Have We Forgotten How to Be Human? Dignity & Accountability
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 12/10/2026A bold reflection on Title IX, human dignity, and why laws alone are not enough—with a practical rubric for care, equity, and accountability.
Babies in ICE Detention: A Call for Accountability
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 01/10/2026Children in ICE detention deserve safety, care, and dignity. A trauma-informed care perspective on documented harms and how to demand accountability.
When Care Systems Begin to Mirror Coercion
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 28/02/2026How Robert Jay Lifton’s 8 Criteria for Thought Reform reveal patterns of coercive drift in geopolitics and healthcare — and why trauma-informed care matters now.
When the Protector Becomes the Perpetrator: $230 Million and the Price of Power
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 23/10/2025A trauma-informed reflection on the president’s $230 million claim against the U.S. Department of Justice. The principles of Trauma-Informed Developmental Care (TIDC), Caring Science, and the B.U.F.F.E.R.™ framework expose how systems fail when power replaces accountability. This is a call to collective action and civic care.
