Fractured Trust, Fractured Nation: Choosing Tolerance in the Age of Misinformation

Fractured Trust, Fractured Nation: Choosing Tolerance in the Age of Misinformation

Fractured Trust, Fractured Nation: Choosing Tolerance in the Age of MisinformationMary Coughlin
Published on: 20/09/2025

Explore how broken trust fuels misinformation and division, and how trauma-informed skills of tolerance, curiosity, and grace can help us rebuild connection and resist fracture.

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Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of Hate: Why Tolerance Matters

Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of Hate: Why Tolerance Matters

Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of Hate: Why Tolerance MattersMary Coughlin
Published on: 19/09/2025

Explore the paradox of tolerance through a trauma-informed lens. Why freedom of speech requires tolerance, not hate, and what the Jimmy Kimmel controversy reveals about democracy today.

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The Rose Garden Club: How Tech Oligarchs, Epstein’s Files, and Authoritarianism Betray Humanity

The Rose Garden Club: How Tech Oligarchs, Epstein’s Files, and Authoritarianism Betray Humanity

The Rose Garden Club: How Tech Oligarchs, Epstein’s Files, and Authoritarianism Betray HumanityMary Coughlin
Published on: 08/09/2025

A searing indictment of Silicon Valley’s cruelty, elite impunity, and authoritarian capture. Survivors have spoken, children are dying, democracy is rotting. The time for outrage alone has passed—the time for action is now.

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Waking Up With American Dreamer: Patriarchy, Trauma, and Choosing a Different Story

Waking Up With American Dreamer: Patriarchy, Trauma, and Choosing a Different Story

Waking Up With American Dreamer: Patriarchy, Trauma, and Choosing a Different StoryMary Coughlin
Published on: 07/09/2025

Revisiting the 1980s film American Dreamer reveals how misogyny and patriarchy were normalized as entertainment—and how today’s politics threaten to pull us back into that story. A bold reflection on trauma, power, and reimagining a culture of care.

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