6 ways to help yourself during a mental health crisis: from @hippychick1987
A post from our newest Community Correspondent Ann Marie Sharpe During a mental health crisis it is likely that we feel the worst we can possibly ever feel, but there are some things I have found that can help that I would like to share, and hopefully help others. The key I have found, […]
What a high: a civic reception for completing our sociology course
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane I would like to tell you about a great day I had. Along with eleven other students, I just completed a sociology course and received a civic reception from Glasgow City Council. Our course, which was a joint venture by Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, GAMH and […]
Our clay self portraits from @GlasgowGoMA
This month for our Community Correspondent meeting we got out of the office and headed to Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art. We had a a tour of the galleries and saw some great art. Of course, there’s never a lack of opinions when the Mind Waves Community Correspondents are around, so there was also a […]
Meet our Community Correspondents: Ann Marie Sharpe @hippychick1987
Where are you from? I am originally from the North East of England, but now live in Glasgow with my lovely husband and a lot of animals 🙂 What can we expect from your blogs? I write about life with bipolar, mental health and animals. My aim is to try to help other people with […]
Mind and body relaxation: the best free or cheap massage treatments around Glasgow
My sister got me a brilliant present for my birthday: a massage. Even better, she threw in childcare so I could actually make it along. As I emerged feeling refreshed and de-stressed (which is definitely not how I felt when I went in) I thought, “I should really do this more often.” Which is exactly […]
A grand day out: Join LGBT Age at the World Pipe Band Championships
There’s always plenty happening in Glasgow, but it can be a bit daunting to go along on your own. LGBT Age offer group outings, where you can get together with other people over 50 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The next big day out is to the World Pipe Band Championships at […]
What would make NHS mental health care in Scotland better?
If you have used NHS mental health services, you will have an opinion on what’s working- and what’s not. This Friday, July 31, the Liberal Democrat MSP Liam Hume is hosting a mental health summit at the Scottish Parliament. It’s a chance for staff and people who have used NHS services to have their say and […]
# growing pains
A poem from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry #growing pains the sense of Self that’s you or me, we bring it to this life? from womb to grave, looking to save ‘n’ continue My self Your self willing dreaming along the way, my Self your Self ingrained engraved, battle scarred & hardened fundamentals unchanged You […]
Two left feet week: dance yourself happy
“Dance: even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.” Baz Luhrmann, Sunscreen It seems there is an awareness day for just about everything in the world. As well as the biggies like World Aids Day and Mental Health Awareness month, there’s potato day, talk-like-a-pirate day and – of course […]
Get inspired to host an event for Self Management Week
The sixth Self Management Week is fast approaching, running between 28th September and 2nd October 2015. If you are considering hosting any kind of event to celebrate, promote and champion self management but need a bit of inspiration or support to promote, join our friends at @selfmgmtscot at one of our Inspiring Each Other: Self […]
