The Power of Secrecy: Why the Epstein Files Still Haunt Us
Mary CoughlinPublished on: 08/10/2025
As talk of a Maxwell pardon surfaces, secrecy again shields power. A trauma-informed call for transparency, justice, and survivor-centered truth.
Mary Coughlin
Fractured Trust, Fractured Nation: Choosing Tolerance in the Age of Misinformation
Mary CoughlinPublished 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.
Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of Hate: Why Tolerance Matters
Mary CoughlinPublished 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.
Lines That Wound: Gerrymandering, Democracy, and the Trauma We Don’t Name
Mary CoughlinPublished on: 30/03/2025
Explore how gerrymandering intersects with trauma, power, and healing. This bold, trauma-informed reflection connects civic betrayal with systemic harm—and calls us to redraw the lines of democracy with truth, dignity, and belonging.
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