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by Katie Bascuas

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A Change in Story is a podcast about the moments that reshape how we see ourselves and the world around us. Through individual stories, explore what happens when people challenge old narratives, let go of what no longer fits and figure out what comes next. Also included are three-minute quick tips that break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help offer a different perspective. Each episode invites you to consider what it looks like to rewrite your story while you're still living it. Hosted by Katie Bascuas, a licensed professional counselor with a former life working in journalism and communications and lover of all things writing and story-related.

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April 29, 2026

QuickTip: Who Inspires You Most?

Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective. Today's topic explores an easy, fun way to identify some of your values by looking at the people who inspire you. As a quick refresher, values are essentially an internal guidance system that help us to decide what to move toward or away from based on what we find important or meaningful. Because they're more internal, and not right on the surface, values can sometimes take a little bit of work to figure out or to get clear on. So to try this exercise: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Identify three people you look up to. They can be people you know, like family members, friends, people in your community, or they could be famous, maybe an athlete, a musician, actor, artist, or a well-known entrepreneur. </li> <li dir="ltr">Reflect on each person, thinking about what characteristics or qualities they each embody that you appreciate or respect. (Maybe it's their work ethic, or their sense of humor, or maybe their sense of community, or their creativity and how they express themselves, etc.) </li> <li dir="ltr">Jot down those qualities under each person's name to create three different lists. </li> <li dir="ltr">Once you've gotten a number of characteristics down for each person, cross compare among the three lists and see if you notice any similarities or even the same qualities between two or even all three people. You can circle those or make a new list. </li> <li dir="ltr">Next, identify at least 3-5 overall values that you might have based on what you've written down. You can also use a list of values available online to help give you some ideas. </li> <li dir="ltr">Finally, test it out. Notice how you spend your free time for the next several days, and see if it's reflective of those values you identified. Or, you can intentionally use those values to make decisions about how to spend your free time, and that can help you to further clarify what's really important to you. </li> </ul> *** Want to reach out, be a guest or have a question? Contact <a href= "mailto:email@achangeinstory.com">email@achangeinstory.com</a>. *Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional.

April 27, 2026

QuickTip: What's the Difference Between Values and Goals (And Why Does It Matter)?

Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective. Today's topic explores the difference between values and goals and why it can be helpful to take both into account as you're working toward things you want to achieve. Goals, for one, provide a destination, like the end point on a map, which is typically something we want to achieve or experience. Values, on the other hand, are more of an internal guidance system, kind of like a compass, telling us what to move toward or away from based on what we believe is important or valuable to us. So, goals provide more of the "what" or the destination—where we want to end up—while values provide more of the "how" we're gonna get there and the "why," or the motivation to get the destination. And this can be important because if we default to focusing more on goals without also considering our values, then we can experience things like burnout or achieve things that feel unfulfilling or empty. It can also make it more difficult to achieve a goal because if we don't know why we're doing something or why it's important to us, it can make it much harder to enjoy the process and stick with it. *** Want to reach out, be a guest or have a question? Contact <a href= "mailto:email@achangeinstory.com">email@achangeinstory.com</a>. *Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional.

April 22, 2026

QuickTip: What To Do With the 'What Ifs'

Here's a quick, three-minute tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective. Today's topic explores what-if thinking and one way to help manage the "what ifs," especially when we're worried about the future. *** Want to reach out, be a guest or have a question? Contact <a href= "mailto:email@achangeinstory.com">email@achangeinstory.com</a>. *Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional.

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What is Take a Beat?: A Change in Story is a podcast about the moments that reshape how we see ourselves and the world around us.

Through individual stories, explore what happens when people challenge old narratives, let go of what no longer fits and figure out what comes next.

Also included are three-minute quick tips that break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help offer a different perspective.

Each episode invites you to consider what it looks like to rewrite your story while you're still living it.

Hosted by Katie Bascuas, a licensed professional counselor with a former life working in journalism and communications and lover of all things writing and story-related.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 6 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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