Dealing with the quiet seasons.

Let’s face it, there are probably times when you wonder if you'll ever sing again. 😩

Life happens.

The phone stops ringing.

There aren’t any auditions or gigs in the calendar.

There is no "reason" to call yourself a singer…

we’ve entered the dreaded quiet season.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or a singer enthusiast it doesn't matter what the reason is for the quiet season, it feels unsettling.

And even if you know that ebbs and flows are part of life, it’s easy for your mind to start spinning.

Did I do something wrong? 🫢
Was that last gig a fluke? 😟
Should I be pushing harder? 😧

If you’re a singer/creative type, chances are....you’ve felt this. 😏

That uneasy space between momentum and mystery- when it feels like nothing is happening, and you can’t quite see what’s next.

But here’s what I’ve learned, both personally and from watching hundreds of singers and creatives move through these cycles:

The quiet seasons are not a punishment. They are a part of your rhythm.

In music, we call it a rest. It’s written into the score intentionally. a pause that gives the next note more meaning. 

Without rests, there’s no shape to the song. Just noise.

The same is true for your life and creative work.

What if nothing’s wrong?

When we hit a quiet stretch, the first instinct is often to fix it.

We try to fill the silence with pushing. 

But often, this reaction comes from fear, not flow. And fear energy tends to create more resistance, not momentum.

So instead of rushing to fill the space, what if you asked:

“What if this pause is exactly what I need?”

Periods of rest and recalibration serve a purpose. 

They allow your nervous system to recover from the output of the last season. 

They give you time to digest what you’ve created, learned, or let go of. 

They prepare you- quietly- for what’s next.

When nothing appears to be happening externally, so much is still happening internally.

Your energy is regrouping.

Your creativity is composting old material into new insight.

Your direction is clarifying- even if that clarity is still under the surface.

We live in a world that glorifies perpetual motion. “Keep going!” “Stay visible!” “Never stop!”

But true, sustainable growth doesn’t look like an endless upward line. 

It looks like expansion and contraction. Effort and ease. Output and renewal.

If you look to nature, there’s no such thing as constant bloom. 

The trees that let go of their leaves each fall aren’t failing, right?! They’re protecting their energy for what’s coming next.

You are nature, too.

So instead of seeing the quiet period as the absence of progress, try seeing it as the deepening of roots.

👉🏻 Here are a few ways to shift from panic to presence when “nothing seems to be happening”:

1. Reframe the story.
Instead of “nothing’s working,” try “I’m in a season of rest and regrouping.” That small language shift can calm the nervous system and open space for creativity again. Also gives you an answer for when well meaning friends and family members ask, "What do you have coming up?" 😉

2. Tend to your foundation.
Quiet seasons are perfect for tending the behind-the-scenes parts of your work or craft. Revisit your values. Refresh your systems. Reconnect to why you started in the first place.

3. Listen inward.
If you’re always in motion, you can’t hear the next direction. Use this time to get still. Journal. Sing for the joy of it. Move your body. Let the next idea or season find you.

4. Resist the urge to fill every gap.
You don’t have to force activity to prove your worth or productivity. Your value doesn’t disappear just because your calendar is lighter.

5. Trust the rhythm.
Momentum always returns, often in ways you couldn’t have predicted. What feels still today can suddenly bloom tomorrow. Enjoy the space while you have it!

I’ve come to see these quiet periods as a kind of sacred preparation- the inhale before the exhale. The regrouping that makes the next leap possible.

When you stop resisting the stillness, you make space for your next season to unfold naturally. You’re not falling behind. You’re fortifying your roots.

So if your phone isn’t ringing right now…breathe.

 
Maybe you’re not meant to be “out there” this week.

Maybe you’re meant to rest, recalibrate, and reconnect.

Because when the next wave of opportunity does come (and it will), you’ll be ready- not frantic, but grounded. Not scrambling, but steady.

You’ll know who you are and what you’re about, because you gave yourself time to listen in the quiet.

And that, in itself, is part of the music.

If you’re in one of those in-between seasons and want to turn the quiet into clarity, I’d love to invite you to my Own It Workshop- for a limited time- a free class where we explore what it really means to own your voice, your confidence, and your next creative chapter.

You’ll walk away with tools to:

• Rebuild confidence from the inside out
• Shift from self-doubt to self-trust
• Start singing with joy and ease

👉 Register for my free 'Own It' Workshop here »

Sometimes the quiet isn’t an ending, it’s the space where you start to own your next beginning.

 If you’ve been wondering when things will “start moving again,” maybe they already are just beneath the surface. Trust that this moment, exactly as it is, is part of your unfolding. 

The Own It Workshop is free to join. It’s my way of helping you reconnect to your voice and confidence from a place of ease, not effort. You can save your spot right here.