Our project worker Peter spoke to community correspondent Maureen Gilmour about a film that is important to her. Part of our film theme. What film is of particular importance to you? “One of my favourite films is The Aristocats by Walt Disney. What’s it about? “The film is about a wealthy widower who decides to […]
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For me, a good conversation means a lack of eye contact and an easy means of distraction #timetotalk
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes Are there any four words in this world more frightening than “we need to talk“? I know how important it is to talk about the things we struggle with, but I’ve always been more likely to run away than open up if someone wants to “have a conversation”. […]
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 […]
A Review of Paddington 2 by Elizabeth
(Image used under fair use) Below is a review of Paddington 2 from community correspondent, Elizabeth Cassidy. **Warning, there be spoilers!** Paddington is a CGI bear, but everything I felt watching the film was so real. My feelings were so up and down. Paddington bear almost drowned which made me sad, but I was glad […]
Have Your Say – Social Isolation and Loneliness Strategy – Glasgow consultation event
A new national strategy is being developed to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Scotland. This is a pretty big deal and is one of the first of its kind in the world. Social isolation is an issue that can effect anyone at any age and the associated feelings of loneliness can result in poor […]
New Year’s Resolution? Pick one that’s right for you
It is the new year and all of us at Mind Waves hope you had a good one. New year for most of us is a time of optimism for the future and a chance to make some positive changes. I’m here to talk about new year’s resolutions. I’ve never been great at making resolutions. […]
#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 […]
Look After Your ‘Elf – 20 Christmas Self-Care Tips
Christmas means a lot of different things to different people. For many of us it can be stressful so it’s important not to let ourselves get overwhelmed or bogged down in expectations. We reached out to our correspondents to ask what tried and tested festive self-care tips they use to make the holidays as stress […]
Thank You To All Our Community Correspondents
As the year draws to a close we had our final correspondents meeting of 2017. It really was more a pre-Christmas party thought. We met some new faces, ate mince pies, pulled Christmas crackers, read out the daft jokes (wondered about frog themed prizes), and had a Christmas quiz. It was a lot of fun […]
Taking the risk of being happy: a pessimistic Scot’s approach
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes My brother-in-law had a 1000 to one gambling win this week. Twenty grand, right before Christmas. Great news, isn’t it? Well, you’d think so, but when I contacted my sister to congratulate her, she wasn’t ready to celebrate. “I don’t like it,” she said. “Something bad will happen.” […]
