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On Coming Home—To Ourselves, Our Bodies, and The Kitchen
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- May 27, 2026
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with Jerrelle Guy—author of the James Beard Award finalist Black Girl Baking , the newly published We Fancy , and creator of the newsletter The Dinner Ritual —for a conversation about ego death, creative burnout, body trust, and the radical freedom of letting yourself be exactly who you are. Jerrelle and I kept talking long after we stopped recording. This one goes deep—pour yourself something warm and settle in. In this episode: How Jerrelle's deep-South, Pacific Island, and Caribbean upbringing shaped the way she cooks and craves How we both discovered cooking as creative play, and the unlikely spark that started it all The fear-driven hustle that led Jerrelle to a full creative collapse, and why she now sees it as a necessary reckoning On going quiet and doing "nothing productive," and why that's sometimes the most powerful creative act Learning to speak to your body the way you would a child you deeply love The stillness meditation that reconnected Jerrelle with her playful, curious inner self What watermelon sushi and shiitake bacon have to do with true creative freedom Why personal style—in art and in life—can't be forced, only uncovered Links and Resources: * Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD Newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/ * Order Nicki's new book: https://fromscratchfast.com/nicki-sizemore/ * Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore * Jerrelle's new book, We Fancy: https://bookshop.org/a/114665/9781668012840 * Jerrelle's newsletter, The Dinner Ritual: theddinnerritual.substack.com * Find Jerrelle on Instagram: @chocolateforbasil This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe