Lead from Within: Wendy Paige on Energetic Intelligence, Generational Trauma, and the Future of Women in Business

Lead from Within: Wendy Paige on Energetic Intelligence, Generational Trauma, and the Future of Women in Business

June 23, 2026 · 41 min · Season 4 · Episode 190

About this episode

Wendy Paige discusses the impact of generational trauma on leadership and introduces her concept of Energetic Intelligence.

What if the leadership strategies holding you back aren’t even yours? What if the patterns keeping you stuck were inherited so deeply you never questioned them? In this powerful episode, we welcome back one of our most loved guests, Wendy Paige, for a conversation about leadership, intuition, identity, and the hidden programming shaping the way women lead. After a transformative trip to Egypt that surfaced unprocessed generational trauma connected to her Holocaust survivor grandparents, Wendy developed what she now calls The New EI — Energetic Intelligence — along with her 7-step DISCERN method to help leaders stop contorting themselves to fit everyone else’s expectations and instead lead from alignment and authenticity. If you’ve ever felt burned out from performing a version of yourself that doesn’t actually feel true, this episode will hit deep. WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE • Wendy’s evolution since her last appearance on The Pursuit of Badasserie Wendy shares how a trip to Egypt became the catalyst for uncovering and healing generational trauma that had been silently driving her life and leadership. • The New EI: Energetic Intelligence Wendy reframes traditional emotional…

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