The Change Effect - Inspiration and Strategies for Creating Success on Your Own Terms

Noelle Van
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The Change Effect helps you turn life transitions into powerful new beginnings one story, one shift, one breakthrough at a time. Your host, Noelle Van – a leadership coach and change strategist, spent years in corporate America helping innovators and leaders break through barriers to create success on their own terms – she now works with women to step into change to create a life they love.   Whether you're putting yourself at the center of your own story, redefining success or making a power pivot in your life, career or business - you're in the right place. Each week, we dive into conversations with trailblazers, change-makers, and everyday women experiencing the ripple effects that come from overcoming the fear and doing it anyway. Providing actionable steps, practical strategies, and a whole lot of fun along the way.

  1. Encore Episode | Lorna York: Living Her Dream by Creating a Beautiful Space for Art and Inspiration

    1D AGO

    Encore Episode | Lorna York: Living Her Dream by Creating a Beautiful Space for Art and Inspiration

    In this Encore Episode of The Change Effect, I selected this little treasure because of the tenacity and strength Lorna York had in moving to San Diego post divorce and starting her own studio.  When we think about reinventing ourselves or starting over, especially later in life, it can feel daunting like stepping into a world of unknowns with nothing but a dream to guide us.  Lorna talks about her incredible journey from humble beginnings and personal upheaval to becoming a powerhouse in the contemporary art scene.  At 65, Lorna is the owner of Madison Gallery, a globally recognized art space in Solana Beach, California. Her story is one of passion, resilience, and the power of betting on yourself, even when you have to do it without a safety net. As owner of Madison Gallery, a Solana Beach-based contemporary art gallery known for introducing global artists to the Southern California art scene for the first time, Lorna built a $50 million business from scratch - no small feat in the ultra-competitive and male-dominated art industry.  Proudly woman-owned and operated, Madison Gallery is globally renowned for their curatorial vision and personalized collector experience. As a leading voice in SoCal's contemporary art scene, Lorna's gallery has an established track-record as a platform for budding talent to launch their careers. In this episode, Lorna and I discuss: How Lorna built a $50 million business and became a leading authority in contemporary art starting with nothing but determined passion.The challenges Lorna faced breaking into and rising within the male-dominated art industryThe importance of pursuing work that is driven by joy and passion rather than fearEmbracing reinvention at any age, and why Lorna believes the “golden years” are the perfect time to be creative, energetic, and committed to making a difference.The role of mentorship, intuition, and believing in your vision even when success isn’t guaranteed.Whether you’re on the brink of a major life change or simply looking for inspiration to fuel your own passions, Lorna’s story is a testament to the power of resilience, community, and the willingness to step boldly into the unknown. If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. CONNECT WITH GUEST: FB: Madison Art Gallery  IG: Madison Gallery CONNECT WITH ART: RETNA “Carta de Amor” Exhibit STAY CONNECTED WITH NOELLE: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day Pinterest Support the show

    33 min
  2. Strike Stephens: Mental Health, Leadership & Leading Through Change

    APR 28

    Strike Stephens: Mental Health, Leadership & Leading Through Change

    In this episode of The Change Effect, I sit down with Angelina "Strike" Stephens, a former Air Force officer, speaker, leadership coach, and advisor whose career has been defined by both high-performance leadership and the courage to speak openly about mental health. Strike spent over two decades in the military, rising through the ranks in aircraft maintenance and global leadership roles. But alongside that professional trajectory, she was quietly navigating something deeply personal. After the birth of her first son, she experienced severe postpartum anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, and struggled for nearly a year before recognizing what she was going through. We talk about why high performers often struggle harder, how stigma breaking creates real institutional change, and what it looks like to lead with clarity, courage, and grounded self-trust, especially in environments where identity and performance are tightly intertwined. In this episode, we discuss: Why high performers and leaders often struggle harder, and carry it more silently, than anyone around them realizesWhat it actually takes to break the silence inside a highly structured system, and how honesty can deepen rather than diminish your leadershipHow to navigate a major career transition when you don't yet have the answers, and why treating it like a research project changes everythingThe connection between mental health, leadership, and team culture, and why these conversations belong together, not apartThis episode is a reminder that real leadership isn't built on having it all together. It's built on the courage to be honest, the willingness to be supported, and the conviction to let your lived experience, not just your achievements, lead the way. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. Connect with Angela Strikes Stephens: Website: www.strikestephens.com  Instagram: www.instagram.com/strikestephens  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/angelinastephens  Victory Strategies Webiste: www.victory-strategies.com Stay Connected With Noelle: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    35 min
  3. The Comparison Trap: How to Stop Letting Other Women's Highlight Reels Derail You

