Hospicing Modernity: Reimagining Care through Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring Science
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 23/02/2025Explore how Hospicing Modernity intersects with Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring Science, offering a transformative vision for reimagining healthcare through connection, equity, and humanity.
From Control to Care: Reclaiming Power, Voice, and Dignity in Healthcare
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/02/2025Healthcare should be built on care, not control. This article explores how we can reclaim healthcare from rigid hierarchies, harmful policies, and moral injury—shifting toward a system that prioritizes compassion, belonging, and shared humanity. Learn how Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC) can transform care spaces by centering connection over control. Join the movement to create a healthcare system where healing, not power, leads the way.
When Healers Are Harmed: How Systems of Power Create Moral Injury for Clinicians
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/02/2025Moral injury in healthcare isn’t burnout—it’s the deep wound left when clinicians are forced to act against their values. This article explores how power-driven policies, medical hierarchies, and hospital rules cause moral injury for nurses, doctors, and social workers. Learn how Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC) can help shift healthcare from systems of control to systems of care. Read on to explore how we can heal the healers.
Power, Trauma, and Care: How Systems of Power Shape the Lived Experience of Women and Children in Healthcare
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/02/2025Who holds the power in healthcare, and how does it shape the experiences of parents, clinicians, and babies? This article explores the hidden power dynamics in NICUs, pediatric wards, and maternal health spaces—revealing how policies, hierarchies, and institutional control impact care. Through real stories and reflection prompts, we examine how trauma-informed practices can disrupt harmful systems and create spaces of healing, connection, and shared decision-making. Read on to explore how care can be reclaimed from control.
