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This post was shaped within the Quiet Connections community. Some pieces are written anonymously; others come together through gentle collaboration. Either way, they come from lived experiences and quiet reflections from quieteers like you.
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Birthdays come with a lot of expectations. It can feel like, to have a “successful” birthday, you need to be surrounded by a massive group of friends, having a big, visible celebration. For many of us quieter people, these expectations can feel heavy when our birthdays roll around. It can feel like a challenge to…
Have you ever noticed someone struggling with something -carrying too many things, looking a little lost, trying to manage on their own at the end of an evening- and felt the pull to help, but held back? I have. More times than I’d like to admit. And the reason I held back wasn’t indifference. It…
I want to share something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Not a problem, exactly. More of an invitation. I’m sharing gently and honestly, as I hope we all always try to do here and I hope you’ll take my words here on board… This might be obvious to some of you already, but…
Hello Quieteers, This is a callout to any musicians, poets, writers, or performers who might be reading this. And more specifically, I am writing to those of you who are right now questioning whether you are “good enough” to call yourself a musician, poet, writer, or performer. Have you ever written a poem no one…
Many of us grow up believing that connection and closeness is created through talking, quick replies and confident story-telling. For some of us, that takes significant effort – especially with new people. Recently, eleven Quieteers met at Locked In Escape Rooms in Camborne. We split into two groups. I was in The Smokehouse Curse. The others…
There are parts of us that don’t rush to the surface – not hidden exactly; they’re simply not always invited out. Many of us know what it’s like to be described as the quiet one. The shy one. The one who hangs back. Over time, those descriptions can start to feel fixed, as if quietness…
Quietness is often treated as something fixed and defining. You are labelled early on, sometimes gently, sometimes carelessly. The quiet one. The shy one. The observer. The person who hangs back. Alongside those labels sits a familiar set of comparisons. Quiet or chatty. Introverted or outgoing. Confident or reserved. Visible or overlooked. For many people…
We’re Hiring: Join Quiet Connections as our Community Engagement & Volunteer Lead and help strengthen volunteer-led Meet Ups and community activity across Cornwall. Community Engagement & Volunteer Lead 24 hours per week, £26,780 pro rata. Home-based in Cornwall. About Quiet Connections Quiet Connections is a Cornwall-based Community Interest Company creating welcoming spaces for people who are…
Valentine’s Day tends to focus on one particular kind of love: romantic love. Cards, flowers, candlelit dinners, and declarations of pairing shape the story of connection that most often reaches the spotlight. For some, this story is comforting, even joyful. For others, it can quietly signal that love is only legitimate when it looks a…
Photo credit: Ron Strutt / The Old Bridge, Wadebridge We’re really glad to be sharing this news with you. From Thursday 29 January, Quiet Connections will be hosting a new weekly Meet Up in Wadebridge. The Meet Up will take place every Thursday from 11am to 1pm at the Wadebridge Family Hub. This space has been created…
For many of us who navigate the world through the lens of introversion, high sensitivity, or social anxiety, kindness is often our most natural language. We value harmony, and we are acutely aware of the emotional states of those around us. This deep-seated instinct to be considerate is a beautiful strength, yet without courage, it…
If you spend much of your day working, studying, or creating from home, you’ll know how easy it is to feel isolated or to lose focus in a space that’s meant to be comforting but is full of distractions. Sometimes we long for the gentle presence of others without the noise or social pressure of…