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Sheila Wayman

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Sheila Wayman

    ‘Why I breastfed my fourth baby after bottle-feeding the others’ (opens the original)

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    Jayne Patterson Roulston was dead set against the idea of breastfeeding her babies because, with a busy equestrian yard to run in Co Donegal, she did not want to be stuck indoors. “From the very start I was, ‘no way, I’m not breastfeeding; I’m not sitting in the house’. I was out 24/7 with the horses,” she says. Partly due to her commitment to four-legged creatures, “I didn’t even know if I ever wanted children”, says the now mother of four. But when, at the age of 36, she marr

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Sheila Wayman

    How’s your gut microbiome? How to spot trouble in the ‘second brain’ (opens the original)

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    The impact trillions of microbes living inside the gut have on our health, both physical and mental, is one of the fastest growing areas of research. Global increases in bowel disorders have put the spotlight on complex interactions between the gut microbiome and its human host. Maintaining a balance between “good” and “bad” bacteria within is vital for wellbeing, to prevent damaging microbes going rogue. Early-onset colorectal cancer is a particular concern, as in the US it has become t

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Sheila Wayman

    Should therapists be in therapy? Unpacking the rift over psychotherapy standards in Ireland (opens the original)

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    Vulnerability and power are two dynamics at play behind the closed doors of a psychotherapist’s room. In the wrong hands, the potential for such engagements to go awry is clear. “What happens in this emotional, cognitive field between two people, when things get close and when things get intense, it’s very powerful. That’s why they call it ‘a dangerous method’,” says the general secretary of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP), Tom Warnecke. A 2011 film of that name, s

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Sheila Wayman

    ‘When I step on the pitch, I feel like I don’t have Parkinson’s’ (opens the original)

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    When Richelle Flanagan was diagnosed 10 years ago with young-onset Parkinson’s disease, she thought she would no longer be able to play hockey – a sport for which she had previously earned 23 senior caps for Ireland. Yet in August she pulled on the green jersey once again to play in the Masters World Cup in Belgium. She may struggle to type and text, but put a hockey stick into her hand and nobody would know she has a neurodegenerative disorder, characterised by slowness and stiffness of mov

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Sheila Wayman

    Palliative care: How treatment for four-year-old Eva led to her ‘living her happy life’ (opens the original)

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    The bright colours and catchy tunes of Cocomelon cartoons entertain Eva Sanju as she sits in a special-needs buggy in the front room of her family home in north Co Dublin, facing a large TV screen on the wall. The 3D animation series is an important source of enjoyment for the girl, who has been in palliative care for 18 months due to a neurological disorder, and will turn five in November. She is nonverbal, but makes it very clear when she wants her mother to switch to the next episode of the c

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