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HushFest is on the horizon. Cornwall’s festival of quietness, shaped by our community. |
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…
Halloween is just one night we get to pretend and put on a costume. Yet, for many of us, the act of masking isn’t limited to October. We may have been wearing a careful, complex mask every day for as long as we can remember. This isn’t one we buy in a shop. It’s the…
Thinking. I do this activity a lot; in fact I think most of us do. Why? As humans we like to think about the smallest of details. Dear reader, I find myself getting stuck in a tangle of thoughts, and I’m wondering if this is just a me problem or a you problem too?. With…
As we gather in community, we start to let one another see more of who we are. For many of us quieteers, that doesn’t come easily. To share a personal story can feel like placing a fragile treasure into someone else’s hands. Trust is what makes this possible. It’s the thread that allows us to…
This summer, we introduced something new for quieter children in Cornwall: Quiet Creations, a series of free clay workshops designed with care and intention. Far from being just another holiday activity, these workshops were carefully shaped by facilitators Emma Saffy Wilson and Owen Skerritt to be safe, calming spaces where children could express themselves at…
“Watching women’s football feels like watching a lower league.” “You know they’d likely lose to a boys’ team, right?” These were comments said to me – a woman – recently by men. Casually. With confidence. And it echoed something I’ve heard before. Something about it landed like a weight. Not because I play football, or…
Have you ever felt like you were the only person in the world who thinks the way you do? Like everyone else was given a guidebook for how to exist – how to talk, how to connect, how to just be – and somehow yours got lost in the post? There’s a particular kind of…
In this personal reflection for Pride month, Ellen shares her experience of finding quieter ways to celebrate Pride. I love what Pride stands for – visibility, celebration, community – but the reality of big, loud events has never been my thing. As a sensitive person, I find large groups overwhelming. I prefer to blend into…
It’s Volunteer’s Week – a time to recognise and celebrate the contributions of volunteers around the UK. At Quiet Connections, we simply couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers. We’re so grateful to everyone who gives their time and energy to help create safer, more compassionate spaces for people who feel introverted, sensitive, and…
There’s something about days like this—St George’s Day—that can stir up all sorts of feelings for some of us. Even though it’s not a big celebration for most of us in England, the date still sits quietly in the calendar, like a gentle nudge. An invitation, perhaps, to pause and reflect on where we’re from……
This Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we take a moment to honour the many ways that minds can work—each one bringing its own strengths, perspectives, and ways of experiencing the world. Neurodiversity is not just about differences in how we think, process, and communicate; it’s a reminder that there is no single ‘right’ way to be in…