"Trustees need to know, if they don't already, the pressure that third sector leaders are facing around the country right now." @markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7

This is such a classic, terrifying to watch as a child - even more terrifying to study I Claudius for Classics A Level - deep trauma and the lengths people go to for dominion over others. This TV production was groundbreaking!

The fact is Dianne Abbott walks the corridors of power knowing that people are saying despicable things about her. If ever you need inspiration about resilience, mission and sheer power of will - there she is. Shame on those who colluded, you couldn’t deal with even a tenth of what she has!

Leadership isn’t a popularity contest. My latest Women in Charge blog is about the likability tax, the myth of thick skin, and why “difficult women” often make the best leaders. Revolutions aren’t run on likes. #TheLikabilityTrap #WomenInCharge

Published our work today on young people’s experiences of the ‘missing middle’ of mental health support. We were told of the emotional impact of struggling to access help. You can read the overview of what we heard here👇🏻 English: lnkd.in/eQmHwf4D Cymraeg: lnkd.in/enmV76Dt

Angela Rayner’s “scandal” shows how shame is weaponised — through impossible standards, public humiliation, and the new shame economy that turns vulnerability into clicks. My piece about leadership and shame 👇🏼

Immigration the great political red herring of our times, distracting from the real crises: housing, healthcare, poverty, injustice. Patriotism should mean trestle tables, Victoria sponge, samosas & jollof rice. A flag that says you belong here, the kettle’s on. open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...

Out of office, still in charge. Burnout isn’t just tiredness, it’s a political issue. Bubble baths won’t smash the patriarchy — but refusing to burn out just might. New Women in Charge blog ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh... #WomenInCharge #RestAsResistance #Burnout

Are we sleepwalking into a future where bots replace priests, lovers, and friends. Dystopias don’t start with a bang — they start with a whisper. 👉 New blog: The Algorithm Will See You Now 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh... #Sutopian #AIandEthics #DigitalCulture

@oxfamgb.bsky.social has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards, for its pilot Women’s Rights Fund project supporting grassroots women’s rights organisations in four countries

🚨 New project alert! We're tackling gaps in UK poverty data with the Centre for Public Data, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social Exploring how missing data affects communities & how admin data can drive better policy 📊 🔗 Read more: rss.org.uk/news-publica...

Punitive welfare policies have done untold harm while failing to achieve what their architects promised. The evidence is clear: cruelty does not build resilience — it deepens hardship. We can and must choose a different path — one based on dignity, hope and justice. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Mind’s CEO @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social argues that the upcoming formal agreement between the sector and government must extend beyond Whitehall and allow for uncomfortable discussions

Now I don’t know this for sure, but I really very much doubt the King is worried about Meghan and Harry dancing in their birthing video… Apparently an ‘expert’ says he would have thought it vulgar… Wild and even more wild it was a headline. Ps. I thought it was epic!

Shock news: Elon & Trump are fighting on the internet 🥴Nobody could have seen this coming. Apart from… everyone 🙄 While those two battle for algorithmic dominance, my mum & I are in a much more civilised rivalry: Papaver somniferum season is here. And things are getting serious! Mine are the red!

Tried to watch #TheLastOfUs - nope, no, thanks but no! I lasted 20 minutes of the first episode… Brilliant acting but the story is 😱🫣😥 Frankly I’m waiting for #ThursdayMurderClub joy! www.imdb.com/video/vi1350...

Vital investigation by @kwajo.bsky.social and the @thetimes.com: Six-day waits and security guards: the mental health crisis crippling A&E www.thetimes.com/article/efd1...

Charities must continue to ensure their employees are protected from discrimination following April’s landmark Supreme Court ruling, the CEO of enei @sandiwassmer.bsky.social writes

That moment when both your safe foods becomes unsafe at the same time 😩 #neurospicywoes

Our response to this government white paper on immigration

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social spilling truths this morning on #GMB about #ADHD 🙌🏼

In honour of #MaternalMentalHealthWeek I’m reposting the blog I wrote whilst at the @centreformh.bsky.social about my own experience of #PND - rereading it this morning takes me back, hard to believe how far we come - kids are now 15&12, time heals. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/experiencing...

