After this first month, I’ve decided to move Bakers Insider to a free community with optional one-time purchases, instead of a monthly Premium membership. I started the membership as an experiment. I wanted to bring together the things I love—baking, creating, and helping bakers succeed—in a way that also supported my family. But this month has helped me recognize that the ongoing commitment is taking more from me than I have to give right now. I’ve shared before that I live with bipolar depression, although I don’t talk about it often. I’m in a difficult season, and I’ve been burning the candle at both ends. I need more room to care for myself and be present with my family, especially as a mom. I still love helping you. I just need to change how I do it. Here’s what that means for you: • The community, Recipe Index, and Grow Your Bakery will remain free. • Existing collections and kits will stay in the Classroom as optional one-time purchases. • I’ll continue sharing free recipes and adding to Grow Your Bakery as I’m able. • I’ll also continue creating new products for purchase. What I’m stepping away from is the commitment to deliver four to five new products every month. I have so many ideas I’m excited to explore, including things I believe could help you bring in more sales this holiday season. Some are already in progress. Others—like expanding the scoopable brownie concept—are ideas I want to give time to develop and test properly. I want to follow that excitement without turning every idea into a deadline. That might mean one new collection here and another there, rather than several releases every month. When something is ready, I’ll share what’s inside, and you can decide whether it fits your bakery. Current Premium members: I’ve sent you a personal message about stopping your subscriptions and keeping access to the existing Premium collections. Please check your messages and reply so I can confirm your transition. I hope to offer a membership again in the future, but I’m leaving that timeline open.