Breathe & Build is the podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs, founders and leaders who want to grow without running themselves into the ground.
Hosted by Polly Pollock, somatic business and leadership coach, this podcast explores nervous system regulation, burnout prevention, stress management, overworking and sustainable success through the lens somatic awareness & breathwork.
Here, you'll learn how to handle pressure, build resilience and lead effectively without sacrificing your health, relationships or life.
Why I'm expanding my mission beyond the strategic work I've been doing for the past few years.
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Over the past few years, my work has been heavily focused on strategy-heavy marketing, visibility, sales and building a business without relying on social media.
And the thing I've learned over the last few years with the entrepreneurs I've worked with: it's never JUST strategy that gets them where they want to be.
You can't out-strategy your way through over-working, phone addiction and lack of clarity with self-trust and decisions in business.
That all starts in the body first, and right now, in the digital age, the rise of AI and information overwhelm - I can't ignore the fact that people need somatic work AND strategy.
In this episode, I’m sharing why I’m expanding my mission beyond strategy and moving much more deeply into somatics, nervous system regulation and the way we actually experience running a business.
I’m talking about:
What I’ve seen after years of helping business owners with strategy, and why more information isn’t always what people need.
The moment I realised there was a whole layer of business that I wasn’t addressing.
Why I believe the way you feel and operate inside your business matters just as much as the strategy itself.
How my own experience of business has shaped this next chapter of my work.
Why I’ve been retraining as a fully-accredited Somatic Coach to support my clients deeper.
What I’m building next, and why I’m so excited about where this work is going.
21 Sept 2026
Why more followers aren't growing your coaching business & how to make predictable revenue through depth and trust instead.
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Right now, the online business world feels like "more followers, more content, more visibility. More, more, MORE."
What if the problem isn’t that you need more eyes on your business... but that you need deeper trust with the RIGHT people?
In this episode, I’m breaking down why the obsession with volume and virality can leave you exhausted, underpaid and overly attached to your phone, and why I think we need to start thinking about visibility very differently.
We’re talking about depth, trust, high-ticket offers, strategic visibility and building a marketing system that compounds, rather than disappearing into the ether 24 hours later.
14 Sept 2026
When overworking becomes your default stress response: How to notice the patterns & regulate yourself back to clarity.
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A few days ago, I caught myself slipping right back into an old pattern that I hadn't seen in a long: chaotic overworking.
I was out of routine, my hormones were running me ragged, I was still recovering from the super-flu, and instead of slowing down and giving myself the space I needed to get grounded again, I did what I’ve historically done when I feel uncertain or insecure…
I worked more... this time without even realising I was doing it.
I spent an entire day doing a stupid amount of work, constantly feeling like I wasn’t doing enough - and, of course, it still didn’t feel like enough by the end of it.
So in this episode, I’m sharing what happened, why I think we can default to overworking when we’re feeling uncertain, insecure or unsafe, how to recognise when you’re starting to slip into that pattern, and what you can actually do to ease yourself out of panic mode and regulate again.
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