At the Counter with the Baking Pastor | Christian Encouragement, Grief Support, Burnout Recovery, Soul Care, Faith in Everyday Life

About At the Counter with the Baking Pastor | Christian Encouragement, Grief Support, Burnout Recovery, Soul Care, Faith in Everyday Life

Are you grieving a loss, navigating an unwanted change, caring for everyone but yourself, or waking up already tired? Maybe you’re burned out, your faith feels weary, or life simply doesn’t feel the way it used to. At the Counter with the Baking Pastor is a Christian podcast offering encouragement for hard seasons, grief and loss support, burnout recovery, practical soul care, and honest conversations about faith in everyday life. Hosted by Laura Sharp-Waites, licensed minister, pastoral counselor, and Christian soul care coach, each episode brings meaningful stories, gentle spiritual encouragement, and practical ways to care for your soul when life feels heavy. Here, grief is bigger than bereavement. It can come with caregiving, divorce, friendship loss, health changes, career changes, disappointment, or a life you never expected to be living. Sometimes what you’re carrying has a name, and sometimes you simply know you don’t feel like yourself anymore. You don’t have to have everything figured out before you come to the Counter. This is a place to slow down, breathe, reconnect with your faith, and notice God’s presence in the middle of ordinary life. Pull up a chair. The counter is open. ☕

Publisher

Laura Sharp-Waites | Licensed Minister, Pastoral Counselor & Christian Soul Care Coach

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2026

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   40 | When Your Calling Changes: Burnout, Identity & Finding Purpose | Eric Robinson

   What happens when the work you believed God called you to do becomes the very thing you need to leave behind? After 12 years in pastoral ministry, Eric Robinson made an unexpected career change. He traded the pulpit for the FBI, where he spent nearly 25 years as a special agent. And here's the surprising part: Eric needed a career with less stress. In this episode of At the Counter with the Baking Pastor, Laura Sharp-Waites welcomes Eric for an honest conversation about pastoral burnout, unex...

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   39 | The Grief Nobody Brings Casseroles For | When Your Loss Goes Unrecognized | Grief Support

   Some grief arrives with casseroles, sympathy cards, and people asking how they can help. Other grief arrives quietly, with no funeral, no flowers, and sometimes no acknowledgment at all. In this solo episode of At the Counter with the Baking Pastor, we explore the grief nobody brings casseroles for: the losses that may go unseen or unrecognized by the people around us. Perhaps you're grieving a relationship that ended, a future you imagined, a change in your health, an estrangement, or a vers...

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   38 | When You Feel Like You're Never Enough, From thriving to Self-Worth | Burnout Recovery with Joanna Zhang

   What if your worth had nothing to do with how much you accomplished today? Joanna Zhang, founder of Operations Genius, joins Laura at the Counter for an honest conversation about the exhaustion of chasing approval, the fear behind perfectionism, and the journey toward recognizing our value beyond external success. Joanna shares how she once appeared confident while privately doubting herself, how a spiritual awakening challenged her patterns of control, and why learning to receive care became...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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