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.
No Peace Without Justice: Ukraine, Trauma, and the Lessons We Must Not Forget
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 20/08/2025Peace without justice is betrayal. Ukraine shouldn’t surrender land—healing requires accountability, in the NICU and in the world.
A Nation at Risk, Again: The Crisis in Literacy, Numeracy, and What We Must Do About It
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 07/08/2025America’s literacy and numeracy crisis is deepening—and it’s not just about test scores. In this powerful post, Mary C. explores the trauma-informed implications of declining foundational skills, the cost to democracy and dignity, and what advocates, educators, and caregivers must do now to turn the tide.
