Sadhbh O'Sullivan

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I'm A Grown Woman Who Sits Like A Child. I Bet You Do, Too If you don't know what I'm talking about, google 'Ariana Grande my everything' for a visual guide.

Sometimes revisiting old articles doesn't make me squirm but actually makes me laugh. This one - on why (primarily women) sit so strangely and how it affects us, has been a delight. So that's something! www.refinery29.com/en-gb/women-...

@tomwalker.bsky.social do you have a clip of when you both got stuck in a loop of 'put the baby in the bag put the bag on the baby put the bag on the floor' I need to send it to someone but when I searched "put the baby in the bag bigsofttitty" I'm p sure I got put on a list

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

the listening to podcast meme

new season of the neighborhood listen

Meat bag Or: having my kidney removed at the content circus

Just under three months ago I had my right kidney removed. I’ve spent the time since then recovering and, more importantly, trying to work out how to make this into a story that will further my career. In the end, I wrote about that.🫘

sadhbhstack.substack.com/p/meat-bag

'BritCard' digital ID will be made law for all adults in bid to tackle small boats No10 believes a mandatory ID card system will help stop illegal working

Mandatory digital ID cards could be announced tomorrow:
Good scoop from @chloechaplain.bsky.social

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Stolen Ukrainian children are trained to throw grenades and build drones for Russia Grenade-throwing competitons and shooting practice are on the military curriculum for some Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

NEW: I found video of a Russian military cadet school. The kids march to the national anthem. But not all the pupils are Russian - with the school boasting the cohort inc abducted Ukrainian children. These stolen kids are being trained to fight against their birth country inews.co.uk/news/world/s...

I have incurable cancer - if I lived in Scotland, I’d have a drug to extend my life Medicines that are available throughout Europe and even Scotland are being rejected by the NHS in England - with devastating consequences for patients and their families

My latest big read @theipaper.com: on the real lives impacted by us falling behind on cancer access - drugs available on the NHS elsewhere are not accessible in England thanks to outdated and knotty beaurocracy.
@breastcancernow.bsky.social @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social

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Medicines that are available throughout Europe and even Scotland are being rejected by the NHS in England - with devastating consequences for patients and their families

Read more: trib.al/qY3pTKr

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RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest  – About RTÉ RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July, a number of EBU members raised concerns about the participation of Israel in the ...

Breaking: Irish broadcaster RTE says that Ireland will not participate in Eurovision next year if Israel does.

"RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza."

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every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

using my first real 'reply guy' moment on BlueSky for this: I met my wife on Tumblr in 2013 and didn't tell my parents until the week before the wedding

I’m looking to speak to someone with a neurodegenerative disease for a ghosted story on what it’s like to be told to walk/eat off your condition. This is for The i Paper, pegged to #TheSaltPath story. Please reach out if that's you! #journorequest

Hello!

I'm looking to speak to people who identified health problems through their feet, and the medical professionals that diagnose them:gout, diabetes, back pain, psoriasis, melanoma, neuropathy...
Please email me sadhbh.osullivan@theipaper.com
#journorequest

Hi! #journorequest
For The i Paper, I'm looking to speak to accredited health and medical experts about the probiotics they take personally. Please reply and I'll get back to you.

It doesn't mean that your suffering is not real or that you should be able to snap out of it.

They are conditions that should be taken seriously as they are so often debilitating. It is doing people a disservice to not push for better understanding of that.

One last thing - this is separate to the above I think people really REALLY hate the idea that their condition could be psychosomatic as that sounds dismissive. But I think it's important to have open conversations about how real and destructive conditions can be even without biological cause.

"I see people in their 20s with 20 conditions": Is overdiagnosis making us sicker? Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan is concerned we are overdiagnosing everything from ADHD and autism to chronic Lyme diease and cancer.

We also talked about harm - her argument that diagnosis is harming people is not one I always agree with. But I think it's important to note that her position is not a reactionary one. It's one arrived at with immense empathy and care for people.

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"I see people in their 20s with 20 conditions": Is overdiagnosis making us sicker? Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan is concerned we are overdiagnosing everything from ADHD and autism to chronic Lyme diease and cancer.

When we spoke we talked explicitly about this idea of what 'counts' as mild. I know many people at various points on the spectrum.

She is not saying they are not suffering or indeed do not have ADHD/autism etc etc. In our follow up chat
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"I see people in their 20s with 20 conditions": Is overdiagnosis making us sicker? Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan is concerned we are overdiagnosing everything from ADHD and autism to chronic Lyme diease and cancer.

Even this headline, I know, is jarring. But she is not denying a) that more people are suffering than ever
b) that the system as is is leaving people without the support they need
c) that these conditions across the spectrum are debilitating

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"I see people in their 20s with 20 conditions": Is overdiagnosis making us sicker? Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan is concerned we are overdiagnosing everything from ADHD and autism to chronic Lyme diease and cancer.

There is a lot of chat about overdiagnosis which is rightly being interpreted as reactionary. But having read Suzanne O'Sullivan's new book, and then spoken to her about it, I think so many of the takes on her work are simplistic.

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A black cockapoo dog with straight hair and wet legs stands on muddy grass and stares into the camera. She is licking her nose aggressively.

Hello - I'm going to attempt a #journorequest here.

In the past did you have a dog who was left at home during the day alone while the people went to work/school etc? I'd love to talk to you about this for a feature for The i Paper.

The attached photo is of my dog, Mona. For fun!

Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line

Questions of life and death are complex and messy. Let’s admit the assisted dying debate is too | Frances Ryan Campaigners on both sides dub the bill ‘a matter of conscience’ – but profound ethical issues can’t be reduced to right v wrong, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

“Here is the thing we are not meant to say: no one can know for sure what will happen if assisted dying is legalised in the UK, and that includes newspaper columnists.”

My col. on today’s landmark assisted dying vote and the urge to make messy choices simple. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Many people will feel relief from this result. Many others will feel fear. No one is cruel for being upset or selfish for cheering. But remember: this is only the start of the legislative process. And only the start of asking how the state can ease suffering - in life as well as death.

Just giving this one more push ⤵️