On Monday the 28th of August Mind Waves hosted their first open mic event with the Dream Machine Glasgow! We started the event with lots of chatting and biscuits and catching up, of course, and then we got into the music and singing. The day ended up being more of an informal jam sesh and […]
2023 so far has been full of creativity and connection here at Mind Waves! Thanks to funding from GCVS and NHS Healthy Minds, we’ve delivered creative workshops and courses open to anyone in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. Our fantastic participants have collaborated on writing and performing their own songs, life writing, poetry, stories […]
We’re officially midway through our series of summer workshops, funded by Healthy Minds anti-stigma fund. If you would like to learn more about the workshops, including information on how to sign up (it’s not too late!) then click here. For the past few weeks, we’ve been running songwriting and music sessions as part of our series […]
Mind Waves sat down for a coffee and a chat with Anny Tahaney, front-woman and songwriter for Glasgow band FAUNA, to talk mental health and music, and supporting your local music scene post pandemic. Our interview is transcribed below. MW: First off, how does being making music and being in a band intersect with your […]
Information on Mind and Draw, a Glasgow based arts project for the whole community. Recent Mind and Draw event Mind and Draw is a unique, accessible and inclusive project run by visual artist Garry Steven. The project provides workshops and sessions for people of all ages and abilities who want to draw, paint and be […]
We are very excited to launch our very own podcast. Mind Waves is now available on Anchor and you can listen and subscribe wherever you usually get your podcasts. Subscribe through spotify Subscribe at iTunes Our first episode is a must-listen, revealing what you can expect from the Mindwaves podcast each month and two fantastic features. […]
An inspiring poem from an inspiring Community Correspondent, John Dane. Building relationships and engaging in his creative passions have been key to John’s recovery. Here, he provides a snapshot of a typical day at the Join the Dots arts project run by Theatre Nemo. Join the Dots Meet new friends We never want this day […]
We are delighted to present this guest post from Derbyshire based musician Matt McGuinness. As well as being a father of three and working full time, he heads up the band ‘Matt McGuinness and the MLC’. His solo show ‘We are what we overcome’ is all about music and mental health and is the prelude […]
Community correspondent Marilena loves music, and finds a lot of positive messages in her favourite songs. She has created a mix-tape of 13 songs with interpretations of the positive life messages to be found in each. Gratitude Thank U by Alanis Morissette My understanding and my interpretation is in relation to Alanis’ experience in […]
There has been much focus of late about how technology can be used to aid recovery or improve mental wellbeing. From meditation apps such as Headspace and Buddhify, medication reminder apps like Dosecast, to chatbot therapists like Woebot – technology is definitely changing how we can look after our mental health. For me, there is […]
