How Emotional Intelligence Shapes Better Leaders, Parents, and Entrepreneurs with Hiba Tanvir
Description
In this episode of This Mother Means Business, Laura sits down with emotional intelligence expert Hiba Tanvir to unpack what EQ really is, why it matters in entrepreneurship and motherhood, and how to build it. From “downstairs vs. upstairs brain” to the pause–paraphrase–pivot method, they explore practical tools for responding (not reacting), raising emotionally intelligent kids, and leading with compassion in an AI-driven world.
In this episode you will hear:
00:00 – Why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Matters Now
00:31 – Meet Our Guest: Hiba Tanvir
01:23 – Hiba’s Work: EQ Strategist with Unconventional Tools
02:36 – What Is Emotional Intelligence? A Simple Definition
04:13 – “Emotions Are Not Fluff”: Reuniting Emotion + Intelligence
05:35 – The Four Pillars of EQ: Self/Social Awareness & Management
08:14 – Do the Inner Work Before You Lead Others
10:46 – In the Age of AI, EQ Is the Real Intelligence
12:48 – Empathy vs. Compassion (And Why Empathy Isn’t Enough)
16:41 – From Reacting to Responding: Where to Start
21:03 – Downstairs vs. Upstairs Brain: Name It to Tame It
23:23 – Coaching Kids (and Ourselves) Through Big Feelings
24:49 – Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
27:51 – Boundaries, Safe Outlets, and Returning to Repair
29:10 – Modeling Vulnerability at Home
32:00 – The Invitation to Repair (Not Time-Out, Time-In)
34:45 – Why Lack of Repair Becomes Adult Shame
36:43 – Closing Gratitude & Next Episode Tease
Hiba's Links:
Website: https://www.htcompassion.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ht_compassion
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