Mary E. Coughlin is a global leader in neonatal nursing and has pioneered the concept of trauma informed, developmental care as a biologically relevant paradigm for infants, children, families, and professionals. A seasoned staff nurse, charge nurse, neonatal nurse practitioner, administrator, educator, coach and mentor, Ms. Coughlin has over 40 years of nursing experience beginning with 7 years of active military duty in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corp and culminating with her current role as president and founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative. Ms. Coughlin is a published author with credits that include the seminal paper introducing the concept of core measures for developmentally supportive care, the 2011 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Age-Appropriate Care of the Premature and Critically Ill Hospitalized Infant for the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN); Transformative Nursing in the NICU: Trauma-Informed, Age-Appropriate Care, First and 2nd Editions, and Trauma-Informed Care in the NICU: Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Transdisciplinary Neonatal Clinicians endorsed by the NANN and recognized by the National Association of Neonatal Therapists and the Council for International Neonatal Nurses as the definitive resource for evidence-based, best practices in trauma informed, neuroprotective, developmentally supportive care for hospitalized infants and families. In her role as president of Caring Essentials Collaborative, Ms. Coughlin has educated, inspired, and empowered more than 20,000 interdisciplinary clinicians from over 20 countries to transform the experience of healthcare for infants, children, and families in crisis. Most recently, Ms. Coughlin and her interdisciplinary faculty have created an assessment-based certificate program endorsed by the NIDCAP Federation International, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Council of International Neonatal Nurses, and the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers in accordance with standards established by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, to distinguish individuals as Trauma Informed Professionals. Being trauma informed is rediscovering one's own story to connect authentically and compassionately with the stories of others. Stories matter! Embracing our collective stories enables each of us to make a difference in the lives of others and ourselves every day. Mary leads her incredible team at Caring Essentials Collaborative with a bold and ambitious vision to create a kinder, more connected and compassionate world, one moment at a time.