I know it’s been a while.
No workshop announcements. No weekly fashion news rundowns. No “here’s what’s happening in sustainable fashion this week.” Just silence. If you stayed subscribed through all of it, I want you to know that i truly appreciate it.
You deserve an honest explanation. So here it is.
What Happened
I lost my dad in 2024.
What most people didn’t know is that I had been caring for him for five years before that, starting right before the pandemic. Honestly, it was a beautiful season. We connected in ways I didn’t know we needed. We healed things that had been waiting a long time to be healed. But caregiving is also quietly relentless, and by the time he passed, I was already running on empty. The burnout had been building for years.
I knew what I needed wasn’t to push through. It was to actually stop. Grieve. Recover. Not perform recovery for an audience, but really, truly recover.
So that’s what I did.
And here’s the thing about stillness: it has a way of showing you things.
What Stillness Taught Me
While I was quiet, I started asking myself bigger questions. Not just what I was building, but why. I started thinking about legacy, about what gets passed down, what gets lost, and what gets reclaimed when you finally slow down long enough to look.
That led me somewhere I didn’t expect: deep into my family’s history, and into a chapter of Puerto Rican history that should honestly be part of every sustainable fashion conversation. More on that in a separate post, because it deserves its own space entirely.
What I can tell you here is that when I came back up for air, I came back clearer than I have ever been. The work feels different now. More intentional. More mine.
What’s Staying the Same
The core of what we do at The Asor Collective isn’t going anywhere. Strategic planning, leadership development, and business advising through workshops and one-on-one sessions, that’s my foundation and I love it too much to walk away from it.
What is shifting is the lens. The weekly fashion news rundowns are stepping back to make room for something deeper. I want to go beyond the headlines and dig into the meaning behind this industry, the history, the people, the systems, and yes, the ancestors who built it.
What’s New
Common Thread is coming. It’s my new series, and the name says exactly what it is: a place where sustainable fashion, ancestral textile history, business strategy, and community conversation meet. Each session will give you something to think about and something useful to take away. Think of it as the newsletter, but in video format. With me. And with all of you. Dates and details are coming very soon.
Get Ready for Production: The Apparel Manufacturing Intensive is back and updated for 2026. This is the workshop I wish had existed when I was starting out. It’s a 90-minute virtual intensive for fashion entrepreneurs, aspiring brands, designers, makers, and anyone who wants real, practical knowledge about manufacturing. I’ve expanded the business planning section to include startup capital, branding, and a more in-depth self-evaluation to help you understand exactly where you are in your journey and what it takes to get to the next level. It’s offered monthly now, so there’s always a spot for you when you’re ready.
Summer Fridays are starting up. Every Friday from 12PM to 5PM, I’m hosting an open door for friends, colleagues, and community. No agenda. No deliverables. Just good company, fresh air, and the kind of fellowship that actually fills your cup. The first one also happens to land near the 8th business anniversary of The Asor Collective, so we are absolutely celebrating. Come through.
Virtual Coworking Sessions launch on the first Monday of every month from 12PM to 5PM. If you’ve ever struggled to actually sit down and do the work, these are for you. The Zoom room has two spaces: a quiet room for heads-down, focused work, and a thinking-out-loud room for processing ideas with people who get it. This is body doubling in practice, and it works.
Eight Years In
The Asor Collective turned eight this April. Eight years of showing up for underrepresented founders, for sustainable brands, for the people trying to build something that means something. I’m proud of every bit of it.
And I’ve never been more clear about where it’s going next.
Thank you for still being here.
Ready to work together? Learn more about workshops and advising at The Asor Collective.