“Feeling Lost” by Virtually Here
New College Lanarkshire students created this amazing original song about their feelings in lockdown. Hope you enjoy their hard work in producing this video and that it brings a smile to your face, as it has to ours.
Helen’s new adventure: mentoring other autistic people about life and wellbeing
We’re very proud that our volunteer Community Correspondent Helen has set up her own business supporting other autistic people with their lives and wellbeing. We caught up to ask her a few questions about it. What’s the start up for? I set-up Douglas Mentoring in early 2021, and I describe myself as a mentor and […]
“I was determined I was going to start speaking up.” Angela adds her voice to Scotland’s manifesto for better mental health
Our Community Correspondent Angela McCrimmon added her voice to the launch of Scotland’s Mental Health Partnership’s manifesto launch this week. Angela was featured on BBC news, sharing how important finding her voice has been in understanding and managing her own mental health. She was supporting the launch of the “Promote, Prevent, Provide” manifesto, which calls […]
Grin and bear it- a film about how soft toys can support our mental health
Throughout lockdown, we’ve spoken to lots of people, including some of our Community Correspondents, about the value that a soft toy can have in supporting our wellbeing. They can be someone to talk to, something to do with your hands, or a reminder of happier shared times. We were delighted when film-maker Max Hudson got […]
“I learned”- a video about lockdown for #TimetoTalkDay
Our fantastic Community Correspondent Angela McCrimmon has recorded this amazing poem about the little things that she’s learned about mental wellbeing during lockdown.
Getting back to normal- an animation about life after lockdown
We’ve been working with Outside the Box and Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s iHub to deliver a series of webinars for community groups about storytelling. This week we looked at animation and the fantastic participants created this animation about the little things we’re looking forward to when lockdown end and things go back to “normal” (whatever that […]
Have your say on how health and care systems can work better with Scottish communities
How have your experiences in lockdown- and in life- shaped what you think about how communities and health and care systems can work together in Scotland? Our friends at Outside the Box are running a series of online events to learn more about what works well and what can be done better. Communities’ response when we […]
We have all we need to make good days, okay days, well-at-least-we-got-through-it days
A post from regular contributor @verbisan , Lynn Bair. Lynn is a lecturer and writer based in Ayrshire and home-educates four girls January, with its ice and mists and the need to wear three jumpers, feels like home. Like many in Scotland, I grew up with ice on the inside of the windows, with a […]
Supporting Women’s Rights and Well-being in the Workplace – event from Outside the Box
We’re losing the skills and experience of women in the workplace. We need to get it right for women, their families and employers- now more than ever. This is the impetus behind a free online event, hosted by Outside the Box, for everyone interested in how to support equalities practice in the workplace. The event […]
Emerge: What lessons have we learned from lockdown?
*Repost* Our Mind Waves project manager Rosie recently ran an animation workshop as part of The Curve series of digital workshop. The 66 participants collaborated remotely to create this lovely short animation about the lessons we emerged with from lockdown. This is one example of our participative approach at Mind Waves – we work with a range […]
