ChangeStories

In this episode, Susanne talks to regular podcast guests Susan and David about their experiences of burnout. We talk about:

• What does burn out look and feel like from the inside and outside?
• How do the narratives that glorify productivity and resilience contribute to people suffering in silence? What roles do leaders play?
• How can we support someone who is on the edge of burnout?
• What can we learn from our own experiences? Is burnout a signal that we need to create change?

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on X or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

Resources:

The Body Keep The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-keeps-the-score-mind-brain-and-body-in-the-transformation-of-trauma-bessel-van-der-kolk/2085065?ean=9780141978611

The Art Of The Impossible by Steven Kotler - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-impossible-a-peak-performance-primer-steven-kotler/1938442?ean=9780062977519

The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-power-of-full-engagement-managing-energy-not-time-is-the-key-to-high-perform-and-personal-renewal-jim-loehr/7026700?ean=9780743226745

The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-possibility-benjamin-zander/1641723?ean=9780142001103

Conscious Creativity by Philippa Stanton - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/conscious-creativity-look-connect-create-philippa-stanton/4632601?ean=9781782406341

Wanderful by David Pearl - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wanderful-human-navigation-for-a-complex-world-david-pearl/3903665?ean=9781789650730

"When parental exhaustion tips into burnout" from The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/15/i-didnt-want-to-spend-time-with-my-children-i-was-just-going-through-the-motions-the-pain-of-parental-burnout

The Swan by Rainer Maria Rilke - https://allpoetry.com/poem/8505631-The-Swan-by-Rainer-Maria-Rilke

In this episode, Susanne talks to Dr Terri Simpkin about her world leading research into imposter phenomenon.

In our conversation, we focus on itsimpact on individuals and organisations and our personal experiences with the phenomenon.

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrisimpkin/

https://www.instagram.com/drterrisimpkin/

https://forfakesake.org/

In this episode, Susanne talks to Georgi and Nikita about their book, 'Personality: A Users Guide'.

We talk about the research that shows that 80% of people would like to change their personality and how self awareness is the first step in development and growth.

Georgi and Nikita share their insights into how technology and AI are useful tools in building this selfawareness and giving us real time feedback.

And they highlight the importance of curiosity, openness, and playfulness in understanding others' perspectives and motivations.

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

Georgi Yankov can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gyankov/

Nikita Mikhailov can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikitamikhailov/

Resources:

Personality: A User's Guide - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/personality-nikita-mikhailov-geo/7071238?ean=9781472147936

In this episode, Susanne talks to regular podcast guests Susan and David about difficult people or situations that they have encountered at work. We talk about:

• What does behaviour in work tell us about behaviour outside of work?
• How can we stay out of the way of someone else's egotistical shadow?
• How can we build enough self awareness to be sure that we are not the problem?

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Dr Tammy Watchorn about her work as a change ninja and how she used all of her ninja skills to change her life.

Tammy shared some of the tools and stories from her books, including IDQB, which helps in resolving disagreements by focusing on the issue, data, and thequestion to be asked.

We also discussed the power of challenging one's own thoughts and the stories that we tell ourselves, particularly during times of stress and high emotion.

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

Dr Tammy Watchorn can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammywatchorn/

https://www.change-ninja.com/

In this episode, Susanne discusses her new book Change Stories with Susanna Liller, including the writing process, the obstacles that were encountered along the way and the key takeaways from the book.

You can buy the book here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788605349?tag=uklinktagbk-21&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode Susanne talks to Dr Jacqui Rigby about her regular series of #CuriousFriday posts on Linkedin and how curiosity is essential in creating change.

Jacqui shares her experiences of creating change in both large and small organisations and the value of coaching.

As Jacqui says "You can't read the label from inside the jar!"

They also talk about the need for leaders to wget comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to stimulate healthy debate and learning from when things go wrong.

Jacqui can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquirigby/

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Antonia Liguori, Professor of Participatory Storytelling and Public Policy at Teeside University about her research using digital storytelling to explore the role of storytelling and memories to create change.

She shares some of her most exciting and inspiring research which connected diverse people together to share knowledge and learn from each other.

She also discusses how digital storytelling is an adaptable practice that can be used in widely.

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

Antonia can be found here

https://antonialiguori.blog/

https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/antonia-liguori

In this episode, Susanne talks to Sarah Bar-Lev and Louise Robey from Women in Change about the power of female change makers and how they have set up their network to increase collaboration and provide opportunities.

We also talked about the need for change skills at all levels in organisations but particularly for leaders and how dreaming big is important if you are trying to create change.

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult ).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

Sarah can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/sbl1968

Louise can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/louise-robey-6622455

In today's episode, we delve into the transformative power of storytelling with Dr. Bryn Hodgskiss, the Head of Transformation for NHS England.

Dr. Hodgskiss, who has an intriguing background in psychology and police investigations, shares his unique approach to "compassionate transformation" and how stories play a pivotal role in driving effective change within the NHS.

We also discuss his upcoming book, "Killer Stories," which explores the narratives of serial murderers and their implications for organizational change.

Tune in for a fascinating conversation that bridges the gap between neurology, psychology, and large-scale digital transformation.

Chapters:

(05:30) The Power of Stories in Transformation

(15:00) From Serial Murderers to Organizational Change

(25:00) Overcoming Digital Transformation Challenges

(35:00) The Role of Adversity in Change Narratives

(45:00) Crafting Redemption Narratives

(55:00) Conclusion and Future Topics

Brin can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/brin-hodgskiss-60105841

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne's work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult). Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation