The Change Effect - Inspiration and Strategies for Creating Success on Your Own Terms
The Change Effect helps you turn life transitions into powerful new beginnings one story, one shift, one breakthrough at a time.
Your host, Noelle Van – a leadership coach and change strategist, spent years in corporate America helping innovators and leaders break through barriers to create success on their own terms – she now works with women to step into change to create a life they love.
Whether you're putting yourself at the center of your own story, redefining success or making a power pivot in your life, career or business - you're in the right place.
Each week, we dive into conversations with trailblazers, change-makers, and everyday women experiencing the ripple effects that come from overcoming the fear and doing it anyway. Providing actionable steps, practical strategies, and a whole lot of fun along the way.
The Change Effect - Inspiration and Strategies for Creating Success on Your Own Terms
E141: The Comparison Trap: How to Stop Letting Other Women's Highlight Reels Derail You
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Have you ever picked up your phone, scrolled through someone else’s life, and suddenly felt like you were behind?
In this powerful solo episode of The Change Effect, I dive deep into the comparison trap, what it really is, why it hits women differently, and how it quietly derails confidence, momentum, and self-trust.
This is not another “just stop comparing yourself” conversation. Instead, I break down the psychology behind comparison, dismantles common myths, and gives you practical, grounded strategies to turn comparison into a tool instead of a weapon.
If you’re building something new, navigating change, or finding yourself stuck in the scroll-and-doubt cycle, this episode will give you clarity, relief, and a new way forward.
In this episode, I discuss:
- The critical difference between comparison and jealousy
- Why comparison is more dangerous and harder to spot
- How women are conditioned to measure themselves relationally
- Why social media amplifies comparison patterns
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