“Therapy without the wait”: Matt McGuinness on the power of music to provide focus, healing and inspiration
We are delighted to present this guest post from Derbyshire based musician Matt McGuinness. As well as being a father of three and working full time, he heads up the band ‘Matt McGuinness and the MLC’. His solo show ‘We are what we overcome’ is all about music and mental health and is the prelude […]
‘Good Death Week’: why we don’t talk about dying and why we need to
We are extremely pleased to welcome Callum Smith, Project Manager at the Health and Social Care Academy with an insightful guest post about ‘Good Death Week’ – opening up conversations around the end of life can make a huge difference in society. Death is something that happens to everyone else, until it doesn’t. Ingrained social […]
Get active, get social and join Team Carr Gomm to tackle loneliness in Scotland
We are delighted to share information from Carr Gomm about their powerful new campaign Carr Gomm, a leading social care and community development charity, has launched a new fundraising campaign in a bid to tackle loneliness in communities across Scotland. The organisation aims to raise £30,000 to fund a variety of local projects and activities […]
Everyone deserves a break: how the Caravan Project improves wellbeing through accessible holidays
We are delighted to share this guest post by Leila of The Caravan Project who provide accessible caravan holidays, supporting families in Glasgow who are facing challenging circumstances. Modern life is stressful, hectic and challenging. It is no secret that getting a break from this is super beneficial for your mental health. Whilst on holiday […]
Launch of largest ever survey of single parents in Scotland
A guest post from One Parent Families Scotland (www.opfs.org.uk), sharing details of vital research into the experiences of single parents. This project has huge has potential to improve services and support for single parents and their families. Please read on to find out more and get involved. “I feel like a ‘shadow citizen. I know […]
“There is never a time to put away childish things…my shed is a tiny place to play in” – Lynn tells us why everyone needs a den
We are very excited to present this guest post by Lynn Blair, lecturer and writer who home-educates four girls. She has been published in numerous anthologies by the Scottish Book Trust and Mother’s Milk books. On Twitter she’s @verbisan and on Instagram @verbisanpix. The sun’s setting and I’m just beginning my work. I can hear […]
Get the slides from our blogging and mental wellbeing workshop
Our latest free skills workshop was about blogging and mental wellbeing. It was fantastic to meet all the participants and we’ve been super-impressed to see that a couple have already been putting what they learned on the day into practice and have become published bloggers. Go you! Whether you were there or not, you might […]
Top tips for blogging about mental well-being
Slideshow 8 on Biteable. Last week we hosted our ‘Blogging about mental well-being’ workshop in Glasgow. Our participants came from a wide range of backgrounds, with some attending on behalf of their organisation and others wishing to write in a personal capacity. It was great to hear from Community Correspondent Emma Goodlad about the impact […]
When I am dealing with extreme emotions, I read: The Mental Health Book Club and the power of reading
We are delighted to share an interview with Sydney Timmins, founder and co-presenter of the Mental Health Bookclub podcast, who took the time to tell us about the project and her motivation behind it. What’s the Mental Health Book Club all about? Who is involved? We are a relatively new podcast (only 29 episodes in) […]
Get the slides from our video and mental wellbeing workshop
Last week we held a free video and mental wellbeing workshop at the Health and Social Care Alliance. It was great to meet everyone who came along – we’re really excited to see the videos that they all come up with. Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it along on the day. Here are all […]
