With Gen - Between business, people and feelings

This episode started as one about heartbreak. It became something much bigger. Because grief isn’t just about losing someone you love. It’s about losing a future you imagined. A friendship you thought would last forever. A career that shaped your identity. A version of yourself that no longer fits. Or someone whose absence changes the way your entire world feels. After recently losing my grandfath...

Some conversations don’t stay on one topic. They wander through identity, friendship, community, mental health, entrepreneurship, queer joy, Dutch directness, chosen family, and somehow end with a little boy asking if trans people were abducted by aliens. This is one of those conversations. In this episode, I’m joined by one of my dearest friends, Val: massage therapist, founder of Peaks and Valle...

There comes a point in healing where nothing dramatic is happening anymore. You’re not having huge breakthroughs. You’re not crying on the bathroom floor. You’re not reading books that completely change your life. You’re just… going for walks. Drinking water. Setting boundaries. Taking care of yourself. And somehow, that can feel strangely uncomfortable. In this solo episode, Gen explores why so m...

What happens after you decide to stay? In this deeply honest conversation, Gen sits down with author, speaker, and Peace, Love and Bring a Bat host David Chametzky to talk about mental health, resilience, self-love, and the messy reality of healing. Together, they explore coping mechanisms, therapy, forgiveness, nervous system regulation, and the small choices that help us keep moving forward when...

For a long time, I thought being a caring person meant taking responsibility for everyone around me. And I know you feel like this too. Their feelings. Their happiness. Their healing. Their mistakes. If someone was struggling, I wanted to help. If someone was hurting, I wanted to fix it. If someone was pulling away, I wanted to understand why and somehow make it better. The problem? Somewhere alon...

Sometimes self-abandonment doesn’t look dramatic at all. Sometimes it looks like becoming hyper-logical to avoid conflict. Laughing things away while something is actually hurting you. Over-explaining yourself so nobody misunderstands you. Staying “understanding” long after your body already knows something feels off. In this deeply personal episode, Gen talks about the psychology behind self-aban...

In this episode, we’re talking about a very specific entrepreneur & ambitious people's experience: You answer a few emails. Drink water once. Clean your kitchen. And suddenly you’re convinced your entire life has changed... 💀 BS haha We’re diving into: the psychology behind “fresh start energy” why ambitious people keep reinventing themselves dopamine, notebooks & nervous systems emot...

Hey Team Hot Mess, this one matters! If PMS messes with your mood, focus, anxiety or energy, this episode is for you. ⁠Gen⁠ is joined by ⁠ Amy Dave ⁠ , a physician assistant with 24 years of experience and founder of The Wealth of Wellness (New York). During COVID, Amy discovered cycle syncing and resolved her own PMS symptoms within four months . Now she helps women work with their hormones inste...

Some exhaustion comes from being needed all the time. Don't you feel that too? In this deeply personal episode, I talk honestly about what the past two years of caring for my grandpa have taught me about stress, emotional overload, anticipatory grief, burnout, guilt, softness, and love. Not as an expert. Just as a human being trying to build a life while also watching someone she loves become...

You know it’s time. There’s something you’ve been thinking about for a while now. A decision. A shift. A move. And if you’re honest… you already know what it is. In this episode, I’m joined by Laura , host of The Gutsy Podcast, and we go deep into what actually keeps people stuck in the messy middle. We talk about: why you’re not stuck (you’re avoiding a decision) the difference between fear and i...

Are you actually becoming who you want to be… or just who you end up being? In this episode, Gen takes you through a powerful (and slightly confronting) self-check-in, not just to listen, but to actively think along . Because let’s be honest: most of us aren’t consciously building our lives. We’re reacting. To work, expectations, opportunities, and whatever feels urgent in the moment. And before y...

Some conversations just remind you that you’re allowed to grow. In this episode, Chris and I talk about reinvention, building something from nothing, and what it really looks like to keep showing up - even when things feel uncertain. We explore: finding your voice through podcasting navigating mindset and mental health building a path that actually fits you and the power of consistency over time I...

