⚠️ Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of sexual assault, the loss of a parent and moments of not wanting to wake up.
I sat down with Kelly Childs, the other half of Kelly’s Bake Shoppe, for a conversation that felt deeply personal and reflective.
Kelly shares stories from her childhood, growing up with an incredibly creative and loving father who shaped so much of the way she sees the world. She opens up about how he changed during her teenage years, and about the experience of losing him suddenly at 62, the exact age she is today. We talk about what it feels like to reach the age your parent was when they passed, and the perspective that brings to both life and memory.
Our conversation also explores how Kelly has learned not to identify with negative experiences, but instead to acknowledge them, accept that they happened, and focus on moving forward with intention and compassion.
She shares the journey behind founding her businesses, Kindfood (now Lettuce Love Café) and Kelly’s Bake Shoppe, and what it’s really like building and running companies alongside family.
It was an honest, thoughtful, and inspiring conversation that offers another side of the Kelly’s Bake Shoppe story, and a perspective on resilience, healing, and choosing growth even after life’s hardest chapters.
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xx Hannah Octavia
(Theme music curtesy of Fran Lusty's song, Functioning Adult)
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