On my 59th Birthday, I awoke as excited as a ten year-old
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane Today I’d like to tell you about a wonderful day we had on Tuesday the 6th of December It was my birthday and it also happened to be the day that Mind Waves and the community corespondents had decided to have a Christmas day out. So on […]
Shingle Bells: an alternative Christmas poem from @stargazer1210
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn who manages to see the funny side of a year defined by shingles and recovery from mental health problems It’s Christmas! Shingle Bells, Shingle Bells Tingle all the way Oh what fun it is to have a scratch on Christmas Day. Hey Shingle Bells, Shingle Bells […]
If you struggle with Christmas, you are not alone: Surviving Christmas and New Year from @OTBcommunities
For every person who is excited about Christmas, there’s another who is taking a big deep breath and hoping for it be over. There are all sorts of reason why Christmas can be tough, whether you’re living with mental health problems or not. There can be too many people, or not enough. Too much […]
2016 can get tae… but I survived it
A post from our Community Correspondent Emma Goodlad As 2016 is beginning to come to a close and 2017 comes into sight I have been thinking about and reflecting on 2016. A lot of awesome famous people died (still super gutted about Bowie) and a lot of bad sh*t happened (Brexit and Trump — do we need […]
Feel-good Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up
This time last year, we asked for your favourite Christmas movies- and here’s what you told us. Let us know if there’s anything we should add. [View the story “Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up” on Storify]
Changing perspectives on #mentalhealth #recovery
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni as part of our “What Recovery Means to Me” series in partnership with the Scottish Recovery Network Perspectives on recovery have changed significantly over the years. Way back, recovery was seen as almost impossible. At times, it has been seen as the ultimate goal, a destination, a […]
Confident, connected, contributing. Chatting with Isla of @GDA_online
At Mind Waves, we’re incredibly lucky to hear about all sorts of brilliant work to support wellbeing across Glasgow. Today, we were invited along to Glasgow Disability Alliance to hear more about their new website and brand. GDA is a disabled people’s organisation, run for disabled people, by disabled people. GDA is something of a […]
Free workshop: mindfulness and photography. Dec 14 at Kelvingrove
There’s a lot of talk about mindfulness these days, but how can we practically use it to improve our mental wellbeing? As part of our series of workshops on media and mental wellbeing, come and learn how using photography in every day life can help clear your mind, foster awareness and help you feel connected […]
Get the slides from our recovery blogging workshop with @SRN_Tweet
A massive thank you to everyone who came along to yesterday’s blogging workshop we ran in partnership with the Scottish Recovery Network. It was amazing to hear people’s stories, experiences and hopes. We hope that everyone who came along learned something ( we certainly did) and that people will feel ready to share their stories […]
Recovery, when life isn’t too hot
A post from our Community Correspondent Tony Rea as part of our partnership with the Scottish Recovery Network Tony is speaking at our “What recovery means to me” workshop today, sharing his ideas and his process Just a little thought, on how to gain recovery when life isn’t too hot: Stand up and face […]
