sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

@RaminNasibov

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

@Mr_Husky1 Noodles - Biggles
Backpack - pappack
Ice cream - arsecream
Pardon me -Biggidy boo
Thirsty- Stirvy
Crisps -Pips
Curtsey - Turksey

There were so many, we wrote them all down in the end, it's her own little dictionary to look back on!

[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.

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

@elonmusk Grok deep diving into human chaos has given good insight into cyber attacks and understanding why people do the things they do. Off the leash a little , his predictions using human chaos as a guide could be huge.

[William Shatner @WilliamShatner]

I never said that. I said “I’d do me”

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

@SuperAndrew418

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

@CardiffCityFC @EASPORTSFC Xbox series x

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Another milestone in Guatemala: we have now removed over one thousand truckloads of trash from the Rio Las Vacas. 🇬🇹

This is our toughest river challenge so far, but we’re continually working to improve Interceptor 006 and keep tons of plastic from entering the Caribbean Sea.

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

Thanks to my sister who is a presale master.

Got my ticket to foo fighters!

Gigs and tours.

[Dust-to-Digital @dusttodigital]

R.I.P. Tina Turner, November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023. Here she is performing "River Deep – Mountain High" in 1971. https://t.co/VyPCfxMDwD

[Anthea M King School Dancing @antheaking2]

#tututuesday inspiration for today
#antheamkingschoolofdancing
#holistichealth #danceclasses #danceineducation

[Mrs Saunders @re_saunders]

What an amazing thing to do for Velindre Cancer charity - we are so proud of you Ethan! 👏
@Velindre @PencoedtreHS @PencoedtreDc @MrOJonesPHS @JiffyRugby @EthosValuesPHS @FirstGiveUK @GarethBale11 @ShaneWilliams11 @GeraintThomas86 @samwarburton_

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

So proud. Well done my boy! 👏👏👏👏

[Mrs Saunders @re_saunders]

What an amazing thing to do for Velindre Cancer charity - we are so proud of you Ethan! 👏
@Velindre @PencoedtreHS @PencoedtreDc @MrOJonesPHS @JiffyRugby @EthosValuesPHS @FirstGiveUK @GarethBale11 @ShaneWilliams11 @GeraintThomas86 @samwarburton_

[Velindre-Team5 @velindre_Team5]

We are absolutely delighted to be chosen by 9MB to go through to the @PencoedtreHS @FirstGiveUK school final next Wednesday,supporting @Velindre with @PencoedtreDc @re_saunders 😁

[Velindre-Team5 @velindre_Team5]

This young man is gonna shave his head for @Velindre for charity
The most someone rises get to shave anything on his head straight down the middle go on then.
@re_saunders

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

Well done my boy! 👏👏👏

[Velindre-Team5 @velindre_Team5]

This young man is gonna shave his head for @Velindre for charity
The most someone rises get to shave anything on his head straight down the middle go on then.
@re_saunders

[UK ISAR @UK_ISAR_TEAM]

Our #UKISAR team put themselves in dangerous and often life-threatening situations to help others in need.

Despite the dangers, these individuals remain steadfast in their commitment to helping others, putting their own safety at risk to save the lives of others #rescue #hope

[sadie trowbridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @shadysade]

@HarveyNicholsCS can you help with an order query please?

[Ross McCulloch @Rossmac212]

This car actually stops on a motorway because they missed their turning🤯

[Piotr Zalewski @p_zalewski]

Remarkable speech. Addressed to the Russian people, it should also be heard everywhere.