NeuroThrive for Women in Leadership
Where performance, identity and the nervous system intersect, strengthening wellbeing, leadership effectiveness and retention at critical leadership levels.
NeuroThrive is a neuroscience-backed leadership development framework for women, designed to create sustainable high performance by strengthening the internal drivers of leadership under pressure.
In today’s high-demand environments, many senior and rising women aren’t struggling because they lack skill or ambition. They’re carrying the hidden internal cost of success: chronic stress load, identity-level pressure, and invisible expectations that quietly drain confidence and capacity.
NeuroThrive supports women to:
Regulate their nervous system so they can lead from safety, not stress
Rewire identity-level beliefs shaped by legacy leadership norms that drive over-performance, self-doubt and over-responsibility
Build emotional intelligence that is embodied, practical and usable in real time
Align values and purpose with how they lead, so success feels sustainable
Across industries, organisations are promoting and attracting talented women, yet many are struggling to retain them at key points in the leadership pipeline.
The data is clear:
Up to 75% of women executives report experiencing imposter syndrome at some point in their careers. (KPMG, 2022)
Six in 10 senior-level women report frequently feeling burned out. (LeanIn.Org & McKinsey, 2025)
Women are more likely than men to report that work has had a negative impact on their mental health. (Gallup Workplace, 4 Dec 2024)
Why This Matters Now
This internal pressure isn’t always visible, but its impact is. For organisations, it shows up as:
Quiet disengagement and reduced confidence.
Loss of high-potential women at critical leadership stages.
Increased recruitment and replacement costs.
Stalled leadership pipelines and DEI progress.
The NeuroThrive Pillars
Most leadership training focuses on skills. NeuroThrive strengthens what sits underneath skills; the internal foundations that determine how leaders think, feel and respond when the stakes rise. The framework is built on three pillars.
1. Identity, Values & Purpose Alignment
Build grounded confidence & inner authority under pressure.
Rewire imposter patterns, perfectionism, people-pleasing and over-responsibility.
Clarify values, purpose and leadership direction to strengthen intrinsic motivation.
Create boundaries and decision-making that hold at higher stakes.
2. Nervous System Regulation & Emotional Intelligence
Lead with calm clarity in high-demand environments.
Recognise stress responses and regulate in real time.
Strengthen emotional literacy and relational leadership in complex moments.
Improve presence, communication and recovery capacity under load.
3. Growth Mindset & Sustainable High Performance
Create resilience, momentum and performance that lasts.
Build feedback resilience and adaptive confidence through growth mindset.
Replace survival-mode productivity with sustainable execution rhythms.
Increase focus, visibility and consistent action towards next-level leadership.
NeuroThrive is delivered through a tiered model, so organisations can start with an entry point that fits their budget, goals and maturity, then deepen the work where it will have the greatest impact. Each level builds on the last, creating measurable shifts in wellbeing, performance and retention.
A Modular Approach
In detail
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Best for: Introducing the NeuroThrive lens, creating shared language, and equipping a wider group with practical tools fast.
What it delivers: Awareness, buy-in, immediate skill application, and momentum for culture change.
Typical format includes:
Pre-session diagnostic questions (light-touch)
Live workshop delivery with practical tools
Reflection, application planning, and team commitments
Example themes:
From Survival to Self-Trust, the neuroscience of sustainable leadership
The Hidden Internal Cost of Success, stress load, identity pressure, invisible expectations
Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure, leading with calm clarity
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Best for: Creating lasting change for senior and rising women at key progression points.
What it delivers: Identity-level shift, nervous-system capacity, and real behavioural change that holds under pressure.
How it works:
Small-group cohort container for psychological safety and depth
Weekly or fortnightly sessions, plus practical integration between sessions
Application to real leadership challenges in role, not theory
Outcomes you can expect:
Stronger boundaries and decision-making
Increased confidence and presence that holds at higher stakes
Reduced burnout risk and improved retention at critical pipeline points
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Best for: Deeper 121 work for Senior leaders, high potentials, and women stepping into bigger scope, visibility and influence.
What it delivers: Deep integration, sustained behaviour change, and leadership embodiment over time.How it works:
Extended support for high-pressure seasons and complex change
Focus on visibility, authority, strategic decision-making, and emotional range
Ongoing accountability and integration to prevent reversion under stress
Ideal for: Directors, Heads of Function, Partners, and succession-track leaders.
The Process
1. Discovery & Consultation
We begin with a dive into your culture, challenges, and vision—so we understand what’s really needed beneath the surface.
A bespoke, modular programme tailored to your team’s needs, values, and desired outcomes. Start small or big.
2. Strategy Development
Delivery is interactive, practical, and energising—through workshops, coaching, or keynotes. Sessions are available online or in person.
3. Implementation
Post-programme, I can provide tools, follow-up sessions, and coaching to embed the learning and measure long-term results.
4. Ongoing Support & Integration
Hello, I’m Sophie
Sophie Fraser is a Neuro and Mindset Coach and Rapid Transformational Therapist specialising in sustainable high performance. She blends applied neuroscience, nervous-system regulation and subconscious identity work to create leadership change that holds under pressure.
Sophie is passionate about helping high-achieving women break free from burnout and imposter patterns, and from the survival strategies that keep them stuck, perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination and carrying the invisible load. Her work helps women take back inner control and lead with calm confidence.
Her spaces are known for being both powerful and human. Sophie is often described as an empathetic, knowledgeable leader who is fiercely supportive, creating communities where like-minded women can breathe, expand, laugh, and think deeply about what they want next. She has led free groups including Rise Up, built Mission Growth Hub, and runs expansion retreats that help women reconnect to purpose, find flow, and release outdated patterns so success feels sustainable.
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Thank you so much for running the session. I got a lot out of it. I have already implemented some of your advice, helping me with some mindset around some public speaking.
Kati Lynch, Managing Director – London & Home Counties
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Sophie thank you so much for the past wonderful 4 months, I have learnt so much about myself and you have taught me so much. I would totally recommend Sophie's programme. Sophie has helped me so much, its hard to list them all....Sophie has given me the tools and confidence to set goals and really think about what I want and then making it happen.
Alison Hadley, Senior Project Manager
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Sophie is an expert in her field. She delivered a clearly structured programme, to get to grips with the root cause of imposter syndrome and provide the toolkit to manage and overcome it. The Neuro Coaching was completely new to me. She guided me through it, to enable me to identify and address limiting beliefs.
R Macfarlane, Senior Digital Marketing Manager
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