Nice Is Not Enough: Kindness, Humanity, and the Courage to Care
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 05/09/2026Explore the difference between niceness and kindness—and why compassion, trauma-informed care, and relational stewardship ask more of us.
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The Love That Stays: Lessons in Showing Up Through Loss
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 29/03/2026A deeply personal reflection on love, loss, and legacy—exploring how we show up for one another in life’s most tender moments, and what it means to love fully, even when we must let go.
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When Caring Becomes a Crime
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 08/10/2025After Greta Thunberg’s detention for delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, the world faces a reckoning: what happens when care itself becomes a crime? A trauma-informed reflection on moral injury, complicity, and the courage to remain human.
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When Politics Needs Pain: The Real Reason the Immigration Deal Died
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 08/10/2025A trauma-informed reflection on why the 2024 bipartisan immigration bill died — and what it reveals about power, fear, and the politics of pain.
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