Comic strip from our Community Correspondent Emma Wilson @offwhitecoat This month, we’re asking what makes you proud. We’ve had some amazing contributions already- I thought we’d kick things off with this amazing cartoon strip from Emma Wilson who blogs over at www.offwhitecoat.co.uk . We are so glad she’s decided to get involved with Mind Waves and […]
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I think of myself as a snail. I’ve been supported to come out of my shell
A post from Community Correspondent John Dane Two years ago, I was very quiet and withdrawn and very much a loner. I would shut myself away from the outside world. At times I would not even answer my phone or door to any of my family, even though I was in. I became a member […]
From child bride to #stillgame : my #blackhistorymonth hero is my mother, Shamshad Akhtar
Our Community Correspondent Sofia Ghani tells us her mother’s inspirational story My mother came to Glasgow at 14 as a new bride . She was born in Pakistan and had a close, caring family with four brothers and two sisters. She was devastated to leave her family and they were devastated to see her go. […]
What’s music got to do with mental health? We ask @machinesheaven
Our Community Correspondent Pete goes backstage to talk music and mental health with Machines in Heaven @machinesheaven Last Thursday, the Art School played host to Glasgow bands Atom Tree and Machines in Heaven in an exciting and powerful night of electro, shoegaze, post-rock, post-electronica. Our headliners Machines in Heaven, create beautiful, otherworldly sounds with the […]
Rosebank Curry recipe: real comfort food
Nothing tastes as good as a home-cooked meal, made from ingredients you’ve grown and shared with people who understand you. On a rainy afternoon at Rosebank Garden in Kirkintilloch, the air was filled with the mouth-watering smell of a vegetable curry and the sound of laughter. We managed to twist a few arms to get the […]
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared: review
A film review from our Community Correspondent Emily McCurrie 3.5/5 I was eager to see this film since reading and loving the book by Jonas Jonasson. The main character, Allan Karlsson, the 100 year old man, doesn’t fit the stereotype of an old, slow man. He is a switched-on character who, pretty much, does as he […]
Why people with mental illness should vote in #indyref – It’s about time we came out of our shell and had a voice
Mind Waves is about giving people a voice. We want to hear what people have to say about mental health and wellbeing, but importantly, we also want to to know what people with lived experience of mental illness have to say about other things. Our Community Correspondent Peter Leckie is passionate about encouraging people to […]
Resilience is not “looking on the bright side”; it’s telling our demons to take a hike
Our Community Correspondent Edward Davies explains what resilience means to him They say resistance is useless. But there is a stark difference between resistance and the strong resilience within us. That shield, that potion of resilience which can drag us out of the deepest darkest hole, is the most difficult one to concoct. I believe […]