    APR 21

    The Comparison Trap: How to Stop Letting Other Women's Highlight Reels Derail You

    Have you ever picked up your phone, scrolled through someone else’s life, and suddenly felt like you were behind? In this powerful solo episode of The Change Effect, I dive deep into the comparison trap, what it really is, why it hits women differently, and how it quietly derails confidence, momentum, and self-trust. This is not another “just stop comparing yourself” conversation. Instead, I break down the psychology behind comparison, dismantles common myths, and gives you practical, grounded strategies to turn comparison into a tool instead of a weapon. If you’re building something new, navigating change, or finding yourself stuck in the scroll-and-doubt cycle, this episode will give you clarity, relief, and a new way forward. In this episode, I discuss: The critical difference between comparison and jealousyWhy comparison is more dangerous and harder to spotHow women are conditioned to measure themselves relationallyWhy social media amplifies comparison patterns If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. STAY CONNECTED WITH NOELLE: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    12 min
  4. Cat Climaco: The Quiet Signs of Control: Recognizing Narcissistic Abuse and Finding Your Way Out

    APR 14

    Cat Climaco: The Quiet Signs of Control: Recognizing Narcissistic Abuse and Finding Your Way Out

    In episode three of the Pros Who Pivot Series, we get into something very real,  how personal trauma can crack a career wide open and point you somewhere you never expected to go. Cat Climaco is a high-conflict divorce, custody, and co-parenting coach who built a successful marketing career, worked alongside her husband in a thriving company, and from the outside appeared to have it all. But behind the image, she was quietly losing access to her family, her autonomy, and her sense of reality. Cat shares the patterns she lived through, how the pandemic became the turning point that blew the lid off the control she had been experiencing, and after filing for divorce how she found herself navigating one of the most complex legal systems imaginable, family court, while still deep in survival mode. Her story doesn't end with leaving. It continues into a two-and-a-half-year battle to protect her son, earn sole decision-making rights, and eventually transform everything she went through into purpose-driven work that is now helping other protective parents find their footing, their voice, and their way forward. In this episode, I discuss: The early warning signs of narcissistic abuse that are easy to miss or rationalize.How leaving the work she loved led her to find her purpose in a powerful new career. How Cat's helps clients combine nervous system regulation and legal strategy to build a winning case.Why the abuse often intensifies after separation, not before.This episode is a reminder that the hardest chapters of our lives don't have to be the end of the story. Sometimes they become the very thing we were meant to share. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. Connect with Cat: Website: www.peacefulpresencedivorcecoaching.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/peacefulpresencedivorcecoaching Instagram: www.instagram.com/peacefulpresencedivorcecoach LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/catclimaco STAY CONNECTED WITH NOELLE: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    44 min
  5. The Hidden Cost of Hustle: Three Things That Come Back When You Finally Slow Down

    APR 7

    The Hidden Cost of Hustle: Three Things That Come Back When You Finally Slow Down

