Right There With You

Divorce doesn’t just cost money—it costs peace, time, and sometimes, your sense of self. In this solo episode, Cass shares how she spent three years and $60,000 leaving her marriage—and why she would pay it again. Through data, lived experience, and quiet truth-telling, she unpacks what divorce taught her about boundaries, burnout, and the real price of peace. ✨ Sacred Descent Prompt: Have you ev...

In this punchy, needed conversation, Cass and Ciarra name what’s happening to families when SNAP benefits are paused or cut: systemic policy violence . We reframe how we talk about “violence” in the context of food access, connect the dots between shutdown economics and hungry kids, and call out the gap between faith-in-words and care-in-action. We also offer practical ways to show up right now—mu...

Weddings, work, and the “soft life.” Cass and Ciarra unpack why your partner may be the most consequential career decision you’ll ever make—and how to choose love that amplifies, not extracts. They dig into emotional labor in cis-hetero dynamics, what’s different in many queer partnerships, and the realities of going from solo to building a business with your person. Then they redefine success bey...

Cass and Ciarra sit down with an HR professional to unpack what HR really does — and what it doesn’t. They explore how to navigate toxic culture, when to go to HR, and how to advocate for yourself without losing your peace. This episode digs into the myths of HR, the reality of workplace power, and the importance of humanizing leadership. From FMLA and ADA to conflict resolution and emotional boun...

Welcome to Episode Two. Cass and Ciarra unpack the tension between Brené Brown’s vulnerability and Audre Lorde’s survival. They explore how empathy culture so often misses the mark for Black women and what real well-being at work looks like when safety isn’t guaranteed. 🌿 Find Cass & Ciarra Online ✨ Instagram: @RightThereWithYouPod ✨ Patreon: patreon.com/thecommunitygarden ✨ Cass: iamcassc...

Cass and Ciarra open Season Two by tackling burnout, corporate culture, and what it means for Black women to thrive at work. From soft skills as strategy to AI literacy and career pivots as superpowers, this episode blends healing 🌱 and strategy—reminding us that joy and authenticity are resistance. ✨ Instagram: @RightThereWithYouPod ✨ Patreon: patreon.com/thecommunitygarden ✨ Cass: iamcasscoo...

This season, we’re centering Black women and work — corporate work, creative work, emotional work, and the sacred act of finding rhythm in the middle of it all. 🌿 Cass and Ciarra dive into the realities of Black women thriving in systems not built for us , unpacking the weight of burnout, rising layoffs, and the illusion of DEI progress. Together, they explore how to navigate career, identity, an...

Grief, Growth & the Sacred Detour Like most things in life, we started this episode headed in one direction… and then life, in all its realness, rerouted us. This was supposed to be part one of a convo on heteronormativity (don’t worry—we still owe y’all that part two). But grief had other plans. The kind of grief that shows up uninvited and remakes you from the inside out. The kind that asks...

This week, Cass and Ciarra sit down for an unfiltered conversation on heteronormativity , gender identity , and what it means to build intimacy and relationships outside of the boxes we were handed. From first crushes to unlearning shame, they explore how societal expectations around sexuality , gender performance , and “normal” love stories often leave people disconnected from themselves and each...

This one’s for the ones holding it all together… and quietly falling apart. In this powerful episode of Right There With You , Cass and Ciarra dig into the real story behind burnout—how it's not just about being tired, but about being overextended in systems that were never meant for us. Drawing from Cass’s keynote on intersectional burnout and women’s mental health, they unpack the emotional, cul...

Hey beautiful humans ✨ We’ve been holding this one close, recording in May, and now it’s time to share it with you. This week on Right There With You , we’re joined by our soul friend and truth-teller Lyndsey Hoffman for an episode we’re calling “Rewriting the Narrative.” Together, we talk about the stories we’ve inherited—about gender, faith, identity, silence, and survival—and what happens when...

We’re getting our hands in the dirt this week—literally and spiritually. Our newest episode of Right There With You is called: “What’s Blooming, What’s Dying: Garden Lessons for Life, Spirit & Sacred Cycles.” In this one, Ciarra (your wise auntie in the garden) and Cass (budding dirt experimenter with many questions 😂) talk about how gardening mirrors our own journeys: 🌱 Why blooming doesn’t...

🎙️ Perfect Praise: Black Girl Church Recovery & Spiritual Reclamation is live now! This episode is about the sacred, messy, sometimes painful process of reclaiming your spirit outside of church walls. We get real about shame, queerness, belonging, and what it means to build a spiritual life rooted in truth—not tradition. 📝 For our paid Patreon members (saplings, seedlings, and gardeners alike...

Episode Two is live! 🎙️✨ This one’s tender, bold, and rooted in truth. In this heart-to-heart, we (Cass & Ciarra) dig into the fertile, messy, and magical ground of self-identity , relationships , and what it means to be a Black woman navigating a world shaped by misogynoir and constant expectation. 🖤 We talk about: 🌬️ The pressure to perform (especially in self-employment) 💔 The grief that...

In this first episode, we invite you into the heart of our friendship and the vision behind this series. We talk about what it means to build something from love and transformation—especially as two Black women navigating healing, growth, and the layers of showing up as our whole selves. 🎙️ This is where we begin: raw, honest, and rooted. 🌿 We hope this episode makes you feel seen. Less alone. Mo...