I’ve been wanting my own dog for so long, but this was heightened when life’s setbacks put an end to my dream of having my own children. It was completely out of my control and a very, very sad time. It certainly contributed to the breakdown of my mental wellbeing. Well, a deposit was placed […]
A re-post from our Project Manager Rosie McIntosh @rosiehopes It’s become tradition to fear “Blue Monday”, the third Monday of January, which apparently is the most depressing day of the year. Once again the media is full of stories about why it is so depressing. It makes sense. Over Christmas we’ve spent all our money, gained […]
A re-post of an anonymous blog from one of our Community Correspondents Last year was a big year for me – I decided to begin to put myself out of my comfort zone, buying my first house and exercising much more frequently. At first I didn’t give up drinking for any particularly valiant reason. In […]
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane Today I’d like to tell you about a wonderful day we had on Tuesday the 6th of December It was my birthday and it also happened to be the day that Mind Waves and the community corespondents had decided to have a Christmas day out. So on […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn who manages to see the funny side of a year defined by shingles and recovery from mental health problems It’s Christmas! Shingle Bells, Shingle Bells Tingle all the way Oh what fun it is to have a scratch on Christmas Day. Hey Shingle Bells, Shingle Bells […]
For every person who is excited about Christmas, there’s another who is taking a big deep breath and hoping for it be over. There are all sorts of reason why Christmas can be tough, whether you’re living with mental health problems or not. There can be too many people, or not enough. Too much […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Emma Goodlad As 2016 is beginning to come to a close and 2017 comes into sight I have been thinking about and reflecting on 2016. A lot of awesome famous people died (still super gutted about Bowie) and a lot of bad sh*t happened (Brexit and Trump — do we need […]
This time last year, we asked for your favourite Christmas movies- and here’s what you told us. Let us know if there’s anything we should add. [View the story “Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up” on Storify]
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni as part of our “What Recovery Means to Me” series in partnership with the Scottish Recovery Network Perspectives on recovery have changed significantly over the years. Way back, recovery was seen as almost impossible. At times, it has been seen as the ultimate goal, a destination, a […]
There’s a lot of talk about mindfulness these days, but how can we practically use it to improve our mental wellbeing? As part of our series of workshops on media and mental wellbeing, come and learn how using photography in every day life can help clear your mind, foster awareness and help you feel connected […]
