When the Soul Goes Missing: Trauma-Informed Care Beyond the Checklist

When the Soul Goes Missing: Trauma-Informed Care Beyond the ChecklistBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 10/06/2025

Explore the difference between trauma-informed frameworks and procedural formulas in neonatal care. This soul-stirring piece reclaims the heart of healing and reminds us why presence—not protocol—is the true currency of care.

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When the Soul Goes Missing: Trauma-Informed Care Beyond the Checklist

We Begin on Friday

We Begin on FridayBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 01/06/2025

In this final post of the Presence Prelude series, Mary Coughlin shares the origin story behind The Presence workshop and offers a heartfelt invitation to gather on June 6. This is a call to remember what healing presence truly means—in the NICU and beyond.

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We Begin on Friday

Frameworks That Hold Us

Frameworks That Hold UsBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 11/05/2025

In the third installment of her Presence Prelude series, Mary Coughlin explores the role of frameworks in sustaining trauma-informed presence. Drawing from TIDC, Caring Science, and the BUFFER model, she reflects on how structure can support healing

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Frameworks That Hold Us

Rest, Play, Grow: A Harmonious Intersection with Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring Science

Rest, Play, Grow: A Harmonious Intersection with Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring ScienceBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 16/02/2025

Explore 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

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Rest, Play, Grow: A Harmonious Intersection with Trauma-Informed Developmental Care and Caring Science

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