Today we’d like to introduce you to Mo Parks.
Mo, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I went from working in ministry to being a stay at home mom to being one of the highest female christian earners that I knew. I was able to make in a month what I wasn’t able to make in a year prior to that and it was fantastic at first. But this addiction to performance and being the best and never stopping led me to feel like a shell of myself and empty. I couldn’t slow down enough to see that for a while. Most my days were characterized by waking up and checking my phone for work before i was vertical. Every moment in the shower and car, my thoughts were consumed by the next thing i needed to check off at work. I was in control of it at one point until I wasn’t and it started to control me. The drive that got me to a high income position was the same one that that was pulling me away from time with my family, away from feeling the importance of my need for God and consuming me with the need to sure up my own sense of worth through what i could achieve in the workplace. Eventually my day was a choice between two things, working or numbing. The pressure kept me performing so i felt i couldn’t afford to rest so i escaped to netflix binging, doom scrolling, multitasking so that i wouldn’t have to sit in silence and face what i was so desperately avoiding- how sad and lifeless i felt. Numbign came in the form of sleeping, drinking, eating, vacationing just to turn off my brain but i took me with me wherever i went. The curse of the high-achiever didn’t leave. What I knew from my education but didn’t translate to reality was that i was addicted to being in a disregulated nervous system. Being in fight mode all the time made me feel powerful, safe, effective and in control. But my body couldn’t handle me usurping this system for my own gain for the amount of time I did and my body startd to shut down. Migraines, inability to control my weight, brain fog to the point where my kids were telling me a simple story and i couldn’t follow, i was quick to anger, exhausted all the time no matter how much or little i worked, I lost passion for my work that i use to love and thrive in and became irritable and short with the people i loved.
Even worse, I was pursuing a masters degree to be a counselor and had counseled many women through reregulating their nervous systems informally but was unwilling to do it myself. Easier to help everyone else and feel like an imposter than to do the work on myself which is what I coached women to do. I noticed that the more i did this, the more i pulled away from my spiritual disciplines because these would force me to look at my heart which i was intentionally avoiding in fear that all the emotion i was cutting myself off from would overwhelm me.
I knew my problem, i knew how to fix it biologically and clinically and spiritually but i didn’t. Eventually the pain of not changing became worse than the pain of staying the same and God began to transform me. And honestly i just couldn’t do it anymore. But i also couldn’t afford to not do it either. I had built a comfortable living situation with luxuries i didn’t want to lose. So i had to keep performing and in order to do so i then had to put on a mask. These layers of masks built up and with it an insecure identity of who i needed others to see me as instead of who I really was.
I slowed down and God taught me how to re-regulate and brought together everything that i had taught women over the years to apply it to me God slowed me down and put me in his presence and an emotional flood released. I learned how to forgive myself and not let what i do define me. I have led workshops and walked women through grief and addiction and loss and infertility and marriage issues that erupted because of so much pressure because god had done that for me over 10 years.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
No, it hasn’t been a smooth road.
For a long time, I was living in a way that looked successful on the outside but felt completely unsustainable on the inside. I was constantly in “go mode”, waking up and immediately thinking about work, checking my phone before I was even out of bed, and feeling like I could never fully switch off. I thought that level of drive was just what success required, but over time it started to take a real toll on me.
One of the biggest struggles was realizing that I was actually addicted to that pace. I didn’t know how to slow down without feeling like I was falling behind or losing control. Even when I had the knowledge to help other women regulate their nervous systems, I wasn’t applying it to myself. That disconnect created a lot of internal tension, I could see what needed to change, but I wasn’t yet willing to change it. Eventually, it caught up with me physically and emotionally. I started experiencing things like exhaustion, brain fog, irritability, and a loss of joy in work I used to love. I also noticed it was affecting my relationships, I was more short-tempered, less present, and not showing up the way I wanted to for the people I cared about most.
But honestly, one of the hardest parts wasn’t the burnout itself, it was the realization that I had been tying my worth to what I achieved. Letting go of that identity and learning to slow down felt uncomfortable and unfamiliar at first. It required a lot of humility, a lot of honesty with myself, and a willingness to admit that the way I was doing things wasn’t working anymore. My faith became a turning point in that process. It helped me step out of striving and into a different way of living, one where I could begin to rebuild my life in a way that was actually aligned with God, my values, and the people I love.
So no, it wasn’t smooth. But those struggles are really what shaped the work I do now and why I’m so passionate about helping other women not wait until they reach that same breaking point.
As you know, we’re big fans of ExecWife. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
ExecWife exists because I know what it feels like to be successful on paper but completely depleted underneath it.
I work with high-achieving Christian women who are used to being the one who gets things done, carries the responsibility, leads the business, and keeps everything moving. From the outside, they can look incredibly capable and successful, but internally they may feel constantly on edge, exhausted, disconnected, unable to rest, or like they are always in “go mode.”
What I specialize in is helping women understand what is happening in their nervous system and learn how to regulate it in a Christ-centered way. This isn’t about telling women to slow down, quit their careers, or become less ambitious. You don’t have to stop being successful to feel better. You can still be capable, responsible, high-capacity, and effective without using stress and pressure to keep yourself performing.
What sets ExecWife apart is that we look at the whole picture. Your nervous system, your leadership, your relationships, your work, and your relationship with God aren’t separate parts of your life. When you’re constantly operating from pressure and fight mode, it affects all of them. I’ve lived that personally, which is a huge part of why this work matters so much to me.
I’m probably most proud of the fact that ExecWife was born out of something I had to learn for myself. I know what it is like to wake up thinking about work, to feel like you can’t afford to rest, to use productivity and achievement to feel valuable, and to realize that the same drive that helped you succeed is also pulling you away from God and the people you love.
So I don’t want women to simply become better at managing burnout. I want them to understand why they’re living that way in the first place and learn a different way of leading and living.
Through the coaching, I help women move toward emotional steadiness, clarity, presence, and more integrated leadership. The woman leading in business doesn’t have to be a completely different woman from the one who shows up at home. You can be successful without being consumed by success.
Most of all, I want women to know that needing support doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with them. They’re not weak, broken, or failing. They’re often incredibly strong women who have simply been carrying too much for too long. And there is another way to live.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
I think the quality that has been most important to my success is the willingness to be honest with myself, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
For a long time, I knew what I needed to change, but I wasn’t willing to slow down enough to actually face it. I was successful, but I was also using achievement to feel valuable and staying in a constant state of pressure because it made me feel safe and in control. Eventually, I had to be honest about what was really driving me and recognize that knowing better wasn’t enough. I had to be willing to do the work myself.
I think that kind of self-awareness, combined with the humility to admit when something isn’t working and the courage to change it, has been one of the biggest factors in my success. It has shaped not only how I lead my own life and business, but also how I help other women.
Pricing:
- VIP 1:1 with Mo – $5,000
- Group Coaching – $3,000
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.execwife.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exec_wife/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588064871760
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/morgan-parks-0a4048382
- Twitter: https://x.com/Exec_Wife
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExecWife
