At the Counter with the Baking Pastor | Christian Encouragement, Grief Support, Burnout Recovery, Soul Care, Faith in Everyday Life
At the Counter with the Baking Pastor is a Christian podcast for women navigating grief, burnout, life transitions, emotional healing, and the quiet seasons of faith.
I'm Laura Sharp-Waites, a licensed minister, pastoral counselor, and Christian life coach.
This is a quiet space for the woman who is tired... but still showing up.
For the one who's holding it together on the outside while something underneath feels a little unsteady.
Each episode offers a calm, honest place to slow down, take a breath, and reconnect with God in the middle of everyday life. Through gentle conversations, personal stories, faith-filled encouragement, and practical soul care, we'll explore topics like grief, emotional healing, spiritual growth, identity, caregiving, resilience, and finding hope when life feels heavy.
If you've ever thought, "I don't feel like myself anymore," or "I don't even know where to start," you're not alone.
This isn't a space for pressure, performance, or quick fixes.
It's a space to sit.
To breathe.
To listen for God's presence.
And to begin again... slowly.
Pull up a chair.
You don't have to carry everything alone.
At the Counter with the Baking Pastor | Christian Encouragement, Grief Support, Burnout Recovery, Soul Care, Faith in Everyday Life
Latest Episodes
25 | When Healing Happens Quietly with Melissa Prusinski
Healing doesn't always happen in dramatic moments.Sometimes it looks like taking one more faithful step.Sometimes it looks like learning to breathe again.Sometimes it happens so quietly that you don't notice the change unti...
24 | When You Don't Recognize Your Life Anymore... and Still Keep Going with Jay Setchell
Life doesn't always unfold the way we imagined.Sometimes illness changes everything.Sometimes loss reshapes our future.Sometimes we wake up one day and realize we hardly recognize the life we're living.In this episod...
23 | When Some Things Never Fully Resolve with Rev. Rebecca Foster
Some questions don't have easy answers.Some hurts don't disappear overnight.Some chapters of life remain unfinished longer than we'd ever choose.Today, Laura is joined by Rev. Rebecca Foster, an ordained minister wit...
22 | When You Wonder If You'll Always Carry This with Dr. Larry Brant
Sometimes the heaviest burdens are the ones no one else can see.The things we've carried for years.The stories we've never told.The guilt, shame, grief, trauma, or memories we fear others wouldn't understand.In this episod...
21 | When You Keep Showing Up... Barely: Finding Clarity When You Feel Stuck with John Salzwedel
Have you ever looked around and thought:"Nothing is technically wrong... so why does everything feel so heavy?"In this episode of At the Counter, Laura sits down with coach, speaker, and author John Salzwedel ...
