Tips for Building More Activity Into Your Life
Community correspondent Pete offers some tips for making fitness fun. A few things help me deal with depression and anxiety. Meds, talking, eating well (mostly), and some form of exercise. I usually have to do some combination of, or all of them to really feel like I’m keeping on top of things. The thing I […]
GAMH at The Gathering 2018 – #SCVOGathering
Our friends from GAMH will be part of the Health and Wellbeing Zone at SCVO organised 2018 The Gathering event. The Gathering welcomes thousands of people from the third sector to meet to share their work. The public are more than welcome to come along and find out more about what charities, community groups, and […]
New Year’s Resolution? Pick one that’s right for you
It is the new year and all of us at Mind Waves hope you had a good one. New year for most of us is a time of optimism for the future and a chance to make some positive changes. I’m here to talk about new year’s resolutions. I’ve never been great at making resolutions. […]
Learn How To Review Feature Films at Our Free Workshop
I love movies. They inspire me and often offer much needed escapism. Some films even offer comfort and help me to relax, which I spoke about in an earlier post. Speaking to other people I’ve learned that I’m not alone. Many of us get a lot more from a film than just entertainment. There is […]
#mymentalhealthin5words
This week the hashtag #mymentalhealthin5words has been trending on Twitter worldwide. People have really responded to it revealing a lot about themselves and where they’re at. It isn’t easy to open about about your mental health, but I’m not surprised this hashtag has gotten such a great response.. Social media, particularly channels like Twitter, can […]
Look After Your ‘Elf – 20 Christmas Self-Care Tips
Christmas means a lot of different things to different people. For many of us it can be stressful so it’s important not to let ourselves get overwhelmed or bogged down in expectations. We reached out to our correspondents to ask what tried and tested festive self-care tips they use to make the holidays as stress […]
Thank You To All Our Community Correspondents
As the year draws to a close we had our final correspondents meeting of 2017. It really was more a pre-Christmas party thought. We met some new faces, ate mince pies, pulled Christmas crackers, read out the daft jokes (wondered about frog themed prizes), and had a Christmas quiz. It was a lot of fun […]
Digital Technology for Mental Health: Asking the right questions
The idea that technology can help people with their mental health has starting picking up a lot of interest. I personally have used the Head Space app, which offers a small dose of daily mindful meditation. I think it’s a cool idea and I know there are many other apps and digital tools that aim […]
Thoughtful Gifts that Keep on Giving
I probably don’t need to remind you that Christmas is nearly here. If you’re like me then you won’t have started gift shopping yet. You won’t even have a clear idea what to get people. Fortunately there is no shortage of gift inspiration guides available. But if you wanted to gift something a bit more […]
Taking the risk of being happy: a pessimistic Scot’s approach
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes My brother-in-law had a 1000 to one gambling win this week. Twenty grand, right before Christmas. Great news, isn’t it? Well, you’d think so, but when I contacted my sister to congratulate her, she wasn’t ready to celebrate. “I don’t like it,” she said. “Something bad will happen.” […]
