News and information about what’s happening within Quiet Connections and the local area, and how the work we do is supporting people to grow their confidence when they’re feeling socially anxious, shy and not good enough.
We’re bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores awarded to local community projects. Quiet Connections is one of three groups shortlisted to receive the cash award at Tesco Camborne throughout March and April….
Talking about our self-doubt and our anxieties in social situations is still taboo. We tend to think we should be able to do certain things, like talk to strangers and speak up, just because other people seem to manage with ease. It can feel like we’re the only person struggling. Then there’s the stigma we experience when…
It’s Time to Talk It’s Time to Talk about the quiet stuff… like when we’re struggling to do the things we THINK we should be able to (because other people seem to find them so easy). Or how anxious we feel when we’re expected to present, speak up in a group or talk to a…
Unlocking Potential have been a great source of support in my journey to growing my own confidence and helping others. Five years ago, I joined their Stand Out from the Crowd course to support me in making a career change -it was here I met two of my incredible team members, Michele and Gemma- and…
Who would have thought first aid training could actually be fun? That’s certainly not how I remember it being. I found it to be a hugely anxious experience when I was in my old job. There was no escaping the centre of attention and I felt like I was under the microscope as I awkwardly…
We’re on a gentle mission to quietly and creatively bring people together from all over Cornwall living with feelings of low confidence, social anxiety and depression. We’re running a Coffee Cake Create evening at Old Bakery Studios on World Mental Health Day (that’s Tuesday 10th October) – and you’re invited. Wait! Before you tell me “I…
What are you thinking about when you’re having a conversation? Are you fully present? Or is there a voice in your head? At Speaking Connections in August we looked at listening skills and explored what goes on in our heads when we’re having a conversation. I think everyone was a bit surprised to find out that…
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Sarah Summers joined us for our first confidence workshop last week, and since then she’s made enough tiny tweaks to achieve some big things! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. We wish you the best of luck on your path to a new career. You are truly quietly confident 🙂 Sarah says… I was thrilled when Quiet…
Think about all the times you have been making a decision and you’ve felt torn between different options. Perhaps logic is telling you that you should do one thing, but your heart isn’t really in it? Or maybe you’re blindly following your heart into a situation while your gut is screaming at you that it’s the…