Dealing with Summer Depression, Otherwise Known as: Summertime Seasonal Affective Disorder

Note: this piece was first published on PsychCentral under the title: Bummer in the Summer: How to Deal with Summertime Seasonal Affective Disorder By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 3 min read As I write this, … [Read more...]

An Anxiety-Warrior’s Guide to Anti-Stress & Anxiety Supplements

By Tracy Shawn, M.A. As a long-term anxiety-warrior, I tried many different modalities to help combat my terrible “what-if” monsters. I started out trying cures without any scary side effects … [Read more...]

Insights and Answers into the Loneliness Epidemic

By Tracy Shawn, MA  Please note that this piece was first published with PsychCentral.com under the title: "Insights Into Loneliness" ~ 2 min read Experts are warning us that we are in … [Read more...]

The Upside of Downside: “Burdens and Blessings of Mental Disorders”

Please Note: This post was first published with psychcentral.com under the title: The Upside of Downside: The Surprising Gifts of Mental Disorders By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 2 min … [Read more...]

A Mini Memoir on Happiness

  by Tracy Shawn (A One-Minute Read)   My earliest memory of pure joy was when I was about four years old—and utterly alone. I had woken up at dawn. It seemed as if the house … [Read more...]

When Your Dreams Aren’t Coming True

Please Note: This piece was first published with PscyhCentral.com on November 2017 under the title: "How to Win Even When You Fail" by Author and Speaker Tracy Shawn, M.A.   What do the … [Read more...]

How Finding Your Awe Can Decrease Anxiety

By Tracy Shawn, M.A. Author and Speaker. Please visit Tracy's Author Page Here: https://www.amazon.com/author/tracyshawn  ~ 2 min read Please Note: This piece was first published with PsychCentral … [Read more...]

How Twitter Tamed My Anxiety

  By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 3 min read Please note: this piece was first published with PsychCentral on July 27, 2017: … [Read more...]

On Marriage: Advice to Newlyweds and Beyond

by Tracy Shawn, M.A. (See Amazon Author Page at: https://www.amazon.com/author/tracyshawn)   The following piece is a revised letter I recently wrote for my soon-to-be married niece. I’m … [Read more...]

Positive Ways to Assert Yourself

Please Note: This piece was first published under the title "Leaping Over the Assertiveness Hurtle" with psychcentral.com … [Read more...]