Episode 86: Are You A Good Cookie? Igniting the Creative Spark with Gretchen Holt-Witt of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

Welcome to this week’s episode of Show Up Fully! I’m joined by Gretchen Holt, co-founder and executive director of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, an organization that raises money for pediatric cancer. Pediatric cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the U.S. and yet receives the smallest amount of public and private funding. 

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What’s in This Episode:

After receiving her son Liam’s cancer diagnosis when he was 2 and a half, Gretchen took action in the form of cookies, baking 96,000, in fact, to raise money for cancer research and support. Liam and her loved to bake together!

Cookies bring out a beautiful creativity and passion in everyone. Cookies are also an easy entry point for people to get involved with Cookies For Kids’ Cancer, whether that is holding a bake sale, donating your birthday, buying cookies, or attending one of their larger events. 

For Gretchen, her creativity flows from love for her children, awareness that time with them is finite, and the drive to do anything for them. Stay tuned til the end to hear how Gretchen overcomes her creative blocks!

Topics Covered:

• Gretchen’s work with pediatric cancer and supporting her son Liam through his cancer journey

• How people can get involved with the Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

• Gretchen’s definition of creativity

• Cookies as a joy and a creative spark

• What underlines Gretchen’s creative determination

• Knowing yourself to know how to overcome creative blocks

Resources Mentioned:

• Donate to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer my daughter, Ella’s Birthday Donation page is LIVE! 100% of proceeds go to pediatric cancer research.

xo Chef Carla

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