Food for thought: a really helpful video from @MindCharity on how food is linked to mood
We’re focusing on how food is connected with mental wellbeing. We want to hear from you about the wider idea of food that makes you feel good, whether it’s considered “healthy” or not. However, this video from Mind gives a really helpful rundown of 8 evidence-based tips to improve your mood with diet. There are […]
Free video and audio workshop – Thur Jan 21
Do you have something to say about mental wellbeing? We are running free workshops in Glasgow to help you speak up online. Our January workshop is about basic video and audio skills. So, if you’ve always fancied being a vlogger, or you’d like to learn to record simple podcasts, come along to our practical session. […]
Can food make you feel good? Our first theme for 2016
Happy New Year. How can it be 2016 already? But here we are. For our first theme of the year,we’re talking about food. It’s something that most of us can talk about all day. Let’s be clear. This isn’t about how we’d all be happier and healthier if we lived on alfalfa sprouts. We want […]
When willpower is not enough. A great podcast on making little changes
It’s that time of year again. There’s something particularly cruel about the weird combination of the pressure to become a new, better person and the complete lack of motivation that comes with two straight weeks of eating cheese and watching terrible movies. There’s lot of advice on mental wellbeing doing the rounds just now. Lists […]
Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up
Your suggestions for the best, funniest, feel-good films for christmas. [View the story “Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up” on Storify]
Refuweegee has to be the word of the year
We spend a lot of time talking to people in and around Glasgow about what makes them happy, what makes them angry. It’s given us an overwhelmingly positive idea of what it means to be part of the city. So, it didn’t come as a surprise to see the “refuweegee” project. We are all aware […]
My Dad: a heartwarming post from @hippychick1987
A post from our Community Correspondent Ann Marie Sharpe @hippychick1987 My dad is an amazing person: He is so intelligent, hard working, caring, kind, generous and loving. Although we don’t make small talk a lot, he has always been there to talk to and support me when its important, and I know he always will […]
This #humanrightsday have your say on #rightsforlife and mental health
December 10 is Human Rights Day: the anniversary of the adoption of the universal declaration on human rights. Nearly seven decades later, people with lived experience of mental health problems are still having to fight to have their human rights recognised. This year, in Scotland, we have an opportunity to contribute to an exciting means […]
Volunteering over Christmas in Glasgow
Christmas can be great fun. But it can also be tough. It can be lonely. Many of us want to reach out and do something to help other people, to remember the real meaning of Christmas. With this in mind, we had planned to find a list of good volunteering opportunities around Glasgow over the […]
Anxiety as an adventure: watch @pmusttryharder at @TEDx
Sweaty palms, racing heart, dry mouth: this could be a description of the hero in an adventure story. Or it could be a list of the symptoms of anxiety. Our newest Community Correspondent Paula McGuire decided that the two can be the same thing. She lived with anxiety for over 20 years before she decided […]
