The Career Change Studio

The Joy Experiment (How Finding Joy Can Help You Change Careers)

Episode 31: What if you could stop focusing on escaping where you are and start moving towards something that genuinely lights you up? In this episode, Career Change coach Dana Stevens makes the case for why joy is not just a nice thing to think about but one of the most practically useful tools in the career change process.  In this episode you will learn: * Why escaping what you do not want is never quite enough, and what changes when you have a vision of where you are going instead * What the Joy Experiment is, and why the only rule is curiosity rather than pressure * Why you do not have to wait for things to change before you start having more joy in your life Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

The Mental Health Cost of Staying in the Wrong Career And Why Things Can Change

Episode 30: This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and Career Change Coach Dana Stevens wants to talk about the experience of struggling on in a job that no longer fits and the impact that can have. So many people can tell themselves a story that it is their fault; that there must be something wrong with them or it's a sign they are broken. In this episode Dana challenges that story, makes the case that the most likely reason for struggling is a mismatch rather than a personal failing, and talks honestly about what staying in that mismatch costs.  In this episode you will learn: * How to think differently about a job that you are struggling in * Why you and your job are probably no longer a match * The real and cumulative mental health costs of staying in a job that no longer fits * Why a career that genuinely fits can have a profound impact on your mental health, your confidence and your whole life If you are experiencing serious mental health difficulties, please speak to your GP or contact a mental health professional. Mind (mental health support): www.mind.org.uk Samaritans (if you need to talk): 116 123 Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

Is It the Job, the Menopause, or Both?

Episode 29: Navigating perimenopause or menopause while also trying to figure out what to do with your career is something that Career Change Coach Dana Stevens experiences regularly with her clients. And yet it is rarely talked about.  In this episode Dana talks about the brain fog, the anxiety, the rage, the confidence erosion, the feeling of not quite recognising yourself anymore, and how all of that intersects with the already significant question of what to do next in your career.  And she explains specifically why a structured process with the right support does not add to the overwhelm of this time, it significantly reduces it. In this episode you will learn: * Why perimenopause and career uncertainty so often arrive together, and why that is not a coincidence * The identity shift that perimenopause brings, and why it carries genuinely useful information about what you want next * How the mindset tools in coaching specifically address the confidence erosion and thought patterns this stage of life can bring * Why this time of life is not the end of your potential for meaningful change but, for many women, the beginning of the most honest chapter of their career yet If you are experiencing symptoms of perimenopause or menopause, please speak to your GP or a healthcare professional for medical support. At the start of the episode Dana also mentions her group coaching programme 'The Life-First Career Accelerator' [https://www.danastevens.com/JoinAccelerator], for more info and to join the waiting list just click here [https://www.danastevens.com/JoinAccelerator] to visit her website. Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

What Actually Happens in a Coaching Consultation?

Episode 28: If you have been thinking about booking a free coaching consultation but are not quite sure what to expect, this episode is for you. Career Change Coach Dana Stevens walks you through exactly what happens in a consultation call, from what you actually talk about to what you walk away with.  In this episode you will learn: * What a free consultation actually is, and what it is  not * Exactly what you talk about in the hour, and why it is different from talking to the people already in your life * What people typically walk away with, emotionally and practically * Why you do not need to be sorted, ready or clear before you book * Who these calls are genuinely designed for, particularly women in midlife who know something needs to change * Why booking is not a commitment to anything except an hour of proper attention on something that matters Book your free consultation with Dana during Consult Week: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

Stop Getting Stuck in the How

Episode 27: You think of a career idea and your brain immediately jumps to the how. The How feels difficult or even impossible, so you dismiss it. In this episode, Career Change coach Dana Stevens unpacks why this pattern is so common, why it is costing you options you have never actually examined, and what to do instead.  In this episode you will learn: * Why asking how before whether is the wrong sequence, and what to ask first * How to use the "is it worth it" question to completely change your relationship to difficult routes and complicated transitions * A practical framework for the right questions in the right order, so that new ideas get a fair hearing before the how shuts them down Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.