SMHAF Renfrewshire is hosting the ‘Creative Conversations’ launch on Tuesday May 8th from 1-2pm – an interactive creative showcase including some inspiring poetry performances as well as talks from key partner organisations See Me and Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. Most importantly there will also be a guided tour of the much anticipated Caring Conversations […]
Archive | Mental wellbeing
The Hilarious World of Depression and radio friends
My listening habits have changed somewhat recently. Normally I’m a huge consumer of music, Spotify has been like a best friend since it started. Recently thought I’ve got into listening to podcasts. Lots and lots of podcasts. Our project manager Rosie made a comment at our last community correspondents meeting that the radio is like […]
Meaning Making Through Movie Watching
Community correspondent Marilena gives us an academic take on finding meaning through movies. We all know that human beings love storytelling. One of the culturally-valued ways to listen to a story is by viewing a movie. Although movies are often considered a way to relax, to escape reality, or to be entertained, they also can […]
Box Sets – “I find I’m using them as part of my coping mechanism”
We’re talking movies this month. It’s great to hear from our correspondents the films they’re comforted or inspired by. For community correspondent John Dane, sitting down with a classic box set can be just the thing to lift his spirits. “When I’m feeling down I have a selection of boxed set DVDS of classic TV […]
Top tips for talking to your GP about mental health: now in Farsi
Speaking to your GP about mental health is never easy. If your first language isn’t English then it can be even more daunting. A wee while back we posted GAMH’s top tips for speaking to your GP about mental health, which the wonderful GAMH folk translated into multiple languages. They have now added Farsi to […]
It’s #TimeToTalk Day
Today See Me Scotland is co-hosting the first ever UK wide Time to Talk day, with partner organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is the first time this has happened, after the day becoming a massive event in England over the past few years, run by Time to Change. Too many people with […]
Can Movies Improve Your Mental Wellbeing?
Our current Mind Waves theme is Film, and specifically films that are important or the ways in which enjoying a film are important to them. I love watching movies. When I’m feeling down I even have some comfort films that I re-watch to perk me up. I know I’m not alone. Lots of people get […]
Tips for Building More Activity Into Your Life
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 […]
GAMH at The Gathering 2018 – #SCVOGathering
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 […]
#mymentalhealthin5words
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 […]
