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Pumpkin Season Hits Different This Year

• sara grace • Season 1 • Episode 19

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Cinnamon in the air, glitter on the table, and a pumpkin-sized secret I’ve been waiting to share—this one feels like opening the door to a warm room after a long walk in cold wind. I’m owning the late return with an apology you can taste: chai-spiced cream on moist pumpkin muffins, plus a new home for our recipes and conversations at saltybakeclub.com. From there, the story widens—two yoga teacher trainings that refueled my faith in community, the magic of groups that don’t match the weather, and the surprising power of pop to switch joy back on when life feels heavy.

I talk about what it means to love what you love loudly without falling into “good vibes only” denial. Joy, here, is a practice: glitter hunts across nine shops, singing in the car, and giving yourself permission to be a little witchy in October. Then we shift into the reveal I’m still processing out loud: I’ve been baking more than muffins. I’m 23 weeks pregnant, the baby is roughly the size of a small pumpkin, and I’m carried by a support net that makes courage easier—my partner, Cree, our midwife, and this community that keeps showing up with curiosity and care. We explore what will change, what won’t, and how to keep teaching, baking, and creating without dimming the light.

There’s also a peek at what’s coming: a favorite interview already recorded, a solo episode shaped by your questions, and the first recipe going live on the new site. If you’ve ever felt torn between honoring the world’s weight and celebrating your own small happiness, this conversation offers a practical middle path—cinnamon, self-acceptance, and a little sparkle that refuses to apologize. If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs warmth, and leave a review to help others find our cozy corner. Tell me what you want to know next so we can craft the next episode together.

SPEAKER_00:

