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HushFest is on the horizon. Cornwall’s festival of quietness, shaped by our community. |
Dear Quieteers, We’d like to pause and offer a heartfelt apology. At our Christmas Celebration Meet Up, we fell short of fully living up to our values, and for this, we’re truly sorry. Our goal was to create a space that felt calm, safe, and inclusive, where every person could feel welcome and comfortable. We…
From a young age, I was defined in the eyes of many by one word –Quiet. I remember being around 7 or 8 years old and doing an exercise where we were given photos of ourselves stuck in the middle of a blank page and other students had to write characteristics that describe us around…
Welcome to the November Round Up. Thank you for the outpouring of love and gratitude and shining a light on the positives this month. I really appreciate every one of you. As we go through winter, let’s place our intention on connection, even though we might be busy or reaching out might feel hard. Please take this…
Are those of us experiencing social anxiety happier alone? It would be easy to assume that someone experiencing social anxiety is happier alone than with other people. After all, feeling socially anxious means fearing social situations and, to avoid potential rejection, criticism and ridicule, we tend to avoid social interactions. This belief can fuel our…
We all deserve to feel seen and heard… We’re living in a culture that often expects people who are quiet, sensitive, shy or experiencing social anxiety to ‘step up’ and share their stories, raising their voices to match the volume of the room; to position themselves so that they can be seen and heard by…
Welcome to our quieteer celebration & gratitude messages for October. Thank you for being part of QC. This work feels so important for us all, and we’re grateful to be doing it with you by our side. Messages of Gratitude 💫 There are two people who are always happy and smiling when they walk through…
New MeetUp in Liskeard Creating Quiet Connections Liskeard dance fitness instructor and psychology student, Ellie Zalick, is bringing together people who consider themselves to be quieter to gently make meaningful connections with others in their own way and at their own pace. As a volunteer connector with Quiet Connections CIC, Ellie is creating a welcoming…
Creating Quiet Connections at New MeetUp in Truro Quiet Connections held the first of its new weekly meetups yesterday, bringing together people who consider themselves to be quieter in Truro. Every Monday from 4:00-6:00pm, Quieteers will be coming together at Colours Cafe and Wellbeing Centre in a comfortable space where it’s okay to talk and…
You’ll find a whole lot of gratitude and celebrating our quieteers here… enjoy these messages from Team Quiet. Messages of Gratitude 💫 I am feeling very grateful for the attendees of our workshop on the beach last Saturday and their willingness to share and reflect together. Also to the core QC team for their encouragement and support in…
Are you a people pleaser? Do you often say ‘yes’ when you really want to say ‘no’? Do you find yourself feeling resentful and like you’re being taken advantage of? You’re not alone. So many of us find ourselves in this place too; feeling unable to ask for what we need, say no to people…
Wow! I’ve received such a lot of wonderful contributions for this month’s gratitude & celebration! Thank you SO much to everyone who has contributed. In this post, you’ll find a ton of gratitude, meet new team members and say goodbye to a fantastic volunteer and celebrate four awesome quieteers with us today. Messages of Gratitude 💫 …
We often think of ‘quiet’ as being an undesirable quality, that to communicate we must be loud and put ourselves out there – but nature teaches us differently. To survive, to thrive and to enjoy life, nature beautifully finds its own quieter ways of communicating. By looking at 5 incredible ways that nature uses quiet…