Change Unfiltered: The Freedom to Work Differently

Angela Scott
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Welcome to Change Unfiltered: The Freedom to Work Differently, the podcast for mid-career professionals rethinking success and quietly wondering, is this it? You’ve built a strong career. Delivered results. Hit the milestones. But somewhere along the way, the job title, the salary and the stability stopped being enough. This isn’t a podcast about burnout or breakdowns. It’s about the subtler discomforts: the quiet disconnection, the urge to do work that feels more like you, the questions that won’t go away. Each episode shares real stories of people who’ve stepped off the traditional path (from fractional leaders, to consultants, to founders) and what it actually takes to reshape your life and work from the inside out. If you’re at a crossroads and feeling out of sync with your old ambitions, Change Unfiltered offers insight, reflection, and real talk from those who’ve been there too. Ready to challenge the status quo and work on your own terms? Subscribe and start exploring the possibilities. Music used within this podcast series from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/good-feelings License code: JIWCKSM8UX7TAPVE

  1. Ep 41 Open to Work But Not Open to That

    5D AGO

    Ep 41 Open to Work But Not Open to That

    A couple of years ago, Thomas Voigt found himself in a place many high-performing professionals quietly fear. Redundant, again. But this time, instead of rushing back into the safety of corporate life, he asked a harder question.   If you only had ten working years left, would you keep doing this?   Thomas began his career in media research in Germany, moved into global customer success roles in London and built a reputation in CS leadership. Yet underneath the titles and salary was a recurring tension. The sense that something wasn’t fully aligned.   In this conversation, he speaks with Angela about why going “back” sometimes feels like failure, the public moment he declared himself open to work and then realised it wasn’t the path he wanted and the daily reality of building something of his own.   They explore money, identity, status and the honesty required to dismantle old belief systems. Thomas shares how he reframed success, what he misses from corporate life and why bravery often looks and feels different than we imagine.   If you’re wondering whether it’s too late to rethink your direction, or whether starting again is reckless, this episode will help you sit in the grey zone rather than rushing straight to an answer.   Connect with Thomas:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thomas-voigt/   Website: thecsconsulting.net/   Newsletter: thecsconsulting.net/newsletter Connect and show support:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/   Instagram: instagram.com/iam_angelajoy    Email: angela@joynergi.com   Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott

    31 min

  2. FEB 6

    Ep40 When There’s Something Worth Saying

    This is a short solo episode to mark the start of 2026 and to reset how Change Unfiltered will work going forward.   There are no new seasons and no fixed cadence, just conversations with people I meet along the way, and occasional solo reflections, recorded when there’s something worth saying.   I’ve chosen not to run ads or sponsors on this podcast. If you’d like to support Change Unfiltered, there’s a Buy Me a Coffee link below. You can make a one-off contribution or set up a small monthly amount. There’s absolutely no expectation but every little helps cover production costs and keeps the podcast independent.   Connect and show support:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/   Instagram: instagram.com/iam_angelajoy    Email: angela@joynergi.com     Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott

    11 min

  3. TRAILER

    2026 Change Unfiltered Trailer

    40 second trailer for what's in store for Change Unfiltered in 2026.

    1 min
  4. Ep38 You’re Allowed to Change the Script

    12/11/2025

    Ep38 You’re Allowed to Change the Script

    Jennifer Bryan has spent much of her career helping organisations navigate transformation but her own story of change began long before boardrooms and leadership roles. Growing up in an environment where her voice was often dismissed, she learned early what it meant to push back, trust herself and carve out space in a world that wanted her to play smaller. Dance became her first liberation and years later, it shaped the way she leads people through change.   In this conversation, she speaks with Angela about what happens when you finally realise you’re allowed to rewrite the story you’ve been living. From a theatrical beginning to 25 years in organisational change, Jennifer brings a deeply human lens to the emotions leaders try to avoid, the moments that spark reinvention, and the creative discipline behind writing her book The Emotional Side of Organisational Change.   She shares openly about voice, courage, self-doubt and the quiet decisions that change the direction of a life. The writing retreat, the unexpected clarity of thought leadership and the freedom that comes from trusting your own ideas.   If you’re standing in a moment where the old script no longer fits, this episode will remind you that you’re simply at the place where a new chapter is ready to begin.   Connect with Jennifer:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jennifer-l-bryan/    Website: jenniferlbryan.com    Instagram:    The Emotional Side of Organisational Change: How to Survive and Thrive (out on 22nd January 2026): amzn.eu/d/eqRu158  Connect and show support:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/   Instagram: instagram.com/angelajoyunfiltered    Email: angela@joynergi.com   Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott

