Facing the Roots: Reflections on Violence, Accountability, and Our Shared Responsibility

Facing the Roots: Reflections on Violence, Accountability, and Our Shared ResponsibilityBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 14/09/2025

The taking of a human life is always tragic. A trauma-informed reflection on America’s legacy of violence, our complicity, and the responsibility of accountability in healing.

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Facing the Roots: Reflections on Violence, Accountability, and Our Shared Responsibility

The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform Care

The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform CareBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 07/09/2025

Discover how imagination shapes neurotransmitters, coherence, and creativity — and how the BUFFER framework and trauma-informed care weave with biology to foster healing, resilience, and justice.

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The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform Care

The Last Frontier Is Us: Reimagining Humanity Beyond Expansion

The Last Frontier Is Us: Reimagining Humanity Beyond ExpansionBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 05/09/2025

What if the next great frontier isn’t technology or land, but humanity itself? Explore how belonging, healing, and care mark the true frontier of our time.

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The Last Frontier Is Us: Reimagining Humanity Beyond Expansion

Troubling Care, Reimagining Care: Lessons from the NICU

Troubling Care, Reimagining Care: Lessons from the NICUBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 31/08/2025

Explore how care in the NICU is multiple, co-produced, and shaped by power. Drawing on research and Trauma-Informed Developmental Care, Mary E. Coughlin reflects on reimagining the NICU as a true community of care.

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Troubling Care, Reimagining Care: Lessons from the NICU

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