Voices from Modern High Priestess
An Evening of Literary Conversation, Storytelling & Sacred Becoming
Ber-Henda Williams & Carina Jackson
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 7:00–10:00 PM
Jo's Upscale Resale · Southfield, Michigan
VIP Fire Side Experience · Early Admission 6:30 PM
Limited to 35–45 Guests
Some stories are written.
Others are carried in the body.
There are moments in life when the body begins telling the truth long before we're ready to hear it.
Sometimes through grief.
Sometimes through illness.
Sometimes through exhaustion.
Sometimes through longing.
Sometimes through a whisper we can no longer ignore.
When the Body Speaks is an intimate Friday evening of literary conversation, storytelling, music, beautiful food, and honest dialogue exploring what happens when women begin listening to the wisdom they've carried all along.
This is not simply an author talk. It is a literary salon — a gathering where books become conversation, conversation becomes community, and stories become mirrors through which we recognize ourselves.
Two Women
My Body, My Altar
Through fibroids, workplace spiritual rupture, surgery, grief, ancestral transition, dreams, and awakening, Ber-Henda explores the Black woman's body as a sacred site of memory, resistance, revelation, and prayer.
What if healing leaves evidence?
What if survival itself is holy?
From Big Ma to Modern Day High Priestess
As the youngest of fifteen who became the family's matriarch, Carina examines the hidden cost of over-functioning, caregiving, and believing love requires self-sacrifice. Following a life-changing fall and the discovery of a tumor, she began redefining strength—not as carrying everyone else, but as honoring her own body, boundaries, and well-being.
Wisdom is measured not by how much we carry, but by knowing what we are finally ready to set down.
Where Their Stories Meet
Ber-Henda's body whispered
Listen.
Carina Jackson's body declared
Stop.
You cannot abandon yourself and call it sacred.
Throughout the Evening
An intimate evening designed for close conversation, reflection, truth-telling, and connection. Come ready to listen deeply, exhale fully, and recognize yourself in someone else’s story as we gather around literature, body wisdom, beauty, and becoming.
The Evening's Journey
What has shaped us?
What have we carried?
When did life ask us to stop?
What truth emerged?
How do we now live differently?
Signature Culinary Experience
Thoughtfully curated cocktail-style fare designed for conversation, connection, and community — plus two signature beverages created especially for this gathering.
A sparkling signature cocktail celebrating radiance, creativity, joy, and possibility.
A handcrafted mocktail created with the same spirit of beauty, abundance, and welcome—because everyone deserves the full experience.
Choose Your Experience
$55
$111
Everything in General Admission, plus
Limited VIP experiences available
This Evening Is For You If…
Leave reminded that your body is not simply something you inhabit. It is one of the ways your life has been speaking to you all along.
Friday, September 18, 2026
Jo's Upscale Resale · Southfield, Michigan
7:00–10:00 PM
VIP Early Admission · 6:30 PM
General Admission $55 · VIP Fire Side Experience $111
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