Many women in senior leadership have mastered executive presence — but few realize the hidden cost of maintaining it.
In this episode of The Women’s Legacy Movement Podcast, host Carole Jean Whittington unpacks the concept of Leadership Masking — the unconscious adaptations women make to fit traditional leadership norms — and how those same behaviors quietly drain influence, energy, and long-term potential.
You’ll learn:
The 5 Leadership Masking Styles and how they develop
Why “performing” leadership undermines true gravitas
The invisible impact of masking on influence, innovation, and well-being
How to identify your masking style and begin reclaiming authentic power
Whether you’re a CEO, senior executive, or emerging leader, this conversation will help you shift from performance-based leadership to presence-based influence — and redefine what authentic executive presence looks like in today’s world.
🎧 Take the next step:
🔹 Discover your Leadership Masking Style
The Women’s Legacy Movement Podcast is where women leaders, visionaries, and changemakers come to redefine success beyond burnout. Hosted by Carole Jean Whittington—influence and burnout researcher, author, and founder of the Women’s Legacy Leadership Movement—this show explores how sustainable well-being, energy intelligence, and legacy-centered leadership create lasting impact across generations.
Through powerful conversations and reflective solo episodes, Carole Jean helps women stop “powering through” and start leading with clarity, harmony, and joy. If you’re ready to build influence that lasts and a legacy that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside, you’re in the right place.
✨ Together we rise. Together we rest. Together we lead.
5 Hidden Influence Blocks Silently Sabotaging Your Leadership Presence
Before you invest time, money, and energy into your next leadership program — know exactly what’s standing between you and your full potential.
This concise, research-based guide reveals the five unseen influence blocks that quietly drain your energy, clarity, and leadership presence. You’ll uncover what’s been limiting your performance and learn simple, strategic ways to reset your energy and amplify your influence before stepping into your next professional growth opportunity.
Download your free guide below:
https://energize.whittingtonwellbeing.com/products/courses/view/1188561
We’ve all heard the story: men rise faster because they’re confident. Women hold back because of self-doubt. But what if that narrative is completely backwards?
Self-doubt isn’t a weakness. It’s a gateway—a spark that fuels inquiry, creativity, and innovation. Every breakthrough, every lasting solution, every legacy worth remembering began with someone willing to question the way things had always been done.
Here’s the truth no one talks about: confidence alone can push you forward, but women leaders bring something more. The courage to question. The willingness to sit in the unknown. The vision to ask, “What if there’s a better way?” That spark—your self-doubt—is the superpower that will ripple forward, shaping leadership for generations to come.
This is why I created the Women’s Legacy Movement. Because our influence matters. Our well-being matters. Our leadership isn’t just about climbing a career ladder—it’s about building a legacy of women leaders, sustainable impact, and systems that will outlast us.
Here, we reject the myths that leadership must come at the cost of yourself. We reject the idea that exhaustion and masking are the price of success. Instead, we rise, we rest, and we lead—with presence, clarity, and joy.
The Women’s Legacy Movement podcast is your space to explore research-backed strategies, visionary insights, and real-world stories from women leading with influence and purpose. It’s where women ready to reclaim their energy, step into their full presence, and leave a legacy beyond themselves find each other.
I’m Carole Jean Whittington, founder of the Women’s Legacy Movement and Chief Well-Being Officer of Whittington Well-Being. I help women leaders—and the professionals who support them—step into sustainable energy, joy, and legacy. As the creator of The UnVeiling Method and author of Unleashing Sustainable Energy and Living Unmasked, I combine research, lived experience, science and a dash of Human Design to guide women into their most aligned, authentic selves—proving that well-being isn’t a luxury, it’s the foundation of leadership and lasting influence.
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Together, we rise. Together, we rest. Together, we lead. Welcome to the Women’s Legacy Movement.