How a Home Kitchen Became a Source of Healing

About this episode

Jennifer Relph discusses how baking became a therapeutic outlet during a challenging time in her life.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Jennifer Relph, a home baker, mom of four, and former cottage food business owner behind Selah Sweets. Jen shares how baking became a form of therapy during a challenging season of life and why time in the kitchen helped quiet her mind, focus her energy, and reconnect with joy. We talk about building a home-based bakery from scratch, navigating cottage food laws, managing holiday volume from a home kitchen, and donating a portion of sales to local nonprofi...

People in this episode

Guest: Jennifer Relph

Topics covered

• baking
• mental health
• home business
• cottage food laws
• community support

Keywords

• home baking
• therapy
• cottage food business
• kitchen
• joy
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Selah Sweets

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