    You worked hard. You proved yourself. And success arrived exactly the way you planned it. So why does it still feel like something is missing? In this solo episode, I take a candid look at hustle culture, what it really is, why ambitious women are especially vulnerable to it, and the quiet but significant price they pay over time.  I walk through three archetypes I see repeatedly in my coaching work: the corporate high performer , the entrepreneur and the life hustler.   But this episode isn't just a diagnosis, it's an invitation. I share what I've personally learned about stepping out of hustle mode, and the three powerful things that return when you give yourself permission to slow down. In this episode, I discuss: What hustle culture actually is and why it's fundamentally different from simply working hard.Why ambitious women have been particularly vulnerable to hustle culture's messaging.Three archetypes I see in my coaching: the overworked high performer, the entrepreneur recreating the pattern and the life hustler who can't stop doing. The uncomfortable truth about success: why reaching your goals doesn't automatically bring ease, fulfillment or freedom.Below is a free Hustle Audit, a slowdown challenge and journal exercise designed to help you identify where hustle culture has taken hold in your life, and what might open up when you give yourself permission to slow down. 👉 Download the Hustle Audit here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jx4U8T4G2WdkcURNZZtZyLT73ag46SUO1nE0S4aOHZQ/edit?usp=sharing If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. STAY CONNECTED WITH NOELLE: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    6 min
  6. Cheryl B. Engelhardt: Two Time Grammy-Nominated Artist and Trauma-Informed Coach: How to Follow Your Creativity Without Burning Out

    MAR 31

    Cheryl B. Engelhardt: Two Time Grammy-Nominated Artist and Trauma-Informed Coach: How to Follow Your Creativity Without Burning Out

    What happens when your creative path evolves into something you never originally planned, but feels more aligned than ever? In this episode of The Change Effect, I sit down with Cheryl B. Engelhardt, a two-time Grammy-nominated composer, artist, and certified trauma-informed coach, for a powerful conversation about creative pivots, nervous system regulation, visibility, and building a sustainable life and career. Cheryl shares how her journey took her from studying marine biology and working underwater for the U.S. Geological Survey to composing music for commercials, releasing pop albums, and eventually stepping into the world of New Age and ambient music.  Along the way, she discovered that true creative evolution is not just about changing what you make. It is also about changing how you support yourself while making it. This episode is an inspiring listen for artists, entrepreneurs, coaches, and anyone navigating a major pivot while learning how to trust their voice, regulate their nervous system, and create from a more grounded place. In this episode, we discuss: Cheryl’s unconventional path from marine biology to music and compositionHow she moved from pop music into New Age and ambient musicWhy nervous system regulation matters for artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone building something visibleThe hidden connection between being seen, old emotional patterns, and creative blocksThis episode is a reminder that your evolution does not need to make sense to everyone else to be right for you. Sometimes the next version of your work asks you to leave behind what is familiar, trust what is emerging, and build a life that supports who you are becoming. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. Connect with Cheryl: Website: www.cbemusic.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/cbemusic  Retreat: www.inthekey.co/retreat Stay Connected with Noelle: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    41 min
  7. What it Really Means to be Fearless

    MAR 24

    What it Really Means to be Fearless

    What if fearlessness is not about being unshakably confident, totally certain, or free from doubt? In this solo episode of The Change Effect, I break down what it really means to be fearless and why so many people misunderstand courage. This is a powerful conversation for anyone standing at the edge of change, wrestling with self-doubt, overthinking their next move, or waiting to feel “ready” before taking action. I share a refreshing and honest perspective: fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It is the decision to stop letting fear make your decisions for you. If you have been holding back from speaking up, making a move, starting something new, or trusting yourself more deeply, this episode will help you reframe fear, build self-trust, and move forward with courage, even before confidence arrives. The Fearless Shift Exercise Here is a short Fearless Shift Exercise designed to help you identify where fear is making decisions for you and how to start taking that power back. 👉Link  Are you feeling the pull of the "Great Breakup" and ready to redefine success on your own terms? In my new mini series, Pros Who Pivot, you’ll discover how women leaders are trading corporate burnout for true agency and fulfillment.  If you're ready to take action, connect with me at noelle@nvancoaching.com for details on the BEYOND™ Founders Circle, an exclusive opportunity I'm offering to a select group of women feeling the pull toward something new.  In this episode, I discuss: What fearlessness actually means and why most people have it wrong.Why practicing being willing, not perfect, is where real change begins.The difference between discomfort and danger and why that distinction changes everything.The #1 reason most people stay stuck and how  it has nothing to do with potential.How to build a new relationship with yourself so fear loses its grip.Ready to step into a definition of success that finally feels like yours? Tune in to gather wisdom, validation, and practical strategies for navigating one of life’s most important internal shifts. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. STAY CONNECTED WITH NOELLE: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    6 min
  8. Debbie Saidyfye: Food, Stress, and Survival: The Hidden Connection High Achievers Need to Hear [Pros Who Pivot Series]

    MAR 17

    Debbie Saidyfye: Food, Stress, and Survival: The Hidden Connection High Achievers Need to Hear [Pros Who Pivot Series]

    What happens when the life you worked so hard to build starts taking a toll on your body? In this episode of The Change Effect, Noelle Van sits down with Debbie Saidyfye, a former corporate executive turned nervous system nutritionist, to talk about the hidden connection between chronic stress, food, burnout, and survival mode. After spending more than three decades pushing through long work hours, raising four daughters, and ignoring the signs her body was sending, Debbie reached a breaking point. Severe anemia, chronic exhaustion, tension headaches, and sugar addiction forced her to stop and reevaluate everything. What she discovered changed the trajectory of her health and her life. Are you feeling the pull of the "Great Breakup" and ready to redefine success on your own terms? In my new mini series, Pros Who Pivot, you’ll discover how women leaders are trading corporate burnout for true agency and fulfillment.  If you're ready to take action, connect with me at noelle@nvancoaching.com for details on the BEYOND™ Founders Circle, an exclusive opportunity I'm offering to a select group of women feeling the pull toward something new.  Debbie Saidyfye spent over three decades in the corporate world before a series of deeply personal wake-up calls led her to completely reimagine her life and work. What began twelve years ago as a search for better health through food as medicine became the doorway to something much deeper.  As she restored her own energy and clarity through nutrition, she discovered that true transformation was not just about what we eat, but about the nervous system patterns driving how we live.  Today, Debbie is known as The Nervous System Nutritionist™. She helps high-achieving women who have lived under pressure and responsibility for years reconnect with their bodies, build safety from the roots up, and create lives that feel aligned rather than simply accomplished.  Her journey from corporate executive to practitioner is rooted in one core belief: when we grow from the roots up, everything above ground begins to change. In this episode, they discuss: Why high-achieving women are often the last to hear what their body is telling them and what it costs themThe connection between food, chronic stress, and the nervous system and why you cannot heal one without addressing the othersWhat dysregulation actually looks like in everyday life and why it shows up as exhaustion, cravings, brain fog, and procrastinationHow to start building a more resilient nervous system from the roots up so that lasting change becomes possibleFor women who are used to being the strong one, the productive one, or the one who always keeps going, this conversation offers both compassion and truth: your body is not working against you. It may be trying to get your attention. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. CONNECT WITH DEBBIE: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantThrivingWomen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantthrivingwomen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PlantThrivingWomen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-saidyfye-71177816/ STAY CONNECTED WITH NOELLE: IG: Noelle Van IG: daybyday Facebook: Day by Day  Support the show

    48 min
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The Change Effect helps you turn life transitions into powerful new beginnings one story, one shift, one breakthrough at a time. Your host, Noelle Van – a leadership coach and change strategist, spent years in corporate America helping innovators and leaders break through barriers to create success on their own terms – she now works with women to step into change to create a life they love.   Whether you're putting yourself at the center of your own story, redefining success or making a power pivot in your life, career or business - you're in the right place. Each week, we dive into conversations with trailblazers, change-makers, and everyday women experiencing the ripple effects that come from overcoming the fear and doing it anyway. Providing actionable steps, practical strategies, and a whole lot of fun along the way.

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