Tag Archives: Trump Administration

The Manufactured SNAP Crisis: A Nation’s Moral Reckoning

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

As the government shutdown drags on, nearly 42 million Americans are staring down an uncertain future. The Trump administration has announced it will not tap into emergency funds to maintain SNAP benefits beyond October, leaving millions without the food assistance … Continue reading →

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Unhoused by Design: Trauma, Culture, and Survival

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

The Trump administration’s attacks on unhoused people have drawn intense controversy, and for good reason. Instead of addressing the structural causes of homelessness, like skyrocketing rents, stagnant wages, inaccessible healthcare, and systems that fail to support trauma recovery, the focus … Continue reading →

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The President Parenting Our Nation

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Our nervous systems respond to leaders the same way we react to people who hold power in our lives, especially caregivers when we were young. That’s because our bodies and brains develop in the context of relationships. Safety, connection, and … Continue reading →

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How the Democratic Party Fostered MAGA

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Trumpism didn’t rise from nowhere, and it’s not simply the result of one man’s manipulation or one party’s extremism. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) lens, what we’re seeing is the inevitable outcome of long-standing disconnection between people and institutions, between … Continue reading →

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Cruelty by Policy: Medicaid Cuts Are a Direct Assault on Vulnerable Americans

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

The U.S. House Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid are not just a political move. From the perspective of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), they represent an act of systemic cruelty. Not symbolic cruelty or ideological cruelty, but actual, lived cruelty felt in … Continue reading →

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A Deliberate Strategy to Harm Federal Workers

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” said Russell Vought, the current administration’s director of the federal Office of Management and Budget. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work, … Continue reading →

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