The Career Change Studio

Dana Stevens
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The Career Change Studio is your go-to podcast to help you design and create a new working life so that you can live the way you want and need in your next chapter. Join Certified Career Change Coach Dana Stevens for practical advice, inspiration, mindset shifts, and proven strategies to help you move on from unfulfilling work, explore new directions, and design a career that works for you.

  1. 5 HR AGO

    Still Going Round in Circles? This Might Be Why...

    Episode 26: A common thing Career Change Coach Dana Stevens hears from women who are thinking about coaching is: "I just need to get my head sorted first. Then I'll be ready to start."  In this episode, Dana explores why that thought, though completely understandable, contains a loop that is very hard to break from the inside. The clarity you are waiting to have before you begin is not a starting point. It is one of the things the coaching process is specifically designed to produce. And waiting to have it before you start is, in the most literal sense, waiting for the result before allowing the process to begin. If you have been going round in circles and wondering why you cannot seem to get clear, this episode will reframe that in a way that might change when you decide to start. In this episode you will learn: Why wanting to be prepared before you begin coaching is a completely understandable instinct, and why it works against you in this specific situationThe circular logic at the heart of waiting to have your head sorted before startingWhat sorted actually looks like at the end of a coaching process, and where it comes fromWhy the only way to reach the clarity you are waiting for is to stop waiting and start Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    19 min

  2. 7 APR

    Can You Actually Afford To Change Careers?

    Episode 25: Concern about money is one of the most common reasons women hold back from exploring a career change. You might be the breadwinner or a single parent or worried that you can't afford to start again.  In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens has the honest conversation about financial fear and career change.  In this episode you will learn: Why the assumption that career change means financial sacrifice is worth questioning before it becomes a conclusionThe difference between a genuine financial constraint and a financial story constructed before the options have been exploredHow the Life-First Career Method builds your financial reality into the process from the very beginningWhy dreaming big and being financially grounded are not in opposition and how the process holds bothThe financial calculation most people never do: what is staying in the wrong role actually costing you? Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    20 min

  3. 31 MAR

    Why You're Working So Hard for a Job You Don't Even Want

    Episode 24:  If you are exhausted, overextended and running on empty, you'll already know all about it. What you might not know is why. In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens explores the relationship between overwork, boundaries and the beliefs that quietly drive them. This episode helps you understand why boundaries  matter, and why addressing this might be one of the most important parts of your career change journey. In this episode you will learn: Why exhaustion can make career change feel impossible, and why just accepting that is not the answerHow to tell the difference between a genuinely demanding job and a pattern of behaviour you have been carrying across rolesWhat is often underneath the inability to hold boundaries at work, and why it is rarely just about time managementThe real cost of overworking beyond tiredness, including what it does to your confidence and sense of self-worthHow beginning to hold boundaries is not just a practical strategy but the beginning of a new identity Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    24 min

  4. 24 MAR

    Waiting for the Right Time And Why It Never Comes

    Episode 23: Part two of a two part series.  In Part One we looked at indecision as an active choice with hidden costs. In Part Two, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens goes deeper into the most common reason women stay stuck: the very convincing, very rational-sounding belief that now is not quite the right time. Work needs to be less busy. Life needs to calm down. Each reason sounds entirely sensible. But underneath almost all of them is something else. In this episode Dana unpacks what the waiting is really about, why the conditions you are waiting for rarely arrive on their own, and what a different kind of readiness actually looks like. In this episode you will learn: The most common waiting patterns Dana hears from her clients and what they are really aboutWhy "I'll do it when I feel more ready" is one of the most common and least useful stories we tell ourselvesWhat you are actually waiting for when you say the time isn't right yetWhy the clarity and confidence you are waiting to feel is something the work produces, not a prerequisite for starting itClick here to listen to Part One: Indecision Is a Choice Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    18 min

