A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane This month I thought I would write about something positive. At the beginning of the year, Jenny from GAMH asked if I would be interested in doing an accredited taster course in sociology. I found myself saying yes, even though I hadn’t a clue what sociology was […]
Community Correspondent Lorna Cosh explains how she has benefited from being involved with Mind Waves When Rosie first told us about Mind Waves, I wondered what it was all about. I still couldn’t stop thinking that someone was going to stick sensors on my head to measure my brainwaves! But when the Community Correspondents get […]
This Is My Choice from COPE Scotland on Vimeo. We were told about this film by the lovely people at Self Management Network Scotland. Mind Waves is a member of the network and it’s amazing to see all the different ways that people use to manage their own health and wellbeing. The film is about […]
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 […]
If there’s one thing that we’ve learned over the years at Mind Waves, it’s that we all need different things to be mentally well. And if there’s two things we’ve learned, the other is that being creative can make a big difference for a lot of people. So, we are interested to see that […]
Post from Dougie Pickering of @VOXScotland Since March 31, it’s been illegal for anyone to smoke on NHS grounds. I was concerned that this would breach the human rights of patients who are detained for mental health treatment despite the smoking exemption in law and blogged about it for Mind Waves. But since […]
Community Correspondent John Dane loves learning about local history. Here, he shares the story of one of his heroes, who fought for women’s suffrage and faced jail for her actions Helen Crawfurd was born Helen Jack on November 9 1877 in the Gorbals, Glasgow. She was the 4th child in a family of four daughters […]
If I could say one thing about the lead up to the general election, it would be that there has been A LOT of information. But more information isn’t always better. In fact, it’s pretty easy to feel a bit lost when there is so much. A few years ago, our friends at Outside the […]
A guest post from Andrew Strong, Policy and Information Manager at the Health and Social Care Alliance @ALLIANCEScot My role at the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) involves discussing and briefing politicians from all of the main political parties on the issues affecting the lives of disabled people and people who live […]
