Hey, I’m Sofia 😊

I help high-achieving women leaders increase focus, energy & confidence so they can level up in their careers and feel more present in their lives.

You’re smart. Ambitious. Driven.
 
But behind the scenes, you're overwhelmed, stretched too thin, and stuck in a cycle of overthinking, self-doubt and stress.

As a Wellbeing & Performance Coach, I support women like you to feel more in control, more present, and more powerful - both at work and at home.


How do I do it? Through my signature Sustainable Success Framework™

- Step 1: Boost Your Energy for Peak Performance • Build sustainable habits for sleep, recovery and daily wellbeing • Reclaim physical + mental energy to show up fully

- Step 2: Master Control of Your Mind, Time and Resources • Reduce stress, set boundaries and ditch the guilt • Learn to say no without apology and yes without fear

- Step 3: Lead with Unshakable Confidence • Uncover your Zone of Genius and own your strengths • Turn down the volume on your inner critic and level up your self-trust

- Step 4: Design Your Leadership Legacy • Get clear on what you really want — then make it happen • Align your goals with your values for lasting motivation


My Clients Results:

✅ Agnes: Resigned from a misaligned job → Reclaimed confidence + career clarity + healthier routines

✅ Alexis: Set boundaries → Quit overworking → Launched a thriving coaching business + rebuilt purpose & self-worth

✅ Emma: Overcame overwhelm → Rebalanced work & motherhood → Found focus, energy & perspective


If you’re ready to stop surviving and start thriving  (without sacrificing your ambition) — book a free 30-min discovery call below ↓

I would love to hear from you! 

With ❤️
Sofia

I used to think exhaustion was the price of success.
Until it nearly broke me...


This photo was taken just days before I hit rock bottom.

September 2013 - just over 12 years ago. 

I was 27, working at my dream company, running a project I had come up with myself - Spotify style. 

I absolutely LOVED the company, my colleagues, my manager, and what I was doing. 

But I had no idea how to take care of myself.

I had burned my most important budget: my own health.  😔

I was wired and tired all at once.

My body was heavy.

Severe sleeping problems.

Dizziness.

My mind was spinning.

Tension headache and light fever followed me everywhere.

I couldn't make decisions or remember stuff. 

Despite the project being a great success, days later, I couldn’t get out of bed.

I’d pushed too hard for too long. 😔

Too many years of feeling overwhelmed, anxious, doubting myself, and putting everyone else’s needs first. 

Too many years of ignoring my body’s loud and clear warning signs.

Instead, I doubled down on coffee, HIIT exercises, painkillers and a “just power through” mindset.

But eventually, burnout caught up.

It always does.

And it hit so HARD.

My recovery was long and messy, and looking back, this was 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

But it also changed everything for me.

It taught me how to truly care for myself and showed me my purpose: 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽.

Because you don’t have to exhaust every ounce of your energy to be successful. 🍀

There’s a better way - trust me on this.

If this speaks to you, know you’re far from alone, and things can change.

You can build a thriving career AND still have energy to actually enjoy your life.

I know because it’s happened to me and countless of my clients just like you. ❤️

Today, one of my clients, a woman with 30+ years of very senior leadership experience, told me: 

"𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵."

❤️

Heartwarming stuff 🥹 

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So now what? 🤔

Start by downloading my free guide (that I so wish I had back in the days):

“𝟭𝟱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀”.

👉 https://lnkd.in/dFxfk7Rm


Always in your corner, 
Sofia

Sofia von Celsing

I help senior women leaders & execs boost focus, energy & confidence to thrive at work & home | ICF PCC Leadership Coach & Breathwork Facilitator I Podcast Host | Ex Spotify & Kry I Data-driven coaching with Oura

If you’re telling yourself “𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴… 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵” - you already know something needs to change.

 
Because January isn’t magically going to hand you confidence, energy, presence or focus...unless you make space for that change to happen 🧡
 
The work I do with my clients is all about building 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 from the inside out - confidence, energy, focus - the very foundations of my Sustainable Success Pyramid™ 🥰

If you want 2026 to genuinely feel different, not just 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 different in your head ("new year, new start")... now is the time to take that first step 😘
 
Your future calm, confident, energised self will thank you 🎉

And I’d love to support you there.
 
Fill in the application form on my site to apply for 1:1 coaching with me ✨ https://lnkd.in/dWdnv4_F 

If you book now, I'll honour my 2025 prices. (They will go up in 2026.)

Always in your corner,
Sofia ✨

“‘I just need to make it to Christmas… then next year will

High performance isn’t the problem. The way we’ve been taught to achieve it is.

The old model of success is collapsing in real time.

Women leaders are tired, overstretched, and have insane expectations of themselves, both internal and external. 

We were sold this myth:

👉 𝘗𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳.
👉 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 
👉 𝘐𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴. 
👉 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 
👉 “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥.”

