Changeworking

About Changeworking

Changeworking is a show for practitioners and coaches who help their clients create change. Host Ruckus Skye engages in conversations with internationally renowned hypnosis and changework expert and trainer James Tripp. Discussions include tools & techniques, concepts and insights, and changework philosophy for the working practitioner.

Publisher

James Tripp & Ruckus Skye

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Feb 2025

Latest episode

5 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Free James Tripp Conversational Hypnosis Training

   Get your free one-hour Conversational Hypnosis training from James Tripp! https://www.clientshiftsacademy.com/convo-hypno-free-vid (https://www.clientshiftsacademy.com/convo-hypno-free-vid) Join Client Shifts Membership to take part in the six-week James Tripp training: X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Use the coupon code below to get 10% off your first month of Client Shifts! CONVO-WEEK1-10 https://www.clientshiftsacademy.com/offers/q7NHFkzf (https://www.clientshiftsacademy.com/offers/q7NHFkzf) All sessions will be available as replays inside the portal. Sat Jun 6th - X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Week 1 • 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST Sat Jun 13th - X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Week 2 • 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST Sat Jun 20th - X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Week 3 • 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST Sat Jun 27th - X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Week 4 • 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST Sat Jul 4th - X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Week 5 • 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST Sat Jul 11th - X-raying Realities for Conversational Hypnosis Week 6 • 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST

2. 

   15 Apr 2026

   Creating the Space for Miracles - Stacking the Odds in Your Sessions

   🔴 FREE LIVE EVENT THIS SATURDAY — Creating the Space for Miracles. 👉 Register here: https://www.clientshiftsacademy.com/miracles-live Join James Tripp for a one-time live Zoom event exploring what actually makes profound, unexpected change possible in a client session. 📅 Saturday, April 18th 2026 · 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST 🎟️ Free. Live only. No replay. ------------------------------------- In this episode of Changeworking, Ruckus and James explore what happens when change work goes beyond what any of us can explain. At the end of last year, James did a clean language demo at the UK Hypnosis Conference without knowing what the volunteer was working on. Five days later, he learned the session had resolved her lifelong dyslexia — she could suddenly read signs and license plates that had always looked like nonsense to her. James uses this story to unpack what he calls "the space for miracles": the idea that while a professional practitioner can't promise the miraculous, they also shouldn't work in a way that shuts the door on it. James and Ruckus dig into the tension between strategic, tactical change work and the kind of sudden, inexplicable shift that's hard to attribute to any single technique. They talk about Milton Erickson's influence, Steve Bierman's emergency room use of hypnotic suggestion (including his near-daily practice of telling bleeding patients to stop bleeding), David Grove's clean language, and why James believes all change ultimately comes from the creative intelligence within the client. The conversation also leads into a free live session on April 18th where James will play the full demo, break it down, and answer questions. This one is for practitioners who want to hold both realities at once — doing the nuts-and-bolts work of stacking the odds, while leaving the space open for something unexpected to come through. In this episode: - What James means by "miraculous" change, and why it's different from hype - The dyslexia demo: how a session resolved something neither practitioner nor client had named - Stacking the odds vs. controlling outcomes in hypnotic changework - Steve Bierman's ER work — telling bleeding patients to stop bleeding - Why rigid processes can subordinate the client's own creative intelligence - What clean language, David Grove, and interactive trance flow have in common Timestamps: [00:00] Intro & the April 18 free live session on creating the space for miracles [01:30] What does "creating the space for miracles" actually mean? [02:45] Why James pushes back on the "hypnosis = instant cure" promise [04:30] Holding both: strategic work and openness to the miraculous [05:30] Warts, HPV, and why hypnosis beats freezing them off [07:30] You can't rely on miracles, but you also shouldn't shut them out [08:15] Stacking the odds — Erickson's "curious to see what's possible" [09:30] The demo backstory: the UK Hypnosis Conference, clean language, and Amy [12:30] Seven minutes of work with no idea what they were working on [13:15] Amy's message five days later — the dyslexia had lifted [15:15] "Sometimes people can just do things they don't know they can do" [16:00] Steve Bierman's ER work and telling patients to stop bleeding [19:30] Miraculous hypnosis as "asking the unconscious" — and personalized rituals [21:15] Co-creation: the demo was not something James "did to" Amy [22:45] Heraclitus, ephemeral moments, and why techniques don't just repeat [24:30] What happened months later — a whole generative wave, not a fix [26:15] Stacking the odds as the real aim of changework [27:15] Is this conversational hypnosis or deep trance? Neither, exactly [28:30] A PTSD client, "the deepest I've been in trance without being in trance" [32:30] Watching the demo back: natural eye-closes and the pull of psychoactive moments [36:45] Interactive trance flow and why co-creativity matters [39:15] Ruckus: watching it, it didn't look "special" — that's kind of the point [40:30] Andy's smoking cessation session: the one he was going to refund [41:30] Closing — good work is stacking the odds, not controlling outcomes [42:15] Outro & invitation to join the free April 18 live session Books mentioned — browse James's library: https://bookshop.org/lists/james-tripp-s-library - "Healing Beyond Pills and Potions" by Dr. Steve Bierman Connect: Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com Produced by Ruckus Skye www.clientshifts.com

