On the 25th June, the Scottish Recovery Network launched a new animation about the power of peer support! The animation is co-produced by Mind Waves, and the star of the animation himself- Scott. Peer support can be defined as people using their own experiences to help each other and the aim of the Scottish Recovery […]
‘I Hear You’ is a new project from Scottish Refugee Council highlighting the conversations that happen between clients and caseworkers. This video shares touching insights into the hopes, fears and stories of refugees and those seeking asylum here in Scotland. It is fantastic to hear people sharing conversations, including Elaine C Smith, Katie Leung and […]
Last week we held a free video and mental wellbeing workshop at the Health and Social Care Alliance. It was great to meet everyone who came along – we’re really excited to see the videos that they all come up with. Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it along on the day. Here are all […]
Making videos about MH on Biteable. This week, we hosted a Mind Waves workshop on video and wellbeing. We had a fantastic turnout, with some brilliant participants who brought a wide range of experience. At the end of the session, we asked them to share something they’d learned. Here’s what they told us: Be yourself- […]
Angela McCrimmon has had a big year. As well as becoming a Mind Waves Community Correspondent, she’s won a #selfmanagement award, a Local Hero Award, published a book and started speaking at universities to trainee mental health professionals. We caught up with her to talk about mental health recovery and how finding her voice has […]
At the end of last year, we worked with the Scottish Recovery Network to put together a workshop on blogging about recovery. We asked a simple question: What does recovery mean to you? We were really quite taken aback by the response to the workshop. We offered 15 places, but twice as many people wanted […]
We’ve been talking about work and wellbeing and a concept that keeps coming up is “valued”. For a workplace to support mental wellbeing, it needs to be a place where we are valued, as full human beings. And a big part of feeling valued is getting a decent wage that you can actually live on. […]
The latest brilliant video from @seemescotland asks and answers a really important question: What if I ask if someone is okay and they say “no”? The film builds on their #powerofokay campaign that encouraged people in workplaces not to shy away from asking if colleagues or staff if they are okay. It’s great to see […]
Sometimes, when your mental health isn’t good, it’s hard to even imagine the future. Good mental wellbeing isn’t just about feeling better today- it’s about owning your past and having hope for the future. David McMillan came along to our video skills workshop recently. It was brilliant to have him there, as he had a […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn @stargazer1210 First of all I wanted your attention, hence the title! Our perception of things are often different from what our minds tell us. Or would like us to believe? I’m typing this and filming from one bed to another. I’m awake and present. It wasn’t always the case. […]