  5. 17 MAR

    Indecision Is a Choice And It's Costing You More Than You Think

    Episode 22: We tend to think about indecision as something neutral. A pause before the real thing begins. But what if it isn't neutral at all? In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens makes the case that indecision is an active choice, with real and ongoing costs. If you have been sitting on a career decision for months or years, wondering why you can't seem to move forward, this episode will change how you see where you are. Part Two next week explores the specific patterns we use to justify waiting, and what is really driving them. In this episode you will learn: Why indecision is not neutral, and what it is actually doing in your lifeThe hidden emotional, confidence and time costs of staying in the middleWhy we are much better at calculating the risk of acting than the risk of not actingWhy certainty comes after the decision, not before itA practical reframe to help you see your own indecision more clearlyWhat a powerful first decision actually looks like, even when you don't have everything figured outListen next week for part 2. Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    15 min

  6. 10 MAR

    The Power of Potential in Midlife

    Episode 21: When did you last think of yourself as someone full of potential? If it's been a while, this episode is for you. We live in a culture that associates potential with youth. But what if that story isn't just unhelpful, what if it's factually wrong? In this episode, Career Change coach Dana Stevens makes the case that women in midlife actually have more potential now than at any other point in their lives, and backs it up with the science to prove it. Whether you are considering a career change in your 40s, thinking about changing careers in midlife, or simply feeling like your best years are behind you, this episode will change how you see yourself and what you believe is possible. In this episode you will learn: Why midlife career changers have a compounding advantage that younger people simply don't haveWhat neuroscience and neuroplasticity research tells us about the adult brain's ongoing capacity for growth and learningWhy the cultural story that potential belongs to the young is not only unhelpful but factually incorrectHow your mindset about your own potential directly shapes the actions you take and the results you createA practical taking stock exercise to help you see your own potential clearly, many for the first time in yearsHow one simple shift in how you think about yourself can be the beginning of real, lasting career changeResources mentioned: Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    26 min

  7. 3 MAR

    Are You Living in a Season That's Already Over?

    Episode 20: What if the career change you've been putting off isn't a leap into the unknown, it's simply catching up with a season that has already started?  In this episode, Dana explores one of the most powerful mindset shifts for women thinking about changing careers: seeing your life as a series of seasons rather than one long continuous story.  You'll learn: > How to recognise the signs that your season has already changed > Why we resist entering new chapters even when the old one is clearly over > How thinking about your next career move as "right for this season" rather than "right forever" can take the pressure off and make everything feel more possible.  And you'll have some powerful questions you can use to try your own Season Audit. Dana also mentioned an upcoming Masterclass Mindset Shifts for Successful Career Change so if you are listening on the day the episode is released Tuesday 3rd March, you still have time to sign up for the session at 7pm. Just click here to join. If you are listening after the Masterclass week in March you can either message Dana for a link to replay video or keep an eye on her website for upcoming masterclasses. Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    22 min

  8. 24 FEB

    Change Fluency: A Mindset Shift You Can Practice Today

    Episode 19: What if one of the the biggest obstacles to career change is actually your relationship with change itself? In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens explores how your thoughts about change shape your ability to actually make one. Because becoming someone who successfully navigates a career shift isn’t just about strategy, it’s about identity. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Reflective prompts to uncover what you truly believe about changeWhat Change Fluency is  and why it’s a skill you can developHow to use Mini Change Goals to start becoming the person who believes change is possible If this resonates, I invite you to my free masterclass on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Mindset Shifts to Successfully Change Careers. You can use this link to sign up: https://www.danastevens.com/MindsetShiftsMarch26  Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ Free Coaching Consultation: 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 Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.

    17 min
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The Career Change Studio is your go-to podcast to help you design and create a new working life so that you can live the way you want and need in your next chapter. Join Certified Career Change Coach Dana Stevens for practical advice, inspiration, mindset shifts, and proven strategies to help you move on from unfulfilling work, explore new directions, and design a career that works for you.

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  • Creator
    Dana Stevens
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Career Change Studio
  • Show Website
    The Career Change Studio

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