The Quiet Moment

چینل کی تفصیلات

The Quiet Moment

The Quiet Moment

خالق: for who you are and who you're still becoming.

Quiet reflections on identity shifts, soft transitions and the in-between phases. A journal for what no longer fits — and what still feels like you. irisisquietly.substack.com

EN ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکہ ذہنی صحت

حالیہ اقساط

42 اقساط
anticipation anxiety & positive projection decay

anticipation anxiety & positive projection decay

There’s a reason new beginnings feel threatening,even when they should feel exciting.
It’s called anticipation anxiety —✧ A nervous system respo...

2025-08-19 19:51:51 95
ڈاؤن لوڈ
anticipation anxiety & positive projection decay

anticipation anxiety & positive projection decay

There’s a reason new beginnings feel threatening,even when they should feel exciting.
It’s called anticipation anxiety —✧ A nervous system respo...

2025-08-15 18:18:17 97
ڈاؤن لوڈ
when wonder turns into fear

when wonder turns into fear

When we’re young,we don’t need certainty to feel excited.
We just need possibility.
But somewhere along the way,the unknown stopped being...

2025-08-15 17:58:43 73
ڈاؤن لوڈ
i used to be excited for what’s next

i used to be excited for what’s next

I saw a girl todaytrying on an outfit for her first day of work.She looked so alive.
The kind of alive that only comeswhen everything feels like...

2025-08-15 17:42:52 82
ڈاؤن لوڈ
The Rebirth Loop

The Rebirth Loop

This is not a meditation for thinking. This is a meditation for *resetting*. The Rebirth Loop is a long-form ambient experience designed to hold you d...

2025-07-05 20:07:02 3881
ڈاؤن لوڈ
9 Mins | Your Quiet Outfit | A Guided Body Meditation for Shedding Performative Layers

9 Mins | Your Quiet Outfit | A Guided Body Meditation for Shedding Performative Layers

This body-based meditation invites you to explore how identity lives in your skin — and how we can gently release the performative layers we no longer...

2025-07-02 01:42:16 540
ڈاؤن لوڈ
emotional extinction

emotional extinction

You can be fully aliveand still… absent.
Not in body.In awareness. In sensation. In truth.
This is what I call emotional extinction —the s...

2025-06-30 16:44:42 66
ڈاؤن لوڈ
what dies before we do?

what dies before we do?

Lately, I’ve been thinking about death.Not in fear.Just in curiosity.
What actually dies… when we die?
Because the things we made stay.The...

2025-06-30 16:21:16 76
ڈاؤن لوڈ
emotional disidentification

emotional disidentification

There’s a strange kind of griefthat comes after the storm.
Not when everything breaks —but when everything becomes… distant.
It’s called e...

2025-06-28 16:47:05 68
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the version of me i can’t reach anymore

the version of me i can’t reach anymore

There was a time when everything felt loud.The grief. The rage. The confusion. The ache.
I was inside it.Inside the fight.Inside the spiral.Insi...

2025-06-27 17:02:57 69
ڈاؤن لوڈ
Not Everything That Used to Fit | A Guided Meditation for Outgrowing Old Selves

Not Everything That Used to Fit | A Guided Meditation for Outgrowing Old Selves

This meditation is for the quiet grief and soft power of outgrowing old versions of yourself.Sometimes, what no longer fits is a role you mastered. A...

2025-06-26 17:05:22 600
ڈاؤن لوڈ
Suitcase Moment | A Guided Meditation for Letting Go + Carrying What Matters

Suitcase Moment | A Guided Meditation for Letting Go + Carrying What Matters

In this guided meditation, we explore the idea of the “suitcase moment” — the turning point where you decide what to carry forward, and what to leave...

2025-06-25 19:51:41 384
ڈاؤن لوڈ
The In-Between

The In-Between

The In-Between | A Guided Meditation for Quiet Transitions & Identity ShiftsThis is a meditation for the in-between — the silent space between who you...

2025-06-24 19:06:24 481
ڈاؤن لوڈ
why your nervous system doesn’t trust success

why your nervous system doesn’t trust success

If you feel stuck in the cycle of chasing “the next” and never feel satisfied —you’re not ungrateful.You’re probably unregulated.
Here’s why:

2025-06-24 17:15:10 90
ڈاؤن لوڈ
emotional intelligence & achievement fatigue

emotional intelligence & achievement fatigue

Why the dopamine hits stop working when you abandon your self
Here’s what’s happening neurologically + emotionally:
✧ When you're in a chr...

2025-06-24 16:30:35 64
ڈاؤن لوڈ
role fusion: when function becomes your identity

role fusion: when function becomes your identity

There’s a term for what you’re experiencing:Role fusion.
It happens when a role you’ve performed repeatedly — often out of necessity — fuses wit...

2025-06-23 17:19:55 90
ڈاؤن لوڈ
protective projection & misattuned love

protective projection & misattuned love

When we haven’t fully processed our own trauma,we often project protection onto people we love.
This is called protective projection —✧ When we...

