It’s Dementia Awareness Week and there are some great things happening across the internet and in offices, care homes and hospitals across Scotland. The week is focussing on dispelling myths about people with dementia, so they can be supported to live good lives. It seems obvious to us at Mind Waves that using technology can […]
Sometimes, when your mental health isn’t good, it’s hard to even imagine the future. Good mental wellbeing isn’t just about feeling better today- it’s about owning your past and having hope for the future. David McMillan came along to our video skills workshop recently. It was brilliant to have him there, as he had a […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Emma Goodlad I can’t put into words how glad I am that I decided to become part of the Mind Waves community. The response to my blogs has been overwhelming and it came at just the right time for me. I posted a link to my first blog to my […]
@hippychick1987 , our Community Correspondent Ann Marie Sharpe shares her conflicted relationship with her bed With regards to my mental illness, I have a love/hate relationship with my bed. Due to my medication side effects, high anxiety levels and fatigue from bipolar depression, I spend a great deal of time in bed. When I am ill, I […]
Life is a journey, or so they say. Probably more interestingly, it’s made up of lots of little journeys. So, our Community Correspondents have decided that the next Mind Waves theme is just that: journeys. We want to know about how that relates to your mental wellbeing. Here’s a few ideas to get you started, […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry Let me paraphrase: Everyday I can be anything I want, anyone I want to be and everyday is the first day of the perfect job, I dreamt of yesterday until that is. . . Covers pulled back I’m dressed my feet firmly on the floor and out […]
The third and final installment of our Community Correspondent Emma Goodlad’s sleep diary So, getting to sleep is much better, I can’t believe the difference focusing and using a couple of things on my phone is having. Bloody Andy from Headspace actually woke me up the other night after I’d fallen asleep in a quiet […]
Where are you from/ where do you live? Where are you from/ where do you live? I’m from a town called Paisley in Scotland and very proud of my Hometown. Its Scotland’s largest town and buzzing with creativity and art. Why are you interested in mental wellbeing? I’m interested in mental wellbeing because I believe […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni Sleep is essential for our health, but most of us find it difficult to get enough. I think it is time to set the right priorities and get a good sleep, every night. Scientists don’t know exactly how much is enough and it could vary between individuals. […]
I don’t know if it’s because the weather has been so miserable (hail, in April?!) but it feels as if May- and the election- has just crept up from nowhere. Here we are, just one more sleep until we go to the polls for the Scottish parliamentary election. There’s so much information to digest, on […]
