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Fringe 2024 – The Sun, the Mountain and Me⭐⭐⭐⭐
The inner critic. It’s the constant bugbear of most creatives. The writer who will never be Tolstoy or Shakespeare, the musician who will never...
Fringe 2024 – Brothers
Alcohlism. Anxiety. Arthritis.
You’d maybe not think a show about subjects like these would be the most uplifting. But you’d be wrong. Brothers, a new...
Fringe 2024 – MANikin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
As a baby, Fraser Patterson is ‘bonny’. His Mum June is already a Type 2 Diabetic, so she’s not surprised when her newborn weighs...
Fringe 2024 – Jonny & the Baptists: The Happiness Index ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘This is a show about why we’re not happy and you’re not happy either.’
But wait! This is not an hour of doom and gloom;...
Look after yourself this Christmas
As we look ahead to another festive season impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, NHS 24 are urging everyone to put their mental health first....
M90 banner supports mental health charities
Last year Webster Group positioned a large rainbow banner on the M90 to show support for the NHS and its key workers throughout the...
Mental Mechanics on the ball to support footballers’ mental health
An Edinburgh football team formed in memory of a young man lost to suicide has joined forces with mental health charity Support in Mind...
Stafford Centre rises to challenge of mental health during pandemic
Among the many sad sights in Edinburgh during the pandemic has been the locked doors of the Stafford Centre in Broughton Street, one of...
iThrive – a new mental health resource launches for Edinburgh
An online space with information about mental health and wellbeing services, events, news and self help materials will be launched today.
iThrive Edinburgh has...
Trees are good for you
In a report announced today Scottish Forestry has confirmed that getting out to the woods and forests is good for you.
Wellbeing of the...
At Summerhall: Visible Girls: Revisited and Invisible Spaces*****
What makes a space invisible? Perhaps it is behind a door, on the other side of a wall, or even under the sea. Perhaps...
Letter from Scotland
We are talking much more about mental health these days. The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has made it the centrepiece of her “Programme for...
Mental health is already on the agenda in Edinburgh’s secondary schools
In its programme for government announced in Holyrood yesterday, The Scottish Government promised £60 million in additional school nursing and counselling services.
Just ahead of...
Aodan running a 10K every day in August
Aodan Donnelly 24 from Edinburgh will run a 10K every day this month to raise money and awareness of the mental health charity SANE.
The...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018: Fantastic Fringe Central Events for Participants
Does your script need surgery? Your neck need nurturing? Your campaign need kickstarting?
If you’re an accredited participant in this year’s Fringe, you can find...
Pubs ‘play part in combating isolation’
There are currently 4,600 pubs across the country and over 120 breweries and beer and pubs contribute £1.7b to the Scottish economy.
They also support...
CAPS Independent Advocacy – Eating Disorder Awareness Event
CAPS Independent Advocacy is holding an awareness event, in conjunction with Beat, the eating disorder charity on 14 November 2017.
The event will raise awareness...
Evidence wanted from young people
Children, young people and their families with a direct experience of the current Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) system are being asked...
Scottish Yoga Calendar to raise funds for Mental Health
Emma Frame and Lindsey Porter, two yoga teachers based in Scotland have created a unique calendar because they feel passionate about sharing the benefits that yoga...
From the Chair of the Hypnotherapist: Depression Isn’t Just Being a Bit Sad
The Edinburgh Reporter’s Mike Smith is a qualified hypnotherapist. In the latest of a series of articles, Mike looks at some attitudes to mental...
Scottish Conservatives launch new mental health policy
Earlier today Miles Briggs MSP for Lothians joined the party leader and MSP for Central Edinburgh, Ruth Davidson, as she launched the new mental...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 REVIEW. Spiders By Night***
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall (Venue 53) 20:25 Aug 5-6, 8-13 50 minutes.
Suitability: 12+ (Guideline) - Coffee House Theatre Company and Stepping Out Theatre.
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/spiders-by-night-a-double-bill-of-exciting-new-monologues
Promising 'a...
Edinburgh International Book Festival: 2015 Siobhan Dowd Trust Lecture
Matt Haig almost didn't get asked to deliver this lecture at all.
When Tony Bradman (Chairman) and Kate Powling (Director) of the Siobhan Dowd Trust started to...
Stress Awareness
We should all be aware of stress not only in ourselves but in others. The Edinburgh Reporter's Mike Smith shares some thoughts.
A young lady confidently...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014
For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Blackwell's Edinburgh Presents JD Oswald: The Ballad of Sir Benfro. An epic fantasy series from one of Scotland's most successful new crime writers, 'an unputdownable tale...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2014
Mrs Mash the Storytelling Cook: stories, songs and participative fun for Portobello's youngest residents. 10.30-11am, The Skylark, 241-243 Portobello High Street.
Toddler...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Leith in World War One: Andrew Grant talks about the Home Front and what happened to the men who marched away. 6.30-7.30pm, Leith Library, 28-30 Ferry Road....
The Edinburgh International Book Festival: graphic novels for healing
Imagine being told you have third stage cancer.
Now imagine you are only 31 when you are told this.
And now imagine you are already four...
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