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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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Then Stigma Comes Along – our new blog theme

For the next month we will be focussing on the theme of stigma on the Mind Waves blog and our social media content. This is inspired by many of the conversations that arose during Mental Health Awareness Week, with many campaigners, organisations and individuals highlighting how much still needs to be done about the stigma […]

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We are Mind Waves – an introduction

Welcome to Mind Waves! Today we are simply sharing a little introduction to what we do. We are Mind Waves , a small peer-led Glasgow based charity with a big imagination and even bigger heart! We use creative arts and digital storytelling to share experiences and insights into mental health and wellbeing. Mind Waves is […]

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Wild – a piece of creative non-fiction from Lynn

Today we are re-publishing a  beautiful and poignant piece of writing from Ayrshire based writer, artist and education Lynn Blair.  We thought this was something a bit unique to tie in the Mental Health Awareness Week theme of “movement” and it was clearly a favourite with many  when first published on the blog.  Lynn Blair […]

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I thought I loved summer, I actually just love being outside

Perfect for our Mental Health Awareness Week focus on the theme of “Movement for Our Mental Health”, a  re-post from our fantastic Mind Waves Trustee @rosiehopes “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes. So get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little”. – Billy Connolly For a long time, I would […]

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