Instagram story viewer> @thequietfire.co> Posts

the quiet fire podcast!

@thequietfire.co

121

followers

192

following

by @anoushkahem ✨
a podcast for people building a creative career
new episode & substack journal every week ↓

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

welcome to the quiet fire.

i’ve been building something quietly for a while.

it started as a podcast, but it’s really just a space for figuring things out as you go, especially when there isn’t a clear path.

if you’re trying to build a creative life, or just feel a bit in-between, this is for you. 💌 by @thequietfire.co

3

0

6 months ago

why is it that even when we’re creating, improving, and achieving the things we’ve worked towards, we can still feel like we’re not quite good enough? in this episode of the quiet fire, i’m exploring why creatives so often tie their sense of worth to their work, and what happens when every achievement becomes another reason to raise the bar. we’ll talk about the difference between wanting to improve and feeling like you have something to prove, the way comparison distorts our perception of progress, and why no amount of external validation can make us feel enough if we keep moving the goalpost. because there’s nothing wrong with wanting more for yourself, growing as an artist, or pursuing bigger opportunities. but your worth was never supposed to depend on how far you’ve come. maybe the goal isn’t to finally become good enough, but to learn how to create from the belief that you already are. by @thequietfire.co

2

0

6 hours ago

thoughts on growing up and being the version of yourself you need to be in the moment. by @thequietfire.co

1

0

21 hours ago

thoughts on ambition, and how i started off 23!

read the full piece on substack!

link in bio 🔗 by @thequietfire.co

0

0

4 days ago

in today's episode of the quiet fire, i’m talking about the story behind my latest song, enough for me, but also what turning 23 has been teaching me about growing up, letting go of expectations, learning to trust myself, and becoming enough for myself. we’ll talk about the pressure to be responsible, the voices we carry from other people, the difference between loving others and losing yourself, and why sometimes the life we want most isn’t the most impressive one, but the one that finally feels like ours. enough for me is a song about choosing myself, and this is the story of how i’m learning to do that. by @thequietfire.co

3

0

7 days ago

some birthday reflections xoxo by @thequietfire.co

1

0

9 days ago

some reflections on 22, and the magic that is trusting yourself before you have proof.

read the full piece on substack!

link in bio 🔗 by @thequietfire.co

0

0

11 days ago

there’s a particular kind of uncertainty that comes with building a creative life: wanting to trust yourself while having very little proof that you’re on the right path. in this episode of the quiet fire, i’m exploring what self-trust actually means when you don’t know if something will work, whether a decision is the right one, or where your path is ultimately leading. because maybe trusting yourself doesn’t mean knowing you’ll succeed, maybe it means knowing that whatever happens, you’ll be able to figure out what comes next. we’ll talk about confidence, fear, intuition, making choices without guarantees, and the small promises we make to ourselves that slowly teach us that we can rely on our own judgment. you don’t need the whole map. you just need to trust yourself enough to take the next step. by @thequietfire.co

0

0

14 days ago

what do you do when you've spent so much time working, that you don't know what to do when it actually starts working out? by @thequietfire.co

1

0

16 days ago

on finding the balance between work, building a creative career, and actually living my life!

read the full piece on substack!

link in bio 🔗 by @thequietfire.co

0

0

18 days ago

when you’re building a creative career, it’s easy to start seeing everything through the lens of whether it’s useful. will this help my career? will i meet someone? could this become content? should i be doing something more productive instead? but not everything you do needs to move you forward. in this episode of the quiet fire, i’m exploring what happens when ambition turns into optimisation, and why we need parts of our lives that aren’t about productivity, networking, or creating. because friendships aren’t networking, hobbies don’t need to become side hustles, and not every experience needs to become content. your life isn’t just material for your creative work. it’s your life, and sometimes the things that seem completely unproductive are the very things that make you a more interesting, fulfilled, creative person. by @thequietfire.co

1

0

21 days ago

you are allowed to want things!!! by @thequietfire.co

3

1

23 days ago