The Cost of Searching for a Future: Why Presence Matters in Trauma-Informed Care
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 08/03/2026What happens when healthcare systems push us to chase the future instead of noticing the present? From Ireland’s Attuned in Practice gathering, Mary Coughlin reflects on presence, Jean Watson’s caring moment, and how small acts of awareness shape the future of care.
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When Care Systems Begin to Mirror Coercion
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 28/02/2026How Robert Jay Lifton’s 8 Criteria for Thought Reform reveal patterns of coercive drift in geopolitics and healthcare — and why trauma-informed care matters now.
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A Prescription for Peace: A Trauma-Informed Framework for Ending Global Conflict
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 28/02/2026What if the world needed trauma-informed care? A reflective framework for peace rooted in justice, dignity, and regulated leadership.
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Can We Be Human Without Nursing? Reclaiming the Nobility of Care
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 22/02/2026A reflection on nursing as a human stance — not just a profession — and why tending vulnerability may be what keeps us truly human.
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