Cake Therapy
by Altreisha Foster
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Girls Dream Code: Building Belonging In STEM with Victoria Kyereme
Girls Dream Code: Building Belonging In STEM with Victoria Kyereme
About this podcast
Cake Therapy is a heartwarming and uplifting podcast that celebrates the transformative power of baking therapy. Hosted by Dr. Altreisha Foster, the passionate baker, entrepreneur and advocate behind Cake Therapy, this podcast is a delightful blend of inspiring stories, expert insights and practical baking tips. Each episode takes listeners on a journey of self-discovery, emotional healing and connection through the therapeutic art of baking.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 66 episodes
- Girls Dream Code: Building Belonging In STEM with Victoria Kyereme · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 13Imagine a classroom where every question is welcome, the instructor looks like you, and code feels less like a wall and more like a door. That’s the world Victoria Kyereme is…
- Eight16 Culinary Therapy: Mercedes Tiggs Shares The Recipe for Confidence, Community and Care · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 12Ever wondered what happens when therapy moves from the couch to the kitchen? We sit down with licensed clinical social worker and culinary therapist Mercedes Tiggs, founder of…
- Gayrielle Harper's Sugar Rush: A Conversation on Finding Balance Without Losing Edge. · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 11A dream of psychology turned into a love affair with sculpted sugar. We sit with Barbadian cake artist Gayrielle Harper to unpack how a gap-year culinary course sparked a 3D cake…
- From Systems Change To Sweet Relief: Joy Marsh On Liberation, Baking, And Belonging · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 16Healing doesn’t have to shout to be powerful. Sometimes it looks like a steady whisk, a kitchen scale, and the quiet joy of a macaron rising just right. We sit down with Joy…
- From Burnout To Blueprint: Octavia McIntosh on Designing A Life of Freedom · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 6What happens when your spark fades but your calling won’t stay quiet? We sit with author and strategist Octavia McIntosh to trace the honest arc from high-output corporate life…
- Cake Circle Community with Jasmine Rae: Co-Caking, Cake Play & Business Support · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 19Cake is invited to life’s biggest moments, yet the artists who make it are often asked to accept bargain pricing, rushed timelines, and invisible labor. Dr. Altreisha Foster sits…
- Jasmine Rae on Creative Expression and Entrepreneurship · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 10Jasmine Rae, the genius behind Jasmine Rae Cakes, joins us on the Cake Therapy Podcast to share her extraordinary journey from an art-loving child to the Most Unique Luxury…
- Cakes, Comfort, and Community: The Story of Mr. Bake · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 1Dive into the comforting world of baking therapy with our season three opener, Kareem, better known as Mr. Bake. His journey from the bustling streets of Harlem to recognized…
- Therapy in the Pause: Callie Simons Talks Rebuilding a Creative Business - Created By CTB · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 18A cease and desist can feel like a career-ending punch, but what if it’s also the moment you finally build the brand you were meant to lead? I’m joined by Callie Simons, the…
- From Cake Diva To PK Elixir: Porsha Kimble Talks The Power of Pivoting and More. · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 17She went to urgent care for breathing trouble and ended up in the ICU with an A1C of 11.7 and blood sugar at 671 and still tried to negotiate her way back to work. That jolt…
- Cookie In The Kitchen: Emily Henegar Talks Art, Boundaries, And The Therapy Of Baking · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 15What happens when a childhood sweet tooth becomes a lifelong calling—and a business that puts people first? We sit down with Emily “Cookie” Henegar, the Nashville-based cookie…
- A Transformative Conversation with Idah from Mai Lara's Bouqcakes: Baking Explored as Memory, Therapy, and Community · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 14What if the thing that steadies you is already in your hands? We sit down with Idah—Zimbabwean-born, Madison-based software engineer and buttercream florist—to trace how a bout…
- Yummy Tecture: Titilayo Adelayo Talks Form, Function, and Frosting · 1 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 12What happens when architecture, grief, and grit collide in a cake studio? We sit down with Titilayo of Yummy Tecture to unpack a rare, unfiltered blueprint for building a…
- Dr. Nneka Onuma On How Baking Became A Lifeline And A Business · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 10What if a cake could give you back your sense of control? We sit down with Dr. Nneka Anuma—Nigerian American cake artist, educator, and PhD in multidisciplinary human services—to…
- Food As Connection: Nourish and Gather with Chef Melanie Underwood · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 9What if your kitchen could quiet anxiety and spark connection at the same time? We sit down with Chef Melanie Underwood—culinary educator, mindfulness teacher, and founder of…
- Salome Kyei Unpacks How Culture, Constraint, and Courage Shaped Afua's Sweets · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 8A salty first batch of cookies, a cross-continental childhood, and a decision to walk away from nursing—Salome’s path to Afua's Sweets is equal parts grit and grace. We sit down…
- Rosa's Cakes: A Mother-Daughter Legacy of Craft, Resilience, And Purpose · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 7Beauty lives in the smallest details, and sometimes those details become a life. We welcome Gabby from Rosa’s Cakes in New Orleans—a self-described non-cook who transformed a…
- Tamara Harding Left A Thriving Agency, Rescued Trees, And Found Her Purpose In Wood · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 5A thriving ad agency, a growing ache, and a leap into the unknown. That’s the backdrop for our conversation with Jamaican wood artisan Tamara Harding, whose purpose found her in…
- Kitchen Therapy with Charlotte Hastings · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 4What if the most healing room in your home isn’t the one with the couch, but the one with the stove? We sit down with Charlotte Hastings, the pioneering force behind Kitchen…
- What I'm Baking Through: Season Four, Fresh Batter · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 3Season four starts with a warm whisk of honesty, relief, and purpose. Dr. Altreisha Foster shares a heartfelt update on her mom’s recovery and how the kitchen became a steady…
