A post from our newest Community Correspondent Ann Marie Sharpe During a mental health crisis it is likely that we feel the worst we can possibly ever feel, but there are some things I have found that can help that I would like to share, and hopefully help others. The key I have found, […]
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What a high: a civic reception for completing our sociology course
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane I would like to tell you about a great day I had. Along with eleven other students, I just completed a sociology course and received a civic reception from Glasgow City Council. Our course, which was a joint venture by Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, GAMH and […]
Our clay self portraits from @GlasgowGoMA
This month for our Community Correspondent meeting we got out of the office and headed to Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art. We had a a tour of the galleries and saw some great art. Of course, there’s never a lack of opinions when the Mind Waves Community Correspondents are around, so there was also a […]
Meet our Community Correspondents: Ann Marie Sharpe @hippychick1987
Where are you from? I am originally from the North East of England, but now live in Glasgow with my lovely husband and a lot of animals 🙂 What can we expect from your blogs? I write about life with bipolar, mental health and animals. My aim is to try to help other people with […]
Mind and body relaxation: the best free or cheap massage treatments around Glasgow
My sister got me a brilliant present for my birthday: a massage. Even better, she threw in childcare so I could actually make it along. As I emerged feeling refreshed and de-stressed (which is definitely not how I felt when I went in) I thought, “I should really do this more often.” Which is exactly […]
# growing pains
A poem from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry #growing pains the sense of Self that’s you or me, we bring it to this life? from womb to grave, looking to save ‘n’ continue My self Your self willing dreaming along the way, my Self your Self ingrained engraved, battle scarred & hardened fundamentals unchanged You […]
Two left feet week: dance yourself happy
“Dance: even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.” Baz Luhrmann, Sunscreen It seems there is an awareness day for just about everything in the world. As well as the biggies like World Aids Day and Mental Health Awareness month, there’s potato day, talk-like-a-pirate day and – of course […]
Calling lone parents in Glasgow: what would make your life better?
If you are bringing up kids on your own, you’ll know all about what makes it great and what makes it tough. The recent budget is full of confusing promises, which are suppose to make it easier to work , but we all worry will just make us poorer. What seems to be missing in […]
To all my friends. Here’s how you can help after my dad’s death.
A post from Daryl Gove, whose father Stephen died recently To all my beautiful friends that have been so so lovely to me over the last few weeks. Thank you for all your love. Thank you for those who came to the funeral, and those who helped us all in so many ways. And […]
Are Londoners horrible? I don’t know, but Glaswegians definitely are not
A post from our Project Manager Rosie McIntosh @rosiehopes This video has popped up a good few times in my facebook feed. Have a look: it shows people in need of help, then congratulates those who provide it with a dance. It’s set in London and part of the appeal of the video is the […]
