Cracked Not Damaged Sarah Benner

Are you sacrificing your entire identity for the sake of your business? Are you giving it all away realizing there’s not much left to you without your business? Do you know who you are without your business to carry you, OR fearful that one day you will forget who you are?
If any of these questions resonated with you, then this episode will hit home.
After 5 months of serious health/anxiety issues that completely debilitated me and put me out of service, I quickly learned the lesson that I had way too much of my identity wrapped up in my business.
Life went on without me. I watched from afar on social media and felt so alone. I wasn’t getting the “fulfillment” social media offers to us hungry humans. I was left contemplating who I was apart from my business.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this episode we talk in depth about why this is important to figure out for yourself before it’s too late.
Lastly, we dive into a NEW segment called: Mental Health Music Minute.
Each episode I will be pulling a song that means a lot to me and that the lyrics really speak to me whether it's about trauma, collective world pain, anxiety, etc.
I will read part of the song, dissect them and then play part of the song for you. 
TODAYS SONG: Not Strong Enough by boygenuis
You can follow along and support by finding me (Sarah) on Instagram:
@crackednotdamaged (podcast account)
@perigeephotoco (wedding photography account)
@bluishoutside (personal account)
Cracked Not Damaged is produced by Freeman Fisher. Support and follow him here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/freemanfisher/ (90+ hours of free curated mixtapes + updated bi-weekly)
@thedopedaughter (Instagram/Twitter)
And if you feel led to, please feel free to leave us a review or rating! We'd really appreciate it! 
Happy to have you here, lil black sheep. 

On this episode of Cracked Not Damaged I am chatting all things mental health diagnosis, transparent failures while operating a business and 5 key tips on how to MAKE space for mental health in your business. 
Mental health is inevitable in entrepreneurship for those who suffer. You're not alone. Robots don't run businesses, humans do. So this episode is spoken for you to feel seen and loved for the business owner you are, no matter the mental health diagnosis.  
I will dive into my mental health journey beginning as early as preschool and very candidly share how I have failed in my business over the years because of my struggles. I will always keep it real and honest in hopes you'll find yourself not so alone. 
Lastly, we dive into a NEW segment called: Mental Health Music Minute.
Each episode I will be pulling a song that means a lot to me and that the lyrics really speak to me whether it's about trauma, collective world pain, anxiety, etc .. 
I will read part of the song, dissect them and then play part of the song for you. 
You can follow along and support by finding me (Sarah) on Instagram:
@crackednotdamaged (podcast account)
@perigeephotoco (wedding photography account)
@bluishoutside (personal account) 
Cracked Not Damaged is produced by Freeman Fisher. Support and follow him here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/freemanfisher/ (bi-weekly three-hour mixtape)
@thedopedaughter (Instagram/Twitter)
And if you feel led to, please feel free to leave us a review or rating! We'd really appreciate it! 
Happy to have you here, lil black sheep. 

On this first episode of Cracked Not Damaged, we are discussing the heavy story of my toxic ego-driven educational experience that changed who I was as a business owner, and not for the better. This experience was so influential and truly changed the entire blueprint of who I was as a person.
After spending around $20k on wedding industry education that I thought was going to take me to the top, my world came crashing down after having experienced multiple traumatic and problematic incidents within the group. I went from hustling all of the time to happily settling into an anti-hustle lifestyle.
Not all wedding industry education and educators are what you think. It's important to know the reality of this world, and hopefully you can use this story as a compass when deciding on education for yourself.
You can follow along and support by finding me (Sarah) on Instagram:
@crackednotdamaged (main podcast account)
@perigeephotoco (wedding photography account)
@bluishoutside (personal account)
And if you feel led to do so, feel free to leave us a 5 star review and share this with your friends!
Thank you for being here, lil black sheep.

Trailer No. 2: Re-introduction

Well hello there, friends! Welcome to the podcast where we talk all things generational trauma, mental health, anti-hustle business ownership, and so much more! I’m your host, Sarah. I am devoted to forging my path and writing my own story despite what came before me, and I want to help others on a similar journey. Episodes will begin the first week of November, but until then I will be having conversations on the Instagram: @crackednotdamaged