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James Tripp & Ruckus Skye

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Changeworking is a show for practitioners and coaches who help their clients create change. Host Ruckus Skye engages in conversations with internationally renowned hypnosis and changework expert and trainer James Tripp. Discussions include tools & techniques, concepts and insights, and changework philosophy for the working practitioner.

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Lesser-Known Influences That Shaped James Tripp Pt 1 - Three Principles, Choice Theory, & Impact Therapy

Lesser-Known Influences That Shaped James Tripp Pt 1 Three Principles, Choice Theory, & Impact Therapy In this episode of Changeworking, Ruckus and James Tripp dig into three formative influences that don’t always get named — but quietly shaped the way James thinks about change and human agency. You’ll hear James unpack: Three Principles — why thought creates experience, how insight dissolves suffering, and why this work resists formalization Choice Theory — finding power where people believe they have none, especially in relationships Impact Therapy — why sessions must do something beyond discussion or explanation Along the way, James shares personal turning points, hard lessons from client work, and the moment he realized that no single paradigm — no matter how elegant — works for everyone. This episode is especially valuable if you’re a coach, therapist, or changeworker who wants deeper discernment about when to use a model, when not to, and how to stay human-first rather than technique-driven. Part 2 continues the conversation with more of James’ key influences. 📚 Resources Mentioned Clarity — Jamie Smart Modelo — Jack Pransky Counseling with Choice Theory — William Glasser Impact Therapy — Ed Jacobs The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk Library of Books James mention: https://bookshop.org/shop/clientshifts 📌 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Welcome & Setup Ruckus introduces the episode and explains why this conversation became a multi-part series on James’s lesser-known influences. 00:45 – Three Principles: Beyond “The Map Is Not the Territory” James connects NLP’s foundational idea to the deeper insight at the heart of Three Principles. 02:00 – Thought Is Not Reality How suffering is created by mind-made experience — and why recognizing this can be profoundly liberating. 03:30 – “You Can’t Let Go of a Thought — But It Can Let Go of You” Why insight, not technique, is the engine of change in Three Principles. 05:00 – Mind, Thought, and Consciousness Explained James maps Three Principles onto Ericksonian ideas of conscious and unconscious mind. 06:15 – Why Three Principles Is an Experiential Truth (Not an Idea) The difference between understanding it and actually seeing it in moments that matter. 07:00 – The Origin Story: Sydney Banks’ Awakening How a single throwaway line sparked a radical shift that later became Three Principles. 09:00 – From Insight to Movement How Banks’ conversations led others into deep wellbeing without formal techniques. 10:15 – “This Sounds Like Philosophy — How Is It a Modality?” Ruckus presses on the practical application problem. 11:00 – Three Principles as Conversational Hypnosis James explains why many Three Principles practitioners are unknowingly excellent hypnotists. 12:30 – NLP, Erickson, and Three Principles Cross-Pollination Why background skill in facilitation can dramatically amplify Three Principles conversations. 13:45 – Is There Training in Three Principles? Why there’s no official pathway — and how people actually learn it. 15:00 – Books vs. Transmission Whether insight requires resonance with another person — or can happen through reading alone. 16:45 – James’ Personal Breakthrough with Three Principles A moment where James realized he thought he understood — but didn’t yet see. 18:00 – When Three Principles Isn’t Enough A pivotal client case that revealed the limits of a one-paradigm approach. 20:00 – Trauma, Memory, and Why No One Model Fits Everyone How James reintegrated trauma-based work without abandoning Three Principles. 22:00 – How Three Principles Changed James’ Voice and Presence Less reactivity, more grounding, and a noticeable shift over time. 23:30 – Why Three Principles Is Hard to “Explain” Online Ruckus reflects on the difficulty of finding a clear introduction to the work. 24:30 – Recommended Entry Points Why Clarity (Jamie Smart) and Modelo (Jack Pransky) are strong starting places. 27:00 – Choice Theory: William Glasser’s Core Contribution Choice Theory distilled to its essence: where you have power. 29:00 – Circumstances vs. Choice Why empowerment comes from identifying even the smallest available choice. 30:15 – Choice Theory in Couples Work How shifting from blame to contribution transforms relational dynamics. 33:00 – The Solving Circle Rules for conflict resolution that eliminate blame and restore agency. 35:00 – Identifying With “The Eye That Chooses” A formative coaching insight James received early in his career. 36:10 – A Client Story: Panic, Collapse, and Choice A powerful moment where reconnecting to choice created an instant state shift. 40:00 – When Confidence Collapses Again Why relapse doesn’t mean failure — and how reframing restores stability. 41:45 – Impact Therapy: What Actually Makes Sessions Work Why impact, not elegance or theory, determines effectiveness. 42:45 – Eclecticism Over Dogma Using any model that works — without allegiance to one framework. 43:45 – Final Takeaways & Part 2 Tease Ruckus closes and previews the continuation of James’ influences.

