Many of us turn our thoughts to people less fortunate at Christmas time. As they say it is the reason for the season after all. So we thought it’d be helpful to revisit a very popular post from a couple of years back about volunteering at Christmas. When we wrote the last post we learned […]
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On my 59th Birthday, I awoke as excited as a ten year-old
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane Today I’d like to tell you about a wonderful day we had on Tuesday the 6th of December It was my birthday and it also happened to be the day that Mind Waves and the community corespondents had decided to have a Christmas day out. So on […]
Shingle Bells: an alternative Christmas poem from @stargazer1210
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn who manages to see the funny side of a year defined by shingles and recovery from mental health problems It’s Christmas! Shingle Bells, Shingle Bells Tingle all the way Oh what fun it is to have a scratch on Christmas Day. Hey Shingle Bells, Shingle Bells […]
If you struggle with Christmas, you are not alone: Surviving Christmas and New Year from @OTBcommunities
For every person who is excited about Christmas, there’s another who is taking a big deep breath and hoping for it be over. There are all sorts of reason why Christmas can be tough, whether you’re living with mental health problems or not. There can be too many people, or not enough. Too much […]
Feel-good Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up
This time last year, we asked for your favourite Christmas movies- and here’s what you told us. Let us know if there’s anything we should add. [View the story “Christmas movies guaranteed to cheer you up” on Storify]
An ode to Christmas haters
Yes, we know it’s only November, but our Community Correspondent Tony Rea doesn’t care Grumpy{short version hee hee} Have you ever noticed that a Christmas hater is a bit like a cheeky waiter or a happy faker? Ever noticed how they dull the Festive cheer with a “I hate this time of year.”? How many […]
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]
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 […]
Christmas pasta- Emily’s Comfort Food
A post from Community Correspondent Emily McCurrie I have a real comfort food that I love having at Christmas. It’s a rather bizarre recipe that my family makes and I have no idea who thought it up! Maybe one of those days when there was little in the cupboard and you made do with whatever […]
An unselfish Christmas: How I get through Christmas with depression
A post from one of our Community Correspondents This is my third Christmas since being diagnosed with my depressive disorder. I’d grip you with a dark tale of being depressed at the cheeriest time of year; all the melancholy of a John Lewis advert rolled into a piece of cinematic misery, but without the sigh […]