Archive | February, 2016

Learn to make memes, GIFs and inspirational messages at our free graphics workshop

Simple social media graphics- March 17, 1.30-4.30 We want to empower people to talk about mental health and wellbeing online. As part of that, we’ve been running a series of free workshops for anyone who has something to say about mental health and wellbeing. We’ve looked at using social media, blogging and simple video and […]

Continue Reading 0

Top tips for self management from @SelfMgmtScot

If you live with a long term condition, you’ll know that having a better life is about more than just doctors and medication. Gaining control of  your own health and wellbeing, with support,  is a great feeling. Our friends at the Self Management Network Scotland work with individuals and professionals to support people to manage […]

Continue Reading 0

We can use our knowledge and awareness to overcome #mentalhealth stigma

A post from Farrukh, who is a Co-Trainer with the GAMH Talking Mental Health project I became a Co-trainer with GAMH’s Talking about Mental Health project two years ago in 2013. The project involves people from black minority ethnic communities in designing and delivering mental health awareness workshops to help reduce stigma and build confidence in […]

Continue Reading 0

Blogging and mental wellbeing

Thanks to everyone who came along to our blogging about wellbeing workshop this week. A special thanks to our Community Correspondent Paula McGuire for talking about how the difference that blogging has made to her mental wellbeing. If you couldn’t make it (or even if you could) here are the slides so you can catch […]

Continue Reading 0

40 acts: an alternative to giving things up for Lent

A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes Whether you’re a Christian or not, it’s hard to avoid conversations about Lent. What are you giving up? Chocolate, alcohol, netflix? It’s the new water-cooler chat. I’m a godless heathen, but I’ve done Lent in the past. I once gave up meat for 40 days as a sort […]

Continue Reading 0

What does building resilience mean? #childrensMHW

It’s Children’s Mental Health Week. Children’s mental health isn’t something that we talk that much about at Mind Waves. Our volunteers are adults and they tend to talk about their futures, rather than focusing on the past. However,  around half  of adults with mental health problems first experienced their symptoms as children, 75% before their […]

Continue Reading 0

5 ways to survive Valentines Day

A repost from our Project Manager @rosiehopes Do you know what? I don’t know if I’ve ever met someone who likes Valentine’s Day. If you’re single, you feel lonely.  If you’re in a relationship, you feel inadequate. If you’ve just broken up… don’t even think about it. Of course, your mental wellbeing can take a […]

Continue Reading 0