In this episode of Changeworking, Ruckus and James Tripp dive deep into one of the most fundamental aspects of human psychology: identity. They explore how who you think you are directly shapes how you behave, and why all meaningful change work requires some shift in identity. Ruckus discovers that simply changing the language from "identity" to "self-concept" produces completely different answers about himself—revealing the hidden power of words to unlock new perspectives. James shares why he believes "self-concept is destiny" and how our maps of self and world interact to create our sense of safety. Plus, Ruckus tells a surprising personal story from his own therapy sessions about a part of him that was sabotaging his progress because it feared losing its sense of who he was.

[00:00:45] What is identity and how does it affect changework?
[00:04:00] How identity stabilizes our way of being and limits what we see as possible
[00:05:30] The interaction between our map of self and map of the world
[00:06:30] "Self-concept is destiny" - how beliefs about ourselves change everything
[00:08:45] Using identity-level questions in change work
[00:12:52] Are identity, self-concept, and ego all the same thing?
[00:15:15] Ruckus's personal discovery - how different words unlock different answers
[00:19:45] The power of language to evoke rather than just inform
[00:24:00] Robert Kegan's "new language culture" and getting unstuck
[00:27:30] Why there's no "getting identity right" - it must constantly evolve
[00:29:15] Working with veterans - when old identity no longer fits new life
[00:31:30] Should practitioners work directly on identity or indirectly?
[00:35:15] Ruckus's therapy story - the part that sabotaged progress to preserve identity
[00:37:00] The fear of losing yourself and "investing in loss"
[00:40:00] Seven different ways to ask about identity

What does it really mean when a client “goes psychoactive”? In this episode, Ruckus and James explore how deep engagement emerges — not from force, but from slowing down, dropping judgment, and leaning into possibility. From metaphors to memory reconsolidation, this conversation unpacks what makes transformation feel alive.

00:00 – Intro: What is psychoactive facilitation?
01:00 – James shares the origins of the term from David Grove’s quadrant model
05:00 – The difference between being in a state vs. describing one
09:00 – Ruckus connects psychoactive facilitation to immersive, imaginal states
14:00 – Psychoactive facilitation is dynamic dreaming — trance as co-creation
19:30 – Where psychoactive states meet changework
22:45 – How to tell when a client is going psychoactive
26:00 – Letting go of “what should happen” to allow emergence
31:30 – Being oriented toward possibility = psychoactive facilitation
35:00 – Creating conditions for unconscious engagement
41:50 – Stacking the odds toward psychoactive facilitation
44:00 – Closing thoughts and outro

Email: changeworkingpod@gmail.com

Website: www.clientshifts.com

Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye.

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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

Changeworking is produced by Ruckus Skye.

#podcast #changework #hypnosis #nlp #coaching #coach #CoachingTools #ClientBreakthroughs