And the consequences?

Stress. Exhaustion. Burnout. Crashed relationships. Depression. Lost confidence. Lower performance. Higher turnover.

I’ve lived it myself, and it took me many years to recover. 

The cost wasn’t just mine. Everyone around me paid a price.

𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 

A complete paradigm shift. 

A way of leading, performing, living, and working that brings humanity back, and works 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 our biology instead of against it.

A way to tap into your true excellence and badassery because you’ve peeled off the layers that never served you.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

🌿 Running on adrenaline, cortisol & caffeine → Nervous system regulation
🌿 Pushing through fatigue → Listening to your body
🌿 Exhaustion & depletion → High-quality sleep & recovery
🌿 Overworking, controlling & perfectionism → Doing what matters
🌿 Saying yes to everything → Healthy boundaries
🌿 People-pleasing → Prioritizing your time, energy & needs
🌿 Self-doubt & inner criticism → Self-compassion & confidence
🌿 Survival mode → Intentional mode
🌿 Scattered & stressed → Presence & focus
🌿 All-or-nothing thinking → Small consistent actions
🌿 Doing everything yourself → Asking for help & support

I’ve spent 13 years discovering and living this shift, and now I'm teaching it to my clients. 

The results? Mind-blowing.

This is how you access your real talent, creativity, power, personality, and potential, as a human AND as a leader.

This is how you unlock the most powerful executive part of your brain. The part of you that can take on 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

Can you feel it?

This isn’t just an idea. 

It’s a movement. 

A movement of 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻. 🤩

Women leaders like you will redefine what sustainable success truly looks like. 

𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻. 

Are you in? 😉

Always in your corner, 
Sofia 💛

𝗣𝗦. If this message hits home, if something in you knows you’re ready for this new way, my 1:1 program was built for this moment. For women leaders who refuse to burn out, shrink, or settle. For those ready to lead, live, and perform with more energy, presence, and confidence. Curious? Send me a DM or head to my website. Link in the comments.

Celebrating my fantastic clients and their amazing results 🙌 🥳 😍👇


As a coach, one of the most rewarding moments is when I ask my clients:

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?" 

It's incredible to see the range of victories they share... 
From small shifts to LIFE-CHANGING transformations.

These women are not just any clients - they are smart, ambitious leaders, often juggling perfectionist tendencies, hyper-achieving mindsets, and people-pleasing habits.

Many of them are also dealing with the pressures of demanding careers, parenting, and the constant drive to meet everyone’s expectations. 

It's common for them to struggle with saying no, setting boundaries, and managing the stress that can come with trying to do it all. 

Some have even pushed themselves to the brink of exhaustion or depression, yet they continue to rise.


𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴:

🧡 "I'm delegating more, and it feels so good! My manager is noticing it too and it has freed up so much time for me to focus on the most important tasks and more strategic stuff."

🧡 "Setting boundaries and saying no more often has actually earned me more respect from my team and colleagues. I was so worried it would have the opposite effect!"

🧡 "I finally have tools to take care of my wellbeing, and I’ve realized that I have the power to influence how I feel, instead of being dependent of external circumstances."

🧡 "I’m more present with my kids and husband than I’ve ever been."

🧡 "I stepped over the full washing basket and played with the kids instead, without feeling guilty because I asked myself what I truly value."

🧡 "After years of burying my emotions in work, I'm finally starting to reconnect with how I really feel."

🧡 "I’ve noticed how perfectionism has controlled my life and how I never wanted to try new things as I was afraid of making a fool out of myself, but now I challenged myself to try something as a beginner - and I had so much fun!"

🧡 "My relationship with my husband is growing stronger every day because of me sharing more about what's going on and I am also calmer and don't snap at him all the time."

🧡 "I resigned from a job that made me miserable for so long - it’s such a relief!"

🧡 "I officially started my own business today!"

🧡 "I’ve meditated every day for four weeks now and really notice such a huge difference in my stress & anxiety and ability to focus and be present.


Just a few wins, but I’m so proud of you my badass clients and it is SUCH an honor to be your coach ✨🧡 👏

What are 𝘆𝗼𝘂 celebrating today? 💃 🥳 

Always in your corner, 
Sofia

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#sustainablehighperformance #leadership #womeninleadership #celebration #clientwins

Your energy and presence are the most important resources you have as a leader. Are you taking care of yours? ✨🤸‍♀️ 


I know that you are busy bee with a LOT on your plate.

And it's so easy to just keep on running, without a stop to breathe, in order to be effective and get as many things done as possible.

I know, because this used to be me. 

With severe burnout as a result. 

Something I've worked on for the past 12 years or so is to manage my physical and mental energy. 


𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 & 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

It's also something I support my amazing hard-working busy clients with 😉

Because this is not easy by yourself, for various reasons:

👉 Feeling selfish and guilty. "Who am I to take a lunch yoga class when I have a gazillion things to do at work and want to get home in time for the kids? What would others say if I prioritized myself?"

