“Dance: even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.” Baz Luhrmann, Sunscreen It seems there is an awareness day for just about everything in the world. As well as the biggies like World Aids Day and Mental Health Awareness month, there’s potato day, talk-like-a-pirate day and – of course […]
The sun’s out, the kids are off school. Yeah! But how come children have so much more energy than the adults who look after after them? Now we just have to find enough to keep them entertained for the next seven weeks. Luckily, there are loads of free things to do in Glasgow and Clyde. […]
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane I woke up this morning, the sun was shining and I thought to myself “what a wonderful day”. So I found myself hastily getting washed and ready for a great day. With our weather being so unpredictable, I decided to make the most of the day. So, […]
A post from our Project Manager, @rosiehopes It feels pretty intuitive to me that there’s a relationship between the space inside your head and the space outside it. I know I’m happier and more productive if I spend most of my time in a tidy-ish, bright place. Maggies cancer caring centres famously use beautiful […]
An audio post from Community Correspondent Robert Alexander There’s no single thing that can make every person feel better. But for Robert, there’s no doubt that it’s running. Listen to his story here.
A guest post from Lauren Fox @weldedrockets who is an art therapist I work with people who have often experienced sudden, massive changes. Like the carpet has suddenly exploded underneath them, and they haven’t had an opportunity to see what happened before having to switch to survival mode, and get through the new changes […]
Reidvale Centre, Dennistoun Friday April 24 1.30-3.30 Come along to celebrate, meet people and learn more We are so proud of everything that our Community Correspondents have achieved in the last year. We want to celebrate. Join us at the Reidvale Centre for lunch and see films, photographs and talks that celebrate mental wellbeing. […]
Everyone wants to be happy, right? But you wouldn’t know it from the way we behave. Most of us just struggle to the end of each week. We’re more likely to be motivated by habit, or money, or status than the pursuit of happiness. In fact, many of us don’t think much about it until […]
My three year-old daughter stayed in the bath for too long recently and her fingers went all wrinkly, like raisins. I pointed it out lightheartedly and she collapsed into a wailing heap of tears. She was devastated and I don’t blame her. She believed that they would be wrinkly forever; that the smooth fingertips of […]
A comic strip from our Community Correspondent Emma Wilson @offwhitecoat who blogs at offwhitecoat.co.uk Nobody likes lying. And there’s certainly nothing about experiencing mental health problems that makes you more likely to be dishonest. But anyone who’s ever struggled with their mental health will understand why you might want to tell this one: “How are you?” […]
