The Broken OPEN Road to Mental Health: It IS My Business is a documentary-style continuation of Sharon Fekete's journey towards healing and self-discovery. During the pandemic pause, Sharon reflected on her life and memoir, The Broken Road to Mental Health In Life and In Business (2019), realizing she had suppressed significant trauma from her young adult years. Now, with 30 years of sobriety, Sharon delves deeper into her experiences, building on the foundation laid in her first book.

This compelling narrative combines Sharon's business acumen with her personal journey of overcoming addiction and depression. As a Keynote Speaker and Business/Life COACHultant, Sharon offers insights and strategies drawn from her own life. Certified in Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace from USF in 2023 and awarded the 2022 AchieveHERs Woman of the Year, Sharon has successfully run her consulting company for over a decade.

A proud Irish woman, devoted wife, stepmom, and fur baby mom to her Chocolate Lab, Charlie Brown, Sharon is also an avid biking enthusiast. She promotes a continuous focus on mental health in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of post-pandemic inclusion and the belief that we are all under construction. The Broken OPEN Road to Mental Health: It IS My Business is an inspiring read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of mental health, resilience, and personal growth in both life and business.

I should be dead today. Instead, I am gifted with a life beyond my wildest dreams and have yet taken that for granted. It is my responsibility to pass it on, the future is now.

As I continue to witness the rising amount of suicides, overdoses, and senseless mass shootings in our country, I felt compelled to share my journey to mental wellness. I'm astonished daily that most colleagues in business and beyond are unaware of the incredible amount of free help available to jump on this broken road to mental health. As a sober woman of 25 years, I attribute all of my personal and business success to a 12-Step recovery program that I still attend today. I have also previously attempted suicide and have successfully lived a depression free life for 24 years. That comes will diligent work on myself along with the understanding that passing it on is a responsibility, not a choice.

I do not have any clinical background, just straight up practical tips and personal experience. I have applied everything I know from the accountability sobriety offers and daily work required to stay mentally well in business. As a child I always wanted to be a therapist, I am happier as just another recovering alcoholic with practical life and business skills. I have never forgotten where I came from in life or in business. Both are required to maintain a level of humility with a lifetime of experience.