3. 

   14 Jan 2026

   The Ego: Maps of Self & Who You Think You Are

   Hosts Ruckus and James explore the ego as a navigational tool rather than an enemy, examining how self-stories shape behavior and how recognizing them offers psychological freedom in this interview.

4. 

   4 Jan 2026

   Lesser-Known Influences That Shaped James Tripp Pt 2 - Byron Katie, General Semantics, REBT, & Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

   James Tripp explores the profound influences of Byron Katie, General Semantics, REBT, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy on his change work practice, emphasizing belief dismantling and agency reorientation in this interview with Ruckus.

5. 

   26 Dec 2025

   Lesser-Known Influences That Shaped James Tripp Pt 1 - Three Principles, Choice Theory, & Impact Therapy

   Host Ruckus interviews James Tripp about the lesser-known influences of Three Principles, Choice Theory, and Impact Therapy that shaped Tripp's approach to change work, revealing personal turning points and the limitations of single-paradigm models.

6. 

   10 Dec 2025

   What Clean Language Really Is — And How It Transforms Coaching, Hypnosis, and Changework

   Changework expert James Tripp discusses Clean Language with Ruckus, explaining its origins, how it creates immersive experiences, and how it strengthens hypnotic absorption in this interview episode.

7. 

   21 Oct 2025

   1st Order & 2nd Order Change

   James Tripp explores the distinction between first-order changes within a system and second-order changes that break the system's rules, revealing how effective change work helps clients escape rigid frameworks.

8. 

   29 Sept 2025

   Confidence & Self-Doubt in Coaching

   This episode explores the common human experiences of confidence and self-doubt in coaching, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and presence over control and outcome pressure.

9. 

   8 Sept 2025

   Showmanship & Performance in Changework

   Host Ruckus and guest James explore showmanship and performance in changework, revealing how theatrical techniques enhance communication and impact.

10. 

    31 Jul 2025

    Identity: How shifts in self-concept can transform

    Ruckus and James Tripp explore the profound impact of identity and self-concept on behavior, revealing how shifts in self-perception are essential for meaningful change, in this interview.

11. 

    30 May 2025

    Psychoactive Facilitation

    Ruckus Skye and James explore psychoactive facilitation, revealing how deep client engagement arises from slowing down and embracing possibility, enhancing the feeling of transformative experiences.

12. 

