Please note: This piece was first published in booksbywomen.org under the title "Authors Interviewing Characters by Tracy Shawn" on October 3, 2021 Character Interview with Paloma Leary from Novel … [Read more...]
Tracy Shawn Interviews her Protagonist Paloma Leary from Newest Novel, Floating Underwater
Why I’m Not Sorry for Still Saying “Im Sorry!” (And Why You Shouldn’t be Either)
How and When to Apologize by Tracy Shawn, M.A. A dear friend (whom I’ll call Nancy) recently had to delay two of our agreed-upon meeting times, which, then, had to be ultimately canceled. She … [Read more...]
Living in the Now while Dealing with Distress
Please Note: This piece was first published with PsychCentral.com on June 7, 2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 2 MIN … [Read more...]
How to Stop Pushing Your Own Emotional Buttons
Please note: first published with PsychCentral under the title: "Are You Pushing Your Own Emotional Buttons? Learn How to Stop" On January 1, 2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 3 MIN … [Read more...]
Three Simple Ways to Deflect Difficult People
By Tracy Shawn, M.A. ~ 3 MIN READ (Please note: this piece was first published with PsychCentral.com on August 12, 2019 under the title: "3 Secret Tactics for Dealing with Difficult … [Read more...]
You Are Not Your Thoughts
Please note: this was first published with PsychCentral.com on July 28, 2019 By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 3 MIN READ Listen closely because … [Read more...]
How to Heal Yourself with Humor
Please note: this piece was first published in PsychCentral.com on June 15, 2019 under the title "Stay Funny, My Friends" ~ 2 MIN READ Within scientific circles, humor is … [Read more...]
Humans are a Weird Species
By Tracy Shawn, M.A. If aliens happened to land their spaceship in front of my house and then traipsed their lithe gray bodies out to get a glimpse of where the hell they were—and who the … [Read more...]