Help Your Team Reset Stress – and Feel the Shift Quickly.
WHEN THIS IS USEFUL
Upstream support introducing practical regulation tools that help ease reactive pressure and lower burnout risk.
For HR leaders, wellbeing coordinators and team managers seeking practical tools to reduce reactive stress and strengthen team focus.
Teams carrying stress into work that is starting to impact focus, decision-making or absence
High-pressure teams where performance is expected but there's little time to reset
Teams coming out of busy periods, change or sustained pressure
Small businesses without in-house HR Support
Teams feeling constantly 'on' with no clear switch-off point
Teams wanting to stay ahead of stress rather than reacting to problems later
When stress builds up, it doesn't just affect wellbeing – it starts to impact how your team think, respond and perform.
Delivered as structured 90-minute workshops using breathwork and intentional laughter — no comedy needed — creating a shared, inclusive and engaging reset your team can feel quickly.
Each session begins by helping people understand what's happening in their body and creating a safe, comfortable starting point – before moving into guided, active practice that helps teams stay ahead of stress rather than reacting once problems arise.
Workplace Stress – A Real Challenge
In the UK, workplace stress is widespread and persistent:
Around 79% of employees experience moderate to high stress at work
Signs of burnout such as exhaustion and disengagement are now seen in 63% of workers.
In Scotland alone:
Many feel stressed on an average of 10 days each month.
These figures show that stress in working life is not occasional - it's on going.
UPSTREAM SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE TEAMS
These structured reset sessions introduce practical regulation tools that help staff interrupt stress responses early — before they impact workflow, morale and collaboration.
The result isn’t forced positivity. It’s steadier focus, improved communication and the space for energy and morale to recover naturally.
When Workplace Stress Impacts Performance
Staff bring workload pressure, personal strain and digital overload into the workplace each day. When regulation is low, reactivity increases. Focus narrows. Communication shortens. Collaboration suffers.
Stress doesn’t begin at 9am.
Regularly observed team gains:
Reduced stress reactivity
Improved communication
Steadier Focus under pressure
“I provide tools grounded in physiology, regulation and workplace wellbeing practice.”
calmer responses, more resilience
clearer dialogue, fewer misunderstandings
sustained attention in busy environments
Structured Reset Works
Breath-based circuit breakers that interrupt stress responses and restoring enough calm and control for engagement.
Structured, laughter-based exercises that gently elevate heart rate, increase oxygen flow and stimulate shared engagement.
Guided settling practices consolidate gains and support sustained focus.
REGULATE
– Pattern Interruption
ACTIVATE
– Biological Re-engagement
INTEGRATE
–Nervous-System Consolidation
Staff learn simple techniques to steady breathing and regain control under pressure.
This controlled activation shifts energy, reduces tension and supports cognitive reset.
Practical tools are introduced to help staff transfer regulation skills into everyday workflow.
Our workplace reset sessions follow a clear, evidence-informed three-phase progression designed for real working environments.
When teams regulate and activate together, shared safety increases.
This evidence-informed process helps teams respond less reactively, work more collaboratively and maintain focus under pressure.
Workplace Reset Options:
Signature Structured Reset - 90mins
Full Regulate-Activate-Integrate progression.
Whether you’re introducing a reset for the first time or reinforcing momentum, we can structure the session to fit your team.
Choose the level of reset that suits your team's time, objectives and desired impact.
Designed for deeper impact and stronger behavioural carryover.
Best For:
Team development days
High-pressure periods
Organisations seeking a meaningful reset.
Core Structured Reset - 60mins
Sustained Reset Programme - 2.5hrs/120mins/90mins
Focused Regulate-Activate session.
Signature session + structured follow-up reinforcement.
Designed to support longer-term embedding and culture shift.
Best For:
Organisations investing in sustained wellbeing practice.
Designed to stabilise stress responses and re-energise teams within a limited time frame.
Best For:
Staff meetings or inset slots with time constraints
Teams needing an immediate reset
Organisations introducing regulation-based wellbeing
Recommended starting point
Book a short discovery call to discuss your team’s needs, timing and delivery format.
Laughter yoga is the intentional use of laughter with breathwork and simple movement — no jokes or humour needed. It helps bring the body into the present moment and supports emotional regulation, making it a powerful part of our Activate phase.
20+ years facilitating structured group workshops
15+ years working within regulated environments
Fully insured & PVG checked
Laughter Yoga International certified Teacher
GTCS Registered Teacher
Experienced delivering within financial services workplace settings
Mental Health First Aid trained
Based in Scotland
TRUSTED & PROFESSIONALLY DELIVERED
About Mrs MacLaughter
Mrs MacLaughter is the professional wellbeing practice of Katy-Anne McGlade, an experienced group facilitator delivering structured regulation-based reset workshops for professional teams
With over 20 years’ experience facilitating structured workshops and 15+ years working within regulated educational environments, she brings depth, clarity and professional group management to every session.
Her work includes delivering laughter-based training and workshops across education, community and financial services settings, including adult professional audiences in the UK. She now applies this experience through a structured Regulate–Activate–Integrate framework designed for workplace environments.
What participants say:
“I was a bit anxious about laughing to begin with, but we really bonded as a group and I ended up having so much fun. It’s good to know laughter can help even when you don’t feel like it.”
