Sophie's turning point happened at her lowest moment. Unable to leave the house due to panic attacks, she forced herself to attend yoga only to find it canceled. Sitting in a cafe journaling, she overheard two women discussing psychedelics and body-mind connection. "I'm like, shut up. These people are speaking exactly about what I want to do," Sophie recalls. She chased the woman down the street, apologizing for eavesdropping but needing to connect. That stranger introduced her to Europe's psychedelic scene and validated there was market space for her passion. Sometimes our biggest breakthroughs come disguised as disappointments.

Sophie discovered that building a company mirrors building yourself. After her first psychedelic experience, everything clicked: "This is exactly what I've been looking for. This is what I feel like I want to contribute to the world." But knowing your purpose and building a business around it are completely different challenges. Her transformation went beyond insight to cellular-level knowing: "I have such a deep commitment to my mission and I feel it in every cell of my body." This authentic alignment makes advocacy work more fruitful because people sense the truth behind her words.

Psychedelics work by increasing neuroplasticity - your brain's ability to rewire itself. For Sophie, this meant automatic healthy habits without conscious effort. She quit smoking and overcame body dysmorphia as side effects, not goals. "What psychedelics do is help you treat your body and environment in a healthier way," she explains. Recent studies show cellular lifespan increases in mice, opening longevity possibilities. This isn't about recreational use but strategic rewiring for sustained high performance. The key is approaching them as growth tools, not escape mechanisms.

Sophie's morning routine became her foundation for managing both ADHD and founder stress. She starts with warm water for gut health, followed by Wim Hof breathwork for grounding, 10+ minutes of meditation, and 15-30 minutes of reading. Movement became crucial for anxiety management - three 30-minute runs weekly equal mild antidepressants in effectiveness. "An unmoved body gets tough," especially with racing thoughts at night. Her biggest transformation involves reframing triggers as check-in invitations rather than self-criticism opportunities.

Sophie challenges the male-dominated narrative of "burn yourself out or you're not worthy." She advocates for softening into rest, recognizing that breakthrough ideas often emerge during breaks. This perspective became crucial while watching her partner navigate three burnouts in the volatile web3 space. "It's not always push, push, push, hard, hard, hard, more, more," she explains. Her role in keeping his balance while building her own company demonstrates how founder couples can create sustainable success together. Rest becomes strategic, not weakness.

Sophie's relationship with fear transformed from childhood trauma to entrepreneurial fuel. A terrible experience with substances at 15 created deep anxiety around anything beyond alcohol. Meeting her partner who asked about psychedelics initially horrified her. But education and proper set-and-setting (mindset and environment) changed everything. Now she strategically microdoses monthly for creativity and flow states. The key insight: fear doesn't disappear, but you can create conditions for safe exploration. Trust your timing, start small, and never bypass proper medical guidance.

It’s not a secret I’m a strong supporter of (highly controlled and supervised) psychedelic experiences to boost neuroplasticity and break internal barriers. Wholegrain Wisdom itself was born from my Ayahuasca journey a few years back. I also leveraged microdosing protocols to rewire deeply ingrained negative patterns (I spoke about this here) and I’m deeply grateful for these enlightening experiences. However, as Sophie says, finding the right environment for practicing these things is not simple and should NOT be taken lightly.

Please don’t follow these trends blindly. Remember these practices are deeply connected with ancestral wisdom and rituals. And although modern science is discovering more and more data about their benefits, the reality is that they have extrapolated the “active principle” in a reductionist way, and forgotten the huge importance that music, fire, nature, and a shaman (spiritual guide) have in this journey to higher consciousness.