Good morning everyone and happy Monday! Just popping up to remind you that Mind Waves has a free podcast available to listen to now on Spotify. We’ve been taking a wee break from recording episodes, but there’s plenty of gems in our back catalogue that you might not have come across before. Firstly, I’d like […]
January 2024 has brought darkness, cold temperatures and three named storms! With Storm Henk, Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn all terrorising Scotland in January, you’d be forgiven for giving up and hunkering down in your house for the rest of the season. This week on the blog we’re talking about ‘hibernation for humans’, and […]
As the end of the year approaches, we thought that we’d share some of Mind Waves’ highlights from 2023. 1. At the beginning of the year, we designed a student mental health campaign for Think Positive. The campaign was called #HelpingStudentsThrive. We made an animation for them that you can watch here. We also facilitated […]
We’ve all been there. Sometimes, you wake up and you just know it’s going to be a bad day. Or maybe things started off okay, and then due to bad news, low energy levels, or maybe just a classic bad mood, the day turns sour. It’s really easy to let a bad day catch hold […]
This week on the blog we’re resharing a post written by Hilda from COPE Scotland. She discusses ways to remain positive during the winter months, because winter can be a difficult time for everybody, and especially those with mental ill health. We think her words are more relevant now than ever! There is no two […]
We’ve had an influx of new subscribers and viewers over our online channels recently and that coupled with some changes here at Mind Waves means we’re well overdue an update of the services we offer here at the charity! We run workshops, do digital consultancy work for other organisations, help make workplaces more accessible… you […]
Protesting is a human right. Peaceful protests are so important, and one of many ways to work together for a better world that is free from inequalities. However, in-person protests can often be inaccessible for those who deal with mental and physical ill health. This week on the blog, we’ll be sharing some ways to […]
Who, what, when and where? Mind Waves were lucky enough to receive an invitation to the community opening of the NHOTB & RAD exhibition at GOMA on the 19th October. We met outside GOMA on a drizzly Thursday morning and went into the exhibit at 10.15am. We were lucky enough to be able to explore […]
We are delighted to be a recipient of The Dream Machine’s Betty McAllister Fund which gives us fully funded access to their community space for a new project. Our participants asked for more informal group “jam sessions” and this opportunity is enabling us to make it happen! So why not join us for our Mind […]
This week on the blog we’re sharing a poem about anxiety from our longtime community correspondent, Angela McCrimmon. I hope it brightens your Monday morning! Her words are below. Good Morning Good morning, hello, yes how do you do? I believe we’ve already met, I’m the one who lives inside of you, Lest […]
