{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6370b1885ce7b900126fc582/6a0c0406cdab12b21cd59208?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"371. Practicing a new way of being - Action, The Stages of Change mini series","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6370b1885ce7b900126fc582/1779229543106-349760b6-f7c2-4159-834e-c4b66fb7b373.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>Understanding the Action Stage of Change</h3><p>In today’s episode we continue our <em>Change Is Not Linear</em> series exploring the Stages of Change model developed by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente.</p><p>This episode explores the action stage, the stage where change becomes visible.</p><p>Action is where people begin actively changing behaviours, creating new routines, interrupting old patterns, and practising a different way of living.</p><p>But while action can look exciting from the outside, it is often one of the most emotionally vulnerable stages of change.</p><p>In this episode we explore:</p><ul><li>Why action is more vulnerable than many people expect</li><li>The emotional intensity that often comes with early change</li><li>Nervous system responses during behaviour change</li><li>The difference between stopping a behaviour and building a new life</li><li>Identity shifts and becoming someone new</li><li>Relationship changes and social discomfort</li><li>Why consistency matters more than perfection</li><li>The “pink cloud” and what happens when motivation fades</li><li>Self compassion during the change process</li><li>Why sustainable change is built through repetition and support</li></ul><p>We also talk about how healing is not about becoming a completely different person overnight, but about practising a new relationship with yourself one choice at a time.</p><p>This episode is an invitation to honour the courage it takes to take action — especially when change feels uncomfortable, emotional, and uncertain.</p><p><br></p><h2>Journal Prompts &amp; Reflection</h2><ul><li>What new way of being am I currently practising in my life?</li><li>Am I expecting perfection instead of progress?</li><li>What support structures help me stay connected to the version of myself I’m becoming?</li><li>What old coping mechanisms am I still grieving?</li><li>Where do I need more compassion for myself in the change process?</li><li>What would it look like to trust that small consistent actions matter more than dramatic transformation?</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Danni Carr"}