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. E152: Jenny Dreizen: Trusting the Life You Didn't Plan

    3h ago

    E152: Jenny Dreizen: Trusting the Life You Didn't Plan

    Sometimes the life we're holding onto is the very thing standing in the way of the life we're meant to live. This week on The Change Effect, I sit down with Jenny Dreizen to explore the unexpected beauty of new beginnings. From ending a decade-long relationship to co-founding Fresh Starts Registry and eventually finding love across the world, Jenny's story is a reminder that our biggest transitions often become our greatest opportunities for growth. Together, they discuss: • Why life rarely unfolds according to plan • Learning to let go of what no longer fits to embrace what's next • Navigating heartbreak and major life transitions • Building purpose from personal experience  • The role of serendipity in shaping our lives and how life can change in an instant  Jenny also shares the inspiration behind her upcoming book, Divorce Happens: A Compassionate Guide to Starting Fresh, and the lessons she's learned from helping others rebuild after life's unexpected turns. Whether you're facing a career pivot, the end of a relationship, or simply questioning what's next, this conversation offers hope that endings often become the beginning of something even better. To Connect with Jenny: https://freshstartsregistry.com/,  https://www.instagram.com/genevievedreizen/ https://www.instagram.com/freshstartsregistry To Stay Connected with Noelle:  https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    48 min
  2. E151: Anger as Fuel: What Your Frustration Is Telling You

    6d ago

    E151: Anger as Fuel: What Your Frustration Is Telling You

    What if your anger isn't a problem to solve? What if it's information? In this episode of The Change Effect, we explore one of the most misunderstood emotions women experience and why so many of us have been conditioned to suppress, soften, or explain away our anger. In this episode you'll learn: Why anger is often a signal, not a flawHow women are taught to disconnect from their own frustrationThe difference between suppression, explosion, and healthy processingWhat recurring anger may be trying to show youHow to turn frustration into clarity and actionWhy anger often reveals important values and boundariesWhen we stop treating anger as something to avoid and start viewing it as information, it becomes easier to understand what matters, where our boundaries have been crossed, and what may need to change. This episode offers a practical way to work with anger rather than against it. Download The Anger Inventory Exercise HERE Connect with Noelle: https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    7 min
  3. E150: Caru Jones: SoulFULLness and Defining Ambition on Your Own Terms [Pros Who Pivot Series]

    Jun 23

    E150: Caru Jones: SoulFULLness and Defining Ambition on Your Own Terms [Pros Who Pivot Series]

    One of the themes that comes up often on The Change Effect is the idea that success is not a fixed destination. The definition of ambition that serves us in one season of life may not fit the next, and sometimes the bravest thing we can do is give ourselves permission to redefine it. In this episode, I sit down with Caru Jones for an honest conversation about burnout, identity, intuition, and the evolving nature of ambition. Caru Jones is an executive coach, leadership expert, and founder of Soulfulness Philosophy. With more than two decades of experience across coaching, HR, leadership, and talent development, she helps accomplished women and leaders create success that feels sustainable, aligned, and deeply fulfilling. Drawing from her own journey from a successful global HR career into entrepreneurship, Caru shares the pivotal moments that led her to realize that external achievement alone wasn't enough.  In this episode, we discuss: ·      The importance of understanding our personal values and using them as a compass for both our professional and personal lives. ·      How fear and excitement can feel remarkably similar and why choosing which voice to listen to matters. ·      The concept of "Ambition Without Self-Abandonment" and what it means to pursue meaningful goals while staying connected to yourself. ·      Why success doesn't have to look the same in every season of life, and how giving ourselves permission to evolve creates space for greater fulfillment. Together, we explore what happens when high-achieving women begin asking deeper questions about fulfillment, sustainability, and what they truly want for their lives.  If you are looking for inspiration at the soul level, this is a must listen! Connect with Caru: https://www.carujones.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/carujones/ https://www.instagram.com/carujones/ Stay Connected with Noelle: Website: www.noellevan.com Instagram: @noellevanbeyond YouTube: @noellevanv Linkedin noellev If you enjoyed this episode of The Change Effect, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who may be navigating their own next chapter.   Support the show

