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 Loving, Unapologetic Demand for Change in Child Mental Health
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 01/02/2026A trauma-informed call to stop pathologizing being human and to redesign child mental health systems around dignity, belonging, and care.
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When We Undermine Science, We Undermine Trust — and Lives
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 11/08/2025RFK Jr.’s decision to cut mRNA vaccine funding isn’t just political — it’s a public health crisis. This post explores the trauma-informed lessons we must apply to protect trust, science, and lives.
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When the State Incentivizes Birth, but Not Care—We Should All Be Alarmed.
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 24/04/2025A trauma-informed, democracy-rooted reflection on the $5,000 birth bonus proposal, reproductive control, and why care must be a right—not a reward.
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