👉 The schedule is simply too packed. Every second of your week is already booked by work, meetings, activities, social stuff, kids stuff etc. Oooops, no time left for you. 🤷‍♀️

👉 You wouldn’t have a clue where to start. You have not attended your own needs and wishes since you were a teenager.


𝗦𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀;

✅ Beliefs and patterns around people pleasing, over-achievement, perfectionism, and difficulty with saying no and setting boundaries

✅ Time & energy mgmt. Sometimes it is as concrete as them sharing their calendar with me and we find time together for their recovery, hobbies, time with a partner, family, or friends by canceling or rescheduling meetings, delegating to team members, time-blocking or simply saying no to stuff.

✅ Figuring out values and what they would love their dream career and life to look like and start acting like that was true already now.

✅ Practicing taking care of self and not just everyone else’s needs. This goes deeep for many.

✅ Learn effective strategies to improve sleep and increase rest & recovery like meditation, breathwork etc.


𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴.

My clients have more energy for everything going on in their lives and can perform better in their careers. So, taking care of your energy means that you will perform better, be happier, be more present, AND get the right things done 🥳 💪


𝗦𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻:

👉 What do you love doing?

👉 How can you make space for it?

👉 How would this change your energy, for yourself, your work & the people around you?

Always in your corner,

Sofia 😘


#presence #energy #leadership #sustainablehighperformance

This time of year has a special talent… it piles everything on at once 🎄🤪

 
On the outside, it’s cosy - candles, Lucia, Christmas prep, parties, mingles 🧡
 
On the inside… it feels absolutely chaotic.
 
Suddenly it’s:
 
👉 Q4 deadlines
 
👉 Performance reviews
 
👉 A calendar that leaves zero breathing space
 
👉 Daylight disappearing by 14:30
 
👉 Endless festive social events
 
You tell yourself: “I just need to make it to Christmas… THEN I’ll rest.”

 
Here’s the truth I wish I’d known back in my corporate days - if you’re already running on fumes, the festive break doesn’t magically soften things 😞
 
Because home life has its own demands:
 
Kids.
Family.
Logistics.
Pressure to make Christmas perfect.
 
Deep down, you know the festive break won’t give you real rest.


 
You might recognise the obvious signs:
 
👉 Back-to-back meetings that mysteriously expand - every “quick sync” turns into a 45-min dump of decisions.
 
👉 Overflowing inbox - approvals, feedback, “just your thoughts” before year-end.
 
👉 Waking up tired even after a full night’s sleep - like your brain never switched off.
 
👉Your calendar working against you - every spare block swallowed by Q4 tasks or social events.
 

And the quieter ones:
 
👉 Snapping at small things - an unstacked dishwasher, Slack ping, or “what’s for dinner?” triggers you.
 
👉 Social events feeling like another task - smiling on the outside but struggling to actually enjoy yourself and be present.
 
👉 Work looping in your mind during “cosy moments” - wrapping presents while running through tomorrow’s to-do list mentally.
 
👉 Running on the mantra: “𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴” - except December never calms down - your personal life is just as jam packed with to-do’s and your calendar stuffed.

 
This is probably happening because:
 
1️⃣ Boundaries slip under pressure - saying yes to everyone but yourself.
 
2️⃣ You put your needs last - powering through on adrenaline (and too much coffee).
 
3️⃣ You expect perfection - at work and at home.
 
4️⃣ You don’t ask for what you need - hoping others will “just get it.”
 
5️⃣ You swallow emotions until they spill over - then feel guilty for reacting.
 

I know you tell yourself “this is just how it is this time of year” - you’re not wrong.
 
But it CAN feel different. I promise 🧡
 
December doesn’t have to be a whirlwind that leaves you crashing into the holidays. 

You can protect your energy, feel present with your family, and enjoy the season.
 
Tiny, intentional shifts make a bigger difference than you think. That’s what I help women leaders create: thriving careers and present, joyful personal lives.

 
If you want December to feel different - actually enjoying your Christmas break and all those social events with energy and presence, while still crushing it at work, I’d love to hear from you 🥰
 
https://lnkd.in/dWdnv4_F

On the menu today for my clients: Busy Women's Brain Detox 🤩🧠 A workshop to get clear on priorities, reduce stress, schedule, delete, delegate, and increase awareness on all the external and internal things that are going on in their lives. 

Becuase this time of year is so intense for most people, it's easy to get trapped in a cycle of stress and overwhelm, which often results in NOT doing the most important things. 

👉 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽, send me a DM, and I will send them over to you. 👈

And, if you'd like me to run this workshop at your company, either IRL or digitally, let me know. I would love to support you. 

Always in your corner, 
Sofia

#womenleaders #busywomen #leadership #stressmanagement #effectiveness

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