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Jenny Edwards CBE

@jennyedwards.bsky.social

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Personal capacity. Chair People's Health Trust, Trustee Affinity Trust. Fellow Fac Public Health. Mental Health, Arts, Learning Disability, Health Inequalities, Mindfulness, Peace, Nature Connection, Swans. Studied Archaeology & Anthropology. Typos galore

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · Dec 4

I think AI might be trying to sweet talk me #blandishments #tiast #AI

Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · Dec 4

Apparently "Jenny's writing is like a gentle stroll through a serene park, interspersed with powerful truths about life and loss—think nature poetry with a side of TED talk." with "a strategy for making sad news about extinction somehow uplifting"
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Swans, Science, and So Much Heart: Jenny Edwards on Bluesky!

A delightful fusion of birdwatching, community advocacy, and the occasional existential crisis about climate change.

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

An interesting piece on sentience. "Our society is so generous in considering the sentience of machines, yet so skeptical of other creatures. We sympathize with software that prints “I don’t want to die,” without bothering to learn the languages others use to make the same plea." #NatureConnection

Why All Animals Are Sentient, and Machines Will Never Be

Even the smallest sea slug feels pain. That means we have a responsibility not to inflict it.

www.currentaffairs.org

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 16h

Pleased to meet the Great Crested Grebe today #birds #grebe

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 16h

Brilliant and demanding series. It needs to he shared and promoted. If we don't support free media all our freedoms are undermined

Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 2d

By telling the story of phone hacking and dramatising the human face of the disorienting, corrosive effect this has on people, the program aims to fill the void left by the many out-of-court settlements News reached with victims. #auyspol #TheHack

Journos as heroes and villains - 'The Hack' reviewed - Part 2

The Hack is rare among films and television programs for showing journalists doing journalism to other journalists.

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Just a few months before the release of the results of 9 years of research into the Open Dialogue method of supporting mental health. There will be headlines & global impact #ODDESSI #MentalHealth

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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 17d

"Pushing people into insecure, physical, inflexible work when they are already challenged by disability or mental health problems is futile. These jobs don’t work and they don’t last"

Spot on from @claremcneil.bsky.social - important work by @timewise.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Sick who go back to work end up in low-paid, physically tough jobs

Only a tiny fraction of economically inactive find a job each year, and it is often an unsuitable role where they can only last a few months, research shows

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 2d

Wars & outbreaks end eventually.
Wounds heal.
Homes are rebuilt.

But the #Mentalhealth impact often goes unnoticed.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, @who.int is drawing attention to mental health in emergencies.

Beyond food, water & medicine, people need mental health support to cope, recover & rebuild.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 2d

Nature has a way of grounding us.

A moment’s pause in the wild can be a simple act of self-care.

Where do you go to unwind and reconnect? 🍃

#WorldMentalHealthDay

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All On The Board @allontheboard.bsky.social · 2d

Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s a day that should be every day of the year. You are worthwhile, and you deserve to be here.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

Great conference on Open Dialogue for #WorldMentalHealthDay . Rachel Bannister founder of Mental Health Time for Action shares this quote on the necessity for #optimism & #hope. #MentalHealth #OddessiStudy

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future because unless you believe that the future can be better you are unlikely to step up & take responsibility for making it so. -Noam Chomsky

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 6d

A London plane tree golden against the blue sky. #AutumnGlories

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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 10d

RIP Jane Goodall. 💔

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · 10d

We wish to offer our thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community following the horrific violence in Manchester this morning. We are continuing to work with our Jewish community partners at this difficult time.

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 11d

I'm a river guardian. Sewage systems are sexy

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · 12d

We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work on overseeing the finances of the Trust. You will have an interest in social justice, and strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment. www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...

FAOC independent member pack

People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks…

www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 12d

Beautiful Lille. Just a day trip away from London. 1hr 20 by Eurostar

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 14d

Such great moments when Justin and Brian argue and "make peace". Could we get Lilian & Miranda involved too? #TheArchers

Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 14d

From the London Met police after a swan was killed in a royal park

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 14d

A triumphant cob has told a visitng pair it's time for them to move on He returns to his family with a swagger. And gets a loving thank you from his grateful pen. #swans #birds #PalmersGreen

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 15d

A useful notice from the police. Please share to alert people that it is a crime to allow a dog to attack wildlife #birds #wildlife @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 15d

These swans are not happy to spy visitors. A territorial is brewing #birds #swans #territory

2 adult swans with their wings raised and a cygnet

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 16d

Its a step that will make people living at the margins more excluded and vulnerable to predatory exploitation. Further division of the entitled from others

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 16d

Most #dog owners think their dogs won't hurt a #swan. But, if they aren't on a lead or well controlled, their natural instincts can turn them into killers of swans and other #birds. This sad story is a reminder - it's a crime to allow your dog to attack wildlife. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dog owners warned 'swans have a hard life - don't make it worse'

Owners who allow dogs to chase or injure waterfowl could face prosecution, a swan sanctuary warns.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 17d

I hope it choaked them. Stuffed cygnet indeed. I'm going to feed our lovely cygnet now, glad he's unaware of such a horror.

Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social · 19d

Interesting analysis ftom the USA. Hopefully research is underway on the UK situation where the financial issues are different. There's a lack of info for patients on NHS longer term plans for people with prescribed GLP-1s

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 19d

www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

Hard to know what to say really
Fortunately Sci Media Centre is on hand....

@sciencemediacentre.bsky.social

expert reaction to media reports that the Trump administration will link paracetamol to autism | Science Media Centre

www.sciencemediacentre.org

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