What happens when the very traits that make women exceptional leaders quietly erode their intimacy, wellbeing, and sustainability? In this episode of The Game Changer, Dr. Sharalyn Payne sits down with Dr. Brittany McGeehan to expose The Powerhouse Paradox—the hidden emotional architecture behind over-functioning, rescuing, and chronic self-reliance among C-suite women.

This is a masterclass on how early life dynamics quietly shape boardroom behavior, relationships, and mental health—and what it takes to break the cycle without dimming your power.

• The Powerhouse Paradox explained: Why the same over-capacity, hyper-competence, and self-sufficiency that drive executive success often create exhaustion, relational strain, and emotional isolation.
• The Rescuer Reflex: How high-performing women unconsciously over-give, over-fix, and over-function—and why it sabotages both leadership effectiveness and intimacy.
• Trauma-driven excellence: Over-functioning isn't always ambition—it's often a survival strategy learned early and rewarded professionally.
• The receiving gap: Why "letting it be easy" feels unsafe for high-capacity women—and the first practical step toward rewiring that pattern.

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In this episode of The Game Changer with Dr. Sharalyn, we sit down with Regina Huber, CEO of Transform Your Performance, global leadership expert, and former Boston Consulting Group leader, to challenge one of leadership's most persistent assumptions: that mindset alone is enough.

With leadership experience spanning five continents and a career that bridges elite consulting, entrepreneurship, media, and executive coaching, Regina brings a rare global and practical lens to leadership development. In this conversation, she introduces a more complete leadership model—one that integrates mindset, heartset, presence, embodiment, and energy to help leaders stand out with confidence and credibility.

This episode is for leaders who are capable, accomplished, and ambitious—yet sense that something essential is missing from the way leadership is commonly taught.

• Heartset—how leaders relate to themselves, their values, and their truth—shapes trust, decision-making, and how others experience their leadership.
• One of the most compelling parts of the conversation: how Regina's passion for dance informs her leadership philosophy and reinforces the idea that leadership is not only cognitive—it is embodied.

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Most leaders don't fail because they lack ambition, discipline, or intelligence. They fail because they are unknowingly running outdated internal programs that sabotage clarity, decision-making, and momentum.

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Sharalyn Payne sits down with Dr. Alain Salas to dismantle the myths of traditional goal-setting and expose what actually governs performance: mindset architecture, emotional regulation, and subconscious decision loops. This episode is a wake-up call for leaders who are doing "everything right" and still feel stuck, depleted, or frustrated by diminishing returns.

• The 3-step process to reprogram business blocks, negative thought loops, and unproductive emotional pattern.
• Personal and professional development go hand in hand.
• You are more powerful than you think.

Show Notes

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