I thought I’d never swim again: now I plan to swim the channel
Dawn Craig has always dreamed of swimming the channel, but when she became unwell in her 30s, that dream went out the window. She had to give up work and thought she’d never swim again. After ten years of ill health, she’s now back at work teaching other people about self management and her dream […]
Can you volunteer when you’re claiming benefits? The most up to date advice
Volunteering is great for your mental wellbeing. It’s a good way to contribute, connect with your community and build up skills and confidence for getting back to work. However, many people are worried that volunteering might affect their entitlement to benefits. We’ve all heard horror stories about people whose benefits were stopped because their ability […]
I missed out on so many important things like weddings, parties… I can be part of that now #recovery
Angela McCrimmon has had a big year. As well as becoming a Mind Waves Community Correspondent, she’s won a #selfmanagement award, a Local Hero Award, published a book and started speaking at universities to trainee mental health professionals. We caught up with her to talk about mental health recovery and how finding her voice has […]
Free stress management group in Glasgow
Monday evenings, March 6th – April 17th, 6-8pm We’ve heard from a couple of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy trainees who are running a free stress management group as part of their training. They are welcoming people who are having difficulty with any of the following: anxiety, low mood, panic, sleep problems, stress Venue: Centre of Therapy 8 Newton […]
Recovery is a bumpy and winding road
Gabby Quinn, tells us what recovery means to her. This blog came from our joint workshop with @SRN_Tweet. It is also published on their website. What does recovery mean to me has been quite an introspective question, and trying to pick just five things that embody recovery to me personally has been quite challenging. Reading […]
Sniper Attack: the moment when you start to feel better after a really bad time #mentalhealth
A poem from our Community Correspondent Tony Rea Sniper Attack – Part 3 First of all; I forgive you Joy so hang around cause this clown ain’t gonna wear one more frown. And pain? HaHaHaHaHaHaHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee – A shout out to you, you ain’t no Cain! You’re just a silly stain and I’m gonna wash you […]
What recovery means to me: watch the video from our workshop
At the end of last year, we worked with the Scottish Recovery Network to put together a workshop on blogging about recovery. We asked a simple question: What does recovery mean to you? We were really quite taken aback by the response to the workshop. We offered 15 places, but twice as many people wanted […]
Five ways to survive Valentine’s Day
A repost from our Project Manager @rosiehopes Do you know what? I don’t know if I’ve ever met someone who likes Valentine’s Day. If you’re single, you feel lonely. If you’re in a relationship, you feel inadequate. If you’ve just broken up… don’t even think about it. Of course, your mental wellbeing can take a […]
Good mental health at work: it all begins with a conversation #timetotalkday
On #timetotalkday, our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn writes about the importance of talking about mental health at work For a start most of us we spend more time with our co-workers than most people in our life. We all have a life outside of work and within. But, do you really know what is going […]
I honestly feel like writing is saving my life
Angela McCrimmon, author of “Can You Hear Me Now? Finding My Voice In A System That Stole It”, tells us what recovery means to her. I had to stop and still my mind to think of 5 things that recovery means to me. Simply because I can actually think of 500! If I had been […]
