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.
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.
Policies or People? How Hospital Rules and Procedures Create Trauma in Care
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/02/2025When hospital policies prioritize control over connection, care suffers. This article examines how COVID-19 visitation bans, NICU restrictions, and institutional rules have separated families, silenced clinicians, and caused lasting trauma. Discover how Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC) challenges harmful policies by centering relationships, trust, and human connection. Read on to explore how we can build a healthcare system where policies serve people—not the other way around.
The Crossroads of Humanity: Choosing Our Best Selves in an Age of Division
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 18/02/2025Humanity stands at a crossroads—will we choose healing, connection, and compassion, or allow division and fear to define our future? This thought-provoking blog explores the paradox of our times and the power of trauma-informed care to shape a better world.
