A Loving, Unapologetic Demand for Change in Child Mental Health

A Loving, Unapologetic Demand for Change in Child Mental Healthby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 01/02/2026

A trauma-informed call to stop pathologizing being human and to redesign child mental health systems around dignity, belonging, and care.

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A Loving, Unapologetic Demand for Change in Child Mental Health

When Children Learn to Shrink to Belong: Gender, Culture, and Trauma

When Children Learn to Shrink to Belong: Gender, Culture, and Traumaby: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 31/01/2026

How gender, culture, and bias shape childhood belonging and how asking children to shrink creates invisible trauma that follows them into adulthood.

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When Children Learn to Shrink to Belong: Gender, Culture, and Trauma

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