So recently I’ve been nominated for a Young Leaders award for my work as a mental health advocate, and for my work here at Unwind Your Mind.
Usually things like this make me feel pretty uncomfortable but I have to say it’s a great feeling and I feel very humbled by it.
You can read an interview I did with the guys at o2
Check it out here
For any fan of the Coronas you have to watch this set of acoustic covers and some of their biggest hits.
I have to admit that I’m a HUGE fan, and it helps that Danny isn’t too sore on the old eyes or ears for that matter.
Enjoy…
Here’s something to lift you up from your mid-afternoon slump. I watched this and it put a smile on my face- it really does show the power of friendship and how there are no boundaries.
It takes a while to get into the video- but keep watching the video as I promise it gets good!
See Change is working to change minds about mental health problems in Ireland. They are currently running a campaign called Make a Ripple; a campaign to build an online community of ambassadors, advocates, story tellers and volunteers who can help reduce the stigma associated with mental health problems.
The idea is simple – they want people to speak out against stigma by leaving a comment on the Make a Ripple site (coming soon), on their facebook page or through twitter. International evidence says that telling stories and sharing experiences can be one of the most effective ways to change attitudes, tackle stigma and challenge discrimination.
So what can you do?
After the launch, See Change will be inviting everyone to visit the site and make a ripple. Before that though, they want to gather 100 contributions so that the site has lots of stories and pledges when we open it up to the public. They’re asking for your help by signing up as one of their first 100 ambassadors. Its only 100 words or less, and it can be about your own experience of mental health problems and your journey to recovery, a message about how someone else’s experience affected you, or a plea for others to start talking openly and honestly about mental health problems.
The aim is to create a ripple effect that will allow See Change to reach more and more people with the message that we need to be open, honest and accepting about our own and others mental health.
If you’d like to become an ambassador, just drop an email at mbyrne@seechange.ie or call a member of the See Change team on (01) 860 1620.
