A Loving, Unapologetic Demand for Change in Child Mental Health
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 01/02/2026A trauma-informed call to stop pathologizing being human and to redesign child mental health systems around dignity, belonging, and care.
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The Adults These Children Become: How Childhood Shapes Lifelong Mental Health
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 31/01/2026A trauma-informed reflection on how childhood adaptations become adult anxiety, burnout, and resilience and how healing begins.
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Difference Is Not a Defect: Neurodiversity, Camouflage, and Child Mental Health
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 31/01/2026A trauma-informed reflection on neurodiversity, masking, and why children don’t need to be fixed — environments need to adapt.
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When Children Learn to Shrink to Belong: Gender, Culture, and Trauma
by: Mary CoughlinPublished on: 31/01/2026How 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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