44 Min.
10. DEZ.

What Clean Language Really Is — And How It Transforms Coaching, Hypnosis, and Changework

Get YOUR Clean Language Quick-Start Guide (instant access PDF): www.cleanlanguagecourse.com In this episode, Ruckus sits down with changework expert James Tripp for a deep, revealing exploration of Clean Language — what it is, what it isn’t, and why it has quietly reshaped the worlds of coaching, therapy, hypnosis, and personal change. If you've ever wondered how practitioners help clients access deeper layers of meaning, uncover hidden metaphors, or experience transformative “aha” moments without suggestion or interpretation… this conversation will light up your brain. James breaks down: • The surprising origins of Clean Language and why it was built to work without content • How Clean Language creates vivid, immersive experiences that feel almost hypnotic • The essential difference between leading attention and leading the client • Why emergence (rather than engineered solutions) is the future of changework • How Clean Language dramatically strengthens hypnotic absorption • What the “Clean Syntax” actually is — and how it works • Why Clean Language is ultimately a capacity, not a technique You’ll also hear a live demo where Ruckus experiences a shift simply by answering a few clean questions — a perfect illustration of how quickly this modality gets under the surface. Whether you're a coach, therapist, hypnotist, IFS practitioner, NLP’er, or someone who just loves understanding the mechanics of change… this episode opens a door you’ll want to step through. 🔗 Free Resource Get the Clean Language Quick-Start Guide (instant PDF): 👉 www.cleanlanguagecourse.com 📌 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 01:00 – What People Get Wrong About Clean Language James explains why Clean Language is not about language patterns and how it differs from classic hypnotic language approaches. 02:00 – The Origins: David Grove & Metaphor-Based Processing Why Grove created Clean Language for trauma without content, and how metaphors became the gateway to safe transformation. 03:30 – Beyond Words: Clean Language as Experience James shares why the process is fundamentally experiential, not linguistic — and how it bridges conscious and unconscious processing. 06:00 – The “Aha” Moment: Why Clients Discover What They Didn’t Know They Knew How Clean Language evokes awareness and surprise, including James’ story of the plastic water pistol metaphor. 10:30 – Emergence: Why Clean Language Helps Change Unfold Organically Why neither practitioner nor client needs to pre-engineer solutions — and how this connects to Ericksonian lineage. 14:00 – Client Factors: Curiosity vs. Reality Testing The mindset that makes change possible, and the trap clients fall into when they try to pre-evaluate everything. 16:00 – Practitioner Openness: Staying Out of the Way James explains why “It’s okay not to know” may be the most important practitioner principle Grove ever taught. 17:50 – The “New Truth” Technique How repeating a client’s emerging truth six times (Power of Six) creates felt-sense alignment and real change. 21:30 – Tracking Difference: The Engine of All Clean Facilitation How noticing subtle differences guides every intervention — and why that changed the entire way James does changework. 23:45 – Leading Attention vs. Leading the Client Why Clean Language is not directionless — and how facilitators choose what to spotlight. 27:00 – When Clients Want the Impossible Using solution-focused moves to uncover what a desired “impossible” outcome really represents. 29:30 – How Facilitators Actually Choose the Next Question Instinct, training, unconscious patterning, and years of calibration — not algorithms. 31:00 – How Clean Language Supercharges Hypnosis & NLP James describes weaving Clean Language into Ericksonian flow, NLP processes, coaching, and everyday work. 33:00 – Using Clean Language Inside Other Modalities (IFS, NLP, Standard Coaching) Why it blends seamlessly and immediately elevates any interactive approach. 35:00 – Why Clean Language Can Sound “Weird” — and Why That’s Okay Origins in hypnosis, how conversationalizing it works, and the importance of context. 37:30 – Human First: Using These Tools Ethically with Friends/Family Why processes must stay “under the radar” in casual conversations. 42:00 – A Simple Micro-Frame to Introduce Clean Language in Coaching James gives a ready-to-use phrase: “Do you mind if I coach you a little on that?” 44:30 – The #1 Thing Clean Language Changed in James’ Work The feedback-loop sensibility that became the foundation of Hypnosis Without Trance. 47:30 – Clean Language as a Capacity, Not a Technique Why the deeper sensibilities stay with you long after the formal questions fade. 51:00 – Demonstration: The Clean Syntax in Action Live unpacking of “healthy” → “mentally clear” → experiential shift. Ruckus describes how it changed the feeling in real time. 54:00 – Why Clean Language Creates Stronger Trance Than Classic Hypnosis No more “I don’t think I was under” — because the client’s own material powers the hypnotic absorption. 59:00 – Clean Language as the Simplest, Most Reliable Method for Any Session Why, if you remember nothing else, Clean Language principles alone can carry a whole session. 1:02:00 – What You Can Use in Your Very Next Session James offers a simple starting point: track key concepts (“trust,” etc.) and explore them with clean, experiential questions. 1:04:30 – Closing & Free Resource Reminder to grab the Clean Language Quick Start Guide at cleanlanguagecourse.com

