A good friend feels with you
One of our Community Correspondents summed up friendship as this: “A good friend feels with you: hugs you when you’re sad, laughs when you’re happy and catches you when you fall.” The beauty is that it’s not about doing anything. Often, when a friend is struggling, we want to rush in and fix things. It’s hard […]
What you learn about #friendship when you have a mental health problem
At our Community Correspondent meeting this week, we had a long conversation about friendship and mental health. We talked about the friends who have seen us through tough times (many of whom were in the room), the ones who we realised weren’t worth the bother and the new pals we found along the way. We […]
5 reasons planting wildflowers is good for your mental wellbeing @GrowWildUK
The lovely people at Grow Wild are giving away thousands of packets of free seeds, so that you can create some colour in your neighbourhood. Apparently Britain has lost almost 97% of its wild flowers since the 1930s and this is a chance to get some of them back and create welcoming environments for […]
What’s yer story pal?
If you’ve ever dealt with a professional who doesn’t quite “get it”, you’ll understand . Thanks to Tam Quixote for submitting this cutting poem Self Manager what’s yer story pal? you say yer touched by mine but only if funders are listenin at the time on the record, synthetic compassion, then back to […]
Women’s histories in Glasgow’s place names
There are hundred, thousands of streets and buildings in Glasgow. Most are named after white men. Many after somewhat dubious characters who profited from slaving. There are streets named after lightweight and stylish fabrics, like Muslin Street. But women… not so much. If you exclude those named for queens, very few tell women’s stories. Here’s […]
In my madness
From our Community Correspondent Derek Read In my madness… In my madness I thought I had the solution all the pieces of the jigsaw fitted perfectly in my mind the codes, the magic numbers I was one with the Spirit could heal every wrong had the answer deep within me As I recovered, slowly, from […]
After 1000 breastfeeds in a row, I needed a friend to save my sanity #friendship
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes When my second daughter was four months old, I was at breaking point. I’d breastfed her every two or three hours for four months; that’s over 1000 feeds without a break. I’d had enough. I didn’t want to stop, I just wanted her to have an occasional feed […]
Losing my friend has made me realise my anxiety about death is pointless #friendship
A post from Lee Dennis A dear friend of mine was killed in a cycling accident a few weeks ago. Since then, I’ve noticed that an interesting thing has happened. My entire life, I have struggled with an overwhelming dread of death. This dread suffused my waking moments, worming its way into perfectly pleasant scenarios […]
If you have a friend like this… the Olympic runner who stopped to walk her injured rival to the finish line
The Olympics is full of inspirational stories. Every medal ceremony is a triumph. There’s the marriage proposals, the rugby player who survived breaking her neck and cancer to get to the Olympics. Then there’s Yusra Mardini , the Syrian swimmer who almost died pushing a loaded boat of refugees in the Mediterranean. But there’s something about this […]
Nine things you’ll only understand if you did Scottish country dancing at school
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes There are so many wellbeing benefits to dancing: exercise, music, creativity, socialising. But if you did country dancing at school, it’s more likely that your memories look something like this. # 1 They called it social dancing Everyone in the history of Scotland has called it country […]
