Breathe & Build with Polly Pollock

Polly Pollock

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.

  1. 3 days ago

    I'm taking a break from this podcast + a huge thank you to my listeners!

    Reach out to me below to enquire about 1:1 https://www.instagram.com/pollypollockofficial/ hello@pollypollock.com

  2. 5 Oct

    Why I'm expanding my mission beyond the strategic work I've been doing for the past few years.

    JOIN THE SOMA + STRATEGY MEMBERSHIP WAITLIST: https://pollypollock.myflodesk.com/somawaitlist 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.

  3. 21 Sept

    Why more followers aren't growing your coaching business & how to make predictable revenue through depth and trust instead.

    FREE workshop (September 23rd) - Chronically Offline: https://pollypollock.myflodesk.com/cko62bkldt 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.

  4. 14 Sept

    When overworking becomes your default stress response: How to notice the patterns & regulate yourself back to clarity.

    Apply for The Capacity-Conscious Marketing™ Mentorship: ⁠https://pollypollock.com/ccm Book a Free Social Media Exit Plan Session with Polly: ⁠https://calendar.app.google/mXx61mQJTszUdjmx6⁠ Get the Social Media Exit Plan Kit for FREE w/ code: “PODCAST” : ⁠https://pollypollock.com/exit 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.

  5. 7 Sept

    From 40k+ followers to 'Chronically Offline': My biggest lessons since scaling my business without social media.

    Book a FREE Social-Media Exit Plan Session with Polly: ⁠https://calendar.app.google/mXx61mQJTszUdjmx6⁠ Apply for The Neuro-Friendly Sales Accelerator: https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/nfsa Get the Anti-Social Marketing Kit for FREE w/ code: “PODCAST” : https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/antisocial As I come up on one full year of being completely social media-free in business, I’m sharing my biggest lessons, wins and realisations from building a business without Instagram or the constant pressure to post, create content and stay visible online. And honestly.... I did not expect things to turn out quite like this. In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of what happened when I left social media after years of using it as a core part of my business, what happened to my community and students, how my marketing changed, and why stepping away from social media has actually helped me create more clarity, more revenue, more freedom and a much calmer way of running my business. We’re talking about: The biggest realisations I’ve had about my relationship with social media, including how much time and energy I was wasting on low-level work, and why leaving social media forced me to confront my nervous system’s dependence on constant stimulation. The lessons I’ve learned about simplicity, visibility and authority, and why building your reputation in the right places carries far more weight than chasing views, followers and viral content. The business wins that have come from going social-media-free, from more students and revenue to a much smoother visibility → nurture → sales system built around podcast guesting, speaking, events and email. How leaving social media has changed the way I work and the life I’m building - including having more clarity, discipline, happiness and capacity to grow my business without burning myself into the ground.

  6. 31 Aug

    Why you constantly feel "behind" & how to relax into the journey of business.

    In this episode, we’re unpacking the preeeetty intense emotional experience of wanting everything in your business to happen yesterday - whether it's consistent clients, a full waitlist, smooth systems, scaling - or, eventually, that ever-elusive feeling of “finally I’ve made it.” We explore the belief that so many entrepreneurs hold that business is something you “work hard at now” so you can eventually arrive at ease, consistency, and freedom. But what happens when that arrival point never really comes? This is something I had to learn the hard way, the more successful I became in business - but when I did, it literally set me free. We talk about: The emotional pressure of wanting fast results in businessADHD patterns of urgency, overwhelm, and self-blameWhy strategy switching keeps you stuck in a cycle of inconsistencyThe myth of viral success and overnight results onlineWhat real business growth actually looks like over 2–3+ yearsWhy nothing in business is fully controllable - but your actions ARE.Learning to slow down, stay consistent, and let things compound over time So, if you’ve been feeling behind, flustered, or like you need to overhaul everything in your business right now - this will help you step back into clarity. Apply for The Neuro-Friendly Sales Accelerator: https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/nfsa Book a Free Neuro-Friendly Marketing Audit with Polly: https://calendar.app.google/mXx61mQJTszUdjmx6 Get the Anti-Social Marketing Kit for FREE w/ code: “PODCAST” : https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/antisocial

  7. 24 Aug

    Make more sales by being the unfiltered YOU in your business.

    Apply for The Neuro-Friendly Sales Accelerator: https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/nfsa Book a Free Social Media Exit Plan Session with Polly: https://calendar.app.google/mXx61mQJTszUdjmx6 Get the Anti-Social Marketing Kit for FREE w/ code: “PODCAST” : https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/antisocial You don't need to be more niche, more polished or more “professional” to stand out online. The magic happens when you stop filtering yourself out of your own marketing. In this episode, I'm talking about why we get so caught up in trying to say the “right” things, sound like an expert and follow what everyone else in our industry is doing - and how that can actually make our marketing less memorable. Yes, you need a strategy, you need a niche, you need structure. But the way you deliver it needs to sound like you. We're talking personality-led marketing, visibility, the curse of the expert, self-trust, being willing to be disliked, and why your weirdness, opinions, story and way of doing things might be the very thing that makes someone choose you over everyone else in your niche.

  8. 20 Aug

    Why your nervous system screams "hell nah" when you try to get visible without social media.

    Apply for The Neuro-Friendly Sales Accelerator: https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/nfsa Book a Free Neuro-Friendly Marketing Audit with Polly: https://calendar.app.google/mXx61mQJTszUdjmx6 Get the Anti-Social Marketing Kit for FREE w/ code: “PODCAST” : https://www.neuropreneurrising.com/antisocial

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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.

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