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21. OKT.

1st Order & 2nd Order Change

In this episode, James Tripp introduces the powerful distinction between first-order and second-order change. First-order changes are modifications made within an existing system that ultimately change nothing—like rearranging chess pieces while still playing the same losing game. Second-order changes break the rules of the system entirely, requiring creative acts outside the current logic that keeps problems perpetuating. James explains how effective therapy and change work depends on helping clients escape their rigid frameworks and "the more, the more” patterns (the more I try to fix this, the worse it gets) through illogical, creative engagement rather than logical solutions. This concept underpins approaches from Ericksonian hypnosis to IFS, explaining why all successful therapies share this common thread. Timestamps: [00:00:00] Introduction to the episode [00:01:00] First-order vs second-order change distinction explained [00:01:15] The chess game metaphor - change that changes nothing [00:02:15] Example: Trying to write a book the same way repeatedly [00:02:45] How the logic of a system perpetuates the problem [00:03:00] Insomnia example - desperation perpetuating the problem [00:03:30] Attempted solutions becoming part of the problem pattern [00:04:15] Why Erickson used "crazy stuff" that doesn't make sense [00:04:30] Connecting to adaptive intelligence and novel solutions [00:05:00] Left hemisphere logic vs right hemisphere creativity [00:05:45] The nine-dot problem as an example [00:06:30] The origin of "thinking outside the box" [00:07:30] Unconscious rules blocking pathways to solutions [00:08:00] Relationship dynamics example - pursuing creates withdrawal [00:08:30] The "more pattern" - doing more of what doesn't work [00:09:30] Erickson's approach: "There's nothing you need to do" [00:10:00] Stop doing and start allowing - switching hemispheres [00:11:00] Context and expectations in change work [00:11:45] Hypnotherapy frame allowing for "weird and illogical" [00:12:30] All effective therapists get people outside their logic [00:13:00] IFS requires creative participation [00:14:00] There is no "correct logical process" for change [00:14:30] Staying in the framework vs stepping outside it [00:15:30] Listening for rigidity in client frameworks [00:16:00] NLP presupposition: "Do something different, anything different" [00:16:30] Being recruited by the problem [00:17:00] Clean language and the impulse to "get rid of it" [00:18:00] How IFS builds in second-order changes [00:18:45] First-order/second-order as the "golden thread" across therapies [00:19:15] How reframing works - offering different conceptual frameworks [00:20:15] Getting people to play a different game entirely [00:21:00] Patterns that perpetuate vs patterns that play through [00:21:30] Changing the rules changes the whole game [00:22:00] Chess "castling" example - rule added centuries later [00:22:15] Martial arts rules changing outcomes [00:23:30] Unconscious rule sets blocking outcomes [00:24:15] Signs you're stuck in a thinking box [00:25:15] Red flags in initial client emails [00:25:45] When clients tell you exactly what they want you to do [00:26:30] "If you think you're part of the solution, you might be part of the problem" [00:27:00] Solution-focused advertising engaging left hemisphere logic [00:28:00] The real solution will be a surprise [00:28:30] Holding an outcome like holding a baby bird [00:29:30] Working with rigidly locked-in clients [00:30:00] Pacing and