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. 2D AGO

    Is It the Job, the Menopause, or Both?

    Episode 29: Navigating perimenopause or menopause while also trying to figure out what to do with your career is something that Career Change Coach Dana Stevens experiences regularly with her clients. And yet it is rarely talked about.  In this episode Dana talks about the brain fog, the anxiety, the rage, the confidence erosion, the feeling of not quite recognising yourself anymore, and how all of that intersects with the already significant question of what to do next in your career.  And she explains specifically why a structured process with the right support does not add to the overwhelm of this time, it significantly reduces it. In this episode you will learn: Why perimenopause and career uncertainty so often arrive together, and why that is not a coincidenceThe identity shift that perimenopause brings, and why it carries genuinely useful information about what you want nextHow the mindset tools in coaching specifically address the confidence erosion and thought patterns this stage of life can bringWhy this time of life is not the end of your potential for meaningful change but, for many women, the beginning of the most honest chapter of their career yetIf you are experiencing symptoms of perimenopause or menopause, please speak to your GP or a healthcare professional for medical support. At the start of the episode Dana also mentions her group coaching programme 'The Life-First Career Accelerator', for more info and to join the waiting list just click here to visit her website. 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

  2. APR 28

    What Actually Happens in a Coaching Consultation?

    Episode 28: If you have been thinking about booking a free coaching consultation but are not quite sure what to expect, this episode is for you. Career Change Coach Dana Stevens walks you through exactly what happens in a consultation call, from what you actually talk about to what you walk away with.  In this episode you will learn: What a free consultation actually is, and what it is  notExactly what you talk about in the hour, and why it is different from talking to the people already in your lifeWhat people typically walk away with, emotionally and practicallyWhy you do not need to be sorted, ready or clear before you bookWho these calls are genuinely designed for, particularly women in midlife who know something needs to changeWhy booking is not a commitment to anything except an hour of proper attention on something that mattersBook your free consultation with Dana during Consult Week: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat 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.

    23 min

  3. APR 21

    Stop Getting Stuck in the How

    Episode 27: You think of a career idea and your brain immediately jumps to the how. The How feels difficult or even impossible, so you dismiss it. In this episode, Career Change coach Dana Stevens unpacks why this pattern is so common, why it is costing you options you have never actually examined, and what to do instead.  In this episode you will learn: Why asking how before whether is the wrong sequence, and what to ask firstHow to use the "is it worth it" question to completely change your relationship to difficult routes and complicated transitionsA practical framework for the right questions in the right order, so that new ideas get a fair hearing before the how shuts them down 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.

    23 min

  4. APR 14

    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

  5. APR 7

    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

  6. MAR 31

    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

  7. MAR 24

    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

  8. MAR 17

    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
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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
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Career Change Studio
  • Show Website
    The Career Change Studio

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