Mind Waves is a Glasgow charity that supports people to share their stories through creative approaches, empowering them to develop new skills and tend to their wellbeing. Our weekly Community Jam sessions are a free relaxed daytime open mic style event held every Thursday from 11am-12.30pm at Project Ability, 103 Trongate, Glasgow. After some taster […]
How do money worries affect your mental health? And how can mental ill health make you poorer? Mind Waves is a Glasgow charity that supports people to build their skills and share their stories and opinions. We have been funded by the See Me Anti-Stigma Arts Fund to delivery our brand new podcasting project. We’re […]
The next few months are set to be a busy and exciting month here at Mind Waves as we are launching three new community programmes! These are open to anyone living in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area with an interest in mental health, especially around challenging stigma. All of our activities are creative, inclusive […]
We’ve had a glow-up!!! Yes, we are go on a brand new Mind Waves podcast! Welcome to Ripples, a podcast creating waves of connection, creativity and community for all of us navigating the ups and downs of mental health recovery. We believe that our stories of lived experience really do have a ripple effect. Catch up […]
A year ago, I decided to celebrate Mother’s Day by having a swim in the sea. For those who don’t know, March is the month of the year when the sea is coldest, the time lag in the earth’s temperature meaning it’s colder even than January, and although I have been a mermaid my entire […]
For the next month we will be focussing on the theme of stigma on the Mind Waves blog and our social media content. This is inspired by many of the conversations that arose during Mental Health Awareness Week, with many campaigners, organisations and individuals highlighting how much still needs to be done about the stigma […]
Welcome to Mind Waves! Today we are simply sharing a little introduction to what we do. We are Mind Waves , a small peer-led Glasgow based charity with a big imagination and even bigger heart! We use creative arts and digital storytelling to share experiences and insights into mental health and wellbeing. Mind Waves is […]
A post from our Mind Waves Projects Manager, Marie. This year’s theme of movement for Mental Health Awareness Week has a focus on how people can move their bodies more for wellbeing. The hashtag “Moments of Movement” encourages people to use small pockets of time to move more. Over the years on this blog we […]
For our Community Correspondent Laura, the adorable Fidget was the key to getting out and about, and so much more… I’ve been wanting my own dog for so long, but this was heightened when life’s setbacks put an end to my dream of having my own children. It was completely out of my control and […]
Today we are re-publishing a beautiful and poignant piece of writing from Ayrshire based writer, artist and education Lynn Blair. We thought this was something a bit unique to tie in the Mental Health Awareness Week theme of “movement” and it was clearly a favourite with many when first published on the blog. Lynn Blair […]