leading vs getting beyond logic quickly [00:31:00] "Your best thinking got you here" [00:31:30] PTSD example - shifting from mind to body [00:33:00] Invitation to "just go with it and notice" [00:33:15] The "more pattern" signature of first-order change [00:33:30] Weight loss and eating control example [00:35:30] "Let the medicine do its work" - breaking the more pattern [00:37:00] Conversational hypnosis as reorganizing reality [00:38:00] Inviting people into different conceptual renderings [00:39:00] Difference between classical suggestion and Ericksonian approach [00:40:00] Changing rules vs giving instructions [00:40:45] When rules change, behavior changes by default [00:41:00] Closing and contact information changeworkingpod@gmail.com www.clientshifts.com

41 Min.
29. SEPT.

Confidence & Self-Doubt in Coaching

First: This is incredibly human. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re good enough, feared not being able to help, or felt pressure to deliver a result… you’re not alone. These are deeply human experiences. They don’t make you a bad coach—they just make you a person doing work that matters to you. That in itself is a good sign. Second: We don’t get to control complex systems. This is a foundational distinction for me. There are two types of systems in the world: • Complicated systems, like machines, where all the parts and dependencies are knowable and can be managed. • Complex systems, like people, where many of the interdependencies are unknown and even unknowable. Coaching lives in the domain of complex systems. We cannot predict what will happen. We cannot control it. What we can do is bring curiosity, responsiveness, presence, and creativity to the moment—and see what emerges. Third: You’re not the agent of change. You’re the catalyst. One of the most liberating frames I’ve ever adopted is that I am not the one who “makes” change happen. I don’t “fix” the client. I don’t “make” them change. That’s not my job—and it never was. Instead, I see myself as a catalyst—a participant in a co-creative flow. My job is to create conditions that support the client’s own generative intelligence—the deep inner faculty that actually does the learning, shifting, adapting. That creative intelligence lives in every client. It built their language. It built their identity. It knows how to build new responses. And our job is to help it come back online. Fourth: Let go of outcome pressure. There is no universal law that says, “You must get a result in every session.” That’s not how change work works. That’s not how life works. When we take excess responsibility for outcomes, we place ourselves in a trance—a controlling trance. And ironically, we do our worst work from that place. The more we can unhook from needing to “get it right,” the more creative, present, and effective we become. Instead of pressure, choose curiosity. Instead of control, choose participation. Instead of needing to prove something, choose to play. Fifth: If this is something you struggle with—beautiful. This is part of the work. This is part of the unfolding. You’re not behind. You’re not broken. You’re just walking a path that includes unwinding old conditioning, unhooking identity from performance, and coming back into relationship with the deeper intelligence in you and in your client. You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to know everything. You don’t even have to feel confident. But you do get to keep showing up. You do get to bring presence, curiosity, and care. And you do get to let this work change you as you offer it to others.

