When We Freeze or Shut Down: Understanding Our Body’s Natural Responses to Overwhelm

When We Freeze or Shut Down: Understanding Our Body’s Natural Responses to Overwhelm

Have you ever felt yourself suddenly stop in place—unable to speak, move, or even think clearly—in a moment that felt intense or too much? Maybe it happened in a group, during a conversation, or when you were asked to do something that felt exposing. Perhaps your body felt heavy or numb, like it was far…

Rupture and Repair: Strengthening Relationships Through Connection

Rupture and Repair: Strengthening Relationships Through Connection

Relationships aren’t built on perfection—they are built on repair. No matter how close we are to someone, moments of disconnection happen. A misunderstanding, a sharp tone, a missed bid for connection—these small ruptures can make us feel distant or uncertain. But they don’t have to be the end of the story. In fact, how we…

How Expressive Art Can Help You To Be Yourself Around Others with Shelley Klammer

How Expressive Art Can Help You To Be Yourself Around Others with Shelley Klammer

Guest: Shelley Klammer, Expressive Arts Educator at Expressive Art Workshops Website | Instagram | Facebook   Rose Burch Hi friend. Welcome to the Quiet Connections podcast. Do you feel anxious and not good enough in social situations? Feel like you’re weird, broken or don’t fit in? You are not alone. Join Hayley and Stacie on…

Why it’s important to rewrite your stories without Villains and Victims
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Why it’s important to rewrite your stories without Villains and Victims

I spent my childhood loving a man who I called Grandad. When I was 11, a series of events led to a situation whereby I found myself on the receiving end of the bitterness, anger, aggression and hostility stored within him; and just like that, I casted him as a villain in my life, soon…