2025-06-23 16:48:57 84
ڈاؤن لوڈ
why love becomes pain: trauma reenactment & emotional distortion

why love becomes pain: trauma reenactment & emotional distortion

When love starts purebut ends in pain —you’re likely witnessing a trauma reenactment.
🌀 Trauma reenactment is when your nervous system subconsc...

2025-06-23 16:10:05 70
ڈاؤن لوڈ
trait shame & identity exile

trait shame & identity exile

Your “flaws” might just be your gifts —mismatched with their environment.
This is called trait shame —✧ When a core part of you is rejected, dis...

2025-06-22 17:26:29 82
ڈاؤن لوڈ
existential fatigue & narrative addiction

existential fatigue & narrative addiction

If everything feels pointless lately —you’re not depressed.You may be in existential fatigue.
🧠 Existential fatigue is the burnout of the soul:...

2025-06-22 17:02:33 90
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the fawn response disguised as ambition

the fawn response disguised as ambition

I used to think I was just… driven.
Obsessed with getting it right.Eager to take on more. Quick to fix. Faster to say yes.
But underneath...

2025-06-22 16:33:37 99
ڈاؤن لوڈ
why reinvention can feel like betrayal

why reinvention can feel like betrayal

Reinvention sounds loud.
Clean. Fresh. Like a choice.
But the truth is, it often comes with grief.Guilt. Shame.
Not because you’re d...

2025-06-22 16:10:47 90
ڈاؤن لوڈ
is it intuition or shutdown?

is it intuition or shutdown?

I used to think silence meant clarity.
That if I wasn’t reacting — I must be grounded.
But sometimes what feels like peace…is just a syste...

2025-06-21 17:22:04 71
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the guilt of leaving a version of you others still love

the guilt of leaving a version of you others still love

There’s a version of me I outgrew quietly.
She was always available.Always agreeable.Always the one who stayed — even when her heart was already...

2025-06-21 16:55:35 77
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the performance that kept you liked — but never seen

the performance that kept you liked — but never seen

For a long time, I thought I was just “easy to be around.”Low-maintenance. Chill. The kind of person who could adapt to any room.
But what I rea...

2025-06-21 16:29:51 50
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the ache beneath achievement

the ache beneath achievement

We don’t just chase goals.We chase proof.
That we’re worthy.That we’re safe.That we’re enough.
So we stack up checkmarks —titles, launches...

2025-06-20 17:26:03 53
ڈاؤن لوڈ
when your achievements don’t match your values

when your achievements don’t match your values

Not all exhaustion is physical.Some of it is emotional —the kind that builds up when we keep climbing ladders we don’t even believe in.
You can...

2025-06-20 16:55:48 49
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the role you became to survive

the role you became to survive

We all learn roles.Some of us learn them too well.
The Helper. The Professional. The Reliable One.The Calm Voice. The Fixer. The Face of the Bra...

2025-06-20 16:26:26 66
ڈاؤن لوڈ
when your love is a trauma response

when your love is a trauma response

This is what can happenwhen you survive without safety —you turn love into a plan.
You build frameworks.You offer what you wish you had.And you...

2025-06-19 18:38:38 56
ڈاؤن لوڈ
pain that pretends to be love

pain that pretends to be love

We don’t hurt the people we lovebecause we want to.
We hurt thembecause we love them through the lens of our own pain.
Unhealed pain doesn...

2025-06-19 17:20:45 53
ڈاؤن لوڈ
disowning the gift too soon

disowning the gift too soon

Most of us don’t abandon our gifts on purpose.We disown them to survive.
You were probably told, directly or subtly:✧ “You’re too much.”✧ “You’r...

2025-06-19 16:24:02 79
ڈاؤن لوڈ
existing isn’t a failure

existing isn’t a failure

2025-06-18 19:24:16 63
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the grief of roles that expired quietly

the grief of roles that expired quietly

2025-06-18 18:50:15 71
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the part of me i buried to belong

the part of me i buried to belong

2025-06-18 18:15:39 69
ڈاؤن لوڈ
how does love turn into pain?

how does love turn into pain?

It starts with the best of us.The soft eyes. The slow texts. The feeling of being known.
It starts with love.Real love.
The kind we mean.T...

2025-06-17 17:30:50 75
ڈاؤن لوڈ
maybe none of this means anything

maybe none of this means anything

Lately, I’ve been wonderingwhat the point of any of this is.
The breath in. The breath out.The deadlines. The inbox. The striving.The trying-so-...

2025-06-17 17:02:29 60
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the moment the mirror said: this isn’t you

the moment the mirror said: this isn’t you

I didn’t change anything.
Same clothes. Same morning routine. Same mirror above the sink.
But one day — something was off.
Not my fa...

2025-06-16 17:26:10 70
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the chase felt like progress — until i broke in place

the chase felt like progress — until i broke in place

2025-06-16 16:58:18 64
ڈاؤن لوڈ
the ache that no finish line can solve

the ache that no finish line can solve

2025-06-16 16:13:19 30
ڈاؤن لوڈ
they praised the version of me i rehearsed daily

they praised the version of me i rehearsed daily

2025-06-15 18:03:55 50
ڈاؤن لوڈ
0:00
0:00
Episode
home.no_title_available
home.no_channel_info