WELCOME TO SARA RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON

Where Transformation & Joy Blend Together

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Sweet Transitions

Supporting Women Facing Life Changes or Transitions

  • Career Change
  • Retirement
  • Empty Nest
  • Menopause

Discover your purpose, passion and possibility

baking for teens

Chip Full Hearts

Spreading Joy One Cookie at a Time

  • Homemade cookies
  • Community Connection
  • Sweet Surprises
  • Bake & Give

Bake or receive homemade cookies as an act of kindness

OUR MISSION

The Kitchen as Our Common Ground

Sweet Transitions draws from lessons learned in the kitchen... patience, practice and persistence to support women through life transitions. While, Chip Full Hearts literally uses the kitchen as the place to create happiness through our homemade cookies. 

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & DISCUSSIONS

Sweet Transitions 

Life's Next Course - A 4-Part Recipe

4-session, In Person Workshop

Ready to explore what’s next for you? Whether you’re considering a career change, planning for retirement, dealing with loss, wanting to pursue passions, or navigating an empty nest - this workshop is designed to help you move forward. Through creative activities, journaling, small group discussion, and life lessons learned in the kitchen, Sara will provide a supportive environment to help you find your next chapter.

Fresh Ingredients, New Directions, Explore Your Passion

Virtual Coffee Chat

DATE: July 17
TIME: 11:00 - 12:00 PM, ET
LOCATION: Virtual

Book a class or contact Sara here with any questions.

From Full-House to Fresh Start Empty Nest Discussion

Virtual Coffee Chat

Ready to nourish your future self? This transformative workshop is designed for mothers navigating the empty nest transition. Through creative activities, reflective journaling, meaningful group discussions, and lessons learned in the kitchen, you’ll explore your evolving role as a parent, new identity, and uncover new purpose, as your children become independent adults. Sara will help you explore what’s next for you in this time of rediscovery.

Well-Seasoned Woman
Peri/ Menopause Chat

Virtual Coffee Chat

DATE: July 29
TIME: 9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET
LOCATION: Virtual

Book a class or contact Sara here with any questions.

MEET SARA

Empower Your Teen

I’m an educator who has worn many hats throughout my career. What remains constant, I care about creativity, relationships, and supporting others. My journey has taken me from counseling psychology and parenting education (with a Master’s in Education and graduate certificate in parenting education) to running my own  business, Moving Through Parenthood.

After years of teaching parents, I followed another passion, baking, and started Sara Ran Away with the Spoon. It began as a home bakery and evolved into teaching teens to bake.

Through these experiences, I discovered the kitchen is a place for joy and learning. Whether it’s a teen gaining confidence while making their first cake, or a woman facing a major life transition, baking teaches us that the best things require time, care, and the courage to try again when something doesn’t turn out as planned.

Today, I focus on helping women find their purpose, passion, and possibility as they face life’s sweet transitions.  You could call me a Sweet Transitions Educator who still loves to bake.

When I’m not in the kitchen or working with clients, you’ll find me outdoors—swimming, biking, walking, or cross-country skiing, or curled up with a good book (fiction or cookbooks!). I’m a mom of two grown children and share my days with my husband and our rescue dog, Phoebe.

TESTIMONIALS

Sharon L

"Sara is an excellent, knowledgeable leader. Her Compassion and dedication are evident in the strong client relationships she builds that motivate and instill hope and resilience."

Debbie W

"Sara is supportive, creative, and curious. Her background as a baker lends to a unique perspective to her workshops as participants explore their next steps in life.”

Shannon R

"“Your cookies were such a big hit!! Thank you, Sara. Your cookies were beautiful, delicious, and a great success.”

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