    20 May 2025

    Beliefs, Truths, and Trances of Identity

    🎙️ Where do our beliefs come from—and how many of them do we actually know we have? In this episode, Ruckus and James dig deep into the murky, layered world of unconscious beliefs and the way they silently shape our reality. From invisible operating systems to emotional trances masquerading as truth, this conversation unpacks the complexity of belief in changework. They touch on everything from Byron Katie’s process to Taoist ideas of truth and usefulness, all through the lens of real-world examples and client work. This one’s especially for the practitioners who want to help clients loosen the grip of what feels true—but isn’t necessarily serving. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Beliefs you don’t know you have 01:00 – James’ lead guitar example: the trance of capability 04:00 – Fairness, rights, and Byron Katie’s belief-turnaround process 09:00 – Truth vs. usefulness: the map is not the territory 14:00 – Worrying as a false strategy 16:30 – Truth traps and psychological freedom 20:00 – Chairs, clients, and belief as operating system 22:00 – Key operational concepts: control, trust, and love 27:00 – Blocky renderings vs. fluid metaphors in client beliefs 30:00 – Speculative semantic modeling: guessing what makes a belief make sense 34:00 – Modeling from people who live life differently 38:00 – Self-osmosis and living into new beliefs 40:00 – Closing thoughts: belief change as essential to transformation CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com Website: www.clientshifts.com (http://www.clientshifts.com/) Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye. #podcast #changework #hypnosis #nlp #coaching #coach #CoachingTools #ClientBreakthroughs

13. 

    9 May 2025

    Mindshifts & Meta-Awareness

    🎙️ Changeworking — S1E7: Mind Shifts & Meta-Awareness What does it mean to witness your own process? In this episode, Ruckus and James explore the power of meta-awareness in changework — both for ourselves and for our clients. From recognizing when a mind shift occurs, to understanding how trance and identity are often one and the same, this conversation digs into the subtle but powerful layers of how change happens. They unpack: • The idea that “all trance is identity” • Why curiosity is one of the most powerful resources in change • How to help clients notice and integrate their own breakthroughs • What makes a moment truly transformative — and why it can’t be forced Whether you’re facilitating change or navigating it yourself, this episode is all about learning to spot the ember of transformation and gently blow on it. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: What are mind shifts and meta-awareness? 01:00 – The link between trance, identity, and “parts in the executive” 04:00 – Developing a meta-self: witnessing vs. being had by your process 07:00 – Resilience, trauma, and psychological “landscapes” 10:00 – Why client interest and curiosity matter more than technique 13:00 – Milton Erickson and unconscious meta-awareness 17:00 – Coaching the uninterested client — working with “desperation” 20:00 – Why some clients are just more fun to work with 23:00 – What actually creates a shift? The power of hypnotic explanation 27:00 – Spotting the moment of transformation — and what to do with it 30:00 – Instagram platitudes vs. lived insight 34:00 – Sydney Banks, the Three Principles, and throwaway-line epiphanies 36:30 – Complexity and emergence in changework 38:00 – A no-self moment on an airplane: James’ spontaneous shift 40:00 – Clients who know when they’ve had a shift 41:30 – Outro: How do we help clients develop meta-awareness? CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com Website: www.clientshifts.com Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye. #podcast #changework #hypnosis #nlp #coaching #coach #CoachingTools #ClientBreakthroughs

14. 

    21 Apr 2025

    Parts Work: The Multiplicity of the Mind

    In this episode, hosts Ruckus and James Tripp explore the concept of "parts work" - the idea that our minds consist of multiple parts or subpersonalities rather than a single unified self. They discuss how recognizing and working with these different parts can be a powerful framework for personal change and therapeutic practice. Both hosts share personal experiences with parts work approaches and discuss how understanding the multiplicity of mind can improve self-awareness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal relationships. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to parts work and the multiplicity of mind 04:45 - Working with metaphors and externalizing problems 08:00 - Why Ruckus is passionate about parts work 14:45 - The origin of parts-based approaches and Society of Mind 19:45 - How parts can have their own histories and narratives 25:15 - Working with resource parts and forming "teams" internally 30:30 - James' story about discovering a fear of rejection 37:45 - Becoming a witness to your own processes 42:45 - Simple techniques for working with activated parts 52:15 - Ultra-simple parts activation/deactivation technique 57:30 - Working with resistance and understanding parts in others LINKS Introduction to Internal Family Systems by Richard Schwartz https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Internal-Systems-Richard-Schwartz/dp/1683643615 (https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Internal-Systems-Richard-Schwartz/dp/1683643615) Resource Therapy by Dr Gordon Emmeson https://www.amazon.com/Resource-Therapy-Gordon-Emmeson-PhD/dp/0992499518 (https://www.amazon.com/Resource-Therapy-Gordon-Emmeson-PhD/dp/0992499518) Ego States: Theory and Therapy by Helen H. Watkins & John G. Watkins https://www.amazon.com/Ego-States-Helen-H-Watkins/dp/0393702596 (https://www.amazon.com/Ego-States-Helen-H-Watkins/dp/0393702596) CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com (mailto:training@clientshifts.com?subject=Question%20about%20Client%20Shifts%20Training%20/%20/%20Changeworking%20Pod)Website: www.clientshiftsacademy.com (http://www.clientshiftsacademy.com) Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye. #podcast #changework #hypnosis #nlp #coaching #coach

15. 