Candles, incense, pumpkin, spiced chai, and action. Welcome back to the pot fam. I am so beyond excited to be back. And I know, I know, the summer break has been a little longer. I said see you in September, and here we are. It is October. But you know what? If you forgive me, I will say it is the perfect season for a comeback. So find a blank yourself, cozy up, get yourself a cup of tea, and let's spend some time together again. If you are not watching this on YouTube, let me paint the picture for you. I have a pumpkin spice chai. I have well, I'm gonna reveal that in a little bit. What I baked for ya. I have balloons everywhere. I bedazzled the room and I bedazzled a whole lot of pumpkins to make a good comeback and to give you a visual entree for this new era of the Salty Bake Club. I want to talk to you about all the things that have happened in the past two months. But before that, I also owe you an apology. Integrity is one of my biggest values, and I am a fierce believer in doing what you said you would do, and I didn't. I said we'd be back in September, and well, you know, that's history. September is gone. So I am really sorry for that. And as an apology, because words are one thing but actions are another, I didn't just bake, I didn't just copy. I created the perfect October recipe for you. And you're gonna get that recipe because soon I will also launch my website. I secured the domain saltybakeclub.com. And I can't wait to share all my recipes, to have a little community page, to have a page where we can truly exchange in the bubble of our own kind. And this recipe is gonna be the first that is on there. People, you are not ready for this chai spiced cream that is on top of the perfectly moist and fluffy pumpkin muffins. I love this cupcake so much and is my theme for the season. I hope it's gonna make you happy as well. And I can already hear the comments. I know that some of you are way too cool to have a pumpkin spice latte or whatever, but but I will say October is the month where the way a kitchen smells all like cinnamon and self-acceptance. And that is a major part in this. I will not, and this is my intention for the month, I will not stop loving the things that I love loudly. So I will have pumpkin spice lattes, I will bedazzle even more pumpkins if I find more orange glitter, and I will dress like the little witch that I am. So since we got that out of the way, what have I been up to? The last the past two months have been packed. And I've been baking up something. They made the summer break a little longer, but let me first tell you my oh my has this been a good summer. I've been busy with teaching two 200-hour yoga teacher trainings and the first part of our 300-hour yoga teacher training. And let me tell you, people, I am so thankful. I am so utterly and deeply in awe with life right now and with the fact that I get to do this, I get to teach what I love, I get to spend my time and also make my money by doing something that I so fiercely believe in and that lights up my heart. And you know what? That is only possible because of the people that participate. The people who come to my teacher trainings and the people who light up the room with their energy. Because if I would only hold a monologue, if I would only teach what I gotta teach, then that would be really freaking boring. Well, I I think I'm I think I'm pretty fun in my teacher trainings as well. But it would be one-sided. And these two last yoga teacher training groups, they have been so outstandingly magical. Like, seriously, I it's really hard for me to find the right words to kind of tell you what kind of magic they brought into the room. And those two groups, they were really, really different. I almost will say the summer group was more like an autumn group, more the way that groups that come together in autumn usually are. And the autumn group has been more like a summer group. But you know what? The weather also really switched. The summer group experienced really shitty, bad autumn weather, and now the autumn group has experienced more sunshine. But that to be said, I just want to take a moment and find gratitude for these two groups, these constellations of humans who brought so much compassion, self-awareness, and also vulnerability to the table. That really made my summer. Because you don't find it often that an array of very different humans come together from different countries, from different life situations, from different backgrounds, with different mindsets and expectations. And they so beautifully merge into this big bubble of love. I'm still filled with it, and I'm utterly in awe and grateful of what we have created. So if anybody of you is here, thank you for being there. Thank you for making my time so special, thank you for making what I love so much more magical. And just when I thought my cup couldn't be fuller, Taylor Swift dropped her new album. And yes, I've been unapologetically in my showgirl era the past year. But I will also tell you a little bit more about my last year. I kind of felt like I had to hold back. I kind of felt like I was in situations publicly and personally where I couldn't share and express the joy that I felt. And I will not complain. Please, please, please don't take this as a complaint. I don't want you to feel sorry for me because it's such a privileged problem to have. But what I will give you a little bit of an insight on is that I have been so joyful, and I my life has been so, so good. While, and that's what it felt like, the world around me was burning. And I mean that in a global sense, which you all I'm sure can relate to, but also in a very personal sense. So many people they were going through a lot of stuff, really difficult trials and tribulations that life threw on them. And especially when they're in your closest circle, you're not gonna impose your happiness on them. You're actually like your duty as a friend is to stand with them in the shit show, right? So that was a lot of my past year. While I don't I wouldn't want to do it any other way, I wouldn't want to change anything. I also didn't have a space to express my outrageous love for life and happiness anywhere beyond my home. And I think I already shared a little bit about how beautiful and how thankful I am that I have this home now and what I and my partner have created. By the way, let's circle back to that. I just said my partner, um, in a little bit, but to finish off that topic, I have been in my little love bubble in our home. But outside in the world, I felt like I had to dim my light. So I know this sounds so weird, but Taylor dropping that album with these upbeat pop songs, dropping a really cool bass and just making my little booty swing through my kitchen and shower and through the streets and making me sing out loud in the car again. I felt like that gave me permission to live my happiness era. So Taylor dropped the glitter and I officially dropped the guilt of being happy. And you know, sometimes joy really feels like a rebellion, especially in a world where it's so much easier to dissolve in the darkness the grief, and there has to be space for it. Please don't think that I'm one of these good vibes only people. But yeah, if joy feels like a rebellion, I'm all here for it. And I think we all have to make a collective effort to find joy amidst the darkness. So thank you, mother, for dropping this gorgeous album. And now for something sacred. Wait, wait, let me put pull these over. I'm not sure how well you actually see that I put a lot of effort into bedazzling these pumpkins, but they are beautiful. And I have been very devoted in making this happen. Turns out in the city that I live in, there is about nine shops where you could buy anything glittery, but none of them have orange glitter. So I was at every shop. I went to nine shops to get orange glitter and I didn't get any. But I got different things, and I think it turned out pretty well, and they are my little celebration of pumpkin month and something else. I oops, oh no, oh no, the pumpkin fell. Wait, damn it.

SPEAKER_01:

Oh god, balloons, balloons everywhere.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay, okay, okay, here we go. Um I also said I would share something really big. Now, I also said I would share something really grand with you. And I think it's gonna change quite some things in the next year or so. And oh my god, I'm nervous. Ah okay, community. Um, drum roll. Oh, I wish my man would be here to throw these balloons right now, but wait. Turns out I wasn't only baking up pumpkin muffins, I was baking up a human. Pay club. I'm a mommy. And now I want somebody on the side saying, Mamma Sita.

