026 Syllabus, we're talking about collective friendship, the longing for a friend group, and what it actually takes to build one. I incorporated recorded insights from Danielle Bayard Jackson, women's relational health educator, director of the Women's Relational Health Institute, and author of Fighting for Our Friendships, woven through...

In this module of my the Cashmere and Collard Greens Winter 2026 Syllabus Series , I’m joined by writer and journalist Jessica Carmichael, author of The Full Picture , for a conversation about how art shapes our imagination and expands what feels possible in our lives! We talk about growing up without seeing yourself reflected in books, the power of finally encountering stories that feel familiar...

This episode is part of my Cashmere and Collard Greens Syllabus Series, and it’s a preview of Module 3 , How Stories Shape Us . In this conversation, I’m joined by Lenora Houseworth, a journalist, multi-creative writer, and content strategist whose work explores meaning, identity, and the narratives we live inside of. On its own, this is a rich, thoughtful conversation. We talk about the stories w...

This episode is part of my Cashmere and Collard Greens Syllabus Series, and it’s a preview of Module 2,  Style as an Origin Story . In this conversation, I’m joined by Nicci Harrell Hicks, a friend, an attorney, a former Fortune 100 executive, and the owner of the incredible fashion boutique Pivot. We talk about the early influences that shape how we dress, the rules we absorb about what feels all...

This episode is part of my Cashmere and Collard Greens Syllabus Series. Welcome to the Cashmere and Collard Greens Winter 2026 Syllabus! Every single one of us is shaped by the things we take in. From the fabrics we prefer in our closets and the art we pause in front of, to the stories we internalized before we had language for them, the culture that raised us, and the spaces we build around ourse...

Wow. Just wow. This conversation was so incredible. I’ve been thinking a lot about what we mean when we talk about creative work being “serious.” Who gets to claim that designation, and who doesn’t. What kinds of labor are seen as legitimate, necessary, even noble, and what gets dismissed as indulgent or ornamental, even when it’s doing real emotional work in people’s lives. That tension sat at th...