Do you ever get the sense of deja vu? Yep, me too. Another year and another significant election to think about. I’ve never been particularly politically minded. I don’t know if its an age thing, or if its more to do with the fact the world seems to have gone a little (lot) crazy of […]
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Storytelling for Mental Wellbeing at Real Talk
Real Talk, a successful mental wellbeing storytelling event is coming to Glasgow on 29 May. Storytelling is an important tool in the mental wellbeing kit, and this event is a chance for people to share their stories in a supportive and relaxed environment. At the event you’ll have the chance to take part in a […]
The Creative Competition 2017 is now open!
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 […]
Free stress management group in Glasgow
Monday evenings, March 6th – April 17th, 6-8pm We’ve heard from a couple of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy trainees who are running a free stress management group as part of their training. They are welcoming people who are having difficulty with any of the following: anxiety, low mood, panic, sleep problems, stress Venue: Centre of Therapy 8 Newton […]
The amazing pictures from our mindfulness and photography workshop at Kelvingrove
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 […]
Confident, connected, contributing. Chatting with Isla of @GDA_online
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 […]
Free workshop: mindfulness and photography. Dec 14 at Kelvingrove
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 […]
Get the slides from our recovery blogging workshop with @SRN_Tweet
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 […]
What does recovery mean to you? Free blogging workshop, Dec 1
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 […]
Our volunteers are amazing!
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 […]