When Care Became a Commodity: Remembering What Capitalism Made Us Forget

When Care Became a Commodity: Remembering What Capitalism Made Us ForgetBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 19/10/2025

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.

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When Care Became a Commodity: Remembering What Capitalism Made Us Forget

When Caring Becomes a Crime

When Caring Becomes a CrimeBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 08/10/2025

After Greta Thunberg’s detention for delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, the world faces a reckoning: what happens when care itself becomes a crime? A trauma-informed reflection on moral injury, complicity, and the courage to remain human.

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When Caring Becomes a Crime

Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s Democracy

Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s DemocracyBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/09/2025

At the National WWII Museum, the Road to Berlin exhibit offers a chilling reminder: fascism doesn’t emerge overnight. As intolerance and censorship rise in the U.S., history challenges us to act with courage and solidarity before it’s too late.

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Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s Democracy

The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform Care

The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform CareBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 07/09/2025

Discover how imagination shapes neurotransmitters, coherence, and creativity — and how the BUFFER framework and trauma-informed care weave with biology to foster healing, resilience, and justice.

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The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform Care

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