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Welcome to the first celebration & gratitude messages from Team Quiet. Every month, our team will be sharing our thank yous and celebrating quieteers in our community. I’m grateful to have received some team contributions for sharing on our first post, and I’m pleased to hear that taking some time to reflect and appreciate was so…
As we welcome in the beginning of Summer (and hopefully some sun! 🌞), I can’t help but awe at the natural flow of season to season – seriously, this happens every 3 months for me, maybe it’s the same for you too? In that state of awe, I often find myself reflecting on the past few months, and…
Age 22, I am due to present my dissertation at University. I feel sick with anxiety. Thankfully, this is not an assessed part of the course and I am given an exemption. As a shy, socially anxious student, presentations had always been a nightmare for me, and it wasn’t until my postgraduate studies that I…
At the first Million Mile May clean on Perranporth Beach, Quiet Connections Community Coordinator Michele caught up with Surfers Against Sewage to explore connection between environment and mental health. This interview was first published on SAS.org.uk. Hi, I’m Michele from Quiet Connections, and today, I support people who see themselves as quieter, more sensitive or…
Founding Wow, I (Hayley) can hardly believe that it’s five years since Quiet Connections was officially born. Of course, long before Quiet Connections was born, the seed of an idea started forming and I took great time to adjust to the concept of being a (reluctant) business ‘mother’ in an extended gestation period that significantly…
Meet Laura, a member of our Quiet Connections community who, like many, once felt overwhelmed by the thought of socialising, stepping into new situations, or facing the anxiety that came with them. She often found herself retreating in fear, unsure of how to navigate the world outside her comfort zone. One of the things that…
One of our favourite things about running a programme like Socially Anxious to Quietly Confident (which runs online twice a year) is seeing our Quieteers grow and achieve things they once didn’t think possible. It’s one thing to tell you about our personal stories on the path from social anxiety to quiet confidence, but you really…
Hi! I’m Michele, Throughout my life, my friends told me that I’m a good listener. People I would have just met would say that they had said more to me in that brief time than they had ever said to anyone! This may be the reason I had always wanted to become a counsellor. But…
Radio presenter, Chloé Eathorne, shares her experiences of shyness and social anxiety with us in this interview with Stacie Clark. Chloé’s show ‘The Wildflower Hour’ on Source FM, is an hour thriving with an eclectic mix of feel-good indie tunes alongside discussing all things art, poetry and mental health. What is your story and how can you relate…
Want to know more about the Socially Anxious to Quietly Confident programme mentioned in today’s episode? Find out more and sign up here. Hayley and Stacie explore the emotional rollercoaster that we experience when we take on a new challenge that evokes anxiety within us. Together, we’ll explore: The Ping Pong contemplation stage that occurs…
As we’re accepting applications for our Socially Anxious to Quietly Confident programme (Yay!), we’ve been reflecting on the decision-making process -and what happens AFTER we’ve committed, so we can support our Quieteers when and how they need it. But it’s not only our Quieteers starting a new course -I’m going back to school too! Some…
Guest: Jeremy Sherman PHD, Researcher & Psychoproctologist Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Jeremy Sherman, PhD is a cradle-to-grave science researcher and writer studying the unbroken chain from the origins of life from chemistry to humankind’s grave situation today. He’s the author of the Columbia University Press book Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The emergence and nature of…