A re-post as part of our ‘Emerge’ theme – an honest and inspiring story from Community Correspondent Ann-Marie D’Arcy Sharpe on her own mental health recovery journey. Content warning: this post includes mentions of self harm and suicidal feelings The biggest journey in my life has been my mental health journey. I have travelled a […]
A re-post by our Community Correspondent Maureen Gilmour as part of our latest theme, Emerge Someone once told me “the only thing constant is change” Nothing ever stays the same for long, but to go from one extreme to the other is quite a dramatic change. I was once at one time a capable, confident, […]
We mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week with this powerful piece of spoken word poetry, written and performed by Angela McCrimmon.
A poem from our Community Correspondent John Dane The last ten years have gone so fast Now’s the time to look back at the past What have you achieved as you’re moving along? Maybe a story, maybe a song It’s good to let your feelings go Talk about good things or go to a show […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry It’s only a few weeks until the end of the decade and I’m told there’s a question doing the rounds on social media. What have you achieved in the last decade? It’s a cruel question designed to make you feel like a loser, a failure, if you’ve […]
Thank you to Community Correspondent Ann Marie D’Arcy Sharpe for this encouraging and inspiring interview! 1. How are you? Living with bipolar disorder, there are always ups and downs and life is never easy, but I’m the most stable I’ve been for a long time and I’m happy. 2. How have you changed in the […]
A beautiful post by Mind Waves Community Correspondent Maureen Gilmour as part of our ‘decade’ theme. A lot has changed for me in the last ten years. I don’t really think about life in terms of achievements. In fact, some of the most positive changes for me have been things that I’ve given up. Things […]
Delighted to share this beautiful poem by one of our longest serving Mind Waves Community Correspondents, John Dane. Sister My sister is my rock That’s always there for me She’s the one that does my shopping And also makes my tea If I need someone to talk to She’s only a phone call away She’ll […]
Our Community Correspondent John Dane writes beautifully about the experience of being in hospital I had a hospital appointment today They say I’m going to have to stay An ulcer on my foot has been giving me jipe I hope it’s only for a couple of nights I’ve been admitted to ward 11D I hope […]
A post from one of our very first ever Community Correspondents, Holly McCormack. This piece was originally published on Holly’s own blog in December 2018. I’d fallen into an unknown world and sitting in a room very much at the wrong end of the country. I couldn’t be more Scottish yet I found myself out […]
