Mary Coughlin is a leader in the field of neonatal nursing and internationally recognised expert in the field of trauma-informed, age-appropriate care in the Neonatal intensive care unit, a published author and the President and Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative, based in Boston.
She started her career in the United States Air Force Nurses Core. After almost 7 years of service, in 1989 she left the Air Force to become a civilian nurse, specialising in neonatal work at the Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston. For a short period she worked in an adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit, where she was first introduced to the notion of trauma informed care, a very grounded theory that originates within behavioural/mental health.
In our chat Mary talks about the amazing practice of trauma informed care whilst also sharing fascinating research surrounding this methodology, and around mental health - she discusses the importance of understanding the impact mental health can have on our biology, and our physical health, and the value of being kind and compassionate to yourself, to others and the importance of understanding people’s story and history.
If you want to find out more about Mary’s work check out her website: www.caringessentials.net or you can find her on Instagram (@caring.essentials), Facebook (@caringessentials) and Twitter(@meccares).
For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/mary-coughlin-show-notes
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By LauraMary Coughlin is a leader in the field of neonatal nursing and internationally recognised expert in the field of trauma-informed, age-appropriate care in the Neonatal intensive care unit, a published author and the President and Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative, based in Boston.
She started her career in the United States Air Force Nurses Core. After almost 7 years of service, in 1989 she left the Air Force to become a civilian nurse, specialising in neonatal work at the Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston. For a short period she worked in an adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit, where she was first introduced to the notion of trauma informed care, a very grounded theory that originates within behavioural/mental health.
In our chat Mary talks about the amazing practice of trauma informed care whilst also sharing fascinating research surrounding this methodology, and around mental health - she discusses the importance of understanding the impact mental health can have on our biology, and our physical health, and the value of being kind and compassionate to yourself, to others and the importance of understanding people’s story and history.
If you want to find out more about Mary’s work check out her website: www.caringessentials.net or you can find her on Instagram (@caring.essentials), Facebook (@caringessentials) and Twitter(@meccares).
For Show Notes: www.ljsprojects.uk/blog/mary-coughlin-show-notes