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8. SEPT.

Showmanship & Performance in Changework

In this episode, Ruckus and James explore the idea of showmanship and performance in effective changework, drawing connections between hypnosis, shamanism, acting, and public speaking. The conversation covers practical techniques for incorporating performance elements into coaching and therapy, the distinction between information versus evocation, and how practitioners can expand their communication repertoire to create greater impact with clients. Timestamps [00:00:00] Introduction to showmanship and performance in change work [00:01:00] Why performers make better hypnotists - magic vs therapy backgrounds [00:01:45] The roots of showmanship in shamanism - "The Death and Resurrection Show" [00:02:30] Performance as suggestion beyond just words [00:03:30] Historical hypnotists and the ritual experience [00:05:00] Bandler vs Grinder - performer vs academic approaches [00:06:00] On-stage vs off-stage personas in hypnosis [00:06:15] Playing "one across" vs "one up" - Erickson as performer [00:08:45] Information versus evocation in communication [00:09:45] Performance pieces and marking significance [00:10:30] Street hypnosis and "witch doctoring" techniques [00:12:00] Head, heart, and gut - using tone for energy shifts [00:13:15] Ed Jacobs and impact therapy - standing out vs blending in [00:14:15] David Grove's quadrant model - conversational vs psychoactive [00:16:15] Steve Chandler - comedy preparation for coaching weekends [00:18:15] Martin Luther King Jr. and the power of moving people [00:19:45] The Meisner method - learning lines vs bringing them to life [00:21:00] Hypnotic language delivery examples [00:23:00] Acting and oratory training vs technique training [00:24:00] Theater, Toastmasters, and NLP trainer development [00:26:30] Teaching screenwriting with hypnotic language [00:27:30] Bandler and Grinder - "shell vs nut" in Erickson's work [00:28:45] Tai Chi teaching with Milton language patterns [00:31:15] Analog marking - feeling artificial at first [00:32:15] Clint Eastwood and Christopher Walken's performance styles [00:33:00] Anticipation hooks and pausing techniques [00:34:00] Storytelling order and performance impact [00:35:45] Pre-verbal sounds and emotional responses [00:37:00] Parking ticket story - nonverbal communication power [00:38:30] Jerry Spence and emotional communication [00:40:30] Animal sounds exercise for emotional release [00:42:00] Film pitching vs writing skills comparison [00:43:15] Willingness to perform - overcoming comfort zones [00:44:00] "Shatning" - William Shatner as performance model [00:46:15] Modeling and deep trance identification [00:47:30] Steve Chandler - "Practice makes the unnatural, natural" [00:48:15] Comedian mimicry and implicit learning [00:49:00] Comic timing as implicit vs explicit knowledge [00:50:45] Modeling Darren Brown and Richard Osterlind [00:51:30] Aesthetics vs pragmatics in hypnosis style [00:53:45] Closing thoughts on performance in change work

