Happiness is often portrayed as something bright and exuberant—a word that brings to mind beaming smiles, laughter-filled gatherings, and boundless energy. But for those of us who are quiet, introverted, or experience social anxiety, happiness doesn’t always look this way. And that’s okay. On International Day of Happiness, we want to explore a different perspective—one…
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…
This week Ellie had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Emily Wheeler from Strength in Feathers. We invite you to dive into the blue world with us as Emily inspires us on the benefits of blue health. Ellie: Hi Emily, it’s great to chat to you and thank you so much for speaking with us, we…
If you’ve ever stood on a clifftop gazing out to the ocean, you’ll know that the wide open seascape can trigger some strong feelings within us, and about us too. You don’t have to be experiencing social anxiety to feel your sense of power and importance ebbing and flowing throughout your life. But for those…
When it comes to working on overcoming social anxiety and growing our quiet confidence, it can be easy for us to think that the only things we need to be doing are working on changing our thoughts and to focus on situations that directly relate, on the surface, to what we’re working on. Which in…
Guest: Ellie Smart, Nature Photographer, and Quiet Connections Community Engagement Manager Website | Instagram | Facebook Transcription Stacie Clark Hello, welcome back to the Quiet Connections podcast with me, Stacie and Hayley. Do you ever catch yourself just getting lost in the moment, staring up at the sky and watching the clouds float by?…
The Power of Nature If there was a free, natural medicine for stress and anxiety available to you close to home, would you use it? For a while now, we have all been told that nature can benefit our mental health. Perhaps it’s something we’ve never really looked into, but it is something we seem…
Have you ever thought about joining a community gardening group, but lacked the confidence to do so? If yes, you are like me a few years ago before I discovered my hidden garden guru. I wanted to find out more about gardening and wasn’t sure what to do next. So I signed up for an…