Ingrid R Pollak - Social Worker & accredited Reiki Master

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

26/03/2026

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

Fear doesn’t mean failure — it often means growth.It shows up when you’re stepping into something new, something uncertain, something that matters. The disco...

24/03/2026

https://youtu.be/o5yTyxJ2jDk?feature=shared

You don’t heal by becoming stronger than your pain. You heal by becoming safer for yourself.The parts of you that learned to survive early are not broken — t...

20/03/2026

https://youtu.be/5vIh8Igv4bY?feature=shared

We don’t see the world as it is.We see it as we learned it was.Old beliefs can quietly shape how you experience life — influencing your self-worth, your rela...

19/03/2026

https://youtu.be/dWpz6_yL79U

17/03/2026

https://youtu.be/j05MvnWcRP8?feature=shared

No one is ever truly “too busy” — priorities always show.This isn’t about blame. It’s about clarity. The people and things we value tend to receive our time,...

12/03/2026

https://youtu.be/iq6o3VjUkNg?feature=shared

Your thoughts are not facts.They’re signals.Overthinking is often a nervous system trying to keep you safe — not a personal flaw. When your mind feels busy, ...