(Image used under fair use) Below is a review of Paddington 2 from community correspondent, Elizabeth Cassidy. **Warning, there be spoilers!** Paddington is a CGI bear, but everything I felt watching the film was so real. My feelings were so up and down. Paddington bear almost drowned which made me sad, but I was glad […]
A new national strategy is being developed to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Scotland. This is a pretty big deal and is one of the first of its kind in the world. Social isolation is an issue that can effect anyone at any age and the associated feelings of loneliness can result in poor […]
LGBT Health and Wellbeing Glasgow is hosting the first Art for Wellbeing class of 2018 this coming Monday (22 Jan). Art can play a big role in recovery and these sessions are perfect for folk to start out getting creative in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. No artistic experience is necessary to come along and […]
Community correspondent Pete offers some tips for making fitness fun. A few things help me deal with depression and anxiety. Meds, talking, eating well (mostly), and some form of exercise. I usually have to do some combination of, or all of them to really feel like I’m keeping on top of things. The thing I […]
Our friends from GAMH will be part of the Health and Wellbeing Zone at SCVO organised 2018 The Gathering event. The Gathering welcomes thousands of people from the third sector to meet to share their work. The public are more than welcome to come along and find out more about what charities, community groups, and […]
It is the new year and all of us at Mind Waves hope you had a good one. New year for most of us is a time of optimism for the future and a chance to make some positive changes. I’m here to talk about new year’s resolutions. I’ve never been great at making resolutions. […]
I love movies. They inspire me and often offer much needed escapism. Some films even offer comfort and help me to relax, which I spoke about in an earlier post. Speaking to other people I’ve learned that I’m not alone. Many of us get a lot more from a film than just entertainment. There is […]
This week the hashtag #mymentalhealthin5words has been trending on Twitter worldwide. People have really responded to it revealing a lot about themselves and where they’re at. It isn’t easy to open about about your mental health, but I’m not surprised this hashtag has gotten such a great response.. Social media, particularly channels like Twitter, can […]
Christmas means a lot of different things to different people. For many of us it can be stressful so it’s important not to let ourselves get overwhelmed or bogged down in expectations. We reached out to our correspondents to ask what tried and tested festive self-care tips they use to make the holidays as stress […]
As the year draws to a close we had our final correspondents meeting of 2017. It really was more a pre-Christmas party thought. We met some new faces, ate mince pies, pulled Christmas crackers, read out the daft jokes (wondered about frog themed prizes), and had a Christmas quiz. It was a lot of fun […]