    36 min
  5. Ep37 When Heartbreak Says Go

    11/27/2025

    Ep37 When Heartbreak Says Go

    Ann-Marie Plumb was living the life she thought she was supposed to want. A solid career, a relationship that looked promising, a rhythm that felt familiar and safe. But after losing her mum and facing an unexpected breakup, she reached a point many mid-career women quietly recognise. The point where “fine” is no longer enough.   In this conversation, she speaks with Angela about the moment she realised she needed to start again, the decision to quit her job, pack up her flat, and book a one-way ticket out of the UK, and what two years of travelling the world has taught her about identity, confidence and what really matters.   Ann-Marie shares the emotional and practical realities of rebuilding life from the ground up, choosing to be single and child-free in her late thirties, and why freedom becomes possible the moment you stop waiting for life to happen and start living it on your own terms.   If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re too old, too late, or too settled to choose a completely different path, this episode will remind you that you’re not. Sometimes the beginning you’ve been waiting for arrives disguised as the ending you didn’t expect.   Connect with Ann-Marie:   Instagram: instagram.com/areuokay_annie   Website: areuokayannie.com Connect and show support:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/   Instagram: instagram.com/angelajoyunfiltered    Email: angela@joynergi.com     Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott

    35 min

  6. 11/20/2025

    Ep36 The Masks We Wear

    In this solo episode, Angela reflects on the themes running through her recent conversations with guests Lisa and Heloise, two women who changed direction in very different ways but uncovered the same deeper truths. She explores the psychology behind performance, the masks we wear, and the quiet signals our bodies send long before we’re ready to admit something isn’t working. Angela breaks down concepts like boundary drift, identity elasticity and the conflict between instinct and logic, offering a grounded look at why mid-career change is rarely about the job itself.   If you’ve ever felt capable but misaligned, successful but disconnected, or quietly aware that something in your life no longer fits, this episode offers a place to start exploring.   Connect and show support:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/   Instagram: instagram.com/angelajoyunfiltered    Email: angela@joynergi.com   Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott

    17 min
  7. Ep35 When You Finally Step Off the Merry-Go-Round

    11/06/2025

    Ep35 When You Finally Step Off the Merry-Go-Round

    After decades in the high-pressure world of global tech, Lisa Renals reached the moment so many mid-career professionals secretly long for. She stepped off the merry-go-round.   In this conversation, she speaks with Angela about the golden handcuffs that keep people circling limiting beliefs, the physical and emotional toll of constant “plate-spinning" and the relief of finally saying enough is enough.   Lisa shares how she found her way back to herself through solution-focused hypnotherapy and what it really means to build a life that feels calm, purposeful and self-directed.   If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to change direction, this episode will remind you that it’s not. It’s simply time to listen to what your instincts have been trying to tell you all along.   Connect and show support:   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/   Instagram: instagram.com/angelajoyunfiltered    Email: angela@joynergi.com     Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott  Connect with Lisa:   Website: lisaclarehypnotherapy.co.uk/    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lisa-clare-renals-57291a/    Facebook: facebook.com/people/Lisa-Clare-Hypnotherapy/61561076156902/  Instagram: instagram.com/lisa.renals/

    34 min
  8. Ep34 Faking It Until You Make It

    10/23/2025

    Ep34 Faking It Until You Make It

    What happens when a woman who’s spent her whole life trying to “do it right” realises she’s been performing her way through her own pleasure? In this episode of Change Unfiltered, Angela Scott explores what it really takes to move from performance to presence through the story of a woman who rebuilt her life from the inside out. After years of chasing perfection, pleasing others, and staying busy enough not to feel, Heloïse Haupt found herself at a breaking point - burnt out, disconnected, and quietly ashamed of the truth she was hiding. What began as a private search for self-understanding became a complete reawakening of confidence, body connection and self-worth. Together, they talk about: The hidden parallels between career burnout and emotional disconnection Why so many women perform their way through life and what it takes to stop How shame keeps us quiet, and how honesty begins to heal it The link between self-love, pleasure, and personal power What changes when you finally start listening to your body’s wisdom This is a conversation about permission, to feel, to rest and to want more, and the freedom that comes when you stop faking it.   Connect with Heloïse Instagram: instagram.com/heloisehaupt Website: heloisehaupt.com   Connect and show support   LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelajscottuk/ Instagram: instagram.com/angelajoyunfiltered  Email: angela@joynergi.com  Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/angelajoyscott

    38 min
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Welcome to Change Unfiltered: The Freedom to Work Differently, the podcast for mid-career professionals rethinking success and quietly wondering, is this it? You’ve built a strong career. Delivered results. Hit the milestones. But somewhere along the way, the job title, the salary and the stability stopped being enough. This isn’t a podcast about burnout or breakdowns. It’s about the subtler discomforts: the quiet disconnection, the urge to do work that feels more like you, the questions that won’t go away. Each episode shares real stories of people who’ve stepped off the traditional path (from fractional leaders, to consultants, to founders) and what it actually takes to reshape your life and work from the inside out. If you’re at a crossroads and feeling out of sync with your old ambitions, Change Unfiltered offers insight, reflection, and real talk from those who’ve been there too. Ready to challenge the status quo and work on your own terms? Subscribe and start exploring the possibilities. Music used within this podcast series from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/good-feelings License code: JIWCKSM8UX7TAPVE

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