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Sophie Bachmann August 5, 2026 · 5 min read

Manage stress? Learn to self-regulate your nervous system.

Stress isn't solved on the mental level. Three ways to calm your nervous system, and why sleeping more often doesn't fix people-tiredness.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 5, 2026 · 5 min read

How to deal with low self-worth

Two voices live inside all of us, one empowering, one doubting. Which one you feed decides how loud it gets.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 5, 2026 · 5 min read

Messages to my younger self

16 things I would tell my 20-year-old self, and a short exercise to find out what you'd tell yours.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 7, 2026 · 4 min read

Angry, annoyed, triggered? How to navigate conflicts mindfully.

Avoiding conflict costs connection. Seven mindful tools to stay in the room during disagreement, without losing yourself or the other person.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 7, 2026 · 4 min read

Are you holding your breath?

Your breath is the fastest, cheapest way to change your state. Wrong ways to breathe, right ways to breathe, and three structured practices to try.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 7, 2026 · 4 min read

The art of serenity in stressful times

Relaxation is a learnable skill. Why your sofa doesn't actually relax you, and five mindful mini-breaks that do.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 7, 2026 · 5 min read

Mastering the self-regulation dance: from impulses to choices

Self-regulation isn't suppression. The Stop-Breathe-Observe method, Viktor Frankl's space between stimulus and response, and how to actually train the skill.

 
Sophie facilitating a mindfulness session during a culture workshop, 2019
Sophie Bachmann August 18, 2026 · 8 min read

The Business Case, the Sound Bowl, and the Phone Call That Changed Everything

The real story of how Zen & Go started: a lunch break nobody asked for, a CEO's office, and one evening phone call that made the decision for me.

 
A slide from a Zen & Go webinar: Re-Focusing Session for focus and clarity
Sophie Bachmann August 4, 2026 · 4 min read

The Wandering Mind Tax

Real numbers on presenteeism, attention, and what an eight-week mindfulness programme actually changes. Two exercises you can run in the next minute.

 
Sophie Bachmann August 4, 2026 · 5 min read

The pause you don't take

Why silence might be the most underrated leadership skill, and what's hiding in it for you.

 
Sophie Bachmann July 21, 2026 · 6 min read

The conversation you've been postponing

Why we put it off, what it costs us, and how to walk into it without losing yourself.

 
Sophie Bachmann July 7, 2026 · 6 min read

You're not tired. You're tracking.

What we're calling exhaustion is often the invisible weight of paying attention. And it asks for a different kind of rest.

 
Sophie Bachmann June 23, 2026 · 6 min read

The 2 seconds after (that feel like 10)

How we respond when someone finally tells us the real thing is the thing that decides whether they'll do it again.

 
Sophie Bachmann June 9, 2026 · 5 min read

I noticed something. And why we don't say it.

We feel the shift in the room. We just don't say it. Here's why, and how I try to, every now and then.

 
Sophie Bachmann May 26, 2026 · 6 min read

My manager asked all the right questions. I still didn't trust him.

Why psychological safety is downstream of your own authenticity, and what to actually do about it.

 
Sophie Bachmann May 11, 2026 · 5 min read

"Stressed" is not a feeling

On emotional granularity, the Feelings Wheel, and a ten-second practice for your next 1:1.

 
Sophie Bachmann Early May 2026 · 5 min read

The 90-second rule for managers who don't have 90 seconds

A 90-second practice for the four minutes between meetings, and why most leaders skip the one thing that would actually help.