A re-post by @fuzzypeachgirl which feels particularly relevant this week. The Young Women’s Movement have just launched their hugely important annual Status of Young Women In Scotland report, focussing on body image. This issue has also been highlighted with a huge media frenzy about singer Adele’s weight loss (uninvited by Adele herself). There is a […]
Our Mind Waves Project Manager Rosie shares her learning and reflections from the Health and Social Care Academy’s recent event which explored weight stigma. I used to think that being a healthy weight was pretty simple – you eat less and you move more. Sure, I understood that weight is linked to mental health – […]
Join the Alliance’s Health and Social Care Academy to discuss how services can promote health and body respect for all. The Academy is encouraging people and organisations to explore negative attitudes towards our own and others weight. These attitudes can lead to prejudice and poorer health, making weight stigma a public health concern. Their event […]
A guest post by Marie Gallagher (@FuzzyPeachGirl) I recently came across Boring Self Care on Twitter and, delighted by the illustrations, started folllowing the Instagram account of artist and mental health activist, Hannah Daisy (@makedaisychains). Hannah draws activity badges which take me back to my days as a Brownie Guide but thankfully, for these ones, […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Lorna Cosh ‘Monster’ by Jo Spence resonates with my emotions about my body. Jo Spence was a feminist photographer who sadly died in 1992, a month before her 58th Birthday. In 1982 Jo was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her previous work– weddings, family portraits and acting portfolios – gave […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn @stargazer1210 Well where do I start? I was meant to be writing about my off grid adventure from Ulva to Geomentra on a 8 mile hike to an off-grid Bothy. I can tell you about carrying large backpacks, two dogs getting to know each other, 8-foot deer fences […]
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes One of my sister’s old boyfriends tells a story about when he arrived at our house from the overnight train as a shy 18 year-old and my mum sleepily answered the door- completely naked. She then made him a cup of tea (still naked) before going back to […]
