Who Holds the Power? How Medical Hierarchies Silence Parents, Clinicians, and Care Itself
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/02/2025When positional power overrides relational authority in healthcare, care suffers. This article explores how medical hierarchies silence parents, nurses, and frontline clinicians—leading to delayed interventions, moral injury, and loss of trust. Discover how Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC) disrupts harmful hierarchies by centering relationships, trust, and shared decision-making. Read on to explore how we can shift from control to connection in patient care.
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.
Rest, Play, Grow: A Harmonious Intersection with Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring Science
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 16/02/2025Explore how Deborah MacNamara’s Rest, Play, Grow aligns with Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring Science, nurturing children and caregivers through safety, play, and compassion
Healing the Past, Loving the Future: How Early Life Adversity Shapes Society’s Capacity for Love
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 13/02/2025Explore how early life adversity shapes our ability to love and connect, and discover how trauma-informed care can transform fear into healing. Learn how relational healing fosters a more compassionate world.
