Archive | Arts and creativity

Share, create and connect at our new Mind Waves Community Jam!

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. After some taster sessions in 2024 we are delighted that weekly Community Jam sessions […]

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Join our brand new Anti-Stigma Podcasting Team

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 […]

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Introducing our Creative Community Programme for 2025!

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 […]

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The art of happiness – finding joyful purpose, writing that book and embracing your “woo” with Sam Brook of the Happiness Club!

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 […]

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“I have been a mermaid my entire life” – immerse yourself in the beautiful Ice Bath by Lynn Blair

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 […]

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Creative Writing and Wellbeing – a free 4 week course from Mind Waves

We are delighted to announce our four week Creative Writing and Wellbeing course, fully funded through GVCS Wellbeing.  It’s inspiring, interactive and absolutely FREE to take part! Join us to discover the benefits of creative writing for mental health and get started with crafting some non-fiction of your very own. The first three sessions will […]

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Emerge: What lessons have we learned from lockdown?

*Repost* Our Mind Waves project manager Rosie recently ran an animation workshop as part of The Curve series of digital workshop. The 66 participants collaborated remotely to create this lovely short animation about the lessons we emerged with from lockdown. This is one example of our participative approach at Mind Waves – we work with a range […]

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Everyone welcome to new Thursday storytelling sessions from Refuweegee and The Village Storytelling Centre

Information on forthcoming events from Refuweegee and The Village Storytelling Centre. Refuweegee are hosting a series of free Facebook Live storytelling events in partnership with The Village Storytelling Centre. Thursday mornings are set to be filled with family-friendly adventures, read and explored by expert teller of stories Sarah Rankin. Join them to explore some beautiful […]

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Clutter Chat: Digital inspiration for the ‘new normal’

An update from our friends at Clutter Chat! Sunny day for podcast recording Oct 2019 Last year we were delighted to feature Glasgow based peer support group Clutter Chat on our podcast. Their founder, Zem Moffat and group members Grant, Barbara and Fiona shared valuable insights and advice for those affected by clutter, or those […]

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