54 Min.
31. JULI

Identity: How shifts in self-concept can transform

In this episode of Changeworking, Ruckus and James Tripp dive deep into one of the most fundamental aspects of human psychology: identity. They explore how who you think you are directly shapes how you behave, and why all meaningful change work requires some shift in identity. Ruckus discovers that simply changing the language from "identity" to "self-concept" produces completely different answers about himself—revealing the hidden power of words to unlock new perspectives. James shares why he believes "self-concept is destiny" and how our maps of self and world interact to create our sense of safety. Plus, Ruckus tells a surprising personal story from his own therapy sessions about a part of him that was sabotaging his progress because it feared losing its sense of who he was. Timestamps [00:00:45] What is identity and how does it affect changework? [00:04:00] How identity stabilizes our way of being and limits what we see as possible [00:05:30] The interaction between our map of self and map of the world [00:06:30] "Self-concept is destiny" - how beliefs about ourselves change everything [00:08:45] Using identity-level questions in change work [00:12:52] Are identity, self-concept, and ego all the same thing? [00:15:15] Ruckus's personal discovery - how different words unlock different answers [00:19:45] The power of language to evoke rather than just inform [00:24:00] Robert Kegan's "new language culture" and getting unstuck [00:27:30] Why there's no "getting identity right" - it must constantly evolve [00:29:15] Working with veterans - when old identity no longer fits new life [00:31:30] Should practitioners work directly on identity or indirectly? [00:35:15] Ruckus's therapy story - the part that sabotaged progress to preserve identity [00:37:00] The fear of losing yourself and "investing in loss" [00:40:00] Seven different ways to ask about identity

41 Min.
30. MAI

Psychoactive Facilitation

What does it really mean when a client “goes psychoactive”? In this episode, Ruckus and James explore how deep engagement emerges — not from force, but from slowing down, dropping judgment, and leaning into possibility. From metaphors to memory reconsolidation, this conversation unpacks what makes transformation feel alive. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: What is psychoactive facilitation? 01:00 – James shares the origins of the term from David Grove’s quadrant model 05:00 – The difference between being in a state vs. describing one 09:00 – Ruckus connects psychoactive facilitation to immersive, imaginal states 14:00 – Psychoactive facilitation is dynamic dreaming — trance as co-creation 19:30 – Where psychoactive states meet changework 22:45 – How to tell when a client is going psychoactive 26:00 – Letting go of “what should happen” to allow emergence 31:30 – Being oriented toward possibility = psychoactive facilitation 35:00 – Creating conditions for unconscious engagement 41:50 – Stacking the odds toward psychoactive facilitation 44:00 – Closing thoughts and outro CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com Website: www.clientshifts.com Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye. #podcast #changework #hypnosis #nlp #coaching #coach #CoachingTools #ClientBreakthroughs

45 Min.
20. MAI

Beliefs, Truths, and Trances of Identity

🎙️Where do our beliefs come from—and how many of them do we actually know we have?In this episode, Ruckus and James dig deep into the murky, layered world of unconscious beliefs and the way they silently shape our reality. From invisible operating systems to emotional trances masquerading as truth, this conversation unpacks the complexity of belief in changework. They touch on everything from Byron Katie’s process to Taoist ideas of truth and usefulness, all through the lens of real-world examples and client work.This one’s especially for the practitioners who want to help clients loosen the grip of what feels true—but isn’t necessarily serving. ⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 – Intro: Beliefs you don’t know you have01:00 – James’ lead guitar example: the trance of capability04:00 – Fairness, rights, and Byron Katie’s belief-turnaround process09:00 – Truth vs. usefulness: the map is not the territory14:00 – Worrying as a false strategy16:30 – Truth traps and psychological freedom20:00 – Chairs, clients, and belief as operating system22:00 – Key operational concepts: control, trust, and love27:00 – Blocky renderings vs. fluid metaphors in client beliefs30:00 – Speculative semantic modeling: guessing what makes a belief make sense34:00 – Modeling from people who live life differently38:00 – Self-osmosis and living into new beliefs40:00 – Closing thoughts: belief change as essential to transformation CONTACTEmail: changeworkingpod@gmail.comWebsite: www.clientshifts.com Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye. #podcast #changework #hypnosis #nlp #coaching #coach #CoachingTools #ClientBreakthroughs

41 Min.

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Changeworking is a show for practitioners and coaches who help their clients create change. Host Ruckus Skye engages in conversations with internationally renowned hypnosis and changework expert and trainer James Tripp. Discussions include tools & techniques, concepts and insights, and changework philosophy for the working practitioner.

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