We’ve all thought it: “When this happens… everything will change.” In this solo episode, I break down the “if this, then that” mindset, and why it keeps you stuck in a cycle of waiting instead of living. Through personal stories and psychology, we explore: why you adapt so quickly to success why you overestimate how happy goals will make you and why your brain is wired to chase the next thing This...

You’re not confused. You’re just not listening to yourself. In this episode, we break down self-gaslighting, the subtle way you override your own thoughts, feelings, and intuition… even when they’re right. If you’ve been overthinking , stuck in indecision , or constantly doubting yourself, this might be why. We talk about: What self-gaslighting looks like in daily life Why you struggle with self-t...

We’ve been taught to prioritize romantic love… but your brain doesn’t. Your brain asks one simple question: “Am I safe with someone?” And more often than we realize, friendship answers that. In this episode, I take you into a dinner that shifted something in my body, and break down the psychology behind friendship: Why your brain treats connection as a survival need How safe people regulate your n...

Lately… have you been catching yourself reacting in ways that don’t feel like you anymore? Like you’ve grown… but parts of you haven’t caught up yet. You’re not who you were, but you don’t fully recognize who you’re becoming either. That uncomfortable in-between space? That’s what it feels like when your identity starts shifting. In this solo episode, I’m getting real about what it actually feels...

If your mind feels full, loud, and all over the place… this episode is for you. In this episode, I break down why thinking more doesn’t bring clarity, and how journaling helps you move from emotional chaos to real understanding. Backed by science and research. We talk about the difference between thinking and processing, what reading actually does to your brain, and why a balance between fiction a...

What happens when you see something others can’t yet see? In this solo episode, Gen explores the loneliness of vision - that quiet, often painful phase where you believe in an idea, a path, or a life that the people around you don’t fully understand yet. Why do builders, creators, and entrepreneurs so often feel alone before things start working? And how do you keep trusting your vision when valid...

Your Yes Is Expensive Boundaries, Burnout & Better Productivity - with Coach Lee What if the reason you feel overwhelmed isn’t a lack of discipline… but a lack of systems? In this episode of the WithGen Podcast , Gen sits down with Coach Lee (criminal defense attorney and productivity & accountability coach) to talk about sustainable productivity, burnout prevention, and why so many high-p...

You’re not burned out because you’re ambitious. You’re burned out because you keep abandoning yourself to prove you are. In this episode, we unpack the hidden link between high performance, burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and achievement addiction. If you’re a high achiever, founder, corporate professional, or “strong independent woman” who secretly feels exhausted, this conversation will h...

The Future of Leadership Starts Here Leadership looks glamorous, until it isn’t. In this episode, I sit down with leadership consultant and multipreneur Felix Schorre to unpack what leadership actually means in 2026. We talk about: Why ego-driven leadership is holding us back The moment leadership stops being status and becomes responsibility Presence as the most underrated leadership skill Taking...

We talk a lot about confidence, especially when it comes to leadership, visibility, and showing up in your work or life. But what if confidence isn’t the issue? In this solo episode, Geneviève explores a different lens: safety . Why so many of us don’t struggle because we lack confidence, but because our nervous system doesn’t feel safe in certain rooms. This episode is an honest reflection on: wh...

If you’ve been telling yourself you’re inconsistent, lazy, or behind... this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Geneviève talks honestly about unlearning the belief that consistency means showing up the same way every day, no matter the cost. She shares how fear-driven discipline slowly turned into self-abandonment, how her body pushed back, and why learning to work with cycles changed ever...

Hey Team Hot Mess, this one matters! If PMS messes with your mood, focus, anxiety or energy, this episode is for you. Gen is joined by Amy Dave , a physician assistant with 24 years of experience and founder of The Wealth of Wellness (New York). During COVID, Amy discovered cycle syncing and resolved her own PMS symptoms within four months . Now she helps women work with their hormones instead of...

How to End the Year with Gratitude (Not the Toxic Kind) This episode is for the ones who grew this year… and felt it in their nervous system. For the ones who built something, lost something, started again, or held themselves through a chapter they weren’t prepared for. Inside, we explore gratitude that isn’t aesthetic or performative, but lived. Gratitude that makes space for: Growth that came wi...