3 Creative Ways to Combat the Blues

By TRACY SHAWN, M.A. (This article was first published in Psychcentral.com) Often, stress, disappointments, and mundane realities of everyday life plague our inner worlds so much that it’s … [Read more...]

A Novel About A Heroine’s Journey From Anxiety by Tracy Shawn

First Published in www.ExpertClick.com My intent in writing The Grace of Crows was to present readers with a heroine's journey that would help them feel less alone with their anxieties and … [Read more...]

How Fiction Writing Helped Me Conquer Real-Life Anxiety

By Tracy Shawn, MA First Published in Psych Central Magazine   Anxiety, or mental unease, can be seen as the crying out of the internal artist: Let me out! Let me speak! ~ Frances … [Read more...]

The Courage That Comes with Anxiety

First Published in Psych Central  By Tracy Shawn, M.A. author of "The Grace of Crows," a novel about a woman's journey through anxiety   “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather … [Read more...]

Why Novel Reading Reduces Anxiety

Why Novel Reading Reduces Anxiety By TRACY SHAWN, MA First Published in Psych Central Magazine “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but … [Read more...]

Tracy Shawn: Resources, Help Are Available for Those Confronting Anxiety and Depression

Tracy Shawn: Resources, Help Are Available for Those Confronting Anxiety and Depression (First Published on Noozhawk.com) By Tracy Shawn M.A., Noozhawk Columnist | Published on 05.03.2014 1:30 … [Read more...]

Why a Novel About Anxiety

BLOG published in Psychology Tomorrow Magazine Tracy Shawn – Why a Novel About Anxiety?   Share this: Years ago, I was sitting alongside other budding novelists in an ongoing writing … [Read more...]

Author Interview

Below is an interview (published in the Santa Barbara Independent) in which I explain why I wrote a novel about anxiety, the inspiration for some of the characters, and the publishing … [Read more...]

3 Ways to Reduce Anxiety & Increase Confidence

Tracy Shawn: 3 Ways to Reduce Anxiety, Increase Confidence at Holidays and Beyond By Tracy Shawn, Noozhawk Columnist | Published on 11.26.2013 3:14 p.m.     ’Tis the … [Read more...]

Tracy Shawn: Health Lessons from the Hawaiians

Tracy Shawn: Health Lessons from the Hawaiians   Several studies have pointed out that the average life expectancy in Hawaii is higher than any other U.S. state. It’s easy to guess that … [Read more...]