Stop Making Children Pay for Our Priorities

Stop Making Children Pay for Our Prioritiesby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 04/10/2026

Stand with MassAIMH to protect Head Start safeguards and invest in young children’s dignity, mental health, relationships, and belonging.

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Stop Making Children Pay for Our Priorities

Seeing with the Heart: Why “Colorblindness” Isn’t Healing

Seeing with the Heart: Why “Colorblindness” Isn’t Healingby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 06/10/2025

A trauma-informed, Caring Science reflection on why “colorblindness” erases identity—and how real healing begins when we choose to truly see one another.

Seeing with the Heart: Why “Colorblindness” Isn’t Healing

No Other Land, No Other Choice: A Trauma-Informed Reckoning with Occupation

No Other Land, No Other Choice: A Trauma-Informed Reckoning with Occupationby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 03/03/2025

A bold exploration of No Other Land through the lens of trauma-informed care, challenging the normalization of suffering and calling for advocacy beyond silos. This powerful piece connects the philosophy of trauma-informed care to global injustices, urging us to resist, bear witness, and demand systemic change.

No Other Land, No Other Choice: A Trauma-Informed Reckoning with Occupation

The More You Take, the Less You Have: A Reflection on Power, Balance, and Caring Systems

The More You Take, the Less You Have: A Reflection on Power, Balance, and Caring Systemsby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 02/03/2025

Explore how the principle 'the more you take, the less you have' applies to trauma-informed developmental care, Caring Science, and society. This post reflects on balance, connection, and the power of giving in healthcare and beyond.

The More You Take, the Less You Have: A Reflection on Power, Balance, and Caring Systems

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