The Rider and the Elephant
A podcast about understanding and activating change

Practical Tools for *Conscious* Change

Why is knowing you need to change rarely enough to help you actually do it? Aaron and Cristina unpack the human experience of change through the Rider (our rational mind), the Elephant (our emotions and habits), and the Path (our environment). They examine what happens when these forces fall out of ...

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Nov. 2, 2026

Introducing The Rider And The Elephant

Why is change so hard, even when we know what we want to do? In the first episode of The Rider and the Elephant: Activating Change, Aaron and Christina introduce the framework inspired by Chip and Dan Heath’s Switch: the Rider represents our rational mind, the Elephant our emotions, and the Path the conditions around us. Drawing on their backgrounds in consulting, learning and development, and coaching, they explore why plans and good intentions don’t always translate into action. Whether you’