Cara Milne-Redhead

Tendering Engineer at Siemens. Newcastle United Girls ETC Under 10’s coach. Mental health advocate. Former professional footballer.

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

Life recently ❤️ “Surround yourself with people who are good for you, good to you and good for your soul” 🫶🏼 Lots of smiles 😁

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

Middlesbrough Half Marathon - 01:29:05 🤩
A 3minute PB! Enjoyed that one yesterday 🥳

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

The best boss I’ve ever had. A boss who cared about the person, not the figures. Jon, you are massively missed ❤️

[Stoke City FC @stokecity]

Jon Turner. The most proud and passionate of Potters.

As, on Saturday, we pause to remember Stokies loved and lost in 2025, this is what it will mean to their families.

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

COME ONNNN 😍😍😍

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

IT'S FULL TIME AND WE'RE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP!

#SCODEN

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

Sunday was emotionally my toughest race to date.
Last week, Lexie, my childhood dog passed away 🐶💔 As a family, we’ve had the best 14 years with her ❤️

I managed to get a big PB on Sunday’s @ManchesterHalf with a time of 01:35:59 ⏰ Lexie must have spurring me on from above 🤍

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

GNR 2025 🏃🏼‍♀️

One of the best days of the year! The best atmosphere, the best crowds, the best city! 🥳

Super proud to have run for @ifucareshare. Thank you for all the donations 💚

01:39:23 ⏰

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

Last call for sponsorship money for the Great North Run tomorrow.🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️
All money going If U Care Share, a fantastic charity helping to save lives, support communities and prevent suicide. A cause so close to my heart.💚
Thank you 🫶🏼
@ifucareshare
https://t.co/FpjWczNwVC

[Antoine Semenyo @antoinesemenyo]

Last night at Anfield will stay with me forever - not because of one person's words, but because of how the entire football family stood together.

To my @afcbournemouth teammates who supported me in that moment, to the @LiverpoolFC players and fans who showed their true character, to the @premierleague officials who handled it professionally - thank you. Football showed its best side when it mattered most.

Scoring those two goals felt like speaking the only language that truly matters on the pitch. This is why I play - for moments like these, for my teammates, for everyone who believes in what this beautiful game can be.

The overwhelming messages of support from across the football world remind me why I love this sport. We keep moving forward, together. 🙏🏾⚽
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#FootballFamily #OnwardTogether #AFCB

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

Signing a first team contact at 16- congratulations Skye! 👏🏼 The internet can be such a horrible place at times, full of insecure people who hide behind a screen. Footballers are human. Mental health matters. Go and smash it Skye!!

[Grassroots @Teamgrassroots_]

Please send your love and support to 16 year old Skye Stout from Scotland, and don't let the ignorant bullies win. Yesterday, the official page of the Scottish club Kilmarnock women's team announced that the club had signed a contract with 16-year-old midfielder Skye Stout. A grassroots player signing her first pro contract, should have been a moment to cherish for her, however Skye was forced to endure ridicule from ignorant and disrespectful fans who began to humiliate her over her facial acne.

Things escalated to the point where the club decided to delete all posts mentioning Skye Stout in an effort to stop the bullying from haters.

[Giulia Bould @GiuliaBould]

A player who has spoken openly about having anxiety and how he has to put provisions in place in his life to cope with it

Put yourself in his place for one moment or think how you'd feel if he was your son

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

An enjoyable run this morning at the @Great_Run North 10km. First ever 10km race and happy with an average of a 4:25min/km and a time of 44:15. Well done to the 10,000 runners 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️ and a big thank you to all the supporters 👏🏼 #greatnorth10k #Newcastle

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

@WhickhamFC @charlieaitken_7 Well done!! Some debut! 🔥

[Beth Gordon-Quinn🍀 @bethanygordon98]

What Lewis Capaldi has just done at Glastonbury is gonna save lives. Anyone with anxiety, depression, anyone believing that their lives are over.

They’ve just watched literal proof that it’s not. What a legend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

Putting yourself and your mental health is your biggest priority ❤️

[FGZ @wrighty_84]

Lewis Capaldi 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 mental health issues can affect anyone. Status or fame don't come in to it.
What he's just done there, on the biggest of stages, took massive balls. So much respect.
And what a crowd.
#Glastonbury2025

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

@tomread1994 @Ashington_FC @PrecisionGk Super proud of you x

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

@LSFAGirls Good luck lasses! 🌹

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

@DonnellyG1 😍😍

[Newcastle United Women @NUFCWomen]

Grace Donnelly is on for her 100th league appearance, and final appearance for the club!

[0-5] 88'

[Cara Milne-Redhead @CaraMR10]

😍😍😍

[Burnley FC @BurnleyOfficial]

WE ARE BACK! 🤩

[If U Care Share @ifucareshare]

Five years on, we remember Caroline Flack 💚