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Stop Using "Logic" to Hide the Fact That You’re a Coward
I’ve seriosly run out of fucks and I’m definitely not ordering more.
Jan 16 • Salwa
The last time I had sex
My body didn't want a lover. It just wanted a rest
Dec 2, 2025 • Salwa
The terror of hearing his laugh in the hallway
I am raising two boys to be men. I am terrified I don't know what that looks like.
Feb 17 • Salwa
Unforgivable: The Right to Remain Angry
Rejecting the "spiritual" shortcuts we use to bypass the reality of evil
Feb 10 • Salwa
Unbecoming the Good Mother
When doing everything starts to cost too much
Feb 3 • Salwa and Jeannie Ewing
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The last time I had sex
Dec 2, 2025 • Salwa
I do not forgive him
Dec 16, 2025 • Salwa
Why I drug myself to sleep
Dec 9, 2025 • Salwa
How to Lose Friends Very Quickly
Nov 18, 2025 • Salwa
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That Hug and Kiss
He wouldn't speak his first word for another five years. But in the glow of a laptop screen, we found a language.
Jan 27 • Salwa
The King-Sized Coffin
Why I traded a four-bedroom house for a sofa bed in the lounge.
Jan 8 • Salwa
I Don't Do January. I Just Continue.
Why I'm stepping back into the year quietly, without promises
Jan 3 • Salwa
The Year I Fixed Fuck All
No lessons. No resolutions. Just the truth about the cost of staying standing.
Dec 23, 2025 • Salwa
I do not forgive him
Everyone says forgiveness is for you, not them. I’m not sure I agree
Dec 16, 2025 • Salwa
Why I drug myself to sleep
Lavender spray cannot fix a nervous system that is wired for danger
Dec 9, 2025 • Salwa
November: A Letter to Myself About Gratitude That Doesn’t Feel Forced
The version of gratitude I can actually stand behind
Nov 25, 2025 • Salwa
How to Lose Friends Very Quickly
A practical guide for the anxious, overthinking, emotionally exhausted among us.
Nov 18, 2025 • Salwa
This Is the Dumbest Thing I’ve Ranted About All Week
A very human response to the bullshit world of AI detection
Nov 15, 2025 • Salwa
Illness, Judgment, and the Myth of “Good Parents
What happens when compassion disappears and judgment takes its place.
Nov 12, 2025 • Salwa
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