SPEAKER_01:

Oh my god, I'm so nervous and giggly, and I have wait, I gotta turn. Okay, so for all my YouTubers here, there's my belly. Here's my little baby belly. And you know what? I'm already half baked. Actually, I'm already past that.

SPEAKER_00:

I am 23 weeks pregnant, and I couldn't be happier. It still feels surreal. I think we have to do an episode where you kind of tell me how I should navigate this topic or what you want to know. Um, because I'm way too way too nervous and giggly right now to, you know, to cover the topic. That also means I've been pregnant for the past what five months? Wow. And it's been one hell of a journey. Like a good journey. I again I'm so blessed. My body is feeling strong and my energy levels are good. I'm doing all the things that I usually did, except running. I have literally no condition. Like I I cannot. I literally, like I run 10 meters and it feels like I just did a half marathon, even though I've never done a half marathon, but you get it. And now, why are all these pumpkins such a major hint in this podcast episode? Well, this week my baby is the size of a small pumpkin. And I'm actually not sure. I think that one could be a good example of it. Or maybe the other one. Well, it turns out it's already 30 centimeters big. Like, just just measure 30 centimeters with your hand. That's big. Like, that is that's pretty much the size of this pumpkin. And that is in my belly, and I'm literally not able to fully wrap my head around this. But yeah, even though so much is gonna change with that, I also think that not much is gonna change because of that. Like, obviously, it's gonna change my life, but I will also continue doing what I love. Trees and Stories, the yoga teacher trainings have always been my first baby, so I will continue doing that. And I'm so blessed with the support net that I have, with my partner being self-employed himself, and we both have the capacity and the devotion, the willingness and the open-mindedness, I will also say, um, to do this together and to not hold back on when it comes to doing things from our hearts. And this podcast is one of those things that I do from my heart, so it's not gonna be only baby stuff from now on. We'll still talk about all the all the life things. But I'm a mommy now. I think I can take the blanket away. I don't want to show off my belly all the time. So if you have witnessed me posting more about pumpkins, well, that wasn't coincidence, that was let's say prenatal branding. Oh my god. So yeah, a little human is joining the party, and I'm in awe. I'm not nervous or terrified. Everything has been going so well and smooth so far, and I have my midwife, and I'm already in one of those prenatal courses with my man. By the way, okay, this is what I wanted to circle back to. I previously always called him my lover, which I he still is my lover, and I love that phrase. I love to call him my lover, but I feel like it's only appropriate to either put a name to the guy or I don't know, call him my man. We're not married, but I mean he's my baby daddy, so let's call him Cree. His name is Cree. So I will officially stay in my lover era, but stop calling him my lover because he deserves more than that. He's already been the best dad that I could ever imagine. Genuinely, I'm so glad to have him by my side throughout this pregnancy. Even though, as I said, things have been going so smooth and so well and so healthy and so energy fueled for me. I cannot even imagine women doing this without a support system. You know, that I I'm not saying it has to be a partner, I'm not saying you have to. I know there are so many single moms right from the start out there, but seriously, having people by your side, it's a game changer. Having people who are so deeply devoted and so deeply into the story with you, it makes all the difference. And it allows for my courage to blossom for me not to get really nervous about all the little things that you have to think about because there is a lot. But yeah, credit to Kree. I love you. I know you're listening. He's also the biggest fan of this podcast. Oh my god, I can't believe this is out. Now I can finally show off my belly on Instagram, but for a few days it's gonna be exclusive to you people because I love you and I love this little community, and I cannot wait to hang out with you regularly. People, I have already filmed such cool interviews in my summer break. Yes, I haven't done nothing. I just didn't show my face. Next week, there's gonna be my favorite interview ever coming out. I cannot even begin to describe it, but all at the right time. The week after that, I want to do a solo episode again, and I want you to text me what you wanna know. I would love to share a little bit about my pregnancy journey, um, or my values, my ideas on that, how I'm gonna hand handle things, how you know the little trials that already showed up have been handled, but I mostly wanna wanna know what you wanna know, and maybe we can craft an episode together. I would love that. I know already. Thank you for celebrating my joy and my love and my happiness. I'm a little baby with me. Thank you for being here, big club. I'm gonna see you next Thursday. I genuinely hope you are gonna try to make these pumpkin muffins. They are a divine. And as always, thank you. I love you, and see you next Thursday.