Nothing makes me happier than watching TikToks with Boomers talking Gen Alpha - hilarious vm.tiktok.com/ZNdMeVMGG/

🔥 Mental Health Imvestment @centreformh.bsky.social new report 📣 £300 billion — that’s what mental ill health is costing England every single year. And that’s before you factor in the personal cost: the lost jobs, the broken families, the people who don’t get help until it’s too late.

Mental health isn’t “in the mix” — it’s being pushed out. I told HSJ this is unacceptable. It is. We will not go quietly back to invisibility. www.hsj.co.uk/expert-brief...

‘I was flying high in the corporate world – then I turned 50’ - ageism lives on… apple.news/AZk2a2hXXR62...

Chris Eubank Snr dancing behind his son last night on their walk out - nothing short of iconic!

As well as cutting health & disability benefits, the government plans to introduce conditionality for many people currently exempt from it I explained to the Work & Pensions Select Committee yesterday that NEF's work shows this won't be an effective way to engage this group with employment support

I'll be giving evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee at 4pm today on the government's planned cuts & changes to disability & health-related benefits, along with other witnesses from think tanks & academia Full details & a link to watch here: committees.parliament.uk/event/23969/...

A gloating millionaire is really not a good look is it…

Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling will feel heavy for many of us - especially the trans community. The mental health toll of public debate, constant scrutiny in the media, and legal decisions like this is profound. For trans people, this isn’t just political or legal. It’s personal. Exhausting. 1/4

I’m like a child… #ActionFigure #CEOEdition

‘Let’s take a picture or it never happened’ or did it….. apple.news/Ak0d7nK9NTIi...

So, we are back to watching Trump on loop, it’s wild, exhausting, shocking - what flipped us into the other dimension? Was it Elon? Did he find a button somewhere?! #BlackMirror… #Earth27 🌌

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New blog drop! The Mirrorball Phenomenon ✨🧠👀 What happens when being a woman in leadership starts to feel like being on display in a digital glass case?

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🧵“They’re going to have to pay a big price,” said Trump. Turns out—it’s SMEs, workers, and families footing the bill. UK businesses already drowning in costs now face new US tariffs. For many, this feels like an avalanche—and we apparently got off lightly with 10%.

I’m proud to be a contributor to The Meaning of Life (2025), edited by the wonderful James Bailey. He’s revisited Will Durant’s 1932 experiment—asking a range of voices to reflect on what gives their life meaning. www.hachette.co.uk/titles/james...

I lasted 0 seconds on #lastonelaughing This show should be mandatory watching - comedians giving all the joy when we bloody need it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Well done @primevideouk.bsky.social also Richard Ayoade and Bob Mortimer should get an award - Oscar, Emmy, Nobel Prize - I don’t care - what gifted humans!

Celebrating being 50 🙀https://substack.com/@drsarahhughes/note/p-160082484?r=2y3209&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

If it looks like austerity, sounds like austerity and makes people feel like they are living in austerity… I think it’s safe to say we are in austerity. #JustSayin

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A reminder to journalists, commentators & politicians discussing benefit cuts this weekend: The government's '£5bn savings' figure is net of additional spending on employment support & non-health UC The full scale of the benefit cuts for ill & disabled people is likely to be at least £6.5bn

Cutting benefits is short sighted. The UK government needs to shift focus and tackle the real barriers to employment.

Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?

Exactly this, who, how, where - let’s be specific about what we are talking about when we make claims about over diagnosis.

🧵 1/ Wes Streeting suggests there's an *overdiagnosis* problem in mental health. A big & increasingly common claim. But in a country where people are waiting years for treatment, services overwhelmed, and 600,000 individuals with serious mental illnesses still being left behind, can it be true?