As the seasons subtly start to shift, September is a beautiful time to experiment with some nature photography and soak up the benefits of time outdoors. Join us on Friday 5th September from 1.00-3.30pm in the beautiful location of The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow for this free creative workshop! The session will be led by our […]
After a short summer break, our Community Jam sessions return on Thursday 7th August. This free, informal and inclusive music group is an opportunity to make music together with the simple purpose of feeling good and enjoying getting creative! This includes singing, songwriting, playing together as a band and also just chatting about music and […]
Throughout the summer months we are spotlighting our members on the blog, celebrating the work they do with Mind Waves and beyond! John first got involved with Mind Waves on our Get Started with Podcasting courses in partnership with the King’s Trust. We are extremely grateful that John’s participation in Mind Waves has continued and […]
Tina Hendry was one of Scotland’s most vocal ACEs campaigners. She was talking about adverse childhood experiences long before there was a Scottish ACEs movement, and she had a massive impact on the spread of awareness of ACEs science across the country. We are honoured to share this celebration of the late Tina’s life and […]
Throughout the summer months we’ll be spotlighting our members on the blog, celebrating the work they do with Mind Waves and beyond! This week we are hearing from the truly inspiring Thomas McCallum, one of our Anti-Stigma Podcasting Team. Most of my adult life I have been affected by mental health issues in one way […]
Enjoy this encouraging and inspiring post from our volunteer Community Correspondent Laura, sharing some valuable online resources which have helped her throughout her recovery journey. Just a note that the organisations or pages mentioned are not designed for dealing with crisis situations. If you require urgent help please refer to these NHS numbers and resources. We […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
