When Care Became a Commodity: Remembering What Capitalism Made Us Forget
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 19/10/2025A 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.
When Caring Becomes a Crime
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 08/10/2025After 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.
Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s Democracy
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/09/2025At 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.
The Double Helix of Imagination and Healing: How Biology and Values Transform Care
By: Mary Coughlin Published on: 07/09/2025Discover 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.