    42 min
  4. E149: Outgrowing Friendships During Change: How to Know What's Worth Saving

    Jun 16

    E149: Outgrowing Friendships During Change: How to Know What's Worth Saving

    As we evolve, our relationships often evolve with us. In this episode of The Change Effect, we explore what happens when personal growth, career transitions, and major life changes begin to reshape your friendships. Why do some relationships deepen while others become strained? How do you know the difference between temporary friction and a friendship that has run its course? And how do you let go of relationships that no longer fit without creating unnecessary conflict? In this episode you'll learn: Why change often creates tension in friendshipsHow your growth can unintentionally trigger othersSigns a friendship is worth investing inRed flags that a relationship may have reached its natural conclusionHow to create distance without dramaWhy loneliness during transition is often part of the processChange often asks more of us than a new plan or a different path. It asks us to examine the relationships surrounding that path as well.  If you've been feeling disconnected, questioning a friendship, or wondering whether you're simply in a season of transition, this episode offers a thoughtful framework for understanding what's changing and why. Download the Friendship Audit Exercise Here Connect with Noelle: https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    8 min
  5. E148: Stop Waiting for Permission: Learning to Trust Your Own Decisions

    Jun 9

    E148: Stop Waiting for Permission: Learning to Trust Your Own Decisions

    Have you ever delayed a decision, opportunity, or next step because you were waiting to feel more ready? You may not be waiting for the right moment. You may be waiting for permission. In this episode, we explore the hidden pattern many successful women carry throughout their careers—the habit of waiting to be chosen, promoted, invited, approved, or validated before making a move. In this episode you'll learn: Why the permission pattern developsHow high achievers unknowingly outsource their confidenceThe difference between seeking input and seeking approvalSigns you're waiting for validation instead of actingPractical ways to strengthen self-trustHow to stop giving away your authorityMany women spend years gathering credentials, experience, and evidence before allowing themselves to move forward. At some point, the next step requires something different: trusting your own judgment.  If you've been sitting on an idea, delaying a decision, or waiting for certainty to arrive, this conversation may help you recognize what you're truly waiting for. Download The Permission Puzzle Exercise Here Connect with Noelle: https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    7 min
  6. E147: Encore Episode | Sarah (Brown) Brooks: Failing Forward and Turning Setbacks into Transformations

    Jun 2

    E147: Encore Episode | Sarah (Brown) Brooks: Failing Forward and Turning Setbacks into Transformations

    This week's encore episode is a listener favorite for so many reasons. Sarah (Brown) Brooks shares with us how the highs and lows in life can help shape who we are and how having the grace to accept what comes our way, can't help but usher in more of the good stuff.  Change can upend us in ways we never expect, yet so often, our toughest seasons become the fertile ground for our greatest growth.  Sarah (Brown) Brooks life path has been marked by profound transformation through sobriety, the loss of an 18-year marriage, surviving breast cancer and finding love again through manifestation and the unwavering belief in a new chapter.  Drawing from her work as an executive coach, her journey along the Camino de Santiago, and her guiding philosophy of amor fati—to love one’s fate—Sarah has emerged not just as a survivor, but as a voice of compassion, wisdom, and hope for others traveling through their own storms. Get 20% off your Day by Daybook®  with the discount code NEW20 here.  In this episode, Sarah and I discuss: Sarah’s journey of sobriety, the end of her marriage, surviving breast cancer and finding new love. Walking the Camino de Santiago as a spiritual pilgrimage that mirrored her own healing.The role of intuition and how listening to her body, even amidst doubt and trauma, shaped every pivotal decision.Navigating “the gifts inside suffering,” and how adversity became her soil for new beginnings in love, purpose, and work.The power of vision boards, synchronicity, and trusting in the unknown when dreaming a new life into reality.Whether you’re walking through a difficult chapter, seeking to reframe your pain, or searching for wisdom in your own process of becoming, Sarah’s story is a testament to resilience, radical acceptance, and the healing that comes with embracing our story—no matter how it unfolds. If you enjoyed this episode don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what resonated with you. Connect with Sarah: Website | Sarah Brown Coaching Failing Forward Podcast  Connect with Noelle: https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    39 min
  7. E146: Why You Can't Move Forward: The Cost of Unprocessed Grief

