Expression of Depression Through Art
A couple of months back I shared some work by Christopher Grady AKA Lunarbaboon, an artist who tries to make sense of the world and family life through his comics. I came across another artist today, Sow Ay, who also tackles the daily battle with depression and anxiety through art. You can find more of […]
The Wounded Healer
A poem from our Community Correspondent Derek Read The Wounded Healer I lost my way holding on to a semblance of respectability, thinking I had to endure that which was painful-destructive And losing my status, my job, my position I found again words, words and people who loved words And something they were difficult words […]
Is Reading The News Bad For Your Mental Wellbeing?
It’s been a year since the UK voted to leave the European Union. What a year it has been. There have been times I’ve felt like the world has been collapsing in on me under the weight of all the stuff going on. So, about a year or so ago I decided to stop reading […]
We’re working with @ALLIANCEScot
We’re excited to announce that Mind Waves will now be working closely with the Health and Social Care Alliance. You won’t notice anything different at first. We’ll still be bringing you positive news about mental wellbeing from our amazing Community Correspondents in and around Glasgow. But, with the support of the Alliance we’ll be looking […]
Change, a Poem by John Dane
A poem by our Community Correspondent John Dane Change The past we cannot live in The present it must be The future we must look to It was always up to me This journey an be lonely If you don’t seek support change can make a difference get out from your fort From being just […]
A Piece of My Mind
Here is a brand new piece on pieces from community correspondent Laura McGlinn/@stargazer1210 Recently I’ve thrown myself into attending various Mental Health seminars and conferences to educate myself and enable me to improve the quality of life for others within my voluntary work throughout various organisations. Most of the seminars provide sandwiches for lunch which […]
Putting Mental Health Centre Stage in Public Life
Research shows that becoming more involved in your community can help recovery by widening life experiences and connections and giving us a new purpose. A new project is aiming to break down some of the barriers which prevent people from getting involved in public life when they are struggling with their mental health. Public Life […]
Young Minds – Looking Out for Kids Mental Wellbeing
Last week SAMH called for urgent action to support the mental wellbeing of young people. They say 1,838 young people were rejected from getting support from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the last three months. The World Health Organisation tells us worldwide 10-20% of children and adolescents experience mental illness. These are […]
Attending the Health and Social Care Integration Conference
At the end of May I had the pleasure of attending the annual Health and Social Care Integration event run by the ALLIANCE and supported by partners including NHS Scotland and the Scottish Association for Social Work. The event runs each year and it serves and an annual general meeting and conference, featuring workshops and […]
Who’s Doing What About Health and Social Care This Election?
Do you ever get the sense of deja vu? Yep, me too. Another year and another significant election to think about. I’ve never been particularly politically minded. I don’t know if its an age thing, or if its more to do with the fact the world seems to have gone a little (lot) crazy of […]
