At the Heart of Action – 25 Years of NDTi
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) is 25 years old. NDTi work with communities, health care professionals, and the government to help disabled people of all ages have more choice and control over their lives. They also work closely with our partner Outside the Box on Rural Wisdom, a community development project led by […]
A Mini Mindful Music Playlist for Mind Waves
There has been much focus of late about how technology can be used to aid recovery or improve mental wellbeing. From meditation apps such as Headspace and Buddhify, medication reminder apps like Dosecast, to chatbot therapists like Woebot – technology is definitely changing how we can look after our mental health. For me, there is […]
Meet our Community Correspondents: Maureen Gilmour
Where are you from/ where do you live? My name is Maureen Gilmour and I live in Glasgow. Why are you interested in wellbeing? My interest in mental well being began in 1982 when I started nursing college. I worked in the mental health field for 34 years until my early retirement in 2016. I […]
Reflecting on the Mind Waves Summer Day Out
Mind Waves recently had its summer outing to Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond – my first Mind Waves social. I only recently started helping out with the day to day management of the project. I’m no stranger to the Mind Waves having been a community correspondent for a couple of years. I still […]
Stress as an Opportunity – A New Perspective on Stress from Marilena
Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni offers a unique perspective on stress – that it can actually be a positive thing. We often forget or not even acknowledge that stress is a shared experienced. There is not a single person who has not experienced it. Yet, when we think of stress we usually perceive it as a […]
Seeing Life on our Trip!
Last week was the time of year for the Mind Waves Summer Outing. We as a group decided on Balloch/Loch Lomond Shores – great scenery, shopping and lunch. We met at Glasgow Queen Street station – an anxiety challenge for anyone! After some disruption, our tickets were purchased and off we went. Rosie and Pete […]
New – Friends Group from Outside the Box
Our friends at Outside the Box will soon be launching a new friends group based in Falkirk. The group is aimed at adults with learning disabilities, and it will be a great chance to meet new people, socialise, and enjoy a range of activities. The group will be split into a social part, where you […]
Pet Therapy
Something I’ve often felt shame about is my teeth. From the slightly crooked childhood teeth to the train track metal brace and the playground teasing. Which left me often feeling sad. Until they’re off and I’m a teenager . Then, wow! Compliments on how great my teeth look, so straight and white. I was always […]
Silent Night at St Matthews – Silent Film Competition
As a part of the fantastic Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, St Matthews Church in Paisley is holding a silent movie competition. Silent Night welcomes amateur and experienced film makers to make and submit a 21st century interpretation of a silent film and it can be any genre you like. Best of all […]
Free Resources from Scottish Opera’s Memory Spinners
Scottish Opera run a project called Memory Spinners which is aimed at people with Dementia and their carers. They have kindly shared some resources with the Voluntary Action Fund. These free resources are designed to reflect the type of creative and social activities delivered in their workshops, but are accessible so that people living […]