    May 26

    E146: Why You Can't Move Forward: The Cost of Unprocessed Grief

    There’s a kind of grief nobody prepares you for. The grief that comes from outgrowing a version of yourself.  A career you built your identity around. A relationship that slowly stopped feeling like home. A future you pictured so clearly,  until life moved in a different direction. In this episode of The Change Effect, we explore the quiet grief that often hides underneath major life and work transitions especially for high-achieving women who are used to moving quickly into “what’s next” without stopping to process what was lost along the way. This conversation is about the emotional middle most people skip over. The flatness that can follow a big decision. The strange guilt that comes with moving on. The way unprocessed grief can quietly keep you tethered to an old version of yourself long after you’ve left it behind. If you’ve been feeling restless, emotionally stuck, disconnected from your next chapter, or quietly mourning something you can’t fully explain… this episode is for you. In this episode: Why grief often shows up during reinvention and identity shiftsThe hidden ways unprocessed grief impacts your ability to move forwardSigns you may be carrying grief you haven’t acknowledged yetPractical ways to process transition without getting stuck in the pastWe've attached a powerful reflective exercise below called The Letter You Never Wrote designed to help you process the version of your life you thought you’d have, and begin making space for what comes next.  🖊️ The Letter You Never Wrote — a guided reflective writing exercise to help you process unspoken grief and release the version of life you thought you’d have. Worksheet + Exercise Link: Listener Exercise Worksheet Connect with Noelle: https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    11 min
  8. E145: Announcement + Encore Episode | Carly Catherine: Exploring EFT Tapping for Stress, Burnout and Inner Peace

    May 19

    E145: Announcement + Encore Episode | Carly Catherine: Exploring EFT Tapping for Stress, Burnout and Inner Peace

    In this week's Encore Episode, we bring back one of our listener favorites - Carly Catherine who guides us into the world of tapping to help calm anxiety and overwhelm. When life feels like an endless list of demands, how do you find peace and safety in your own body?  Carly shares how nervous system regulation and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) tapping helped her move from exhaustion and hyper-independence to a life of emotional expansion, creative joy, and authentic self-trust. Get 20% off your Day by Daybook®  with the discount code NEW20 here.  Carly is an Ontario Certified Teacher and EFT Practitioner who helps women and educators move from survival mode to emotional expansion through nervous system regulation and EFT tapping.  After years of people-pleasing, over-functioning, and pouring everything into her students, family, and work, Carly hit a breaking point—realizing she’d built a life that looked “successful,” but left nothing for her.  Through the practice of EFT tapping and nervous system work, she began unwinding patterns of hyper-independence and self-abandonment, learning to feel safe in her body, express her emotions, and reclaim joy, creativity, and purpose. Now, she teaches others to do the same, bridging science and soul to help women and educators regulate stress, build emotional capacity, and lead from self-trust instead of burnout.  Carly is the founder of The Healing Hive, a global EFT tapping membership and community for women, and she also leads workshops in schools and organizations focused on emotional regulation, well-being, and embodied leadership. In this episode, Carly and I discuss: Carly’s journey from chronic people-pleasing and burnout to reclaiming her voice and joy with nervous system regulation.The science and practice of EFT tappingPractical ways to use tapping in everyday lifeHow modeling nervous system regulation in the classroom helps students (and teachers) break cycles of dysregulation and discover emotional safety early.Why asking for help and setting boundaries aren’t signs of weakness, but the ultimate acts of strength and self-honor.Whether you’re new to EFT tapping or searching for real tools to navigate stress, anxiety, or burnout, Carly’s story offers practical insights and encouragement to find safety and possibility within. Connect with Carly: Website Instagram Connect with Noelle: https://www.noellevan.com https://www.youtube.com/@noellevanv https://www.instagram.com/noellevanbeyond Support the show

    33 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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