Quiet Connections CIC is looking for Volunteer Directors to join our Board and help us grow our impact. We’re a Cornwall-based community fostering connection and belonging, celebrating quietness, and creating warm, inclusive spaces for quieter individuals—those who are introverted, highly sensitive, shy, or experiencing social anxiety—and moving into more focused narrative change initiatives, to gently…
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Could you be our Community and Operations Coordinator? Are you passionate about fostering community and celebrating quieter voices? Quiet Connections is looking for a proactive and organised Community and Operations Coordinator to play a key role in our community’s growth and positive change. This position is ideal for someone with a love for systems and…
We’re thrilled to announce our blossoming partnership with Create CIC, a community-oriented organisation co-founded by Angela Hatherell. Dedicated to sparking creativity, encouraging connection, and supporting wellbeing, Create CIC shares our vision for inclusivity and empowerment through creative expression. Our founder, Hayley Stanton, connected with Angela earlier this year during a workshop – where her knack…
At Quiet Connections, we’re not just about creating a safe space for quiet individuals—we’re about changing lives. Over the years, we’ve seen the profound impact that our community has had on its members. Our community has been a sanctuary for those who have often felt misunderstood or overlooked in a world that favours loudness. But…
Quiet Connections is six years old! I thought it was just me –that I was weird, defective and didn’t fit in. For as long as I could remember, I’d been shy and struggled to talk to people or cope with attention. I hid myself away, expecting rejection, and keeping myself isolated in the ‘shy box’…
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…
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How to create a self-soothing box to ease stress & anxieties Do you often feel stressed, anxious or overwhelmed? Want a simple way to dip into self-caring practises with the lift of a lid? Then this workshop is for you! Join us on Tuesday 29th June as we guide you through how to create a self-soothing…
Ever since our community groups, courses and face-to-face coaching sessions were put on hold due to the risk of COVID-19, we have been determined to find a way to keep our Quiet Community feeling connected and supported. This revealed itself to be all the more important as a number of community members spoke with us…
TUESDAY 17TH MARCH 2020 Based on the advice from the government this week regarding limiting unnecessary travel and social contact, we have now made the decision to cancel all Quiet Get-Togethers until further notice. In the short-term, this will affect our weekly group at Heartlands, as well as our upcoming Brunch & Beach Walk at…
What you need to know Lots of people are understandably worried about coronavirus including many of you who are working with us at the moment. We have also had a number of enquiries about whether or not get-togethers and coaching will continue at this time. We’re taking this seriously and we want to reassure you…
We’re super excited to be celebrating being awarded almost £220,000 in National Lottery funding to support our work with people who feel anxious and avoidant in social situations. The grant will be used to run more activities across Cornwall that support people in growing confidence and self-acceptance whilst making new friends. As many of you…
What’s behind your confident smile? Feeling anxious and self-doubting is a normal part of the human experience, right? Then why is it something we so rarely talk about? It’s true that, as a culture, we are far more inclined to hide those feelings from others as we put on our confident mask and get on…