Share Your Experience

Before you begin…

Thank you for considering contributing to My Change Experience.

My Change Experience is a public archive of first person accounts of lived change. We welcome experiences from all walks of life, whether they involve personal transitions, organisational change, community initiatives or wider social change.

Your experience does not need to be complete, successful or resolved. We are interested in preserving honest accounts of change as they were lived.

Please complete the form below. Share as much or as little as you feel comfortable sharing.
You may use your own name or a pseudonym.

Not sure where to start?

Here are a few examples to help you get started

Example 1

I had worked in the same organisation for fifteen years before deciding to leave. I thought changing jobs would mainly affect my work, but it changed my confidence, my relationships and how I thought about myself. It was strange trying to become friends with a new set of people…

Example 2

My work is about helping young people rebuild their lives after difficult experiences. I thought I was helping them change, but the experience has changed me as much as it changed them…

Example 3

My mother became ill several years ago. Looking after her changed my understanding of responsibility in ways I never expected. I’m still trying to make sense of that experience. I have since reflected more on human mortality. This is how it changed the way I see myself today…

Example 4

I was asked to lead a major change programme at work. We delivered what we set out to do, but what stayed with me most was how differently people experienced the same change. It completely changed how I think about leading change…

Example 5

Our local community came together to try save our local library. I saw people organize themselves, disagree, adapt and eventually work together to change our community…

Example 6

Something seems to have started in my life that I don’t yet fully understand. I don’t know how it will end or what it will mean in the long term, but I wanted to record what the experience feels like while I’m still in it…

• Title of your experience *
• Your change experience *
  Every experience of change is different. There is no right or wrong way to tell your story. You might describe what the change was, what happened, how you experienced it, and anything you think future readers should know. Tell it as you experienced it.
• Display name *
  Enter the name you would like displayed with your experience. This can be your real name or a pseudonym.
• Email address *
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• I confirm this is my own experience and I give permission for it to be published and used by Change Planet *
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