Art seems to be a recurring theme for me these last few months. Personally I’ve always been interested in art. As there is an increasing awareness of mental wellbeing issues in the press, and elsewhere, I guess the stories relating to how art plays a part in recovery really stand out to me. So far […]
Archive | Mental wellbeing
Changing for the Best
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni When thinking about change the first thing that comes to my mind is how habitual our species is and how we fail to recognise this. Although we can change, it is more probable to keep doing the things we do not want to do , instead of […]
Is Reading The News Bad For Your Mental Wellbeing?
It’s been a year since the UK voted to leave the European Union. What a year it has been. There have been times I’ve felt like the world has been collapsing in on me under the weight of all the stuff going on. So, about a year or so ago I decided to stop reading […]
A Piece of My Mind
Here is a brand new piece on pieces from community correspondent Laura McGlinn/@stargazer1210 Recently I’ve thrown myself into attending various Mental Health seminars and conferences to educate myself and enable me to improve the quality of life for others within my voluntary work throughout various organisations. Most of the seminars provide sandwiches for lunch which […]
Putting Mental Health Centre Stage in Public Life
Research shows that becoming more involved in your community can help recovery by widening life experiences and connections and giving us a new purpose. A new project is aiming to break down some of the barriers which prevent people from getting involved in public life when they are struggling with their mental health. Public Life […]
Young Minds – Looking Out for Kids Mental Wellbeing
Last week SAMH called for urgent action to support the mental wellbeing of young people. They say 1,838 young people were rejected from getting support from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the last three months. The World Health Organisation tells us worldwide 10-20% of children and adolescents experience mental illness. These are […]
Why I Love, and Need, Holidays at Home
A post from our assistant project manager, Pete. Summer is pretty much here and it’s been very pleasant (so far)! Good weather generally puts me in a good mood. The city looks brighter, people are smiley, and the absence of water pouring from the sky gives me more opportunities to spend my free time positively. […]
Top Tips for Cultivating Happiness Habits
People are more likely to experience poor mental wellbeing as they get older. They are also more likely to find it difficult to get the support they need to make a positive change to their health. For the past year Flourishing Borders has worked with local groups to organise Happiness Habits events where people could […]
I thought I’d never swim again: now I plan to swim the channel
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 […]
It’s easy to be snarky about facebook… but it can be a lifesaver
A post from Jacq Kelly I am nervous about phones. I had a missed call from my dad the other week and I instantly assumed someone had died. They hadn’t – it was a pocket dial. When my mum called me this morning I had the same initial reaction, until I listened to her voicemail […]
