The Chief Emotional Officer: How Moms Shape the Family's Energy with Genia Enders

About this episode

Shaun Enders and Genia Enders discuss the emotional challenges faced by ambitious mothers and the importance of emotional leadership in the family.

Episode Summary What happens when outward success masks inner survival? In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Shaun sits down with Genia Enders , conscious coach and founder of Journey With G , to explore what so many ambitious mothers experience quietly: pressure, over-functioning, emotional overwhelm, and the feeling of holding everything together while slowly losing themselves inside. Genia shares her journey from building a multi-million-dollar business to realizing that motherhood didn't create her stress — it illuminated what was already beneath the surface. Together, they unpack what it means to move from reactivity to presence, why nervous system regulation is foundational for emotional intelligence and leadership, and how moms truly become the emotional leaders of the home — the "Chief Emotional Officer" of the family. This episode is an invitation to slow down, tune inward, and live with more intention, alignment, and peace. What You'll Learn in This Episode The difference between survival mode and true wholeness How motherhood reveals unresolved emotional patterns Common survival habits among high-achieving women: overdoing, over-pleasing, ignoring What…

People in this episode

Host: Shaun Enders

Guest: Genia Enders

Topics covered

• emotional intelligence
• motherhood
• nervous system regulation
• leadership
• self-integration
• emotional leadership

Keywords

• emotional overwhelm
• survival mode
• breathwork
• grounding practices
• high-achieving women
• presence
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Journey With G

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