    14 Mar 2025

    Brain Hemispheres: Beyond Left vs. Right

    EPISODE SUMMARY Ruckus and James talk about the different ways our brain hemispheres process information and experience the world. James discusses insights from Ian McGilchrist's book "The Master and His Emissary," explaining how the left hemisphere tends toward linear, control-oriented thinking while the right hemisphere offers more holistic, participatory awareness. They explore how understanding these differences can enhance changework practice and create more effective client outcomes by balancing these complementary ways of engaging with reality. TIMESTAMPS 00:41 - Introduction to brain hemispheres and McGilchrist's work 03:00 - The fable of The Master and His Emissary explained 06:48 - Differences between left and right hemispheric processing 08:00 - How each hemisphere attends to the world differently 12:00 - Left hemisphere's need for control vs. right hemisphere's participatory consciousness 15:52 - Applying hemisphere knowledge in change work sessions 19:50 - When to purposefully engage a client's left hemisphere 21:56 - Techniques for shifting clients between hemispheric states 25:14 - How this understanding transformed James as a practitioner 33:31 - Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke experience and right hemisphere awareness 36:07 - James' renewed appreciation for trance work LINKS The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGilchrist Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-master-and-his-emissary-the-divided-brain-and-the-making-of-the-western-world-expanded-iain-mcgilchrist/8525336?ean=9780300245929&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhMq-BhCFARIsAGvo0KfFbSw3k83wfKYjzhTCZWKn7qiabQURF1SEDK3oOaL3Um5_kELQt38aAo_-EALw_wcB (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-master-and-his-emissary-the-divided-brain-and-the-making-of-the-western-world-expanded-iain-mcgilchrist/8525336?ean=9780300245929&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhMq-BhCFARIsAGvo0KfFbSw3k83wfKYjzhTCZWKn7qiabQURF1SEDK3oOaL3Um5_kELQt38aAo_-EALw_wcB) Audio Book: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Master-and-His-Emissary-Audiobook/1515942074?eac_link=u6pCaDwwjMsQ&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=1515942074&qid=ZCfCC9TASG&eac_id=139-2347382-8619303_ZCfCC9TASG&sr=1-1 (https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Master-and-His-Emissary-Audiobook/1515942074?eac_link=u6pCaDwwjMsQ&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=1515942074&qid=ZCfCC9TASG&eac_id=139-2347382-8619303_ZCfCC9TASG&sr=1-1) My Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU) CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com (mailto:changeworkingpod@gmail.com) Website: www.clientshiftsacademy.com (http://www.clientshiftsacademy.com) Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye.

16. 

    7 Mar 2025

    Curiosity in Changework

    EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Changeworking, Ruckus and James discuss the transformative power of curiosity in changework sessions. They talk about how curiosity serves as an essential counterforce to fear and reactivity, creating a space where genuine exploration and change can occur and how practitioners can cultivate curiosity both within themselves and their clients to facilitate more effective sessions. TIMESTAMPS 00:39 - James explains how curiosity opposes fear and reactivity 02:52 - Connection between curiosity and creativity 04:07 - How curiosity drives effective exploration in practitioners 06:54 - Discussion on outcome attachment and its impact 10:58 - Exploring the fear-curiosity relationship 12:19 - Techniques for pacing and leading clients to better states 14:40 - Demonstration of "curiosity hooks" as techniques 17:14 - Example gambit: asking about birth to shift perspective 18:37 - The powerful gambit about approaching recurring problems 21:28 - How small "gambits" can create significant shifts 23:07 - Erickson's approach: "I don't know, but I am curious..." 26:38 - Possibility versus uncertainty as states 31:50 - Finding authentic curiosity as a practitioner 38:15 - The importance of personal narratives in changework 42:30 - Reflections on examined versus unexamined life 44:55 - The challenges of modern life and finding deep satisfaction CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com (mailto:changeworkingpod@gmail.com) Website: www.clientshiftsacademy.com (http://www.clientshiftsacademy.com) Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye.

