Heart of Scotstoun Health Walk – What We’ve Accomplished
We started out on a beautiful sunny day, from the very new Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre, at 11 am on Friday 5th August 2011 and come rain, shine, sleet, snow but not ice, we have been walking ever since. There were seven of us including Heather Macleod, Glasgow Walks Coordinator. Over the year and […]
Takin’ over the asylum
Open your mind to a story depicting the harsh reality of life on a psychiatric ward. Join the patients, and prepare to enjoy both highs and lows throughout this emotional roller-coaster. Taking over the Asylum proved to be a hit in Glasgow at the Citizens Theatre before moving on to the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. […]
Recovery, Social Media and Participation in our own destiny
Geoff Huggins spoke for Government at the SRN Conference to address the needs of Scotland’s mental health and wellbeing. He is the Head of the Mental Health team. He talked about how he believes in promoting well-being and preventing mental illness in the first place. The National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-being aims […]
On becoming an informed Rainbow
Like other Mind Waves reporters, I went along to this year’s Scottish Recovery Network Gathering at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. Now, I’m new to all this. I had no idea what to expect, who I would see, or what would be going on, despite having a programme brochure for the event. I went in green and […]
Dreams come true in Paisley
At times when you’re feeling low it seems that you’re headed straight to rock bottom and it’s going to take something special to knock you off course. I’ve felt extremely low for months and I say that I can’t really remember feeling happy in over a year. However, there have been lucid moments when utter […]
SRN National Gathering
The last time I had been at Murrayfield Stadium, was back in September and I was on my bike. Murrayfield had been the finish point for “Pedal for Scotland” a public cycle event from Glasgow to Edinburgh. This time around, my legs didn’t ache and there was no lycra in sight. Instead, I was there, […]
Do you know a charity that has just moved its Head Quarters from Birmingham to Paisley to recruit more volunteers?
It is Fibromyalgia Association UK; www.fmauk.org Involving yourself and contributing to Community Groups has benefits for mental wellbeing. A condition like this gets you down sometimes; being part of an association where you get peer support or can contribute as a member or volunteer makes a difference for the good for everyone involved. Interview I […]
Still walking all over the world – and beyond
Thanks to help from groups and individuals across Scotland, the Inverclyde Globetrotters are now only 83,700 miles from Earth on their way back from the Moon. They are hoping to land softly back in Greenock before the year is out. If you would like to help the Inverclyde Globetrotters get home sooner you can contact […]
Diary power for YOU
From time to time, throughout life, I have kept a Diary. The sequential, day by day empty pages are filled up with plenty of observations and nonsense of all kinds, and sometimes self-analysis of my reactions to these ‘observations’. If you decide to keep a Diary day by day, you will notice strange things start […]
In An Alien Landscape – Brain injury drama
For a better understanding and visual experience of the difficult and sometimes bizarre World of brain injury, something that can happen to anyone at any stage in life, then Birds of Paradise Theatre Company’s “In an Alien Landscape” will be playing in a venue near you this February. Inspired from an actual event, Liverpool writer […]
