I’ve been hungry—and I’ll never forget. Hunger isn’t an accident. It’s a choice this nation keeps making. It’s time we choose compassion instead.
A reflective essay exploring the human cost of capitalism through the lenses of Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC), Caring Science, and the B.U.F.F.E.R.™ framework. This piece reimagines care as the foundation for a post-capitalist, healing-centered future.
Explore how Caring Science, Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC), and the B.U.F.F.E.R. framework intertwine to heal the deep historical roots of hierarchy, fear, and inequity — reminding us that humanity once knew how to live in harmony through connection, cooperation, and care.
From the NICU to the nation, healing begins when we remember that safety lives in the body. Trauma-informed care shows us how to restore connection and hope.
