Ingrid R Pollak - Social Worker & accredited Reiki Master

19/05/2026

https://youtu.be/dXJIVDgx01A?feature=shared

Sometimes emotional exhaustion comes from carrying responsibilities that were never truly yours to hold.Many people grow up believing they must constantly pr...

15/05/2026

Your inner voice matters.

The way you speak to yourself shapes your confidence, your relationships, and how you move through life. Harsh self-talk can quietly become a source of shame, anxiety, and self-doubt — even when no one else can hear it.

Therapy helps people become more aware of that inner dialogue and begin changing it with greater compassion, balance, and self-respect.

✨ Inner Essence
🌐 https://inneressence.co.za

12/05/2026

https://youtu.be/P7OvCRmxYtI?si=jyMg0DVfDL0g3V3m

Awareness is the first step toward change.Self-destructive impulses often don’t come from a desire to fail — they can come from pain, overwhelm, shame, or pa...

07/05/2026

https://youtu.be/nR0XHeVkz6g?feature=shared

Recovering from emotionally confusing relationships often starts by reconnecting with yourself.By slowing down enough to notice what your body is feeling, al...

28/04/2026

https://youtu.be/HT-uO4hKcVg?feature=shared

Planting a seed

26/04/2026

https://youtu.be/Tky18C8Do8E?feature=shared

Therapy is not advice

22/04/2026

Another article in The Citizen Newspaper I've contributed for.

https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/7-wellness-red-flags-hiding-in-plain-sight/

21/04/2026

https://youtu.be/rDxrgDxn_bg?feature=shared

Communication should create understanding - not humiliation.

16/04/2026

https://youtu.be/aIWo7n_KXPM?feature=shared

You weren’t asking for too much.You were asking the wrong person.It’s easy to question your needs when they’re not met — to shrink them, silence them, or con...

14/04/2026

https://youtu.be/QGo2E8RQiEA?feature=shared

Consistency doesn’t mean perfect effort every day. It means showing up — even when it’s messy, even when motivation is low, even when it’s not your best.Prog...

12/04/2026

I contributed to another articles in The Citizen Newspaper regarding "The Soft Life"

The notion of Soft Life is a myth. The idea has been sold as something aspirational, a carefully curated existence of rest, balance and ease. Scroll