EPISODE · Mar 14, 2026 · 37 MIN
From Cake Diva To PK Elixir: Porsha Kimble Talks The Power of Pivoting and More.
from Cake Therapy · host Altreisha Foster
She 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 turned into a real-life reset for Porsha Kimble, the artist many of you first met as the Cake Diva, and the story behind her most powerful reinvention yet. We talk with Porsha about the night she woke up in the hospital asking, “God, what am I doing in here?” and the uncomfortable lifestyle truths that followed. She breaks down the diabetes misconceptions people carry, what actually had to change in her routine, and how learning to read labels, manage portions, and move her body became non-negotiable. The most surprising part is how something as simple as walking turned into a daily practice of prayer, clarity, and emotional healing. From there, we zoom out to entrepreneurship and sustainability in the baking business. Porsha shares the question that changed everything: what happens when you can’t produce? That mindset shift fuels her expansion into PK Elixirs, her signature flavor line for bakers, and Beyond the Frosting, a community for women ready to go past the beginner cake talk and get serious about packaging, corporate clients, onboarding, wholesale, SEO, AI tools, and building a business that doesn’t demand your health as the price of success. If this conversation hits home, subscribe, share with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more women can find Cake Therapy.Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Share the episodes and let's chat in the comments.Support the Cake Therapy Foundation:1. Cake Therapy - Cake Therapy (thecaketherapyfoundation.org) 2. Buy Me A Coffee : The Cake Therapy Foundation (buymeacoffee.com)3. Buy The Book: Cake Therapy: How Baking Changed My Life https://a.co/d/76dZ5T0 4. Buy The Book: Lessons I Never Learned from My Father: Things We Missed Out On and How They Still Impact Me https://a.co/d/9wLOguc Follow Sugarspoon Desserts on all social media platforms @sugarspoondesserts
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From Cake Diva To PK Elixir: Porsha Kimble Talks The Power of Pivoting and More.
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