Quiet is not a weakness. It’s a blueprint.

CELEBRATE INTROVERSION

REIMAGINE CONNECTION

GROW QUIET CONFIDENCE

What if the quiet ones hold a blueprint for being together better?

Silhouetted group of people sitting quietly together on a hill at sunset, symbolising shyness, introversion and quiet confidence. Gutsy London workshop supporting shy introverts with social anxiety to connect and grow.
Portrait of Gutsy founder Susannah Worth, a white woman with orange hair and pink glasses, face half in shadow and half in light, reflecting themes of shyness, introversion and confidence.

What if shyness isn’t anti-social, but actually social sensitivity – full of insight and wisdom?

What if you could expand your capacity to be seen, heard and known without overriding your introversion or your comfort zone?

What if you could find your people and your flow without faking extroversion?

What if you could live a fully expressed life without shaming who you are right now?

Without treating shyness like it’s a sickness?

Without believing self-consciousness is a wrinkle that needs to be ironed out?

What if change was about drawing out your gifts, not bullying yourself into fitting the dominant norm?

What if personal growth isn’t just about individual freedom and success, but also building the confidence to stand up for what you believe in, to live by your values, to connect, belong and contribute in ways that are meaningful for you?

What if we set aside assumptions, limitations and underestimations, and instead seek out models of quiet rebellion, introvert resistance, shy creativity, socially anxious collaboration, nervous generosity, and sensitive leadership?

What if we put all the stereotypes in the bin, and celebrate the diversity and potential of introversion to shine a light on ways to do things differently?

What if we gather quietly to find forms for connection that inspire, nourish and restore – forms we can share with friends who find it hard to slow down; loved ones who resist depth and fear silence; communities that struggle to communicate; teams that aren’t trained to make space for different ways of thinking, feeling and sharing ideas?

Gutsy is
courage & sensitivity
bold moves & deep knowing
brave expression & nervous butterflies
spontaneity & reflection
doing & shameless navel-gazing

A person shyly covering their mouth, smiling
Susannah holding up a drama mask to shyly half cover her face

Unleash

A 12-week course in London for shy, sensitive, socially anxious souls. Build lasting self-belief through drama, expression and connection — with zero pressure to perform.

Gatherings

Gather and grow. Two-hour workshops for shy, quiet, socially wobbly humans. Move from anxious to at ease with embodied tools, playful practice and supportive community.

Get Gutsy

Notes, stories and prompts for introverts, shy souls and quiet creatives. Celebrate your voice, connect with kindreds and imagine an introvert-friendly world together.

EXPERIMENTS IN QUIET TOGETHERING

Explore Gutsy

Gutsy is a space for celebrating introversion, experimenting with how we gather and connect, and exploring what it means to grow quiet confidence. It’s a place to notice, collaborate, practice and play with ways of being together that feel meaningful, nourishing and true to who we are.

Learn more about Gutsy

Young red-haired woman in a blue beret, red coat, and patterned scarf smiling in front of a townscape. Participant at a Gutsy London workshop, building confidence and overcoming shyness and social anxiety.

Lucy had lived with social and general anxiety all her life and dreaded speaking off the cuff at work. Nervous about joining a Gutsy course, she feared it might be like past trainings that left her feeling worse. Instead, she discovered play, kindness and unexpected fun that shifted her relationship with confidence.

Read her story

Line drawing of two faces—one stretched upwards, one looking down with eyes scrunched—while musical notes and birds flutter from an open mouth. Artistic expression of voice, introversion, and releasing social anxiety at a Gutsy course.

For years, Hex approached social situations with a confident ‘mask’ that left them drained and disconnected. Through gentle drama, play and shared understanding, they discovered new ways of showing up that feel authentic, freeing and fun. Now Hex is speaking up, sharing their poetry, trying new creative paths and expressing what they truly want.

