As part of our latest series of workshops, our volunteer Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn ran a session on mindfulness and photography at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Laura found both mindfulness and photography really helpful in her own recovery and wanted to share what she’d learned with other people. The workshop was great: there was a real […]
At Mind Waves, we’re incredibly lucky to hear about all sorts of brilliant work to support wellbeing across Glasgow. Today, we were invited along to Glasgow Disability Alliance to hear more about their new website and brand. GDA is a disabled people’s organisation, run for disabled people, by disabled people. GDA is something of a […]
There’s a lot of talk about mindfulness these days, but how can we practically use it to improve our mental wellbeing? As part of our series of workshops on media and mental wellbeing, come and learn how using photography in every day life can help clear your mind, foster awareness and help you feel connected […]
A massive thank you to everyone who came along to yesterday’s blogging workshop we ran in partnership with the Scottish Recovery Network. It was amazing to hear people’s stories, experiences and hopes. We hope that everyone who came along learned something ( we certainly did) and that people will feel ready to share their stories […]
Recovery: it’s a personal thing. Whether your recovery from mental health problems is a work in progress or just a hope for the future, we want to hear about what it means to you. We’ve teamed up with the Scottish Recovery Network to produce a workshop that can help you explore what recovery means to […]
It’s been a little over two years since our first Mind Waves Community Correspondents meeting. Since then, our amazing volunteers have shared their wisdom and experience to produce over 300 blog posts about mental wellbeing. All of our Community Correspondents have something to say about mental health, whether it’s because of their lived experience, or […]
12.30-1.30 – July 26 #MentalHealthTimeOut There’s been a lot of talk about mental health in the workplace here in Scotland, with campaigns such as See Me recently shining more light on the subject through their recent “The Power of Okay” film. If you work or volunteer in the third sector you’ll know that charities and […]
The Mind Waves theme at the moment is journeys. We’re talking about our personal mental health journeys, as well as actual geographical journeys . It’s undeniable that travelling far from home, even for the best of reasons, has a big impact on mental wellbeing. It’s hard to imagine how it must feel to have to […]
A review from @CarrieJWebb, who saw The Divide at @Declarationfest 35 years ago an economic experiment in the US and UK was supposed to provide a better life for all. Today, in both countries, inequality is at its highest level since 1928. Declaration treated us to a pre-screening of ‘The Divide’, to be released this month. […]
A poem from our Community Correspondent Derek Read This poem was written after I attended the funeral of Alexander (Sandy) Hutchison, the award-winning Scottish poet and translator who died in November 2015 after a short illness. I knew him well through the poetry scene, as the partner of a member of my Quaker meetings and […]
