The Shadow Business Podcast
What if the blocks in your business have nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with the unseen patterns running beneath it?
Hosted by business coach and systemic guide Sarah Berckenkamp, The Shadow Business Podcast reveals the hidden dynamics that shape your money, your clients, your launches, and your leadership.
Each episode (launched every Thursday morning) takes you beneath the surface of entrepreneurship into the world of family systems, nervous system responses, and emotional inheritance; so you can finally understand why you get stuck, why you sabotage yourself, and why success sometimes feels harder than it should.
This is not just another business podcast.
It’s a deep, unfiltered look at the shadows behind your strategy and the powerful breakthroughs available when you choose to lead differently.
For entrepreneurs who are ready to trade quick fixes for real transformation, The Shadow Business Podcast offers truth, clarity, and a way to build your business from the deepest foundation possible: all of you.
Episodes
175 episodes
My Husband Asked Me About Money and We Ended Up at the Titanic
Sarah's husband Hugo (and honorary co-host Ludo, who checks out the second things get too "shadow work") sits her down for a home-office interview that starts with a 20-minute deadline and spirals into onigiri metaphors, Titanic heartbreak anal...
The Wealth Trifecta, Part 3: Compounding: When Was the Last Time You Actually Calculated Your Net Worth?
Quick question before we start: what's your net worth right now, personal and business combined? Got a number? Good. Now be honest; when did you last actually sit down and calculate it, instead of just vibing a guess? For most p...
The Money Story You Didn't Know You Inherited
Confession time: for a long time my money story was "you're going to lose it all." Not the normal "be careful with money" thing; it was actual fear. And it took me a long time to understand that fear wasn't mine. It was ...
Ask Yourself This Right Now: What's Your Actual Profit Margin This Month? (Not Revenue.)
If you just went "...I have no idea" congratulations, you're in good company. And that's exactly where this episode starts.We finally connect the dots most people never do about wealth. Because wealth isn't one skill, it's three and mos...
More Isn't the Answer. Shame Is Running Your Business (And You Don't Even Know It)
You post the wins. You hide the rest. And when business slows down, you go straight to shame.That shame is quietly making every decision for you: post more, DM more, hustle harder.In this episode of the Shadow Busi...
You Don't Have to Heal Before You're Wealthy
For years, the self-development world sold you one story: heal your money wounds first, and then the wealth will come. Journal it. Forgive it. Release it. It sounds responsible. It sounds deep. So why isn't i...
5 "Unhinged" Things I Do As A Shadow Business Coach (that actually work) 👀
Your launch isn't failing because of your funnel. Your money isn't disappearing because of your spending habits. There's something running underneath your business and most people never look there.In this episode I'm s...
Is your business in divine proportion?
Can you overconsume in coaching? Yes. And it's probably not the reason you think.In this episode, I break down why so many coaches keep buying the next course, the next framework, the next "this changed everything for me," and i...
Are you more afraid of being disappointed; or of never really living?
Most people play it safe to avoid disappointment. But what if the real risk is reaching the end of your life having never truly followed your soul's mission?In this episode I'm getting personal; sharing what it felt like to turn...
Why your business isn't growing and it has nothing to do with your content strategy.
Most female business owners are busy. Posting, pitching, investing in branding, raising prices. But if your business feels misaligned, no amount of output is going to fix it.In this episode I'm introducing one of my cor...
What does it actually mean to live at a higher standard, and can three days really change that?
In this episode, I sit down with Olivia Brennan to talk about identity, presence, and why the most powerful transformations don't happen in big conference rooms or online courses; they happen in intimate, carefully held spaces.We're talk...
Oliver Mann - Journalling through your shadows
Oliver is a journaling teacher, mentor, and co-founder of the Barcelona Journaling Festival and the creator of the Shadow Journaling methodology, a practice built around self-acceptance, empathy, and building self-esteem from the inside out.
Create Content For Buyers Instead Of Followers
My business has grown to a full-blown media company busting out at least 5 different pieces of content a day.And I don't have a team.How is this possible? I have a strategy.And I teach that strategy inside Viral...
Why Getting Dressed Is Never Just About Clothes ft. Samantha Harman
What if the way you get dressed every morning is actually a window into your deepest beliefs about yourself?In this episode, I sit down with Samantha Harman; The Style Editor, author, and fashion thinker, for a conversation that goes far be...
The 3 R's That Make People Buy From You (Trust-Based Content Strategy)
Why do people buy from some creators and not others? The answer is trust and trust is built through intentional content, not random posting.In this episode, I share the 3 R's framework that will help you create content that...
Collapsing While Hustling for Freedom - Zoe Collins
Through EFT tapping and intuitive guidance, Zoe Collins helps high-achieving leaders dismantle the subconscious beliefs holding them back in work, money, and visibility.Zoe launched her digital consultancy driven by a deep need for inde...
Win At Trial Reels Without Losing Yourself
Okay so. You want to win at trial reels. You also want to still feel like yourself while doing it. And honestly?? That is the most important thing I have ever heard someone say about Instagram.This episode is f...
Slowing Down As A Business Strategy - Danikah Rose
As a psychic business strategist with 17 years experience in business, marketing & sales, Danikah channels New Paradigm Business codes. Reading the energetic blueprints of global businesses that are here to shift the frequency of the en...
Meet Your Sales Shadow - What Jung Would Say About Why You Can't Close Sales
Okay so. You know your archetype. You know what you do. But do you know WHY you keep doing it even when you can see it happening in real time?That is what this episode is about.We are going one layer deeper than the archetypes tod...
How Spirituality and Systemic work come together with Izabela Skarzynska
Join me in the heartwarming conversation with Izabela Skarzynska, where she speaks about her moving from Poland to the UK at an early age and what it is like to give up on your mother's dream and start living your own. You can find...
I figured out why coaches and creatives are not making sales and it is embarrassing
Okay so I need to ask you something.You have an offer. You know it is good. Your clients who do buy are obsessed with it. So why are not enough people buying it?It is not your content. It is n...
How to beat your sales shadows with Bea Lopez I Shadow Business Guest Podcast
Inside this podcast I speak with sales master Bea Lopez on how to beat your thoughts, feelings and emotions around your business that you have about sales.She also shares her story on leaving corporate after 2 devastating experiences an...
The High Earner Trap: Why Earning More Isn't Making You Wealthier
You're earning well. Like, actually well. And yet there's this quiet nagging feeling that you don't really have that much to show for it. That if the income stopped tomorrow, things would get uncomfortable pretty fast.That's not a you pr...
Healing Her Inner Child at 40 - Tasha Fortich I Shadow Business Guest Podcast
Tasha Fortich is a business coach who helps other female coaches and business owners close the gap between the leader they are and the business they are building, so they can fill their spaces with the dreamiest clients. She's been...
Why You Won't Sit Down and Make a Wealth Plan (And What That's Really About)
You earn well. You're smart. You plan everything in your business. So why does the idea of sitting down and actually mapping out your wealth feel like something you'll get to... eventually?In this episode we get into the real reason high...