Episode 11: Before you set new career goals for the new year, it can be helpful to take the time to look back to help you move forwards. In this practical and reflective episode, I explain why reviewing your past year at work is so useful. Join me, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens, as I walk you through a step-by-step Career Audit, complete with guided questions to help you assess your wins, lessons, and next steps. Whether you’re considering a full career change or simply want to feel ...

Episode 10: In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens helps you to shift your perspective on something that can quietly shape every part of your life: your self-talk. If your internal monologue is unhelpful and unkind, Dana explains how even small phrases can have a powerful impact. They could be keeping you stuck, holding back your confidence, and slowing down the change you want to create. Dana explores why the language you use with yourself and about yourself matters so much,...

Episode 9: In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens talks about one of her favourite topics - Confidence. And why it’s essential to start building it before you make your next move. If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’ll feel more confident once I get the new job,” this episode will offer you a different perspective. I’ll explain why waiting for external validation can actually keep you stuck, and how taking ownership of your confidence now will make your transition smoother, more...

Episode 8: In this episode, we’re diving into the powerful role that Limiting Beliefs play in keeping you stuck and how they can hold you back from making the career change you truly want. You’ll learn what Limiting Beliefs actually are, how to start identifying your own, and why simply becoming aware of them is the first step toward transformation. I’ll share how these beliefs can stop you from seeing new opportunities, keep you clinging to familiar patterns, and even make you doubt your abi...

Episode 7: In this episode, I break down two of the most common myths that stop people from pursuing the career change they truly want. First, I’ll unpack the misconception that changing careers means starting from scratch and explain why you’re actually building on a foundation of valuable experience, transferable skills, and personal growth. Then, I’ll tackle the sunk cost fallacy: the belief that walking away from your current path means you’ve wasted all the time, energy, and money you’ve...

Episode 6: If you’re telling yourself that you’re too old to change careers or you are worrying that you have left it too late, then this episode is a must-listen. Join Certified Career Change Coach Dana Stevens as she explains why your age is not the problem, but rather how you are thinking about your age. You’ll learn how your thoughts can hold you back and how thinking differently is going to be really helpful In This Episode, You’ll Learn: How focusing on what is possible for you can actu...

Struggling to make a decision about changing careers? In episode 5 of The Career Change Studio, I unpack why so many people feel indecisive when they start contemplating change in their careers and how you can start thinking differently about it. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why indecision shows up during a career change and why it’s a normal part of the processHow indecisions can actually be a choice! How your brain’s programming can argue to keep you stuck in your “comf...

If you’ve been feeling stuck, lost, or guilty about wanting a career change, this episode of The Career Change Studio is for you. We dive into what it really means to find yourself at a career crossroads in midlife and why it’s not a sign of failure, but of growth. You’ll learn why feeling disconnected from your job doesn’t mean you’re broken or directionless. Itt simply means you’ve changed. Dana explores: Why so many professionals in midlife feel trapped in jobs that no longer fit Th...

Are you stuck overthinking your next career move because you’re afraid of getting it wrong? In this episode, Career Change Coach Dana Stevens unpacsk how perfectionism, that voice telling you your next job has to be 100% right, can keep you stuck in place. You’ll learn how to think differently about it so that you can release the pressure and stop feeling paralysed. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why striving for the perfect job keeps you paralysedWhy your next job doesn’t need to be...

​​Episode 1: Welcome to The Career Change Studio. In this very first episode, I’m sharing my personal story of successfully changing careers not once - but twice, including how I transitioned in my 30s and again in my 40s. From starting out as a BBC Radio Producer, becoming a Strategist in advertising, and later becoming a Career Change coach, I walk you through the real, raw moments of reinvention - including the doubts, the grief of leaving a former identity, and the practical steps that he...

Episode 2: If you’re thinking about changing careers but feel stuck because you just don’t know where to start then this episode is for you. Join Certified Career Change Coach Dana Stevens as she shares why most people begin their career change in the wrong place (by job hunting!) and what to focus on instead. You’ll learn how to start your career change journey with clarity and confidence by identifying what you truly want and need in your next chapter, not just what you think you should do....

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.