We’re pleased to present a poem from our newest community correspondent, Maureen Gilmour. It’s called The Orchestration of My Anxiety. Tap, tap,the conductor holds his baton….here it starts. Drum roll…..thrumming vibration in my torso….the tremor, shaking begins. Palpitations. …faster and faster the beat increases. My heart pounding in my ears, the echo like a Base […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of our third annual Creative Competition in partnership with Scottish Recovery Network, Write to Recovery, Reachout with Arts in Mind and Alliance Scotland. This year is centred around the theme of Change. We would like you to think about: What you think needs to change in Scotland to […]
If you’ve never come across the wonderful comics from Christopher Grady AKA Lunarbaboon then you should definitely check them out. They show a positive, and very funny side to the every day struggles of parenthood, life, depression, and much more. Be warned, you might lose a lot of time in the website! All images used […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn, of the Mindful Image, as part of our partnership with Scottish Recovery Network Recovery for me has been tough, rewarding, complex and funny at times in so many ways. There have been highs/lows but I wouldn’t be here today without the brakes stopping me in my tracks, […]
Wednesday April 26, 7-9pm Our friends at LGBT Health and Wellbeing are holding an evening of celebration for the launch of Glasgow’s new mental wellbeing service. Everyone is welcome – it’s a chance to learn about the exciting new project and how you can get involved. Expect spoken word performances, film screenings, art-making, info-sharing, soft […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry As a Christmas present for my brother and an 81st Birthday present for my mum, I bought us tickets for Still Game at the Hydro. As always, we were running late. I’d done my best in rushing my mum out the door, but she has dementia and […]
Our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn reports back on her experience attending Wellness Recovery Action Planning training They say the first 24 hours are the most critical for a number of reasons, especially when you are in a critical state. Well, as it was it could have gone either way for me. I’m glad to say […]
Dawn Craig has always dreamed of swimming the channel, but when she became unwell in her 30s, that dream went out the window. She had to give up work and thought she’d never swim again. After ten years of ill health, she’s now back at work teaching other people about self management and her dream […]
Volunteering is great for your mental wellbeing. It’s a good way to contribute, connect with your community and build up skills and confidence for getting back to work. However, many people are worried that volunteering might affect their entitlement to benefits. We’ve all heard horror stories about people whose benefits were stopped because their ability […]
Angela McCrimmon has had a big year. As well as becoming a Mind Waves Community Correspondent, she’s won a #selfmanagement award, a Local Hero Award, published a book and started speaking at universities to trainee mental health professionals. We caught up with her to talk about mental health recovery and how finding her voice has […]