Read their story

Testimonial: really helpful – it felt nice to be around others who shared similar feelings and concerns
Testimonial: The magic of the workshop has stayed with me many months later: I find I’m more present, more easily able to centre myself when I feel anxious, and more confident about the value I bring as a quieter, shyer person
Testimonial: I was interested in the thinking about public speaking/projecting your voice (or not) and that being confident isn’t necessarily being loud. I feel happier that it’s okay to be a quiet person
Testimonial: it was great to be in a room with other people who were being vulnerable and out of their comfort zone
Testimonial: I noticed that the day after the workshop I felt more open and relaxed. I had a hair appointment and just felt less in my head about what to say. There was more of a sense of ease with myself. :-) thank you
Testimonial: What a different experience to go along to a group workshop where I could truly be myself – it was such a treat to feel that way
Photo of thank you card with rainbow letters saying “thank you”

ROOTS & FOUNDATIONS

Questioning norms, empowering introversion, being together better

Gutsy founder Susannah in a London park, red wavy hair, looking down, symbolising introversion, self-expression and quiet confidence.

For over a decade, I’ve explored how we gather, connect and create meaning – especially when speaking is nerve-wracking, groups feel awkward and socialising is anxious.

My work spans art projects (including The Political Pop-Up Restaurant and Residence Kitchen), workshops, exhibitions and happenings (including with Art Licks, Open School East and Jerwood Space), a book (Digesting Recipes, published by Zero) and a band (Charismatic Megafauna).

Gutsy founder Susannah Worth sitting cross-legged in her living room, holding a white mask and smiling while talking. Wearing a band T-shirt, showing creative approaches to shyness, confidence, and social anxiety in Gutsy workshops.

I’ve experimented with recipes, rituals, music and shared meals as ways to challenge stereotypes, flip scripts and imagine new forms of connection. Alongside, I’ve helped shape quiet culture change in the workplace, and trained in Jungian Somatics, coaching the unconscious mind, circle facilitation, and dramatherapy-informed confidence practices.

Gutsy grows out of this history: a living experiment in how introversion, creativity and courage can help us be together better.

A newsletter celebrating quiet contributions and connection. Personal notes on my so-called socially awkward life, on building an introvert-friendly world, and on navigating friendship and community when neither come naturally – plus updates on new opportunities and what’s coming up ↗

Graphic with the words “Get Gutsy”, representing the Gutsy newsletter and courses that help introverts and people with social anxiety build confidence and connection.
Susannah is a brilliant host and has developed many tools and exercises to help people explore their playful nature in a safe environment and with positive feedback from others… getting out of your comfort zone without feeling uncomfortable.
Testimonial: This session was so different to what I expected, in the best way possible. You were so generous, knowledgeable and supportive.
Testimonial: Did you learn anything new about yourself? That I’m actually pretty brave.
Testimonial: Everyone was very supportive of each other
Testimonial: I felt at ease straight away and then any time I did feel anxious/nervous I felt okay to feel that way.
Testimonial: It was amazing that a series of simple exercises had such a transformative effect on the whole group in such a short period of time. Experiencing others in the group respond and change was very powerful.
Testimonial: I realised in a physical, interactive sense things I may not have understood so deeply in something like talking therapy
Testimonial: The share experience was special, being in a room with others who really understood the vulnerability of being there.

A LIFE OF SHYNESS, REIMAGINED

Growing Gutsy

I was once a whisper-voiced child, phobic of the phone and terrified of being seen. For years, fear and self-criticism held me back, even as I longed to connect, contribute and be part of something bigger. A true Aquarian and highly sensitive, I wanted to change the world, but saw no models of changemakers who moved through the world like me: quiet, nervous, anxious, tender.

A drama-for-confidence workshop cracked something open: change could be playful, creative, and true to who I was.

Gutsy founder Susannah Worth sitting with her cat on her lap in front of a peach-coloured wall, wearing clear glasses and a vintage jumper. Looking out the window, reflecting on introversion, shyness, and quiet confidence in life and workshops.

Since then, I’ve spent a decade exploring shyness, social anxiety and introversion: what they are, how they differ, and how they’ve been shamed and misunderstood.

Along the way I’ve trained with coaches, therapists and facilitators, and grown my confidence through art, writing, music and movement, discovering how to trust my gut, my gifts and my sensitivity. Gutsy is where I share those tools, so no one has to do it alone.

The quiet ones can.