Why Mentors Matter Jamie MacLean explains how life experiences led him to set up Mentor Scotland. Photos by Chris McCaughey & courtesy of Mentor Scotland. Like many people in Scotland, I was brought up with little and life was chaotic. I was brought up an only child by a single mum, she done Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
And Breathe Words by Angela Clark & Photo by Claire Love Local Reiki practitioners in Clydebank are offering free classes to help people relax and deal with stress. And as Christmas approaches this is needed more than ever. Anne Murray started delivering the free classes as she knows how much stress can Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
Bien - Have You Heard? by John Copeland Like what you read in Clydesider magazine? Then become a Clydesider member and help keep Clydesider free for all to enjoy from just £3 per month. Open to anyone who has an acquired Brain Injury, BIEN is the Brain Injury Experience Network, and it’s right here Clydesider Editor • Accessibility
Rambling Anniversary The Bay Inn Ramblers celebrated 20 years of rambling in 2022. The group welcomes people from Bowling and the surrounding areas to join their walks. Over the years as well as local walks they have rambled on Scottish islands such as Tiree, Benbecula, Bute and Barra. They plan to return Clydesider Editor • Community
Issue 21 Caring For Someone With a Brain Injury by John Copeland I am a Brain Injured person who provides care for another Brain Injured person. I’m one of the lucky ones, I can still do much of what I could do before Brain Injury, even if it’s a little slower and more cautious. Some people aren’ Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
DSC00109 Tai Chi in the Park By Steven Hastings Over the last few years Chris Godwin has been running Tai Chi Classes in West Dunbartonshire to help people relax and get fitter. Chris, who lives in Helensburgh, has practised Tai Chi for nearly 23 years. A bad accident damaged Chris’s left leg and it was Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