17. 

    24 Feb 2025

    Tools: Timeline & Memory Reconsolidation

    EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Ruckus and James Tripp dive into the world of timeline techniques and memory reconsolidation—tools that can create profound, lasting change for clients and practitioners alike. Ruckus shares his personal enthusiasm for timeline work, revealing how it has transformed both his client sessions and his own healing journey. The conversation explores the neurological basis of memory, debunking common misconceptions about how our minds store experiences, and offering practical insights into how practitioners can help clients reprocess painful memories without re-traumatizing them. You'll discover why changing your relationship to past events can be more powerful than trying to "get over" them, how to work with resistance as a natural protective mechanism, and why timeline techniques provide such a versatile framework for changework. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Opening introduction 01:52 Origins of timeline techniques and the Bandler/Grinder split 02:45 Different ways people organize time in their minds ("in time" vs "through time") 05:43 Timeline positions and viewing memories from different perspectives 07:56 How changing your relationship to memories leads to reprocessing 11:38 Depotentiating negative energies from memories 13:39 Discussion about resistance in clients and how to work with it 18:22 Content-free work with timeline techniques 21:05 The "memory wars" and Elizabeth Loftus's research on false memories 24:25 Memory reconsolidation as a general approach rather than a specific protocol 30:42 Working with clients who don't consciously recall specific memories 34:26 Other NLP tools related to memory reconsolidation (Change Personal History, Decision Destroyer) 40:17 Philosophical discussion on creating positive memories vs seeking truth 46:01 Closing LINKS Tad James Timeline Therapy (book) https://www.amazon.com/Therapy-Basis-Personality-Pedagogy-Changing/dp/1785832832 (https://www.amazon.com/Therapy-Basis-Personality-Pedagogy-Changing/dp/1785832832) Memory Reconsolidation in Psychotherapy: The Neuropsychotherapist Special Issue (book) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506004342 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506004342) Elizabeth Loftus's TED Talk on false memories https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_how_reliable_is_your_memory (https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_how_reliable_is_your_memory) CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com (mailto:training@clientshifts.com?subject=Question%20about%20Client%20Shifts%20Training%20/%20/%20Changeworking%20Pod) Training: www.clientshifts.com (http://www.clientshifts.com)

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    14 Feb 2025

    Helping Yourself, Helping Others, & Being Human

    In this episode, Ruckus and James discuss the paradox of being changeworkers who sometimes struggle to apply their own tools to themselves. They explore the power of being genuine with clients and how sometimes the most effective approach is simply being human. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction and theme overview 00:50 James discusses his journey with self-hypnosis 04:30 Discussion on helping yourself vs. helping others 12:11 Exploring parts work and internal processes 20:13 Differences between self-facilitation and external facilitation 31:49 The importance of being human as a practitioner 35:46 Status dynamics in change work 47:09 Closing thoughts and contact information CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com (mailto:changeworkingpod@gmail.com) Training: www.clientshifts.com

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    7 Feb 2025

    Creative Changework: Making Tools Your Own

    In this debut episode of Changeworking, Ruckus and James explore how practitioners can adapt and personalize tools, frameworks, and protocols to make them more effective. Through historical examples and personal experiences, they discuss why creativity and flexibility in changework often yields better results than rigid adherence to standardized protocols. EPISODE QUOTES "Somebody made up every single one of these patterns. Every single one of these protocols, someone made it up." - James Tripp "The art is in bringing it to life in a unique, individualized way." - James Tripp "The point is not to learn the technique. If you learn the technique, you can consider that a bonus. But the point is to learn from the technique." - James Tripp CONTACT Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com (mailto:changeworkingpod@gmail.com) Training: www.clientshifts.com (http://www.clientshifts.com)

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