The Children Are Not Okay: When a Nation Chooses Neglect Over Nurture
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 15/07/2025Why are U.S. children dying at higher rates than their global peers? A trauma-informed look at policy failures, preventable loss, and what we must change.
Truth-Telling in a Time of Erosion: What E. Jean Carroll Teaches Us About Bearing Witness
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 10/07/2025This trauma-informed reflection explores E. Jean Carroll’s Not My Type, the enduring impact of institutional misogyny, and how Donald Trump’s own words reveal a culture that minimizes harm and glorifies power. Through the lens of the B.U.F.F.E.R. framework, this post names, contextualizes, and transforms rage into reckoning.
The Day I Knew
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 30/06/2025A reflection on the moment many knew Trump was unfit for leadership—and an invitation to reexamine what we excuse, what we normalize, and what we protect.
This Is Not Trauma-Informed Care. This Is Betrayal
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 25/06/2025A powerful trauma-informed response to the elimination of LGBTQ+ youth support from the 988 Lifeline. Why equity isn’t sameness, and why this political decision is a betrayal of care.
